Experience

rapid prototype and manufacturing

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

• Quality Assurance Engineer

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  • Ensure the integrity of the company's Quality Management System including the documentation and management of processes for various quality and compliance certifications, and the training and auditing of applicable processes and employees.• Serve as a technical expert in additive manufacturing design and development, consulting with other government agencies, the industry, and academia to generate and improve engineering models that are AS9100 compliant and can be adopted into the design and development of advanced aerospace systems.• Serve as an expert in identifying opportunities for continuous evaluation and improvement within the quality management system and implement techniques to permit continuous improvement. Responsible for facilitating Corrective Action Meetings, Management Review Meetings, and Internal Audits.• Participate in experimental investigations related to the development and adoption of new technologies into aerospace systems and vehicles, including data acquisition on the performance of new materials and process optimization for manufacturing with those materials.• Act as team lead for creating and implementing inspection plans and completing contract review for orders. Conduct and coordinate the development of experimental designs for application in large multi-purpose projects.• Serve as a research engineer conducting theoretical and experimental studies on the performance and capabilities of additive manufacturing to gain insight into the design and operation of additive parts on aircraft, missiles, and space vehicles. Communicate complex technical material, verbally and through written reports, to a variety of audiences.

• Additive Manufacturing Technician

  • Jan 2017 - Jul 2019

  As an additive manufacturing technician, I became experience working across a variety of additive platforms including FDM, DMLS, OBJET, and BINDERJET. I was responsible for: • Developing very dense, high quality parts using BinderJet technology and unique post processing methods• Fulfilling production orders on both metal-based and polymer-based platforms• Modeling and designing parts to be suitable for additive manufacturing based on customers’ needs• Performing material evaluations to qualify both polymers and heavy alloys for printing• Establishing process parameters for printing new powdered metals• Troubleshooting and repairing software controlled electro-mechanical systems• Maintaining a detailed and effective laboratory notebook to track experimental resultsThe National Science Foundation awarded me with a grant to present rp+m's R&D efforts at the 2017 PowderMet Conference.



Invacare Corporation

• United States
• Medical Device
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supplier Quality Engineer

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  As a Supplier Quality Engineer, my responsibility was to investigate, analyze, and resolve supplier quality concerns. I frequently assembled and sent Production Part Approval Process documents (PPAP's) to suppliers, and conducted supplier audits to ensure qualifications were maintained. As a Supplier Quality Engineer, my responsibility was to investigate, analyze, and resolve supplier quality concerns. I frequently assembled and sent Production Part Approval Process documents (PPAP's) to suppliers, and conducted supplier audits to ensure qualifications were maintained.



Cleveland State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Demonstrate capability in conceptual design; conduct theoretical and experimental study of advanced propulsion technology. • Design and manufacture 'aerospike rocket nozzles' with varying inlet, outlet, and throat ratios. Test, verify, and understand the relationship between the nozzle design and the nozzle's fundamental performance by investigating fluid dynamic characteristics such as flow separation, shock wave behavior, and boundary layer interactions across a variety of prototypes. • Perform experimental and computational analysis using advanced testing techniques such as: Particle Image Velocimetry, Schlieren Imaging, SolidWorks Flow Simulation, ANSYS CFD Software, and Matlab.