Experience

Milwaukee Tool

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Nov 2022 - Present

• • Oct 2020 - Nov 2022

  • Drive innovation and profitability by developing new products.• Lead projects from concept through prototype phase and into mass production.• Successfully drove new product from prototype to mass production.• Develop work breakdown structures to identify highest priority work and critical path to maintain project schedule. • Project, identify, and communicate project risks with team ahead of project delays.• Develop backup and parallel path designs to mitigate risks and hold schedule.• Create and perform various test plans on competition and new designs.• Build supporting documentation and host tradeoff discussions with project team to align on best path forward.• Gained proficiency in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing and ANSYS finite element software, supported by completing multiple training courses on each topic.• Develop and host technical presentations to communicate project status, project risks, and path forward to leadership. • Utilize ANSYS finite element software to perform static structural and transient structural analyses, checking for deflection, stress, and strain levels to understand product strength and correlate with actual test results. • Utilize Siemens NX (Unigraphics) and Teamcenter software to create 3D models and 2D drawings.• Create tolerance stackups to check fitment of components and utilize statistical analysis to estimate failure rates.• Develop concise presentations to clearly communicate with project team worldwide.• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to adjust manufacturing processes, blueprints, and tolerances to ensure parts meet design intent.• With support of project team, develop realistic project goals to maximize success and exceed competition performance.• Host brainstorm sessions with colleagues to quickly develop ideas to solve problems. Show less



Thern, Inc.

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Dec 2019 - Oct 2020

  • Served as manager for team of 4 engineers and designers.• Lead team in product expansion, new product development, and cost reduction projects.• Conceptualized new products and redesigns to estimate project costs and return on investment.• Addressed product profitability by increasing manufacturability and reducing component costs through redesign.• Collaborated with manufacturing team to understand challenges and quality concerns to create more profitable and manufacturable products.• Analyzed products using Finite Element Analysis software, hand calculations, and automated spreadsheet calculations.• Trained internal new hires and external customers on winch basics and product specifics.• Performed risk analyses on products to ensure product and consumer safety.• Utilized Autodesk Inventor and Vault to design, draw, and analyze products.• Interpreted and implemented various industry and worldwide standards.• Train internal new hires and external customers on winch basics and product specifics. Show less

• • Oct 2018 - Dec 2019

  • Served as manager for team of 3 engineers and designers.• Successfully lead new product from concept to mass production to expand market share.• Performed and documented competitive market research and competitive product performance through testing.• Designed, developed, and performed tests on products from simple load tests to cycle/life testing.• Communicated with internal sales, external sales, and end users to specify products and components for custom designed applications.• Developed training presentations and calculation tools to assist engineers and technical sales team in properly sizing products for common applications. Show less

• • Dec 2015 - Oct 2018

  • Performed preliminary stress calculations for application-specific products.• Developed manufacturing fixtures to assist in the process of welding high volume products.• Developed costs and lead time for non-standard/custom application-specific products and new product development.



Winona Lighting

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Engineer

  • May 2014 - Nov 2015

  • Researched and designed products in compliance with UL and ETL requirements. • Programmed and commissioned dynamic lighting systems. • Served as head engineer on product development project. • Participated in large team accelerated design events (Kaizen). • Collaborated with marketing to improve designs for customers. • Prepared and streamlined new products from concept team for mass production. • Manufactured, wired, assembled, installed, and tested prototypes. • Tested products for corrosion resistance and researched solutions. • Participated in and facilitated Design and Production Failure Mode and Effects Analysis meetings. • Modeled designs and updated prints in SolidWorks 2007 and SolidWorks 2015. • Developed modified and custom products to meet customer specifications. Show less



Parker Hannifin

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

• Design Engineering Intern

  • May 2013 - Mar 2014

  • Designed custom motors and gearboxes per customer specification. • Wrote programs to analyze stress and thermal expansion of shafts. • Participated in Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis meetings with other engineers. • Updated part and assembly prints with Pro/E Wildfire 2.0 and Autodesk Inventor. • Identified and resolved conflicts in current product line documentation. • Designed custom motors and gearboxes per customer specification. • Wrote programs to analyze stress and thermal expansion of shafts. • Participated in Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis meetings with other engineers. • Updated part and assembly prints with Pro/E Wildfire 2.0 and Autodesk Inventor. • Identified and resolved conflicts in current product line documentation.



Winona County Highway Department

• Engineering Aide

  • May 2011 - Aug 2012

  • Surveyed geographic features and on or around roadways. • Inspected current highway projects and provided guidance to contractors. • Determined yields for rock disbursement. • Tested and analyzed jobsite samples. • Surveyed geographic features and on or around roadways. • Inspected current highway projects and provided guidance to contractors. • Determined yields for rock disbursement. • Tested and analyzed jobsite samples.