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3D Systems CorporationSenior Mechanical Engineer
Jan. 2023 - Feb. 2025Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Bcompact USAEntrepreneur
Jan. 2019 - Oct. 2020Peyton, CO
Falcon Prototyping & MachinePrincipal Consultant
Feb. 2017Colorado Springs, Colorado Area➤I founded a small consulting, design, and manufacturing firm providing consultation, rapid prototype development, and small-run manufacturing for individuals, start-ups, and established businesses
➤ I offer robotic integration, Design for Manufacturing (DFM), electro-mechanical design, Programmable Logic Controller, (PLC) based automation solutions and CNC machining services to clients
➤ Use Fusion 360, Solidworks, and AutoCAD to provide detailed drawing sets to clients. Ulitlize CNC Mills, Lathes, EDM’s, CNC turret press, CNC press brake, 3D printers, and industrial robots
➤ Authored an entirely new QA/QC program relying on Lean Six Sigma principles and is compliant with ISO 9001 standards
ZoZo Group LLCUAV Operator/Pilot
Jul. 2015 - Feb. 2018Greater Denver AreaPart time work operating a UAV under an FAA exemption for marketing work.
Provide aerial videography and photography for various customers.
Kinder MorganProject manager
Sep. 2012 - Feb. 2017Colorado Springs, Colorado Area➤ Guided infrastructure projects from business case through estimating, approval, and design with budgets between $1.2M to $40M completing more than 95% within firm in-services deadlines
➤ Procured all construction materials and contractors to fulfill construction and commissioning
➤ Managed engineering contractors and two to four staff dedicated to local, state, and federal regulatory compliance, documentation, and process mapping
➤ Directed finance staff and provided weekly financial and schedule updates to government and private clients and company management
El Paso Corporation - Colorado Interstate GasOperations Supervisor
Aug. 2010 - Sep. 2012Carr, Colorado, United States➤ Managed the day-to-day operations of one of the largest natural gas hubs in the world which consisted of 10 pipelines, 4 compressor stations, 1 amine treating plant, 14 compressor units (turbine and reciprocating), 75-meter stations
➤ Interviewed, hired, and coached 9 direct reports and ensured that operational costs stayed within budget
El Paso Corp – Tennessee Gas Pipeline Reliability Engineer
May. 2008 - Jul. 2010Heidelburg, MS➤ Ensured availability and safety for 11 natural gas compressor stations (100+ compression engines generating a total of 275,000 horsepower) in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia
➤ Performed more than 50 root cause failure analyses and solved timeline/budgeting issues to meet 90%+ unit availability target
➤ Directed compressor optimization, asset stewardship, foundation repair, safety stewardship, and vendor/contractor management
➤ Provided workforce training for approximately 35 operations staff
➤ Led nine large capital expenditure projects on four turbines and five reciprocating drivers and compressors including efficiency experiments with different parts, upgrades, and new installations
Center for Advanced Vehicular SystemsResearch Associate
Aug. 2006 - May. 2008Starkville, Mississippi, United States➤ Served as one of the university’s first undergrad Research Associates including designing, building, and running building out first machine shop ➤ Tasked with managing the CAVS material testing laboratory, conducting material testing using mechanical and servo-hydraulic tensile, compression, and torsion machines to characterize ferrous and nonferrous metals and composites
➤ Trained twelve researchers on the proper use of machines and techniques including non–ferrous metallurgy classification and analysis, plastics injection molding presses, Scanning Electron Microscope, X-ray CT machine, and a Spark spectrometer
➤ Collaborated with fellow researchers to develop experiments and test fixtures for high force/high cycle fatigue and high strain rate/low cycle fatigue (Hopkins Bar) tests
➤ Documented and wrote research proposals and submissions for grants and publications
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