Experience

Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corporation

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Engineer

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Promoted to senior engineer. Promoted to senior engineer.

• Facilities Engineer

  • Mar 2014 - Present

  I have new responsibilities over our facility's water systems. These include maintaining our storm water system and effluent station operating in compliance with our state-issued industrial reuse permit. I maintain our sanitary sewer system, lift stations and new sewage lagoons as well. I also maintain our drinking water system which includes two deep wells, a softening system and an emergency chlorination system. Much of my work centers on engineering corrective and preventive maintenance to maintain these systems environmentally compliant.

• Facilities Engineer

  • Aug 2010 - Present

  I currently work as an engineer with Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corporation (BMPC) who operates the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory near Idaho Falls, ID. I am the cognizant engineer in charge of the steam and condensate system (including boilers) as well as the demineralized water system. My responsibilities include writing technical work documents directing the performance of preventive and corrective maintenance on these systems. These work documents incorporate technical and regulatory (e.g. safety, radiological, environmental, etc.) controls used by operations and craft groups.



BYU-IDAHO

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Math Tutor

  • Apr 2008 - Jul 2008

  I was a college algebra and trigonometry tutor at BYU-Idaho. This was a rewarding position which required working with students in one-on-one settings. Math had never come easy to me and I felt I could relate with the struggles and challenges my math students faced. I’m sure I never made the list of best math tutors ever, but I enjoyed instructing and it seems every job I’ve held since has benefitted from my experience guiding someone through the how and why of a new task. I was a college algebra and trigonometry tutor at BYU-Idaho. This was a rewarding position which required working with students in one-on-one settings. Math had never come easy to me and I felt I could relate with the struggles and challenges my math students faced. I’m sure I never made the list of best math tutors ever, but I enjoyed instructing and it seems every job I’ve held since has benefitted from my experience guiding someone through the how and why of a new task.



Sunstone Engineering

• United States
• Design Services

• Mechanical Engineering Intern

  • Jan 2008 - Apr 2008

  Sunstone Engineering designs and builds spot welding equipment for the battery pack, jewelry and dental industries. I was given assignments to design and build prototype welding attachments and a work-stand intended to house an auto-darkening lens. Working on the lens stand design required me to meet with computer/electrical engineers to discuss voltage and interface requirements, generate several stand concepts to present for management’s approval, design a sheet-metal housing of the final design using a 3D CAD package, obtain product samples from suppliers for evaluation, manufacture five stands using a lathe and CNC mill, and test their operation. The stands were then delivered to beta testers for additional testing and feedback. My design is still being produced and sold by Sunstone Engineering today. This experience provided a comprehensive introduction to product design, collaboration, prototyping, and material acquisition. I also worked on the production floor at Sunstone Engineering. My responsibilities in this capacity included stuffing PCBs, soldering, building wire assemblies, modifying power supplies, assembling welders, and evaluating welder performance. This experience on the production floor provided me with an excellent firsthand look at design-for-assembly principles. My greatest contribution to Sunstone Engineering occurred while working in production. Electrical wire at Sunstone was cut by hand. I developed and implemented a new method for measuring and cutting electrical wire which reduced the process time by as much as 50%. The solution did not require extensive development time or the acquisition of costly equipment or materials and saved a significant amount of production time and resources. This internship provided me with the opportunity to apply the engineering skills I was developing in school to tackle the challenges faced in industry: experience virtually unattainable in a purely academic setting.