Experience

General Engineering

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Sep 2020 - Present



Samuel Pressure Vessel Group

• United States
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineer

  • May 2018 - Jun 2020

  • Computer aided design of pressure vessels in accordance to customer specifications, ASME codes, and good engineering practices • Design to company standards, tolerances, and weld procedures • Manage multiple projects in various stages of the design process • Oversees creation of detailed fabrication drawings • Collaborate with customers from concept to completion reaching an optimal design; with consideration of product service, calculations, drawings, adders, and time… Show more • Computer aided design of pressure vessels in accordance to customer specifications, ASME codes, and good engineering practices • Design to company standards, tolerances, and weld procedures • Manage multiple projects in various stages of the design process • Oversees creation of detailed fabrication drawings • Collaborate with customers from concept to completion reaching an optimal design; with consideration of product service, calculations, drawings, adders, and time constraints • Create supporting calculations to ensure vessel meet any specifications & ASME standards • Responsible for future revisions/ design changes to a product • Create and maintain product Bill of Materials and routing in ERP system for creation of shop/work orders • Follow company Engineer Change and Deviations process when design changes are req’d • Provided engineering support to production team • Attend production meetings Show less • Computer aided design of pressure vessels in accordance to customer specifications, ASME codes, and good engineering practices • Design to company standards, tolerances, and weld procedures • Manage multiple projects in various stages of the design process • Oversees creation of detailed fabrication drawings • Collaborate with customers from concept to completion reaching an optimal design; with consideration of product service, calculations, drawings, adders, and time… Show more • Computer aided design of pressure vessels in accordance to customer specifications, ASME codes, and good engineering practices • Design to company standards, tolerances, and weld procedures • Manage multiple projects in various stages of the design process • Oversees creation of detailed fabrication drawings • Collaborate with customers from concept to completion reaching an optimal design; with consideration of product service, calculations, drawings, adders, and time constraints • Create supporting calculations to ensure vessel meet any specifications & ASME standards • Responsible for future revisions/ design changes to a product • Create and maintain product Bill of Materials and routing in ERP system for creation of shop/work orders • Follow company Engineer Change and Deviations process when design changes are req’d • Provided engineering support to production team • Attend production meetings Show less



ITI Trailers and Truck Bodies

• Head of Engineering Dept. /Design Engineer

  • May 2017 - May 2018

  • Report progress of Engineering Department projects • Continually seek improvements to make work flow more efficient • Direct team of 4 (Engineers, Draftsman, and assistants to Engineering) • Train new employees of Engineering Department • Continue duties as a Design Engineer listed below

• Design Engineer

  • Sep 2012 - May 2017

  • Design & FEA of ASME/DOT cargo tanks and components with Autodesk Inventor • Verified material specifications and test reports met ASME standards • Designed NON-ASME/DOT cargo tank/trailers and components; Truck setup • Steel, Aluminum, and Stainless Steel sheet metal part design • Part nesting for CNC plasma table and water jet (Pronest, Sigma-nest & Radan) • Revised existing designs and products when necessary • Created and maintained drawings for production • Provided… Show more • Design & FEA of ASME/DOT cargo tanks and components with Autodesk Inventor • Verified material specifications and test reports met ASME standards • Designed NON-ASME/DOT cargo tank/trailers and components; Truck setup • Steel, Aluminum, and Stainless Steel sheet metal part design • Part nesting for CNC plasma table and water jet (Pronest, Sigma-nest & Radan) • Revised existing designs and products when necessary • Created and maintained drawings for production • Provided parts lists to help create accurate bill of material for ERP system • Attended review meetings to help ensure new build specs were accurate • Took part in initial setup of Auto-desk Vault data management system • Maintained Vault and served as administrator • Contributed to setting up new part numbering system



North American Hoganas

• Hollsopple, PA

• Quality Control Laboratory Technician

  • Jul 2010 - Sep 2012

  • Performed chemical composition and physical property tests of production powder • Ensured quality of product by verifying results were within specification • Entered results into database; took corrective actions if specifications were not met • Operated presses, microscopes, hardness, and destructive testing machines • Forged, prepped, polished, and examined samples for inclusion analysis • Performed chemical composition and physical property tests of production powder • Ensured quality of product by verifying results were within specification • Entered results into database; took corrective actions if specifications were not met • Operated presses, microscopes, hardness, and destructive testing machines • Forged, prepped, polished, and examined samples for inclusion analysis



Kongsberg Protech Systems USA

• Test Operator

  • Oct 2009 - Jul 2011

  • Performed operational tests of CROWS production components and systems • Recorded and interpreted test data; checked results against specifications and procedure • Aligned/adjusted sub-assemblies and system to comply with established specifications • Troubleshot and replaced parts when failures occurred • Prepared deviations and parts request forms for replacement of failed parts • Trained new test operators

• Mechanical Assembler II

  • Nov 2008 - Oct 2009

  • Assembled Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station(CROWS) • Recorded Serial numbers of components on work order • Notified leads or office administrators when there were discrepancies on work orders • Performed rework when failures occurred in test • Obtained precise measurements by use of micrometer and digital caliper • Used air and hand tools; followed ISO procedure with specific torque specifications • Purged cameras with nitrogen • Assemblies/ sub-assemblies consist… Show more • Assembled Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station(CROWS) • Recorded Serial numbers of components on work order • Notified leads or office administrators when there were discrepancies on work orders • Performed rework when failures occurred in test • Obtained precise measurements by use of micrometer and digital caliper • Used air and hand tools; followed ISO procedure with specific torque specifications • Purged cameras with nitrogen • Assemblies/ sub-assemblies consist of large to small delicate components, including electro-mechanical components • Pressure tested components to ensure water tight • Cross-trained in various assembly areas throughout the production floor



North American Hoganas

• United States
• Mining
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Temporary Worker

  • Sep 2008 - Nov 2008

  • Mixed powder metal test samples which were used for product development • Performed chemical composition and physical property tests on test mixes • Tests included - tensile, hardness, Transverse Rupture Stress (TRS), apparent density, dimensional change, chemistry analysis, and sieve tests

• Quality Control Lab Intern

  • May 2007 - Sep 2008

  • Responsibilities progressed from testing only iron based powder to performing all lab technician duties • Performed tensile, hardness, inclusion analysis, TRS, apparent density, dimensional change, chemistry analysis, sieve tests, and verified results were within specification • Collected data for study of green (not sintered) breaking strength of compressed test bars • Compacted powder into test bars for analysis, by means of compaction press • Ensured powder metal products… Show more • Responsibilities progressed from testing only iron based powder to performing all lab technician duties • Performed tensile, hardness, inclusion analysis, TRS, apparent density, dimensional change, chemistry analysis, sieve tests, and verified results were within specification • Collected data for study of green (not sintered) breaking strength of compressed test bars • Compacted powder into test bars for analysis, by means of compaction press • Ensured powder metal products met customer requirements and took corrective action when requirements were not met • Assisted in training of new lab technician