Property Maintainer (Part Time) - Cedar Ridge Community Church - Spencerville, MD
(2024-01)
- Responsible for upkeep and maintenance of 63 acres of property
- Maintenance and repair of equipment including mowers, tractors, etc.
- Upkeep and maintenance of buildings including historical barn, farmhouse, & outbuildings
- Advise Board of Directors on work needed to be done and historical preservation requirements
- Set-up and take-down of seasonal decorations, furnishings, and equipment
Engineering Drafter - Tate-Andale - Baltimore, MD
(2017-10 - 2023-08)
- Designed Fluid Filtration Equipment for water treatment, shipbuilding, & nuclear power industries and the US Navy
- Extensive use of Solidworks to update & refine existing 3D models & to create models from 2D drawings.
- Wrote work instructions and collaborated with production workers on assembly procedures.
- Fluent with ASME/ANSI Y14.5 standards including GD&T dimensioning.
- Extensive experience with ASME/ANSI B16.5, B16.25 & other piping standards.
Design Engineer, Contract (Aerotek) - RailPlan International - Baltimore, MD
(2017-04 - 2017-07)
- Designed interiors for railroad passenger equipment using Solidworks.
- Updated and revised CAD solid models & drawings for production.
- Wrote work instructions and advised production workers on assembly procedures.
- Redesigned ADA compatible bathroom facilities including pipe and wire routing in confined spaces.
- Built scale models for MD MTA that were used as trophies for competitions that were part of a national convention.
Development & Test Engineer - dlhBOWLES - Columbia, MD
(2008-02 - 2016-06)
- Performed validation testing for automotive safety equipment to meet and/or exceed government, industry, customer, and internal specifications.
- Conducted research to optimize performance in new products.
- Trained new employees in lab safety, equipment operation, and test performance.
- Maintained and repaired machines, equipment, and lab areas to ensure proper operation and to minimize downtimes
- Developed standards & work instructions to formalize testing procedures to ensure consistency & accuracy, and to improve reporting times.
- Collaborated with principal engineer to develop a new pump by providing design and performance testing.
- Used CAD, Creo / ProE and Windchill, to design & build a system to optically measure nozzle sprays within 0.5 degrees
- Highly involved with daily operation of Additive Manufacturing / 3D printing lab to reduce development times for designers and to quickly get physical samples for the program managers to send to customers for evaluation.
- Coordinated with R&D, Engineering, Injection Molding, and Assembly to minimize turnaround times for corrective actions, process improvement, and product improvement.
Quality Engineer - FlightFab - Baltimore, MD
(2005-01 - 2008-01)
- Verified dimensional quality for all machined parts, including GD&T tolerances (ASME Y14.00) of +/-.0001"
- Verified quality of all electrical sub-assemblies for functionality and reliability
- Responsible for final testing of semi-monthly builds of $50,000 Plastics Recycling equipment for US Navy
- Managed materials inventory and prepped materials for machining
- Coordinated with Project Management, Shipping/ Receiving, and Shop Floor to keep parts moving in a fast-paced, JIT Lean manufacturing environment
Design Engineer - ATI Performance Products, Inc - Baltimore, MD
(2004-01 - 2005-01)
- Designed high performance auto parts for race cars and hot rods
- Created system for prioritizing & tracking projects in the Engineering Dept. to quickly show status and minimize confusion in product development administration
- Developed drawing standards and updated drawings using AutoCAD
- Coordinated to improve communication with production department for manufacture of new products
Technical Support & Development - Precision Endoscopy of America - Hunt Valley, MD
(2001-01 - 2004-01)
- Provided engineering support to repair technicians
- Reverse engineered and upgraded OEM parts to improve reliability and reduce costs
- Developed new specialized tooling to simplify repairs and reduce labor times by 30 minutes
- Designed and manufactured new parts and specialized tools
- Inspected incoming parts for critical quality issues
Project Manager - MTH Electric Trains - Columbia, MD
(2000-01 - 2001-01)
- Involved with all stages of development- Engineering, Design, Drawing, Sample Inspection, Manufacturing Processes, Scheduling, Packaging, Final Product Inspection
- Worked with Korean manufacturers on a daily basis to keep product development and production on schedule.
- Designed new products and improved existing products using Autocad.
Engineering Research Assistant - Space Systems Lab, University of Maryland - College Park, MD
(1992-01 - 1997-01)
- Involved with robotics research for NASA space flight applications
- Involved with extensive neutral buoyancy testing & research to simulate zero gravity conditions in space
- Designed and fabricated robotics hardware using CAD/ CAM
- Performed as lead machinist for RANGER program, a prototype free-flight on-orbit satellite service robot
- Maintained and repaired machines, equipment, and lab areas to ensure things are in working order and to minimize downtimes.
- Collaborated on design and building of a hybrid rocket motor
- Trained new employees for safe operation of tools and equipment
- Assembled electronic PC boards for robotics development
