Experience

QuesTek Innovations LLC

• United States
• Engineering Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Materials Engineer

  • Mar 2013 - Present



Scot Forge

• United States
• Mining
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Metallurgy Intern

  • May 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Designed and oversaw a research project on vanadium content of 4140 steel that related mechanical properties to tempering temperature for use by the heat treat department. • Designed and oversaw a research project on macro segregation behavior in 7050/7175 DC cast aluminum ingots of differing size, in order to increase company knowledge.• Analyzed rejected product to determine defects and identify necessary procedural changes. • Performed metallurgical analysis on a wide range of materials for production certification.• Presented bi-weekly to the metallurgists to further my technical communication skills.



IIT Boeing Scholars Academy

• Program Instructor

  • May 2011 - Jul 2011

  • Taught STEM+ fields to high school students for a one month summer program while serving as a peer mentor and advisor. • Created a three hour lesson plan where students set design specifications for wind turbines based on wind data, energy consumption, and design efficiencies. • Maintained a bill of materials for the entire program.



Signode Engeered Products-ITW

• Engineering Intern

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  • Built, tested, and debugged prototype plastic strapping machines.• Updated and repaired mechanical and electrical aspects of machines in production.• Used Solidworks to change design assemblies and create drawings for machinists.• Located defects in and made design changes to minor parts for use in prototypes.



Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Guest Programs Intern

  • May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Guest Programs Intern Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago IL, Summer 2009Taught diverse audiences concepts of science ranging from basic physics to eyeball biologyFacilitated Live Science Experiences to audiences ranging from 5 to 500Developed pocket science experiment to help expand the Guest Programs curriculum