Experience

Quest Industrial

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

• Regional Sales Manager

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  I'm passionate about implementing robotic solutions to 📈 increase efficiency, ⚙️improve quality, and 👷solve labor challenges in the food industry 🌽🥬🍗🥧🧀 🦾Quest Robotics can provide everything from cost-competitive standard palletizers to multimillion-dollar turn key packaging systems. I'm passionate about implementing robotic solutions to 📈 increase efficiency, ⚙️improve quality, and 👷solve labor challenges in the food industry 🌽🥬🍗🥧🧀 🦾Quest Robotics can provide everything from cost-competitive standard palletizers to multimillion-dollar turn key packaging systems.



Balluff Americas

• United States
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Sales Engineer

  • Mar 2020 - Aug 2021

  •Increased sales 120% over last year projecting a $3M year in my territory for 2021. •Converted a large automotive company's vision spec to Balluff Matrix Vision Systems over a year long period with $50K in sales so far this year •Developed relationships in key Packaging Food and Beverage accounts that Balluff has struggled to break into for years and made Balluff IO Link their new standard. •Converted an RFID system with 50 reads and 5000 tags resulting in over $150K of sales. •Customized a unique RFID solution for outdoor AGVs carrying explosive materials. •Developed spreadsheets and systems to keep my projects organized and prioritized. •Maximized monthly product sales by selling the concept of vending machine to customers. •Added (10) $20K+ opportunities to the pipeline every month resulting growing my pipeline $2.8M in one year. •Ranked #1 sales engineer for East region May 2021. •Averaged 23 significant calls per week with top performing 100 accounts. •Mobilized a team of 15 different distributor reps to grow business in my territory. •Quick to take action and personally deliver parts to customers in need. •Mentored two training sales engineers. Show less



Michelin

• France
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Automation Engineer

  • Jun 2018 - Mar 2020

  •Digitized a department-wide progress board tracking Quality, Delivery and Cost to promote transparency between departments using Power BI. •Robotics Specialist for North America. Presented robotics capabilities at annual NA engineering conference and hosted weekly training opportunities. •Reautomated the fastest textile calendar line in the world that originally used PLC 5 and upgraded it to AB guard logix. Over $6M in renovations including new electrical design and drawings, rewriting PLC and HMI programs, and purchasing all new electrical equipment. •Planned a retrofit of 2 tringle dressing cells by replacing 20-year-old ABB robots with new FANUC robots in a 3-day shutdown. •Trouble-shot PLC programs in Mexico that controlled mixing processes with over 14 material inputs that makes enough rubber for 5M tires per year. • Re-automated an Oklahoma mixing line with 4 Guard Logix Processors over a 4- week shutdown and with a team of 20 Michelin employees and contractors. •Successfully completed the following training programs; ISO 60204-1 Safety Automation Standards, Michelin Project Approach, Michelin New Hire Program, Allen Bradley: Safety into Automation, LOTO training, Cost Optimization, Tire Fabrication, Semi-Finish Materials, Rockwell AB Level 3 PLC Project Design, PLM Siemens Team Center, Safety Risk Assessments, Nidec Uni Drive, and BALLUFF IO- Link Networking Technology. Show less



Clemson University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supplemental Instructor

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2017

  Calculus 1 •Present during calculus class to answer students’ questions 4 hours/week •Facilitated collaborative student study session outside of class 6 hours/week Calculus 1 •Present during calculus class to answer students’ questions 4 hours/week •Facilitated collaborative student study session outside of class 6 hours/week



JR Automation

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Controls Engineer

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

  •Oversaw design and programming of $7M of automation equipment for a large automotive. Including 13 robots, 10 welders, 2 turntables, 7 tool changers, 15 safety systems, 2 PLCs and 3 HMIs. •Planned electrical layout for robotic drilling application on 7th axis with roll door and vacuum suction for truck hoods. •Integrated pneumatics in a $1.5M robotic cell including 300 vacuum cups and 22 cylinders. •Designed 5 mechanical grippers and electrical layout for a palletizing robot. •Interviewed 12 candidates for electrical engineering COOP positions at JR Automation. •Eliminated 3 weeks of wasted time by establishing 35-page training packet for new hires. •Programmed high precision Keyence lasers to measure a thousandth of an inch for toggle switches in airplanes. •Retrofitted outdated robot to spot weld a bracket to car seat on 7-week deadline. Show less



Duke Energy Corporation

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Duke Engery Six Sigma Analysis

  • Aug 2014 - May 2015

  •Collaborated 5 hours/week with senior engineers to implement six sigma improvements. •Developed app with more specific instructions for project plans projected over 5 million dollars. •Earned Yellow Belt in Six Sigma. •Collaborated 5 hours/week with senior engineers to implement six sigma improvements. •Developed app with more specific instructions for project plans projected over 5 million dollars. •Earned Yellow Belt in Six Sigma.



BMW of North America, LLC

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• BMW Robotics Research

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  •Programmed 2 armed robot to assemble BMW center console •Image processing was the main focus of the research •Programmed 2 armed robot to assemble BMW center console •Image processing was the main focus of the research



FIRST

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Team Captain

  • Aug 2009 - May 2013

  •Engineered 6’ multifunction robots that competed all over the country. •Led team to a world title and 4 regional championships. •Personally named 2012 “Dean’s List”/State Representative of Robotics. •Showcased robot at Society of Women Engineers 2011 conference in Chicago, IL. •Engineered 6’ multifunction robots that competed all over the country. •Led team to a world title and 4 regional championships. •Personally named 2012 “Dean’s List”/State Representative of Robotics. •Showcased robot at Society of Women Engineers 2011 conference in Chicago, IL.