Zachary (Zack) Prather
Test Engineer at Hexagon Digital Wave LLC- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Hexagon Digital Wave LLC
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United States
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Test Engineer
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Nov 2018 - Present
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Suspension Team Manager (Mechanical Engineering Student)
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Aug 2017 - May 2018
• Designed and optimized a suspension system around fixed mounting tabs that met all the Formula SAE rules• Managed other members of the suspension team and was also responsible for the schedule, budget, and communicating with other subsystems • Calculated dynamic loading situations to make sure the wishbone tubing will withstand all the forces experienced during competition• Resulted in a performance/tunable suspension that met all the Formula SAE rules • Designed and optimized a suspension system around fixed mounting tabs that met all the Formula SAE rules• Managed other members of the suspension team and was also responsible for the schedule, budget, and communicating with other subsystems • Calculated dynamic loading situations to make sure the wishbone tubing will withstand all the forces experienced during competition• Resulted in a performance/tunable suspension that met all the Formula SAE rules
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Wild West Motorsports/Greely Harley-Davidson
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United States
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Retail
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Parts Consultant
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May 2013 - Jan 2018
• Organized and managed inventory.• High quality product and accessory knowledge. • Contacted parts vendors for technical support. • Organized and managed inventory.• High quality product and accessory knowledge. • Contacted parts vendors for technical support.
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Colorado State University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Composite Product Development (Mechanical Engineering Student)
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Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
•During this class, I learned how to develop a composite part from making a master and then making a mold to layup in. In this class, we used carbon and glass wet layup, carbon prepregs, and resin infusion.•We were tasked with manufacturing a complex geometry step stool that would hold up to 500 pounds.•Conducted several tests to ensure that the manufacturing process would be successful. These tests included testing paints and mold releases and building and obtaining laminate properties in Autodesk Helius Composite.•Was the first group in three years to successfully overcome all the manufacturing difficulties of the step stool project.
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Computational Fluid Dynamics (Mechanical Engineering Student)
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Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
•Using Ansys and Fluent, the exhaust flows between a stock and aftermarket exhaust systems were compared. •Modeled both exhaust systems using Creo and set up the domains using Ansys Workbench to analyze what makes the aftermarket exhaust better.•Calculated the volumetric flow rate using engine rpm and engine displacement to ensure Fluent model setup was correct. •Determined that the aftermarket exhaust resulted in an increase of 19% more backpressure over the stock exhaust system.
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Education
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Colorado State University
Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering -
Aims Community College
Associate’s Degree, Associates of Science