Experience

Nucor Tubular Products
• United States
• Building Materials
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Mechanical Engineer

  • Dec 2016 - Present


Akebono Brake Corporation

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Apr 2016 - Dec 2016

  Design of jigs and fixtures for disk brake assembly. Line trials to verify assembly processes for new part numbers. Daily production line troubleshooting and support, mechanical and electronic (Mitsubishi PLC primarily). Various projects to increase safety, efficiency, and reliability on the production line. Design of jigs and fixtures for disk brake assembly. Line trials to verify assembly processes for new part numbers. Daily production line troubleshooting and support, mechanical and electronic (Mitsubishi PLC primarily). Various projects to increase safety, efficiency, and reliability on the production line.



Vogt Power International

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Pipe Stress Engineer

  • Nov 2015 - Feb 2016

  Left due to company-wide layoff. Vogt provides design, manufacturing, and supply of Heat Recovery Steam Generators. Pipe Stress Engineer tasked with piping and pipe support design for heat recovery steam generators. • Used Intergraph Caesar II and Microstation CAD software to aid in piping system design and analysis. • Became familiar with, content, interpretation of intent and use of relevant codes such as ASME B31.1 Power Piping, ASME BPVC Section I Power Boilers, II Materials, and VIII Pressure Vessels etc. • Created new and modified existing Excel spreadsheets to automate component design. • Focus was on designing to meet code, while meeting reliability, cost and manufacturability objectives. Show less



Gore

• Events Services

• Process Engineer

  • Oct 2012 - Nov 2015

  Left position to relocate back to Kentucky. Gore is a multi-national manufacturing company focusing on innovative, technology driven products ranging from GORE-TEX® fabric to Class 3 Medical Devices. Tasked with process improvements, machine validation, and manufacturing support with lean manufacturing training for polymer medical devices. • Championed a project with critical business need to more fully understand an ePTFE graft manufacturing process. Project required the ability to focus, be a self-starter, prioritize workload, work with the manufacturing associates, make decisions and shift focus as needed to ensure success where there was no defined path. • Worked in SolidWorks to design one off and low volume parts to be made in and out of house • Collaborated with machinists to understand machining capabilities to lower production cost while maintaining necessary function of parts and systems. • Drove projects from concept through design, quoting, ordering, assembly, and implementation into the manufacturing process. • Demonstrated ability to work well with people in championing a project to better understand and apply the principles of calibration and appropriate data analysis to ensure compliance with FDA regulations, machine performance and appropriate validation data. • Project management of new machine implementations including initial design, build (both in house and outside), software development, and manufacturing process validation. Projects demonstrate strong written communication skills through writing validation protocols and reports and strong ability to work with people through the change order process. • Demonstrated hands on work style by being an integral part of machine design and build, software development including recipe creation and debugging, and driving machine installation and validation. Show less



Latigo Ranch

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Wrangler

  • May 2012 - Sep 2012

  Wrangler, primarily responsible for taking guests on scenic horseback rides. Additionally responsible for all aspects of horse care, ranch maintenance and guest entertainment, and supervision of nine other wranglers, 55+ hours per week. Wrangler, primarily responsible for taking guests on scenic horseback rides. Additionally responsible for all aspects of horse care, ranch maintenance and guest entertainment, and supervision of nine other wranglers, 55+ hours per week.



Western Kentucky University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Thermal Fluids Laboratory Student Worker

  • Aug 2010 - May 2012

  Student Worker in Thermal Fluids lab. Responsible for Junior and Senior level Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics lab support, high school robotics competition outreach support, and test bed design and improvement. Student Worker in Thermal Fluids lab. Responsible for Junior and Senior level Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics lab support, high school robotics competition outreach support, and test bed design and improvement.



J.M. Smucker Company

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process Engineer Intern

  • May 2011 - Jan 2012

  Tasked with process improvements to increase safety, quality, reliability, and productivity in a factory environment (food manufacturing) with emphasis on lean manufacturing. • Applied problem solving techniques to solve daily manufacturing issues. • Worked in SolidWorks® and AutoCAD® to design parts and machine components • Supported manufacturing during weekly sanitation. • Balanced workload, shifted focus as needed to complete numerous projects in the time given. Tasked with process improvements to increase safety, quality, reliability, and productivity in a factory environment (food manufacturing) with emphasis on lean manufacturing. • Applied problem solving techniques to solve daily manufacturing issues. • Worked in SolidWorks® and AutoCAD® to design parts and machine components • Supported manufacturing during weekly sanitation. • Balanced workload, shifted focus as needed to complete numerous projects in the time given.



Bowling Green Municipal Utilities

• United States
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Intern

  • May 2010 - May 2011

  Tasked with maintenance and operator support in a municipal water plant and wastewater system, including management of maintenance scheduling software and electrical panel troubleshooting. Tasked with maintenance and operator support in a municipal water plant and wastewater system, including management of maintenance scheduling software and electrical panel troubleshooting.