About
I am a mechanical design engineer. I specialize in mold and tooling design, as well as prototype design and iteration. I have a degree in manufacturing engineering, with a focus in plastics and composites engineering.
I have hands-on experience as a composites technician that allows me to intimately understand tool design from the design, manufacturing, and end-use sides. I understand tooling applications for casting, one and two-half molds, rtm, and injection molding.
I enjoy modeling creative design solutions for unique problems and applications. I have capabilities to run stress analysis from simple load applications, to thermal simulations, as well as flow characteristics.
I understand the applications and limitations of 3D printing and how to design parts for printing, as well as recommending the ideal manufacturing environment and orientation for the part’s end-use.
Experience
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Manufacturing and Design Engineer
Mission Critical Composites · Full-time
Jun 2022 –
Present
2 yrs 2 mos
Huntington Beach, CA, United States
Trained in ISO 9000 and AS9100 practices Developed criteria and procedures for NDI of critical space-flight components
Worked with shop technicians to improve manufacturing and post-cure processing of composite products
Created MWI's to develop standards for inspection and development of standardized test panels
Improved engineering efficiency through procurement of needed kitting and nesting software
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Composites Manufacturing Engineer
Karem Aircraft · Full-time
Oct 2021 –
Apr 2022
6 mos
Lake Forest, CA, United States
Utilized CATIA Surfacing (GSD) and Composites workbenches to develop laminate schedules, ply tables, kitting DXFs and ply books
Created detailed work orders for prepreg laminations and dry fiber infusions
Designed and printed cutting jigs for mandrel modifications and prototype molds
Assisted in development of R&D tools to improve technician efficiency during complex operations
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Composite Technician
Spinlaunch · Full-time
Jul 2018 –
Sep 2021
3 yrs 2 mos
Long Beach, CA, United States
Used Solidworks to develop custom designs for use in manufacturing, research, and development
Created engineering drawings for ease of manufacture
Designed collapsible mandrels to manufacture hollow structures via the filament winding process Independently designed, then manufactured a mobile heavy duty lifting system for loading composite parts into the curing oven
Education
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Western Washington University
Plastics & Composites Engineering, Eng. Mechanical
2013 – 2018
BS Plastics and Composites Engineering, minor Materials Science
Practical and theoretical experience in tooling and mold design
Designed and 3D Printed components for WWU's robotics team for use in their ROV competitions
Designed, tested, and analyzed specimens used to characterize and optimize WWU's high-temperature 3D Printer
Licenses & Certifications
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CSWA
Dassault Systèmes
Sep 2021 –
Present