Besser

Mechanical Product CAD Designer/Drafter

• Designed steel forms, cores, and mechanisms for the mass production of dry cast concrete pipe, oval, arch, and box culvert products through the application of hydrostatic roller packing, and vibration systems.
• Generated technical AutoCAD drawings for layouts, fabrication, machining, part assembly, hydraulic/pneumatic assemblies, electrical schematics and castings.
• Worked closely with FEA engineers on new product designs subjected to excessive structural loading.
• Provided over the phone and hands-on support to production operations personnel.
• Researched current manufacturing processes and introduced more cost effective manufacturing processes.
• Actively participated in the training and technical support of new design drafters.
• Took initiative to solve pre-existing geometric and kinematics problems, standardizing the problem solving procedures, resulting in increased product accuracy and department productivity.

Eaton

Strategic Project Engineer

• Develop, implement and evaluate new testing technologies, present project proposals to internal and external customers while maintaining focus on current lab projects and developing future capabilities.
• Provide supervision and leadership to a team of 5 hands-on, technical staff to build new test equipment and maintain existing infrastructure to ensure test cell up time, flexibility and maximum productivity.
• Lead project management for existing capital projects and develop strategic vision for future capital planning.
• Act as subject matter expert on products, technologies and manufacturing to support divisional and operational activities.
• Identify, analyze, and validate lab testing technologies in areas of hydraulic, electronic and materials/metallurgical testing capabilities.
• Implement work order tracking system to prioritize work requests and maximize resource efficiency.

Eaton

Lead Product Engineer - Controls

• Designed onboard electronics controller logic for electrohydraulic mobile and industrial hydraulic valves.
• Created model in the loop models for simulation to support controls design, validation and testing.
• Led offshore model in the loop simulation and testing team.
• Authored test requests and analyze results for embedded onboard controls model in the loop and hardware in the loop testing.
• Assisted application software group in development and testing of human machine interface configuration software testing.
• Provided direct support to customers for the collection specialized requirements of customized controls software, applications and direct technical support.
• Authored user manuals and controls tuning procedures for product market release.

Manchester Community College

Adjunct Professor

Courses:

• C++ for Engineers
• Introduction to Engineering
• Engineering Statics
• Engineering Thermodynamics

Pratt & Whitney

Senior Research Engineer, Design Systems Electronic Enterprise

• Developed automated CAD software solutions in support of core engineering and product definition activities.
• Improved engineering productivity through computing applications for design and product definition processes and procedures for the development of commercial and military gas turbine hardware.
• Developed software architecture for the automation of design, data exchange and data storage operations.
• Technically supported the P&W engineering organization by providing on site assistance and classroom training for CAD design, configuration management and collaborative engineering systems software’s.
• Continually researched “cutting edge” software platforms relating to engineering design, engineering collaboration and product definition to ensure Pratt & Whitney is perpetually operating at the forefront of CAD data exchange, collaboration, manufacturing and design technology.
• Developed collaborative engineering methods and data exchange processes for the exchange of engineering data from multiple sources and CAD platforms.
• Authored engineering business requirements for the development of customized engineering software applications.
• Composed statements of work for engineering contractors and externally sourced IT development resources.
• Composed capital request and planning documents which include initial capital and long term expense calculations in addition to ROI timeline estimates.

Pratt & Whitney

Senior Software Engineer

• Developed physics based dynamic models and fault detection logic for aerospace gas turbine engine electro-hydraulic servo actuators, sensing and fuel control systems using Simulink and Dymola.
• Generated code from Simulink and Dymola models for integration into bench test environments and numerical propulsion system simulation software builds.
• Performed model performance analysis by running stability simulations of detailed and real time models utilizing Simulink and Dymola.
• Created model validation reports by compiling results of wet bench hardware testing results to simulated model test results and flight test data.
• Developed custom Matlab and C++ functions and scripts for automation of dynamic system data analysis.
• Utilized dynamic model simulations to determine optimal closed loop controller gains and controls logic for embedding into onboard full authority digital engine controller.
• Produced controls requirements and processes changes using Rational DOORS software.
• Authored hardware test procedures and analyze hardware test results to ensure compliance with requirements.

CDI Corporation

Drafter/Modeler

• Created detail, subassembly and assembly drawings of Pratt & Whitney external gas turbine engine architecture compliant with ASME Y14.5 and PWA 360 standards utilizing Unigraphics v18 software.
• Continually collaborated with Hamilton Sundstrand engineers to insure compliance with standard design procedures, design intent, and production scheduling.
• Documented internal product definition procedures in order to maintain standardized practices and increase department productivity.
• Tracked progress of multiple projects in order to assure prompt delivery of completed work to customer on schedule.

University of Minnesota

Lead Mechanical Engineering department senior design team of undergraduate students in the development of a hydraulics test stand flow calibration cart.

FIRST

Talon Robotics Team, Eden Prairie High School

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Associate

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Associate

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Associate

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Associate

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Associate

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Associate

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Associate

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Associate