Jarod Black

Goodlettsville, TN ***** C: 615-***-**** adwm8z@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Mechanical engineer eager to apply technical, problem-solving, and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to quickly adapt to new projects and processes. Driven to perform and meet deadlines. Able to lead by example and perform in multi-functional team environments. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Reynolds Construction – Nashville, TN (8/2022 – current)

• Project management including composing budget, schedule, and purchase orders.

• Relationship building through collaboration with subcontractors and suppliers. Technical questions and orders were negotiated to obtain proper estimates.

• Conducted contract and drawing reviews to ensure jobs built within legal, OSHA, owner, and company standards.

• Created drawings with DraftSight to support the design of Renewable Natural Gas plants.

• Completed outside training courses to learn the technical aspects of auger boring, environmental standards, and basics of construction management and safety. Electrolux – Springfield, TN (7/2020 – 8/2022)

• Tested and developed appliances, primarily ovens and microwaves, to meet design specifications utilizing both physical testing as well as programming through MCB.

• Collaborated in the development of oven accessories through use of Catia.

• Experiment design and analysis geared toward isolating issues in oven and microwave performance and identifying the cause and solutions.

• Validated and optimized testing procedures.

• Developed sustainability measures for the mitigation of waste water.

• Design and development of new electromagnetic product feature.

• Experiment design using Sigma Science principals and statistical analysis with Minitab.

• Focus on Continuous improvement and 5S.

SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Technical problem solving – used math and engineering principles to solve real-world problems, such as the development of a novel vice grip to expedite the manufacturing of hedgehog filters for locomotives through my Senior Design Project work.

• Leadership and determination – Mixed martial arts coach and instructor, position earned after six years of training and perseverance, earning a second degree black belt, and becoming NAGA state and Mid- South champion

• Computer – Bluebeam Revu, Solidworks, DraftSight, Ansys Fluent, Catia, MCB, Minitab, MATLAB programming, proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) EDUCATION

Tennessee Technological University – Cookeville, TN

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering – 05/2020

• Relevant coursework: Turbomachinery, Steam Power Plants, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering Analysis, Engineering Design, MATLAB Programming, Circuits, Dynamics, Statics, Physics, Calculus