Experience

BENCHMADE

• United States
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Design Engineer, Sustaining

  • Aug 2018 - Present



Simplex Aerospace

• Portland, Oregon

• Design Engineer

  • Oct 2017 - May 2018

  Working as an engineer on FAA-regulated helicopter-mounted fire fighting and crop-spraying systems. Activities included, but were not limited to: Reviewing, editing, and contributing to technical documents and reports. Creating, editing, and reviewing components and assemblies in Solidworks, controlled by PDM. Conducting and assisting with testing on assemblies, prototypes, and DER witnessed company testing. Working as an engineer on FAA-regulated helicopter-mounted fire fighting and crop-spraying systems. Activities included, but were not limited to: Reviewing, editing, and contributing to technical documents and reports. Creating, editing, and reviewing components and assemblies in Solidworks, controlled by PDM. Conducting and assisting with testing on assemblies, prototypes, and DER witnessed company testing.



Instrument Sales and Service, Inc.

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineer II

  • Aug 2013 - Jun 2016

  Reworked and standardized the department's NPI process and project records templates.-Identified continuous improvement opportunities -Reduced and identified project development process bottlenecks

• Engineer I

  • Aug 2011 - Aug 2013

  Supporting sales, development, and quality management of new and existing customer projects for the Custom Manufactured Services (CMS) department. -Solid modeling: creating design and manufacturing documents-Creating and revising quality inspection procedures (ISO quality environment)-Organizing and tracking multiple simultaneous projects with overseas vendors-Managing and administrating the department's project reporting system



JMAP Engineering, LLC

• Portland, Oregon Area

• Co-Owner

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2015

  Co-Owner in a start-up company with a business partner to explore potential business ideas. -Engineering consulting -Solid modeling -Prototyping and 3D printing Co-Owner in a start-up company with a business partner to explore potential business ideas. -Engineering consulting -Solid modeling -Prototyping and 3D printing



MESA Oregon

• Ambassador Coordinator

  • Sep 2009 - Jun 2010

  Training and organizing STEM program classroom representatives to attend weekly hands-on applied science and engineering activities in middle and high school classroom environments in the Portland area.

• Classroom Ambassador

  • 2007 - Jun 2010

  Working with middle and high school students in a classroom setting to mentor, encourage, and develop student interest in STEM programs among underrepresented demographics while assisting teaching professionals .Responsibilities included both regular classroom activities and long-term multi-step projects, culminating with an annual regional competition held between multiple local chapters prior to the national competition between regional champions.



Alaska Pacific University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• IT Helpdesk Administrator

  • Apr 2004 - Sep 2006

  Assisting students, staff, and faculty in accessing and using the various university programs and systems, including email and network services. Administered the department's work-order system, assigning and following up on incoming requests for anything beyond my own troubleshooting capacity. Assisting students, staff, and faculty in accessing and using the various university programs and systems, including email and network services. Administered the department's work-order system, assigning and following up on incoming requests for anything beyond my own troubleshooting capacity.