Experience

RFA Engineering

• United States
• Engineering Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Mechanical Engineer III

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  RFA Engineering is a mechanical engineering company, offering product development & engineering services in all areas of machine design. RFA serves hundreds of clients ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations, within a wide-array of industries. -Conduct modeling, simulation and analysis of off-highway mechanical products and systems using Siemens Simcenter 3D, ANSYS, nCode, Altair HyperWorks Suite, SolidWorks, etc. -Perform structural analysis, fatigue life analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), bolted joint analysis, modal analysis, dynamic analysis -Plan and perform field testing on equipment -Correlate simulation data with field test data -Provide design suggestions for safe, optimized, and cost-effective improvements for clients -Generate and present detailed final report to customer



Barilla Group

• Italy
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manufacturing Engineering Intern

  • May 2016 - Aug 2018

  Barilla is an Italian food company known globally for making pasta that is good for you, and good for the planet. Barilla is the worlds largest pasta producer and is present in over 100 countries. -Developed highly detailed bill of materials (BoM) list of all plant equipment, assets, and parts -Developed waste and recycling reports with recommendations for improvement -Reviewed and critiqued ISO 14:001 Standard Barilla is an Italian food company known globally for making pasta that is good for you, and good for the planet. Barilla is the worlds largest pasta producer and is present in over 100 countries. -Developed highly detailed bill of materials (BoM) list of all plant equipment, assets, and parts -Developed waste and recycling reports with recommendations for improvement -Reviewed and critiqued ISO 14:001 Standard



Iowa State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Capstone Design Team Lead

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  -Analyzed air velocity and pressure drop through a series of supports using ANSYS Fluent -Performed comparative analysis of airflow for several designs of aeration supports -Provided design recommendations based on CFD results and manufacturability -Utilized Microsoft Project to organize project documents, schedules, and deadlines -Analyzed air velocity and pressure drop through a series of supports using ANSYS Fluent -Performed comparative analysis of airflow for several designs of aeration supports -Provided design recommendations based on CFD results and manufacturability -Utilized Microsoft Project to organize project documents, schedules, and deadlines