Experience

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  Phoenix

  • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  • Mechanical Engineer - R&D Lead

    • Aug 2021 - Present
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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  MACK VALVES PTY LTD

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Manufacturing Engineer

    • May 2018 - Aug 2021
    • Melbourne, Australia

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  Bray International, Inc.

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Mechanical Design Engineer

    • Aug 2014 - Apr 2018
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Design, develop and support mechanical features of products within the Controls Group utilizing engineering skills, computed aided design tools such as Solidworks, perform FEA analyses, create and test mechanical models, and provide support to manufacturing.Additional job duties and responsibilities are:- Review customer specifications to allow the required equipment to be designed and manufactured per customer's specifications.- Calculate and document product performance data for various products.- Evaluate competitor products.- Generate and modify CAD 3D models and drawings.- Supervise CAD drafter and act as a mentor to other engineers in the group.- Write Installation and Maintenance Manuals.- Conduct testing on prototype devices and issue test reports.- Assist the sourcing of components parts.- Create Bills of Materials and Purchase Data Sheets- Provide technical assistance and support to other Bray departments, distributors and customers.- Ensure product designs comply with appropriate specifications such as ANSI, ASME, ISO, NEMA, NEC, IEC, UL, CSA and CE.- Operate and maintain Stratasys 3D printer.

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  Parker Hannifin

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Production Engineer - Valves & Manifolds

    • Apr 2012 - Jul 2014
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Mechanical Engineer responsible for Valves and Manifolds product line for Oil and Gas applications.Day-to-day duties include support for manufacturing, value-added engineering, new productdevelopment, testing and standards compliance. Other duties include material selection, engineering analysis, clearance inspection, manufacturing support and concept refining.Generated manufacturing, assembly and technical drawings.Key accomplishments:- Worked in conjunction with other departments such as Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing and Supply Chain.- Performed maximum working pressure, bonnet thread strength and thread shear calculations as per recognized standards such as ASME.- Troubleshooted assemblies and components from product line.- Planned and executed high pressure testing for component certifications and quality assurance.- Provided support to Manufacturing in USA, Mexico and China.- Supported the most important product line of the company - Provided technical expertise for project biddings- Reviewed and analyzed specs, standards and technical requirements to satisfy and comply ourcustomer's needs.

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  United Design LLC

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Lead Design Engineer

    • Jun 2010 - Mar 2012
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Designing, 3D CAD modeling and generating detailed fabrication drawings per customer requirements. Provide customer support to clients and vendors as well as manage projects to ensure meeting the provided deadlines. Other duties include material selection, engineering analysis, clearance inspection and concept refining.Key accomplishments:- Designed and modeled custom parts and assemblies for customers employing Autodesk Inventor- Provided support for fabrication shops- Revised and approved FEA reports- Trusted employee to handle business in absence of Chief Project Engineer

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  W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation

  • Research Assistant

    • Feb 2006 - May 2008

    In charge of programming the first Automated Multi Material Stereolithography Machine in the world. Worked at the Laboratory’s service center designing 3D CAD models for rapid prototyping applications as well as manufacturing plastic injected parts for companies such as Delphi and Electrolux. Key accomplishments:- Programmed high precision stages for specialized applications- Contributed in the development of a novel Multi Material Stereolithography Machine (patent under review) presented in the 17th Annual Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, University of Texas at Austin, August 14-16, 2006- Selected and purchased specialized equipment and supplies- Manufactured anatomical silicone models for Flow Visualization using an innovative dip-and-spin coating technique- Successfully manufactured plastic injected parts with silicon and polyurethane molds employing vacuum casting techniques meeting the costumer’s quality requirements- Designed and fabricated rapid prototyped models using different layered manufacturing techniques such as Stereolithography and Fused Deposition Modeling