Experience

GT Technologies

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  Tallahassee, Florida, United States

• Machine Shop Manager

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  Tallahassee, Florida, United States

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Nov 2018 - Feb 2022

  Tallahassee, Florida



Oil-Dri Corporation of America

• United States
• Mining
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Process Improvement Engineer

  • Mar 2018 - Nov 2018

  Ochlocknee, GA Lead projects at three plants in the Georgia region to improve rates, reduce wastes, and eliminate causes of downtime - Responsible for short range and long range project planning, capital requests and justification, project design, equipment and contractor selection; - Use Lean tools (Kaizen events, 5-why, etc) and mass/energy balance to identify areas of opportunity and prioritize projects - Develop and maintain meaningful scorecards for current and past projects to report impact to… Show more Lead projects at three plants in the Georgia region to improve rates, reduce wastes, and eliminate causes of downtime - Responsible for short range and long range project planning, capital requests and justification, project design, equipment and contractor selection; - Use Lean tools (Kaizen events, 5-why, etc) and mass/energy balance to identify areas of opportunity and prioritize projects - Develop and maintain meaningful scorecards for current and past projects to report impact to C level executives

• Supervisor

  • Dec 2015 - Mar 2018

  Ochlocknee , GA Supervise Processing Department in a plant with $50M in annual sales to food industries - Lead food safety and chemical safety programs for department - Management of 15 person team - Created training program for new teammates - Responsible for performance and advancement of direct report teammates

• Process Improvement Engineer

  • Apr 2013 - Dec 2015

  Ochlocknee, GA Mandate to improve rates, reduce waste, and eliminate downtime causes in plant with $50M annual sales to food industry - Led dramatic productivity and cost savings initiatives, total impact of $1M/yr. - Responsible for short range and long range planning, capital requests and justification, project design, equipment and contractor selection; - Used Lean tools (Kaizen events, 5-why, etc) and mass/energy balance to identify areas of opportunity and prioritize projects



Florida Department of Transportation

• Developer of Research Performance Program

  • May 2010 - Apr 2013

  Tallahassee, Florida Area Self-directed investigation of $60M in completed transportation research projects for their implementation, performance, and calculated impacts to FDOT. Typical duties include: • Designed project tracking system to gather FDOT system data to determine the performance, financial, and safety impact of new technologies; • Designing improvement of FDOT Research Center project selection process; • Identification of internal customer needs and processes; • Reporting findings in multiple… Show more Self-directed investigation of $60M in completed transportation research projects for their implementation, performance, and calculated impacts to FDOT. Typical duties include: • Designed project tracking system to gather FDOT system data to determine the performance, financial, and safety impact of new technologies; • Designing improvement of FDOT Research Center project selection process; • Identification of internal customer needs and processes; • Reporting findings in multiple formats to a variety of audiences. Other duties include research project management, writing or editing project summaries for national recognition, and developing relationships with numerous FDOT offices and Districts. Show less



MHG Consulting

• Engineering Consultant

  • Sep 2008 - Apr 2010

  Tallahassee, Florida Area Independent engineer consulting with privately funded concentrating solar power technology firm. • Modeled renewable energy systems to develop expected performance data, quantify design progress, and recommend next steps; • Developed supplier criteria, demand, and transportation strategies for cutting edge energy production products; • Sourced equipment and prototyped various renewable energy hardware; • Completed manufacturing planning for initial and mass production… Show more Independent engineer consulting with privately funded concentrating solar power technology firm. • Modeled renewable energy systems to develop expected performance data, quantify design progress, and recommend next steps; • Developed supplier criteria, demand, and transportation strategies for cutting edge energy production products; • Sourced equipment and prototyped various renewable energy hardware; • Completed manufacturing planning for initial and mass production runs; • Extensive reporting. Show less



TechSolve, Inc.

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Consultant

  • Feb 2004 - Apr 2008

  Cincinnati, OH Managed manpower and budgets for over $2.0M in government, military, and industrial manufacturing consulting projects. Projects involved designing experiments, data analysis, and recommendations for improvements to productivity, environmental performance, health and safety, or cost for high tech customers. Conducted site visits, data acquisition, management of on-site trials of new technologies, and determination of improvement and ROI through statistical analysis. • Relationship manager for… Show more Managed manpower and budgets for over $2.0M in government, military, and industrial manufacturing consulting projects. Projects involved designing experiments, data analysis, and recommendations for improvements to productivity, environmental performance, health and safety, or cost for high tech customers. Conducted site visits, data acquisition, management of on-site trials of new technologies, and determination of improvement and ROI through statistical analysis. • Relationship manager for largest account for 3.5 years and $1.2m in engineering projects; • Piloted improvement methods in production environments, measuring impacts on functionality and bottom line production costs; • Extensive research with USEPA on machinist health; • Planned process improvement consulting projects for manpower and capital costs; • Performed ASTM and Boeing specified tests on manufacturing products; • Taught extension courses and frequently presented at varied industry forums and meetings. Show less