About
I am a young engineering professional based in the lower Hudson Valley, on the cusp of the New York City Metropolitan Area. I have professional experience in the manufacturing industry as a designer, product developer and project manager. I am currently seeking opportunities to continue my career in engineering. I left my previous role at e-Systems Group in search of a company with more structure and growth potential for my skills and network. In future positions, I hope to work on a diverse team and have experience on a range of projects. Design work is important to me, so any position would have to include product, prototype or test equipment design. Additionally, I enjoy the production side of manufacturing, and would like some exposure to a production floor or prototyping workshop. I am focusing my search in the Northeastern United States, but am open to relocation elsewhere. I am also open to traveling for work.
Since leaving, I have been traveling, working part time, and expanding my engineering skills. Over the past few months, I have visited Nashville, TN and Charlotte, NC, and lived in Southwestern Florida for three months where I worked as a cook part time. I have endeavored to keep my engineering skills sharp, and expand on them wherever possible. In September, I passed my Fundamentals of Engineering Exam to become an Engineer in Training. I took multiple SolidWorks and LinkedIn certification courses to test my expertise on different software programs. Finally, I continuously work on personal projects as a creative outlet and practice for design and fabrication skills. Some of these projects can be found on the "Projects" page.
There are many facets of my life outside of engineering. As mentioned, I travel often. Road trips are a new hobby of mine, and our beautiful country has been the subject of my recent adventures. I am an avid skier and snowboarder, and consider it one of my greatest passions. I enjoy the water, whether its the beach, the lake, or on a river, where I enjoy fly fishing. At home, I spend lots of time in the kitchen, experimenting with recipes and making meals for friends and family. For leisure, I like to read, play video games, and watch sports (basketball, soccer, hockey) or movies.
Professional Experience
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER AT E-SYSTEMS GROUP
e-Systems Group is a boutique manufacturer of mission critical workstations and data center racks. The plant's capabilities included punching, forming, welding, powder coating, and assembly of sheet metal products as well as a full wood shop to fabricate work surfaces and cabinetry. My responsibilities were various, and included designing new products, updating old CAD files, quoting projects to customers, Product Data Management, time studies, quality inspections, maintenance, and prototyping. SolidWorks and AutoCAD were used for production design and quote drawings respectively, JD Edwards was used for PDM, SmartSheet and Enterprise One were used as project management and sales tools respectively, and Microsoft Office was used as needed for records, data management and reports.
My primary project during my time at e-Systems Group were the HIVE Charging Rack. I was tasked with reducing cost on the HIVE and through three generations of design, I achieved my goal. By removing unnecessary parts, simplifying and standardizing the design, and optimizing production, I was able to reduce the cost of the Charging Rack by $300, from $1800 per unit to $1500 per unit. The company foretasted sales of up to 8 units monthly, leading to an annual savings of almost $30,000.
More details about the HIVE can be found can be found on the "Projects" page, along with the Guardian Desk project from e-Systems Group and other personal and professional projects..
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING INTERN WITH U.S. ARMY RESEARCH LABS
As an intern with the United Stated Army Research Labs, I assisted the mechanical and electrical engineering teams on various projects. The primary client for the office was the White House Communications Agency, so the projects revolved around communications technology. A recurring project was outfitting armored vehicles with a technology console that contained power, telephones, internet, and GPS equipment, as well as comfort features such as cup holders, storage and a locking platform for the nuclear football. The mechanical engineering team used Autodesk Inventor and a full machine shop to design, fabricate, assemble and install the consoles that would then be populated by the electrical engineers. My responsibility was to take the part drawings and fabricate them using a CNC waterjet, press brake, punch press, grinder, and hand tools to fabricate the parts, coordinate assembly, and install the enclosures in the armored SUVs. I also assisted the electrical engineering team with installation, wiring and testing of the electrical components.
Outside of the office, the team worked on field projects installing communications equipment in the Washington D.C. area. During my time as an intern, I was able to assist the team as we installed fiber optic cable and communications antennas in the Washington Monument. This was a labor intensive endeavor as we had to move equipment up the 55 stories to the service level of the Monument without the elevator. In total, we ran over 600 feet of fiber optic cable from above the observation deck to the service levels beneath the ground level.
QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR AT DITRON INC.
Ditron Inc. is an expert manufacturer of micro-precision stamped parts for electronics. I spent a summer working in the engineering and quality departments, learning about the business. This was my first experience in the manufacturing industry; I learned the basics of plant operations, organization and management. In the engineering department, I reviewed AutoCAD drawings to identify changes in tool design across all revisions. On the quality side, I worked as a member of the inspection team as we checked samples of various different parts. We compared dimensions on the detail drawings to our actual measurements from comparators and micrometers. If there were visual discrepancies or if critical dimensions were out of the tolerance range, production of that part would be halted and we would coordinate with the tool designers to find a solution.