Experience

Flexitallic

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lead Product R&D Engineer

  • 2018 - Present

  ● Product Design – Create and evaluate new product concepts. Create prototype drawings and coordinate with manufacturing and third party suppliers for prototype production. Review and approve product designs of R&D team for production. Redesign existing products with goal of performance improvement, and/or market expansion. Apply DFM principle to existing designs to reduce manufacturing complexity and time. Plan and schedule standardized and custom tests to evaluate prototype performance. Review, interpret test data, and iterate on prototype design ● Project Management – Create project scopes and phasing products development according to technical difficulty and market needs. Manage risk of product development with parallel design paths. Coordinate timing of material, equipment and prototype sourcing using Gantt charts. Provide leadership to and set milestones for technical teams. Regular stakeholders engagement and periodic report to executive team. Find and build relationship with material and equipment suppliers. Communicate procurement requirements via engineering specifications● Engineering Documentation – Create engineering drawings using AutoCAD and SolidWorks. Create product datasheets. Write internal engineering standards on material sourcing, testing, and manufacturing ● Research – Research on material properties of metals, polymers, adhesives, manufacturing methods, ASTM testing standards, and test equipment. ● Intellectual Property – Prior art analysis, provide drawings and technical content for patents. Show less

• Applications Engineer

  • Mar 2013 - Mar 2018

  ● Working directly with customers to answer technical questions or select and/or design the appropriate gasket for various applications● Performed ASME Section VIII-Div 1 calculation for gasket design, and bolt torque value to determine flange integrity, for applications such as heat exchangers, valves, and turbine ● Research and develop new product lines or improve existing products:○ Change HF gasket – developed entire product line from concept, design, and testing to manufacturing process○ CPR gasket – new locating ring design reduced manufacturing cost and time while improved performance○ Change gasket – Doubled allowable stress through eliminating high stress points● Create 2D AutoCAD and 3D Solidworks drawings ● Conduct finite element analysis● Creating iPhone iOS applications using SWIFT● Field technical support in refineries. Trained for Galveston Bay Refinery entry Show less



Austin Tele-Services

• Lab technician

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

  Refurbished enterprise routers, gateways, and servers via software update and physical repair. Refurbished enterprise routers, gateways, and servers via software update and physical repair.