About
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer with over 8 years of experience. Most of that experience has been in industrial machine design in the lumber and rubber/tire industry.
Additionally, I spent time with a kitchen equipment manufacturer creating stainless sheetmetal designs for manufacturing, automated food equipment. I've also completed several freelance projects focusing on sheetmetal design.
Focus:
-Industrial Machine Design (Lumber and Rubber/Tire Industries)
-Custom Conveyor Design (Belt, Chain, Roller, Drag Chain)
-Automation Equipment (Robotic Work Cells, Automated Dispenser, ect.)
-Custom Platforms Design (Machine access, safety fencing, ect.)
-Sheetmetal Design (Machine guarding, Kitchen Equipment, ect.)
Mechanical Calculations for:
-Motors and Gearboxes
-Shafts
-Chains and Sprockets
-Belts and Sheaves
-Pneumatic Actuators and Valves
-Hydraulic Actuators and Valves
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Experience
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Mechanical Design Engineer III
Crow Engineering · Full-time
Mar 2025 –
Jul 2025
4 mos
Nashville, TN, United States
• Leading GA & Mechanical Work Activities for two areas of new Plywood Mill from Jan 23 – Feb 25.
• Designing Industrial Equipment, primarily Mill Chain or Belt Conveyors, Custom Machinery & Platforms.
• Working extensively in Autodesk Inventor, streamlining processes & helping implement standards.
• Engineering calculations, including beam and column loads, fluid mechanics, motors and shafts.
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Mechanical Design Engineer II
Franke · Full-time
Oct 2019 –
Mar 2022
2 yrs 5 mos
Nashville, TN, United States
• Assist Engineering R&D Team on prototyping various Automation Projects for the Restaurant Industry.
• Assist with Electrical and Controls teams. Research electronic components, wire and program as needed.
• Create Sheet Metal Designs for Manufacturing. Work with manufacturers to improve drawings and assemblies.
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Mechanical Design Engineer I
Seifert Technologies · Full-time
Sep 2018 –
Oct 2019
1 yrs 1 mos
Nashville, TN, United States
• Created heavy machinery assemblies, including weldments, precision machined components, drive shafts, ect.
• Worked with clients to solve existing design challenges or create new design concepts for R&D projects.
Education
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Middle Tennessee State University
Bachelors of Science, Mechatronics Engineer, 3.5 GPA
2015 – 2018
Activities and Societies:
SME - Robotics Club - V.P.