Product R&D Engineer

Benjamin W. Calloway

**************@*****.*** 859-***-**** ppd-usa.com/projects

Experience

Principal Engineer, Owner Prometheus Product Design, LLC Lexington, KY Jun 2023 — Present

• Applied structural systems expertise as a full-time consultant to solve complex design problems, reduce product development costs, and advance the physical technology of 10+ U.S. companies

• Managed product development projects, leading to the successful delivery of product designs and prototypes from as little as a list of customer requirements

• Harnessed inventive problem-solving techniques (TRIZ, SIT) to achieve ideal solutions by applying systematic methodologies and resolving technical contradictions

• Brought life to a business venture through the comprehensive design, construction, and testing of a 50-lb remotely- operated rover, fully integrating mechanical, electrical, and digital systems

• Improved the productivity of a warehousing operation by designing, constructing, and delivering multiple units of a novel low-cost rugged shipping scale with integrated length dimensioning capabilities Structural R&D Engineer AT-TEK, LLC Lexington, KY Jan 2022 — Jun 2023 (liquidation)

• Applied structural systems expertise and engineering principles to design, optimize, test, and produce sensor technology for launch infrastructure and related applications

• Improved business autonomy through the assignment and oversight of external manufacturing contracts

• Operated complex machinery, including laser welder, 3D printers, coil winder, and furnaces R&D Engineering Intern Energy Focus, Inc. Solon, OH Jan 2021 — Apr 2021

• Applied engineering principles and 3D design techniques to create conceptual models of product assemblies

• Collaborated with R&D team to generate innovative and efficient solutions to technical design problems

• Researched and applied blended-wing-body airframe form concepts to novel aircraft designs Projects

A Guide to Mechanical Engineering: Concepts, College, & Careers — Authored a 220-page book on the study and practice of mechanical engineering concepts, leading prospective engineers toward interest and success in the field Snap-fitting Axle Isolator for Roller-driven Conveyors — Improved the reliability of a protective bushing for conveyor roller axles by modifying the existing design to include flexible snap features Skills

Engineering — Structural systems, systems integration, rapid prototyping, DfX, TRIZ, DoE, PLC design, FMEA, GD&T Software & Languages — Creo, Inventor, FreeCAD, Ansys Workbench, Excel, LabVIEW, MATLAB, Java, Python, Arduino Education

University of Kentucky B.S. in Mechanical Engineering May 2022