ABOUT

Throughout my life, I’ve approached every challenge with enthusiasm, creativity, and ceaseless desire to achieve success. This passion and drive have paved the way to countless opportunities, unique experiences and exceptional relationships both personally and professionally. If you’re interested in learning more about me, keep reading or get in touch.

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MY EXPERIENCE

The following is an outline of my current and past work experience. Each role has provided an opportunity to learn, grow, and continue developing both as a person and a professional. Take a look to learn more.

TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES

Sept 2020 - June Present

Hired into the Snow / Chore New product development group on-site in Greenville, South Carolina.

Year 1 - Project Engineer 2

Assisted the development of the new generation of Ryobi and Hart cordless snowblowers including TTI’s first cordless 2-Stage snow blower. Responsibilities included the design of deep draw sheet metal chassis components and injection molded appearance plastics. Created technical drawings and tolerance stacks for components utilizing GD&T (ASME Y14.5). Field Tested and validated units across the US.

Year 2 - Project Engineer 3

As a Project engineer 3, additional responsibilities include project lifecycle management. Assisted with project cost and manpower estimates. Coordinated and managed field-testing across the United States. Introduced NX based FEA to the engineering team to reduce design time. Developed a new patented method for achieving low profile heated grips.

Senior Project Engineer 1

Further responsibilities include technical drawing review, project management and training of new design engineers. Coordinated concise cross-functional meetings to improve communication between teams and reduce electro-mechanical design issues. Designed and prototyped a new high-torque gearbox. Developed a new patented method for electric self-propel interlock to reduce mechanical complexity and assembly.

Year 3

Managed the development and implementation of a new snow blower from ideation thru production. The project included extensive cross functional work with industrial design, electrical engineering, sales and overseas engineering teams. Developed a new assembly methodology to drastically reduce assembly time and complexity. Performed extensive analysis on field testing data using Python, Excel and Power BI to develop new cross functional tools to better understand and predict new product performance.

YAMAHA MOTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY - DESIGN ENGINEER

June 2018 - Sept 2020

Hired into the Terrain Vehicle Design Group, on-site at Newnan, GA factory.

Year 1:

Supported the rest of the terrain vehicle group to bring multiple vehicles into production. Projects included design and analysis of thermal management solutions, appearance plastics design and sheet metal design for the chassis and roll over protection system (ROPS). Prepared technical part and assembly drawings for mass manufacturing

Year 2:

Additional responsibilities include management and development of complex cooling and safety systems for new vehicles. Key responsibility was insuring that new seatbelt and seat systems adhered to the appropriate SAE and FMVSS standards.

Completed formal in-person certification for GD&T and Advanced NX Surfacing

DUAL STRAPPING SOLUTIONS - CO-FOUNDER

Dec 2017 - June 2018

After winning the 2017 Capstone Expo for Mechanical engineering, our team of engineers co-founded Dual Strapping Solutions. Our device was created to secure irregularly shaped loads using polyester strapping, an industry first. Using polyester strapping instead of the prevalent steel banding improves worker and customer safety. We later went on to be finalists in the 2018 Inventure Prize. Check out our pitch!

My role included ideation, design, gear train selection, market research and assembly drawing preparation.

GEORGIA TECH SOLAR RACING - SUSPENSION TEAM LEADER

Sep 2015 - Dec 2017

Managed the manufacturing and assembly of the suspension for a 700 lb solar car. Manufactured a full independent suspension using manual mills and lathes and a HAAS milling machine. Coordinated the manufacturing of complex hubs with a professional machine shop. Responsible for the training of new team members in the machining area.

Primary driver for FSGP 2017 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, TX

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