EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown May 2008
Associate Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GE Transportation, Mechanical Engineer II Erie, PA
December 2015 – March 2016
Manufacture of Locomotives for US and foreign countries
Wrote Change Orders for Cabs group
Developed red line drawings for CO’s
Presented CO for approval
Worked on changes in Cab assembly and performed analysis on changes
Reason for leaving: work force reduction
GASBARRE PRODUCTS, Mechanical Design Engineer DuBois, PA
August 2013 – June 2015
Manufacture of mechanical and hydraulic presses for the powder metal industry and isostatic 3 to 6 cavity dry bag presses for the spark plug industry and single cavity large volume isostatic presses for various ceramic and metal powders
Released standard and modified mechanical presses to the shop
Utilized Inventor to designed 6 cavity Densomatic spark plug press
Designed single cavity Densomatic ceramic powder press
Worked closely with the shop and assembly to solve production and assembly issues
Produced manuals for mechanical and ceramic presses
Reason for leaving: work force reduction
AFS ENERGY SYSTEMS, Mechanical Design Engineer Harrisburg, PA
July 2012 – January 2013
Manufacture of bio mass energy systems, form firebox, platform, stairways, and dust collection and removal, and conveyors systems
Designed component of the bio mass system using Autodesk AutoCAD and Inventor
Created drawing and bill of material for fabricated and commercial parts
Reason for leaving: work force reduction
AR AMPLIFIERS, Mechanical Design Engineer Souderton, PA
July 2011 –July 2012
AR Amplifiers is one of the top manufactures RF amplifiers, antennas, amplifier modules, complete EMC test systems, and EMI receivers.
Designed instrument package assemblies using Autodesk Inventor 2012
Produced drawings and bill of materials
Performed revisions using Inventor or Autodesk AutoCAD 2012
Worked with vendors to meet their needs and questions
Reason for leaving: accept new position at AFS Energy Systems
CONCURRENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Associate Mechanical Engineer Johnstown, PA
October 1993 – March 2009
Concurrent Technologies Corporation provides scientific, applied research and development solutions that:
Incorporated innovative technology and management solutions
Emphasized increased quality, effectiveness, and rapid technology transition and deployment
CTC client list included all facets of industry and all branches of the military
Trained, operated and performed analysis on metal powders used to produce Die Compacted and Powder Injected Molded parts.
Purchasing of heat treating furnaces, metal injection molding machine and powder analysis equipment such as Haake Torque Rheometer, Kayness capillary Rheometer and Horbia Particle size analysis, modified PLC programs for different heat treating processes for the Powder Metal and Ceramics Process Area (PM&CP)
Project manager - $50,000 project dealing with 3D printing of metal powders
Conducted Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) study on various thicknesses of ship hull steel for the weld department, designed fixture for conducting testing and assisted in the final report writing
Determined functional requirements and system components and installed infrastructure for expansion of the Fuel Cell Test and Evaluation Center (FCTec) area. Obtained equipment, coordinating with facilities and manufacturers to complete commissioning of the equipment, adherence to ISO 9000 and 14000 company documentation, performed root cause analysis under ISO documentation and calibrated instrumentation for (PM&CP) and FCTec
Developed test plans and procedures for testing of test articles
Tested and operated a 200 kW fuel cell, data reduction and assisted in report writing
Tested fuel cells using altitude chamber, vibration table, environmental chamber and waste heat thermal loop
Operated electrical load bank that would charge batteries used as loads and remove excess power from fuel cell and feed into internal grid
Managed fuel cell project, $100K, which involved designing of the test fixtures for testing of the fuel cell, data collection/reduction and final report writing
Utilized Pro Engineer software for designing of a fuel cell system for an airplane tow vehicle and assisted in resolving design issues, assembly and testing
Reason for leaving: work force reduction
Other Employment:
05/2010 – 07/2011 Mobile Home Installer – Windber, PA
05/2009 – 05/2010 Home Depot – Johnstown, PA, Lord Industries, MIC Industries – Windber, Pa
COMPUTER SKILLS
Pro Engineer 3D modeling training
Solid Works 3D modeling
Trane Trace HVAC software
AutoCAD 2010 and Inventor 2010 Certified
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Project Management Training