Mechanical Design Engineer II

• Oct 2023 - Present

Mechanical Engineer

• Sep 2021 - Oct 2023

Graduate - Research & Development

• Mar 2021 - Sep 2021

Leader of company Foresight team in Vertical Farming innovation. Trialed and developed new Augmented Reality processes for manufacturing assembly.

Graduate - Operations/QA

• Sep 2020 - Mar 2021

Worked as a Quality Engineer and overhauled RMA process at IMI Rockford. Reduced both RMA cycle time and open RMA count by over half while handling a large volume of returns during site consolidation. Created new tracking tools, improved customer contact, and created new SOPs.

Graduate - Research & Development

• Mar 2020 - Sep 2020

Developed and engineered Norgren Adaptix as part of a Growth Accelerator, a novel and revolutionary form of work-holding. Worked in a fast sprint cycle system, constantly producing and iterating upon prototypes, tests, and designs. Co-Inventor on multiple pending patents.

Graduate - Business Development

• Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

Helped manage and run one of four Growth Accelerator teams for IMI Norgren. Identified new market opportunities for growth and began development of a new, innovative technology and IP. Worked extensively in collecting Voice of Customer in and out of the organization and pitched multiple times to executives.

Editor In Chief

• Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

Editor in Chief and founding member of the Mines Undergraduate Research Journal, Reuleaux. This publication is the first of its kind on campus, providing an excellent opportunity for students doing research on campus to be exposed to the academic publishing process. The journal publishes a handful of formats as well as full length articles, all processed through peer-review. Editor in Chief and founding member of the Mines Undergraduate Research Journal, Reuleaux. This publication is the first of its kind on campus, providing an excellent opportunity for students doing research on campus to be exposed to the academic publishing process. The journal publishes a handful of formats as well as full length articles, all processed through peer-review.

PurePower 30k Programs Intern

• Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

Was a member of the Next Generation Product Family Programs office supporting the 30k version of the Geared Turbofan. Assisted team in critical upgrade activities for delivered engines. These included planning future retrofit activities, tracking existing retrofits, and reporting of daily progress. Also constructed a retrofit planning database for internal use and helped design a larger database intended for issue management, fleet tracking, and event classification. Gained experience working across multiple organizations (engineering, industrial, customer support, and warranty). Show less

Legislative Intern with Representative Chris Hansen (HD-6)

• Feb 2017 - May 2017

Assisted in analyzing and providing research for bills. Assisted in communication with constituents. Attended committee hearings and house sessions. Assisted in analyzing and providing research for bills. Assisted in communication with constituents. Attended committee hearings and house sessions.