Experience

Made Cascade

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• R&D Machinist / Designer

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  - Design of manufacturing processes for machined components including product revisions for machinability, and product design for functionality and aesthetics - Responsible for CNC programing and setup, manual milling and turning, conversational control on ProtoTrak machines, and hand finishing of small production runs of parts - CNC process design - Manage workflow for multiple projects and customers - Design of manufacturing processes for machined components including product revisions for machinability, and product design for functionality and aesthetics - Responsible for CNC programing and setup, manual milling and turning, conversational control on ProtoTrak machines, and hand finishing of small production runs of parts - CNC process design - Manage workflow for multiple projects and customers



Skagit Valley College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Adjunct Professor at Skagit Valley College

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  - Lead students through the CAD CAM CNC process - Teach students how to create CNC programs - Troubleshoot the CNC process - Setup CNC milling and turning centers - Safely run parts and perform a precision inspection for quality - Lead students through the CAD CAM CNC process - Teach students how to create CNC programs - Troubleshoot the CNC process - Setup CNC milling and turning centers - Safely run parts and perform a precision inspection for quality



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Custom Creator/Fabricator

  • Jan 2011 - Present

  - Concepted and manufactured bicycle frame jig, and then used it to build multiple custom bicycle frames - Created custom aluminum cable railing, including 140’ of TIG welding in a complex indoor/outdoor design, including staircase - Designed and built a 10-foot-long, steel-frame variable speed silent motor-controlled camera dolly - Built a PID temperature-controlled heat-treat oven capable of reaching and holding 2000° F +/- 1° - Designed and built a 2x72 inch knife-maker’s grinder with multiple attachments - Fabricated multiple custom knives including camping knives, hunting knives and a folding straight razor - Programmed, setup and ran numerous machined parts using 2-axis, 3-axis, and multi-axis processes including 4th axis and live tooling. Show less



Lake Washington Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Professor

  • 2011 - Jun 2021

  - Responsible for training and mentoring students in preparation to enter precision machining field - Create teaching materials, projects and experiences using Open Educational Resources and project-based learning - Develop new products from concept through design in SolidWorks, analyze properties and failure modes, and implement in CAD/CNN programming to final product - Lead training on manual mill and lathe setup and operation, CNC mill and lathe setup, programming and operation, CNC process control, blueprint reading, GD&T, shop trigonometry, tool geometry and design, speeds and feeds calculations, and thread form calculation - training students from the fundamental to the advanced levels - Create lesson plans and technical documents facilitating knowledge transfer to students - Manage all classroom and lab activities, including machine maintenance and repair - Identify and manage capital project equipment needs from specification to purchase and install of up to $100k - Organize partnership with industry advisory board, collaborate with colleagues on projects, & interdisciplinary course - Sponsor and lead Innovation Club activities as co-advisor - Support all college programs with design and machining needs Show less