Experience

Davinci Engineering & Consulting, LLC

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • Feb 2015 - Present



University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Collegiate Wrestling Coach

  • Sep 2001 - Present

  Head Coach and Assistant Coach •WIAC “Conference Coach of the Year” 2004•Led a community effort that had UWO wrestling reinstated after it was cut from the university budget•Mentor college athletes regarding life, faith and family leading skills Head Coach and Assistant Coach •WIAC “Conference Coach of the Year” 2004•Led a community effort that had UWO wrestling reinstated after it was cut from the university budget•Mentor college athletes regarding life, faith and family leading skills



Matiash Design LLC

• Founder/Owner

  • Apr 2008 - Feb 2015

  Managing Member/Founder •Design and fabricate commercial and residential signs, prototypes, production parts and custom award plaques from sheet metal using Plasma CAM hardware and software •3D print FDM ABS prototypes and replacement parts•Drafted figures for over 50 patents •Use Alibre Design software for 3D CAD work•Official sponsor of ELCON Racing, the diesel motorcycle land speed record setter in 2008 Managing Member/Founder •Design and fabricate commercial and residential signs, prototypes, production parts and custom award plaques from sheet metal using Plasma CAM hardware and software •3D print FDM ABS prototypes and replacement parts•Drafted figures for over 50 patents •Use Alibre Design software for 3D CAD work•Official sponsor of ELCON Racing, the diesel motorcycle land speed record setter in 2008



Miller Electric Mfg. LLC

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • Jun 2001 - Feb 2015

  Project Engineer for the Industrial Systems Group •Innovator in wire feeding, specifically pushing aluminum wire for MIG welding•Responsible for the design and development of two complete wire feeding systems which incorporated design features that minimized required input and skill by the operator while providing industrial reliability at a practical cost •Experienced in interacting with end users in order to identify what provides value to them, understand their problems and identify the causes to facilitate the development of solutions •Work on power sources, torches, booms, carts, guards, transformer manufacturing techniques and welding consumables•Design and procure parts using the following manufacturing methods: Injection molding, thermoset molding, thermoforming, casting, forging, machining, welding, extruding and various sheet metal processing. Leverage the advantages of each process to minimize part count and “foolproof” assembly.•Lead a team of production personnel in projects to reduce cost, increase efficiency and promote safety on plant floor•Part of a team that gives presentations and instruction to all the employees on topics such as “Communication” and “Team Work”•Member of many mechanical design review/sign off teams



Gilbertson Engineering/Power Incorporated

• Research and Development Engineer

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  •Researched legal briefs and case material, preformed experiments and documented results in order to prepare an expert witness •Assisted with design, testing and prototyping of tuned exhaust systems for Hendricks motor sports, Mercury, Yamaha, Briggs and Stratton and others •Researched legal briefs and case material, preformed experiments and documented results in order to prepare an expert witness •Assisted with design, testing and prototyping of tuned exhaust systems for Hendricks motor sports, Mercury, Yamaha, Briggs and Stratton and others