Experience

Trystar

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sr Design Engineer

  • Jan 2016 - Present



Hagie Manufacturing

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Design Engineer

  • Mar 2014 - Jan 2016

  Worked in the Attachments and Solutions group designing attachments for agricultural sprayers utilitizing SolidWorks, Simulation, and PDMWorks Enterprise. Have one patent pending for project for which I was principal designer. Also worked as SolidWorks “guru” which included supporting and training other users, standardizing modeling/drawing techniques, improving efficiency, and writing VBA macros to automate tedious and time-consuming tasks. Worked in the Attachments and Solutions group designing attachments for agricultural sprayers utilitizing SolidWorks, Simulation, and PDMWorks Enterprise. Have one patent pending for project for which I was principal designer. Also worked as SolidWorks “guru” which included supporting and training other users, standardizing modeling/drawing techniques, improving efficiency, and writing VBA macros to automate tedious and time-consuming tasks.



Humboldt Conveyors & Fabricating

• Humboldt, Iowa, United States

• Engineering Manager

  • Oct 2009 - Mar 2014

  Worked as head of engineering department, managing other designers and draftsmen. Designed conveyors and other equipment primarily for the food production industry utilizing Inventor and Autocad. Reduced conveyor design time and errors by over 80% by standardizing designs, design automation utilizing iLogic programming, and implementing CAD standards. Also did “Engineering to Spec” and reverse engineering for customers in various industries. Other responsibilities included quoting, costing analysis, IT support, waterjet programming (Omax and ProNest), and pitching-in wherever it was needed. Show less



Featherlite Specialty Trailers

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Engineer

  • Jul 2004 - Sep 2009

  Worked in Research & Development department developing and improving custom and standard product related to the trailer industry. Was responsible for developing concepts, designing for manufacturability, and sourcing components. Implemented SolidWorks as standard solid-modeling software, trained new users, and acted as SolidWorks CAD manager. Other responsibilities included troubleshooting, testing, and finite element analysis using CosmosWorks. Worked in Research & Development department developing and improving custom and standard product related to the trailer industry. Was responsible for developing concepts, designing for manufacturability, and sourcing components. Implemented SolidWorks as standard solid-modeling software, trained new users, and acted as SolidWorks CAD manager. Other responsibilities included troubleshooting, testing, and finite element analysis using CosmosWorks.



Positech Corporation

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Design Engineer

  • Aug 1999 - Jul 2004

  Worked as a Mechanical Engineer designing material handling equipment. Responsibilities include designing manipulators and custom tooling using current versions of Solidworks and Autocad. Worked directly with customers, vendors, sales, and manufacturing to develop custom equipment on both a timely and economic basis. Was responsible for projects from concept to shipment. Member and leader of several teams for product and process improvement, cost-cutting, and engineering standards and guidelines. Secondary responsibilities included acting as Solidworks Cad Manager and basic IT support. Gained skills in design, stress analysis, and project management. Show less



SPX FLOW, Inc.

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineering Intern

  • Jun 1997 - Aug 1998

  Worked under professional engineer, assisting him with design projects. Other responsibilities included various types of paperwork, finding suppliers, and working as an engineering draftsman on Solidworks and MicroStation CAD software packages. Was introduced to the responsibilities of a design engineer, geometric tolerancing, solid-modeling, ASME standards, ISO, and the design process. Worked under professional engineer, assisting him with design projects. Other responsibilities included various types of paperwork, finding suppliers, and working as an engineering draftsman on Solidworks and MicroStation CAD software packages. Was introduced to the responsibilities of a design engineer, geometric tolerancing, solid-modeling, ASME standards, ISO, and the design process.