Project Engineer

• May 2022 - Present

Owner/Consultant

• Jun 2021 - Present

Contracted engineering, drafting, and documentation projects in housing construction and marine trades. Contracted engineering, drafting, and documentation projects in housing construction and marine trades.

Product Development Specialist

• Feb 2019 - Feb 2021

Design and develop new mechanical and electrical configurations of subsystems aboard sub-500GT motor yachts. QA/QC for construction and post-production vessels. Prepare documentation guidelines for QA/QC. Review and correct schematics and vendor-supplied documentation. Maintain documentation as it pertains to owners manuals, progress photos, and technical documents. Work with vendors to ensure proper documentation is provided for each vessel and is accurately integrated in vessel manuals. Design and develop new mechanical and electrical configurations of subsystems aboard sub-500GT motor yachts. QA/QC for construction and post-production vessels. Prepare documentation guidelines for QA/QC. Review and correct schematics and vendor-supplied documentation. Maintain documentation as it pertains to owners manuals, progress photos, and technical documents. Work with vendors to ensure proper documentation is provided for each vessel and is accurately integrated in vessel manuals.

Composite Technician

• Jul 2018 - Jan 2019

Fabricate custom carbon fiber rowing vessels. Familiarity with epoxy composite fabrication, faring, painting, outfitting, strip-planking, and negative mold construction. Fabricate custom carbon fiber rowing vessels. Familiarity with epoxy composite fabrication, faring, painting, outfitting, strip-planking, and negative mold construction.

Director of Engineering and Operations

• Apr 2014 - Nov 2017

• Oversee daily production operations of licensed i-502 facility, with primary focus on SFE extraction. • Directly supervise small team of extraction technicians over a three-shift rotating schedule. • Support and oversee build-out of 2500 sq. ft. licensed facility, ensuring complete adherence to applicable WAC 314-55 laws. Oversee expansion/remodel of licensed facility in 2016. • Support growth of company staff from 3 employees to over 12 in two years. • Develop training SOPs, successfully trained 8 extraction operators in SFE processes. • Maintain vendor relations with other licensed producer/processors, and equipment and packaging vendors. • In-house expert for repair and retrofit of high-pressure gas-booster pneumatic pumps, compressors, regulators, flow controls, plumbing and piping systems, electro-mechanical systems, heat-exchangers, chillers, heaters, and electrical systems. • Work with field-service engineers and vendors for proper operation, evaluation, and repair of biobotanical extraction systems. • In-house expert for operation, training, and repair of packaging and fluid dispensing equipment. • Responsible for drafting and maintaining budget and BOMs for new equipment and consumables. • Manage facility-wide equipment and parts inventory, repair, and maintenance logs. • PPE management, training, and adherence of governmental codes and regulations.

Mechanical Engineer

• Dec 2013 - Apr 2014

Research prior art, methods, and limitations to similarly designed systems. Provide system-wide and component-specific thermodynamic fluid modeling. Source cost-effective components, develop comprehensive BOM, maintain technical documentation, and meet technical benchmarks and requirements. Research prior art, methods, and limitations to similarly designed systems. Provide system-wide and component-specific thermodynamic fluid modeling. Source cost-effective components, develop comprehensive BOM, maintain technical documentation, and meet technical benchmarks and requirements.

STEM Educator

• Jan 2014 - Mar 2014

Teach middle school students introductory botany using a STEM-based curriculum, following Minnesota standards and guidelines. Teach middle school students introductory botany using a STEM-based curriculum, following Minnesota standards and guidelines.

Technology Consultant

• Sep 2011 - Dec 2013

Oversee office-wide technology upgrades to dental software, hardware, and networking capabilities. Provide cost-analysis and evaluate solutions in order to incorporate digital radiography and paperless documentation, following HIPAA guidelines and regulations. Manage IT services through software and hardware troubleshooting and support. Oversee office-wide technology upgrades to dental software, hardware, and networking capabilities. Provide cost-analysis and evaluate solutions in order to incorporate digital radiography and paperless documentation, following HIPAA guidelines and regulations. Manage IT services through software and hardware troubleshooting and support.

Resident Intern

• Aug 2012 - May 2013

Implemented and facilitated in holistic development of middle and high school students in an educational community, fostering academic and cultural values in a residential setting. Implemented and facilitated in holistic development of middle and high school students in an educational community, fostering academic and cultural values in a residential setting.

Educational Instructor

• Jan 2012 - Aug 2012

Planned and led creative, science-related activities for youth, ages 7-13 in a hands-on, after-school workshop environment. Also developed six week-long summer build-classes for youth, ages 8-16. Planned and led creative, science-related activities for youth, ages 7-13 in a hands-on, after-school workshop environment. Also developed six week-long summer build-classes for youth, ages 8-16.

Peace Corps Volunteer

• Jul 2009 - Sep 2011

Primary and secondary school teacher and coordinator for grade 5 technology and grade 10 physical science, educator trainer in computer literacy and supplemental in-class activities, science outreach community organizer. Project highlights include: creating the Science Saturdays Activity Centre, instructing extra-curricular science activities, setting up and instructing two school computer labs, creating and distributing mobile phone instructional guides, conducting socio-academic inquiry of student performance factors using Statistical Experimental Design, and connecting two schools to the internet.

Sales Representative

• Jul 2008 - May 2009

Maintained current customer base, developed key new business opportunities, and communicated client engineering needs to our in-house prototyping team. Fulfilled extensive, in-depth training in motion-control (stepper/servo motors and drives), linear and rotary motion bearings, and automation. Completed two-month training course in public speaking, sales-based presentations, and customer interactions. Maintained current customer base, developed key new business opportunities, and communicated client engineering needs to our in-house prototyping team. Fulfilled extensive, in-depth training in motion-control (stepper/servo motors and drives), linear and rotary motion bearings, and automation. Completed two-month training course in public speaking, sales-based presentations, and customer interactions.

Co-op (Applied Research)

• May 2006 - Aug 2006

Drafted technical documentation for military and commercial aircraft components. Fabricated and installed power electronics cabinet for in-house R&D testing. Drafted technical documentation for military and commercial aircraft components. Fabricated and installed power electronics cabinet for in-house R&D testing.

Co-op (Dynamics & Vibrations)

• Aug 2005 - Jan 2006

Applied instrumentation (accelerometers, signal conditioners, strain gauges, pressure transducers) for vibration and validation testing of aircraft gearboxes. Executed real-time and post-test data analysis such as time histories and frequency domains (FFT) using an HP Analyzer and HP Data Viewer software. Applied instrumentation (accelerometers, signal conditioners, strain gauges, pressure transducers) for vibration and validation testing of aircraft gearboxes. Executed real-time and post-test data analysis such as time histories and frequency domains (FFT) using an HP Analyzer and HP Data Viewer software.

Co-op (Engine Systems Engineering)

• Jan 2005 - May 2005

Supported vane pump design and testing for military aircraft applications through root cause investigation. Developed electronic engineering tools using Visual Basic for design-practice, standardized work. Supported vane pump design and testing for military aircraft applications through root cause investigation. Developed electronic engineering tools using Visual Basic for design-practice, standardized work.