Experience

VerdeGo Aero

• United States
• Airlines and Aviation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Daytona Beach, Florida, United States Developing first to market hybrid electric powerplants for commercial and military applications. Managing multiple internal and external projects to deliver products that meet the needs of each customer, enableing the next generation of aircraft.



FirstBuild

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Developer

  • Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

  Louisville, Kentucky, United States • Expert in product development leveraging cross functional skills in business, marketing, strategy, engineering, and implementation. •Owned all aspects of product development including functional design, packaging, sourcing, manufacturing, and service. • Lead a team of engineers through multiple full life cycle product development projects using engineering principals, business standards/procedures, and program/product requirements • Worked closely with service, craftsmanship, safety,… Show more • Expert in product development leveraging cross functional skills in business, marketing, strategy, engineering, and implementation. •Owned all aspects of product development including functional design, packaging, sourcing, manufacturing, and service. • Lead a team of engineers through multiple full life cycle product development projects using engineering principals, business standards/procedures, and program/product requirements • Worked closely with service, craftsmanship, safety, and CITL teams to develop best in-class product function to meet the needs of each customer.

• Design Engineer

  • Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Developed and patented GE "smartsense" technology for first to market GE Profile smart mixer • Owned multiple subsystem designs from ideation to implementation • Developed advanced knowledge and hands on ability to perform multiple manufacturing/prototyping processes such as sheet metal design/fabrication, welding/metal tools, CNC/manual mill and lathe, hand/shop tools, additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping, GD&T, and small to large scale manufacturing.



GE Appliances, a Haier company

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Edison Engineering Development Program - HVAC/RV-AC NPI Engineer

  • Jul 2019 - Jan 2020

  Lousiville KY • Worked directly with RV manufactures bringing new production plants online with GEA RVAC units. •Provided technical assistance for RVAC installation, troubleshooting, controls, and testing. • Developed RV CAN communication control allowing third party whole RV control panels to directly integrate with the RV HVAC System. • Lead multiple cost out and supply chain robustness projects in collaboration with our team in China saving over 1.1 million in program costs while increasing… Show more • Worked directly with RV manufactures bringing new production plants online with GEA RVAC units. •Provided technical assistance for RVAC installation, troubleshooting, controls, and testing. • Developed RV CAN communication control allowing third party whole RV control panels to directly integrate with the RV HVAC System. • Lead multiple cost out and supply chain robustness projects in collaboration with our team in China saving over 1.1 million in program costs while increasing quality and meeting consumer requests.

• Edison Engineering Development Program - Gas range NPI Engineer

  • Jan 2019 - Jul 2019

  • Managed field test evaluation program for all LVL gas ranges including delivery, installation, failures/root cause analysis, feedback, and updates/design changes. • Worked cross functionally with our team in Mexico daily managing multiple NPI programs and design updates. • Aided in the development of three NPI programs including prototyping, design guide and confirmation builds, testing, evaluation, pilot, and production phases.

• Edison Engineering Development Program - Water Science and Filtration Innovation Engineer

  • Jul 2018 - Jan 2019

  • Led Point Of Entry (POE) home filtration sump design using Finite Element Analysis progressing to reliability study in correspondence with supplier team in china. • Researched and developed next generation activated carbon low volume production line.

• Technology Engineering Co-op, Gas Range COQ

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  Louisville, Kentucky Area • Developed multiple cost saving designs that were then implemented over three product lines resulting in an annual cost savings of over 1.2 million dollars • Worked with our team in Mexico daily on the progress of our projects and details of the final design implementations • Preformed FRACAS (Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System) to nail down root causes and ensure products were preforming to our specifications. • Utilized thermodynamic and heat transfer principles… Show more • Developed multiple cost saving designs that were then implemented over three product lines resulting in an annual cost savings of over 1.2 million dollars • Worked with our team in Mexico daily on the progress of our projects and details of the final design implementations • Preformed FRACAS (Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System) to nail down root causes and ensure products were preforming to our specifications. • Utilized thermodynamic and heat transfer principles to solve a range of thermal issues Show less



Technetics Group

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Design Engineering Intern

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Daytona Beach, Florida Area •Led Critical Design Reviews, Tooling Analysis’s, Structural Analysis’s, Risk Review’s and Project Progress reports in the fields of Commercial, Military/Government(ITAR), and Astronautic Aerospace. • Managed projects ranging up to $750,000 • Presented Detail drawings and Process Reports to customers • Preformed testing on various aerospace components using environmental chambers, pressure vessels, vacuums, ect. • Detail understanding of TIG, MIG, Plasma, and EB Welding along with… Show more •Led Critical Design Reviews, Tooling Analysis’s, Structural Analysis’s, Risk Review’s and Project Progress reports in the fields of Commercial, Military/Government(ITAR), and Astronautic Aerospace. • Managed projects ranging up to $750,000 • Presented Detail drawings and Process Reports to customers • Preformed testing on various aerospace components using environmental chambers, pressure vessels, vacuums, ect. • Detail understanding of TIG, MIG, Plasma, and EB Welding along with qualifying parameters Show less



Volusia County

• United States
• Financial Services

• Ocean Rescue

  • Jan 2010 - May 2016

  Daytona Beach, Florida Area • Learned exceptional communication skills and team management practices. • Certified First responder, lifesaver, CPR, and vehicle operation. • Named lifeguard of the Month for the month of January 2014