Engineer Quality Assurance

A goals-oriented Mechanical Engineer with ten years of hands on automotive

experience in the commercial industry and two years in military armored

ground vehicle applications. Particular expertise in sheet metal forming

within the gaming and automotive industries. Extensive experience

developing A.S.M.E. compliant engineering drawings and templates.

QUALIFICATIONS

. Fluent in Pro/Engineer, Solid Works, and Inventor. Familiar with AutoCAD

and Mechanical Desktop Computer Aided Design software packages.

. Working knowledge of ASME Y14.100-2004 Engineering Drawing Practices,

ASME Y14.5-2009 GD&T and related standards according to the 11th edition

of the Drawing Requirements Manual published by IHS, as well as design

for manufacturing principles and level II Technical Data Package

requirements.

. Efficient with many types of engineering related software such as

LabView, Wonder Ware, Matlab, MathCAD, Maple, C++, SAP, EES and more.

Very resourceful in all Microsoft Office programs and a wide array of

various software packages.

. Motivated self-starter. Excellent communication skills at many levels.

High level ability to multi-task, be a team player, pro-actively problem

solve and make decisions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NEVADA AUTOMOTIVE TEST CENTER

01/08 - 08/09

SILVER SPRINGS, NV

AUTOMOTIVE TEST ENGINEER

General responsibilities included supervising and supporting Co-Ops,

Fabricators and Machinists in prototype builds of military ground

vehicle mobility and survivability solutions, providing the Program

Manager with weekly program status reports, monthly milestones and

potential hurdles, procuring parts and materials for prototype

builds, attending design review meetings with customers and the

control of engineering data by creating and managing B.O.M. records,

checking drawings and creating installation manuals.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Developed blast mitigating solutions and a level II Technical Data

Package for the HMMWV M1114 Enhanced Underbody Protection program

that resulted in 5,000 units put into service.

. Created mounting provisions and made sub-system component

selections for an Electronically Controlled Active Suspension

System implemented on an LAV-AT platform for the Marine Personnel

Carrier Technical Demonstrator program.

. Designed a modular bed on the Supacat Marauder HMT Extenda 6X6 for

the Mother Ship Re-Supply Vehicle program that included an

electronic crane for loading and unloading the deck with cargo,

removable side panels and two fuels cells, that resulted in 11

units put into service.

. Executed performance, durability and live Human Factors

Engineering testing for the Indirect Vision program.

. Performed iterative design testing and Quality Assurance testing

on final design prototypes.

NIOTAN, INC.

10/06 - 06/07

MOUNDHOUSE, NV

PROJECT ENGINEER

General responsibilities included ensuring product mass flow rate,

testing the product, loading the reactors with the prescribed recipe

for that day's reduction process, running the control systems and

repairing and maintaining the production equipment.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Engineered and improved manufacturing process and equipment

relating to product flow.

. Operated, maintained and programmed production equipment (pumps,

vacuums, furnaces, cooling towers, jaw crushers, reactors and PLC

programming).

. Developed Process & Instrumentation Diagrams and Process Flow

Diagrams.

. Related the needs of the operator to the engineering team for the

advancement of operator friendly equipment and environments.

EBARA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 08/05

- 02/06

SPARKS, NV

ASSOCIATE PROJECT ENGINEER

General responsibilities included reporting the results of Research

and Development assignments, learning how to set up and use the

equipment to test the final product for Quality Assurance and

performing calculations to guarantee design integrity.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Designed diffusers, impellers, inducers, pump retraction systems

and balance Thrust Equalization Mechanisms in cryo-dynamic pumps.

. Analyzed flow pressures and flow rates for the design of internal

pump elements and sub-assemblies.

. Conducted fatigue testing on cryo-dynamic equipment.

. Wrote excel programs that integrated vendor data into company

files.

WILLIS AUXILIARY POWER DYNAMICS

01/05 - 07/05

SPARKS, NV

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING INTERN

General responsibilities included learning about tractor-trailer

operation and how the company product was integrated into the

vehicle, assisting in assembly and ensuring the installation and

operational guidelines were complete.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Responsible for composing Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Installation

and Operation manual.

. Performed scientific experiments to improve product design.

. Aided in installation and design of APU sub-assemblies.

. Designed electrical and mechanical installation schematics.

INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY

01/03 - 12/04

RENO, NV

HARDWARE ENGINEERING INTERN

General responsibilities included providing supervisors with weekly

status reports, making changes on engineering drawings from the

checking department, learning how to use machines and equipment to

fabricate parts for slot machines and solving engineering problems.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Assembly of Slot Machines, new & existing product design and

drafting, product testing, B.O.M. reporting and change reporting

via the ECR and ECO process.

. Utilized manufacturing processes such as machining, molding,

casting and sheet metal for the design and production of gaming

machine prototypes.

. Operated Press Brakes, Lathes, Shears, Drill Presses, Saws,

Grinders, Sanders, Welders and many more tools for the alteration

and fabrication of prototypes.

EDUCATION

. University of Nevada, Reno, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with emphasis

in Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Design, Advanced Mathematics,

Thermodynamics, and Heat Transfer.

. Sparks High School, General Studies with emphasis in Automotive

Mechanics.

PATENTS AND PUBLICATIONS

. United States Patent # 6,971,180: "Paint Can Channel Perforation

Apparatus" - issued December 2005.

"An embodiment of a Paint Can Channel Perforating Apparatus includes a

toroidal member having a stiffening brace affixed to opposing edges of the

toroidal member. Further, a plurality of perforating bits is affixed to the

toroidal member and aligned normal to the plane defined by the toroidal

member. A housing may be adapted to enclose the upper toroidal member and

the rim of a paint can to serve as a linear guide during operation and user

safety

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

. Lemelson Young Inventor $100,000 educational scholarship for

inventing the, "Paint Can Channel Perforating Apparatus".

. Millennium $10,000 educational scholarship.

. Reno Rodeo's most improved student $1,000 educational scholarship.

. $1,500 donation in my name to the Sparks High School science lab

from the Lemelson Educational and Assistance Program.

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