Summary: Experienced high volume and custom system design engineer with extensive FEA and CAD solid modeling work experience. Project management overseeing multiple product lines. Product design, analyses and quality control of extruded metals, plastics, sheet metal, injection molds and machined parts.

Mechanical Design Engineering

Concept to product launch

Geometric Dimension and Tolerance

Finite Element Analysis

Six Sigma Greenbelt Certified

Project Management

Work Experience:

BlueGuard One a Z-Communications subsidiary Boulder, CO February 2017 – September 2017

Mechanical Engineer and Manager: Completed numerous modern engineering duties including: component design, systems management and design, project management.

Mechanical project manager and design engineer for new product development.

Design of experiment and tested components and systems for marine environmental factors such as, high pressure fluid environments, temperature variations, corrosion and structural integrity.

Deployed plastic injection molded electronics packaging and structural supports for products marine environments.

Completed whole system geometric dimensioning and tolerancing of mechanical and electrical components per ASME Y14.5 standards.

Implemented assembly, integration and documentation of mechanical and electro-mechanical systems interface.

Handled CAD, documentation creation, DFM, and control of mechanical engineering components and manufacturing assemblies.

Implemented environmental sealing of electronics housing from dust and moisture for IP67 and IP68 standards.

Design for manufacturing of components and manufacturing process controls including first article inspections of all new mechanical components.

3D printing of prototypes and creation of custom in-house tooling.

Quest Integrity Boulder, CO April 2015 – February 2017

Consulting Engineer: Structural and thermal finite element designer and analyst.

Handled project management of new and legacy power plant equipment.

Developed and analyzed new and legacy equipment to API-579 fitness-for-service standards and ASME requirements.

Executed root cause failure analyses of customer equipment and continued component life calculations.

Analyzed structural sealing of bolted joint connections under temperature and pressure loading cycles.

Constructed thermal creep and creep rupture finite element analyses for remaining life requirements and equipment inspection intervals.

Analyses and design of piping standards per ASME B31.1 B31.3 B31.4 B31.8 and B16.5 piping codes.

Executed validation of ASME and API codes into Signal fitness-for-service software used in the oil and gas industry.

Validated design requirements of new generation power and energy equipment.

Evaluated effects of material variation on oil, paper refinery, and chemical equipment.

Performed fracture mechanics analyses of standard and custom steel power equipment, chemical storage contains, oil and gas pipelines, and refining industries.

Completed vibration analyses of power generation equipment including low and high cycle fatigue with structural and thermal loading.

Wanco Inc. Arvada, CO May 2013 – November 2014

Design Engineer and Project Manager: Design, project management and testing over commercial and residential generators.

Mechanical project manager and design engineer for new and existing product lines of the company’s subsidiary Thermal architecture and verification of generator line to prevent over heating of systems to pass OEM reliability specifications.

Completed from project conception to market of company’s new generator design.

Designed over 30 portable generators for commercial and residential product line using cross platform architecture to minimize cost and increase ease of manufacturing for a 1.1-million-dollar annual cost savings.

Managed new product architecture of 20-kilowatt light tower and power station utilizing a universal design for multiple engines and various customer driven options.

Evaluated, established and implemented design spectrums for new product lines.

Designed custom equipment for heavy duty industrial applications and extreme weather environments.

Lead point of contact for all new test engineering requirements, including test setup design, ordering of testing equipment and writing test procedures.

Oversaw evaluation and incorporation of new test engineering setup into the company’s standard practices.

Integrated common testing procedures and design practices with OEM’s and suppliers for application approvals.

General Electric Greenville, SC August 2010 – December 2012

Structural and Thermal Finite Element Analyst: Specialized in Thermal, Structural and Vibration Finite Element Modeling, advised on component and system design and risk management of new and existing products.

Created highly detailed Finite Element Analyses for review by design engineers to resolve any errors in design before products enter production.

Designed and analyzed rotating power equipment for powerplants using 289-544 megawatt turbines.

Completed thermal and structural FEA analysis of product welds across product lines to accurately predict weld fatigue and fracture predictions.

Designed, verified, and analyzed coated extruded and sheet metal nickel based alloys for product seals, combustion life requirements, reduced oxide emissions, and simplification of product integration and service intervals.

Assisted design engineers in finding solutions with Finite Element Analysis for product failure and longevity to increase cost savings and product life.

Effectively communicated products life predictions from FEA models under thermal and structural loads to design team to improve system life requirements and extend product warranties.

Seagate Technology Longmont, CO July 2005 – July 2010

Research and Development Mechanical Engineer: Performed several modern engineering duties including: component design, Finite Element Modeling, system design and management, and project management.

Completed system level FEA modal analyses of hard drives to eliminate detrimental resonances and accelerate product launch date.

Designed, released and sustained components for all laptop drive programs from product conception to end of life.

Handled CAD, GD&T, engineering documentation, design for manufacturability and product owner of new and existing laptop drive components.

Developed new top cover design practices that improved acoustic performance by 10% while reducing form factor and decreasing component costs.

Designed coated extrusion components for aluminum and steel disc separator plates for increased fluid flow performance, improved particle cleanliness, and overall cost reductions.

Handled environmental sealing of all laptop drives from moisture and particle contamination with custom form in place gaskets.

Developed new finite element modeling techniques using design of experiments for improved disc flatness of new components and improved yield for mass production.

Tested components and systems for environmental factors to compare against FEA analyses results to establish verifiable FEA modeling techniques.

Improved industry standards for force loaded drives through product evolution and managing failure analyses of new test sweeps.

Software Proficiencies: ANSYS, Abaqus/CAE, Solidworks 2005-2017, Signal FFS, Unigraphics NX, Minitab, MATLAB, I-deas SDRC, Enventive Tolerance Analysis, Microsoft Office Suite, and TEMA analysis, Labview.

Education:

University of Colorado, College of Engineering and Applied Science

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering

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