Experience

AquaHydrex

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manufacturing Engineering Manager

  • Feb 2022 - Present



CoorsTek, Inc.

• Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer

  • Apr 2021 - Mar 2022



TruStile Doors

• Wholesale Building Materials
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Contract Manufacturing Engineer

  • Sep 2020 - Apr 2021



CFH Bioscience, Ltd.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer

  • Aug 2019 - Sep 2020

  • Integrated new automated manufacturing equipment to support production operations and fulfill customer requirements. • Managed all manufacturing operations, implementing lean manufacturing principles to reduce costs while improving quality. • Led a high performing, cross-functional team tasked with developing new and innovative production processes for new products. • Worked to design new production and warehouse floor layouts to optimize overall operation efficiency. • Integrated new automated manufacturing equipment to support production operations and fulfill customer requirements. • Managed all manufacturing operations, implementing lean manufacturing principles to reduce costs while improving quality. • Led a high performing, cross-functional team tasked with developing new and innovative production processes for new products. • Worked to design new production and warehouse floor layouts to optimize overall operation efficiency.



Road Warrior Visuals

• Greater Denver Area

• Owner/Adventure Travel Photographer

  • Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Owned and operated an Adventure Travel Photography business, managing travel arrangements for one year of solo traveling from North to South America, excelling in challenging communication environments. • Traveled to remote locations, learning about foreign cultures, customs, and languages, promoting intercultural relations by volunteering with local communities. • Volunteered with Guatemalan Volunteer Firefighter Squadrons to provide Disaster Relief when the Volcano, Volcán Fuego, erupted in 2018. • Managed all social media and website development and promotion leading to commercial client partnerships.



Contour Audio & Acoustics

• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Development Specialist

  • Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Successfully designed and developed new acoustic dampening products to satisfy customer requirements in a wide range of environments. • Managed a high performing team of installations technicians through proactive coaching and development to ensure project deadlines and quality specifications were met. • Added valued support to the Chief Audio Engineer in the development, installation, and testing of commercial audio systems. • Successfully designed and developed new acoustic dampening products to satisfy customer requirements in a wide range of environments. • Managed a high performing team of installations technicians through proactive coaching and development to ensure project deadlines and quality specifications were met. • Added valued support to the Chief Audio Engineer in the development, installation, and testing of commercial audio systems.



DENSO

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Process Engineer

  • Jul 2015 - Jan 2018

  • Obtained a wide range of engineering, process improvement, and project management experience through the company’s leadership program in process engineering, machine design, and R&D. • Learned lean manufacturing strategies, including 5S, kaizen, PDCA, waste reduction, and effort-proofing in the automotive parts manufacturing industry. • Partnered with a team of engineers to design and construct machines for the company’s new High-Pressure Fuel Pump Production Line. • Added valued input while supporting key efforts related to a major, from the ground up product launch cycle, including plant layout, machine testing, process improvement, production line run-offs, and SOP implementations. • Led a team of high performing engineers for the Collaborative Robot integration initiative for DENSO’s cost-down projects and supported the mechanical/electrical design for Collaborative Robot development and deployment. Notable achievements while in the position included: - Led lean manufacturing and kaizen projects with engineers, safety, production, maintenance, and management in a manner that produced an overall savings of $1M annually. - Developed and managed the company’s North American 3D Printing Laboratory to support engineers in the design and development of 3D print builds to meet part performance expectations. - Spearheaded information sharing regarding new industrial additive manufacturing methods and technologies, which led to a plant-wide adoption of additive manufacturing technologies. - Researched and successfully developed new additive manufacturing technologies, which reduced development time and the cost of machine parts and jigs by 80%. - Integrated new reverse engineering technologies, which expanded design capabilities and increased part measuring accuracy. - Utilized high precision 3D Scanning technologies to measure machine change part variations, which decreased downtime and scrap while predicting replacement part timelines.



DENSO

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineering Co-Op

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

  • Utilized industry standard 3D CAD software, SolidWorks, to design production machinery parts and developed several vision systems for part inspections for automated production lines to ensure quality control. • Created electrical diagram documentation for the machine layout and configuration of production machinery. • Implemented a First-In/First-Out (FIFO) automated parts delivery using Automated Guided Vehicles in existing production lines. • Continually measured prototype parts to determine fluctuation levels using statistical analysis methodologies. Notable achievements while in the position included: - Investigated production lines for improved efficiency, resulting in a 15% overall gain in equipment efficiency. - Utilized fundamental PLC programming skills to improve machine processes while decreasing cycle times.