Project Engineer Manager

• Apr 2023 - Present

Project Engineer

• Jun 2021 - May 2023

• Work with the engineering team to plan and execute capital projects (Get quotes, project plan, attend FATs, assist in installation and commissioning of new equipment)• Assist in PLC troubleshooting of equipment• Document production and equipment processes• Developed a production data collection app with a multidisciplinary team (Developed frontend using Microsoft Power Apps, Integrated SQL database with the internal development team)• Created various dashboards in Ignition Vision/Perspective to track downtime, and show real-time statuses of lines• Created downtime reports in Power BI Show less

System Control Automation Engineer

• Dec 2019 - May 2021

• Worked with a team of engineers, mechanics, and operators to increase case output on a bottling line to 25% over the required baseline (Programmed conveyor accumulation, centerlined equipment, and added sensors and programming where needed to increase efficiency) • Independently updated the PLC hardware and code for a case palletizer (Structured and modified code for better usability and troubleshooting, created a brand new HMI to replace physical I/O, wired new PLC, and commissioned the machine) • Assisted in troubleshooting and maintaining electrical and controls equipment (e.g. digital and analog I/O, VFDs, PLCs) Show less

Research Assistant

• Jan 2018 - May 2019

• Designed and manufactured a self-locking winch for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) payload raising and lowering using a combination of Solidworks and 3D Printing • Performed joint field test with researchers at University of Nebraska - Lincoln • Designed and manufactured a self-locking winch for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) payload raising and lowering using a combination of Solidworks and 3D Printing • Performed joint field test with researchers at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Manufacturing Engineering Intern

• Jan 2017 - Jul 2017

• Led the redesign of the company's human machine interface (HMI) using Ignition • Monitored step length and chemical usage of clean-in-place (CIP) systems using Ignition and MySQL in order to reduce excess chemical usage • Presented weekly downtime summaries to the maintenance team • Created various drawings in AutoCAD • Worked with the controls teams to integrate and track a new wastewater removal system using Logix5000, Ignition, and MySQL • Led the redesign of the company's human machine interface (HMI) using Ignition • Monitored step length and chemical usage of clean-in-place (CIP) systems using Ignition and MySQL in order to reduce excess chemical usage • Presented weekly downtime summaries to the maintenance team • Created various drawings in AutoCAD • Worked with the controls teams to integrate and track a new wastewater removal system using Logix5000, Ignition, and MySQL

School of Engineering and Computer Science Tutor

• Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

Tutored engineering students in various engineering-related subjects including: • MATLAB programming • Thermodynamics • Vibrations • Mechanics of Materials Tutored engineering students in various engineering-related subjects including: • MATLAB programming • Thermodynamics • Vibrations • Mechanics of Materials

Individual Tutor

• Feb 2015 - May 2016

Tutored students in: • Algebra • Geometry • AP Calculus • History • English Tutored students in: • Algebra • Geometry • AP Calculus • History • English

Office Assistant

• Apr 2011 - Aug 2015

• Filed shop drawings, submittals, receipts, and agreements • Assisted in grading/surveying surfaces for new school buildings • Copied/scanned blueprints • Filed shop drawings, submittals, receipts, and agreements • Assisted in grading/surveying surfaces for new school buildings • Copied/scanned blueprints