Professional Experience

Mechanical Engineering Consultant: Portland, Oregon

Consulting on a variety of products and new company ideas, including Hydrogen Energy Storage, Battery Systems, Consumer electronic products, Hydrogen Fuel Cell products

  • Last contact was leading the design of a hydrogen fuel cell product in Solidworks and then building 4 prototypes for delivery with a custom battery pack. 

  • Programs Used: Net-suite, Inventor Solidworks, Teams, Microsoft Project, Jira, Notion 

Tigerstop: Vancouver, WA

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Domestic leader in manufacturing automation solutions for the lumber industry 

  • Led a team to develop 3 new lumber automation products and modify existing products to meet changing market requirements in collaboration with customer service, sales, manufacturing, and saw systems R&D. 

  • Created product road maps to further Tigerstops extensive reliability and performance standards in new products

  • Participated and lead FMEA and DFM meetings with other engineers and stakeholders

  • Developed prototypes and fabricated parts using hand and machine tools to evaluate form fit and function.

  • Worked closely with supply chain manager to create products designed for manufacturability, ensuring adherence to specifications, and manufacturable solutions to reduce cost by 50%.

  • Programs Used:  Solid Edge, Wrike, SAP SCM

Nelson Global Products: Troutdale, OR

Engineering Manager 

Global Manufacturer of thermal management and acoustics solutions.

  • Helped Improve efficiency and product fabrication while overseeing 15 indirect reports in  Maintenance, R&D, Engineering, and the Machine Shop

  • Supported HMLV manufacturing processes with changing schedules risks with keeping safety as a top priority 

  • Managed and supervised defined personnel; schedule work assignments, evaluate performance, disciplinary action, promotion, discharge, etc.

  • Led Six Sigma projects for cost estimating, root cause analysis and cycle time improvements with a break-even point of 2 years 

  • Programs Used: Solidworks, Microsoft Project, Oracle SCM

Ardica: San Francisco, CA

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Innovator in portable hydrogen storage and fuel cell systems.

  • Led a project team that developed 3 new products that capitalized on Ardica's novel hydrogen storage solution for a portable fuel cell system.

  • Hands-on design using FMEA, pressure analysis, thermodynamics, build and functional validation of 25 complex electro-mechanical components and assemblies in SolidWorks

  • Subject matter expert to validate technical feasibility of new components including electronic connectors, ceramic heaters, and  custom battery packs to bring to manufacturing. 

  • Ensured successful development of new fuel cell products with my knowledge and understanding of materials, part manufacturing methodologies, and rapid prototyping

  • Validating 15+ ITAR certified suppliers and their components for functionality and compliance within the system, including DFM and ASME y14.5 standards with your file management system 

  • Programs Used: Solidworks, Teams, Solidworks PDM, Matlab, 

Fitbit: San Francisco, CA

Manufacturing Engineer-Mechanical 

Pioneer in wearable technology and fitness tracking devices.

Evaluates and improves the consumer electronics manufacturing processes by designing and conducting research programs; applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials; conferring with equipment vendors; soliciting observations from operators

  • Supported new factory builds and developed manufacturing processes for 1 million parts annually. 

  • Developed manufacturing processes by identifying product requirements, researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment, conferring with equipment vendors

  • Determined root cause for production failures, used risk mitigation and sourced components and identified alternatives to aid in production shortages and future failures to reduce line repairs by 75% during NPI. 

  • Provided leadership in resolving production challenges, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective measures that improved product yield and reliability by 7%.

  • Programs Used: Cero, Windchill, Oracle SCM, Jira 

Pegasus: San Francisco, CA

Mechanical Engineer 

Specializing in advanced solar mounting systems that simplify rooftop solar installations 

Evaluating working prototypes for form, fit, function, and manufacturability as well as conducting product stress testing and destructive testing

  • Sourcing and engaging directly with 10+ suppliers for high-volume production, Including DFM and GD&T review

  • Designed 15 different mechanical systems and components for different materials and manufacturing processes.

  • Preformed rigorous analysis from component to system (e.g. static and dynamic loading, FEA analysis) 

  • Ensure new designs are reviewed, tested and certified to relevant codes and standards.

  • Programs Used: Arena, Solidworks, Microsoft Project

Kennerley-Spratling: San Francisco, CA

Manufacturing Engineer 

Producing high-precision plastic injection molding for a wide variety of companies and applications  

Designed and built robotics tools to raise injection molded plastic parts to integrate into various manufacturing processes

  • Designed 10+ pieces of  non-robotic equipment to ensure that production is maintained 24/7

  • Brainstormed alternatives to pace up production or improve efficiency within manufacturing automation

RFA: Dubuque, IA

Test Facilitation Engineer - On Site John Deere Dubuque Works

Assisted in management of Project Verification/Validation testing for John Deere’s construction equipment.

  • Coordinated the rapid repair of 440 machines during production launch and managed building specialized testing units

  • Promoted to Team Lead within RFA and Assistant Testing Team Leader with 5 direct reports 

Educational Summary

Montana State University 2011

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology