Experience

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  Globe Machine Manufacturing Company

  • Tacoma, WA

  • Mechanical Engineer

    • Mar 2017 - Present
    • Tacoma, WA

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  Equipment Source Inc.

  • Kent, WA

  • Mechanical Engineer

    • Feb 2014 - Mar 2017
    • Kent, WA

    Develop new diesel power industrial equipment, hardware, software and electrical systems.Designed, prototyped and facilitated production a new 100 hp diesel flameless heater for thegas and oil industry.Designed and developed computer management and monitoring for industrial power equipment. Including safety shut downs, warnings, computer controlled equipment, wiring layout and sensor requirements

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  Hinds-Bock Corporation

  • Bothell WA

  • Senior Engineer, Special Projects

    • Nov 2010 - Jul 2013
    • Bothell WA

    Design and developed automated food depositing equipment: conveyors, pan oilers, dry ingredients toppers, streusel depositors and liquid product depositors.R&D development of a CIP spout for Automated food depositing equipment.Collaborated with customers to design and manufacture custom machinery for their specific packaging application. Installed machinery for start up and instructed customer on machine standard operating procedures.

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  Self Employed

  • Mechanical Engineer

    • Jan 2009 - Nov 2010

    Contracts with:PCSI-Designing Printing press for Web Press CorporationBikeFit- Design of bicycle fitting equipment and spinning bike accessoriesPeddle Jam- Designed peddle cleats for spinning bikes and SPD peddles

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  Brunswick Boat Group

  • Arlington, WA

  • Component Engineer

    • Mar 2003 - Jan 2009
    • Arlington, WA

    Designed and developed bulkhead doors, seating systems, hull glass, cleats, rails, windshield systems, hardtop support systems and custom extrusions.Completed structural analysis and testing for parts and assemblies and ensured that they met any necessary ABYC and CE safety requirements.Developed CAD drawings for manufacturing of parts and assemblies for the propulsion system group, electrical group, industrial design group, and design engineer group.

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  Sunstream Corp

  • Senior Mechanical Engineer

    • Sep 2001 - Sep 2002

    Designed and prototyped a 24000 lbs. boat lift, the largest Sunstream produces. Completed the stress/structural analysis.Developed a parts revision system, standardized drawing's and parts in our CAD package, and created a system to track drawing changes to maximize efficiencies with document management.Investigated customer service issues and product upgrade requests and developed solutions

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  Stairmaster

  • Kirkland, WA

  • Product Development Engineer

    • Jan 1995 - Aug 2001
    • Kirkland, WA

    Led overseas manufacturing of a spin bike and received production estimates and construction prototypes from various manufacturers for two other products. Facilitation required bi-monthly trips to Asia to review and approve vendor qualification production techniques. New product added $2.0 million in revenue for StairMaster.Built prototypes of new products, and created test equipment to measure operating range, durability, fatigue and stress levels.Monitored part viability and quality of manufacturing and supported manufacturing in a sustaining engineering capacity. This work entailed frequent trips to manufacturing sites to facilitate tooling and develop solutions for documentation and assembly issues. Evaluated product designs and revised production parts based on cost savings and simplifying the manufacturing process.

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  Modern Engineering

  • Bothell, WA

  • Tool Design Engineer

    • Aug 1992 - Oct 1994
    • Bothell, WA

    Designed, stressed and detailed assembly jigs, drill jigs, locating features, handling equipment and other tools for the manufacturing of the Boeing 777.Updated existing tools to incorporate new manufacturing methods for the Boeing 747 and 767, using ANSI drafting standards including ANSI Y14.5.

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  Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

  • Bremerton, WA

  • Nuclear Refueling Test Engineer

    • Jun 1987 - Sep 1989
    • Bremerton, WA