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Director of Advanced Vehicle Design
University of Portland
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August 2022 - present
-Experience with multiple vehicle design project types as advisor to Electric Vehicle Grand Prix, SAE Aero, and SAE Formula Electric teams.
-Development of marketing materials and recruitment for vehicle design offerings.
-Development in collaboration with adjunct faculty to create vehicle design curriculum.
-Collaboration with administration for project budget requirements
-Management of summer undergraduate workers
-Currently developing a introductory course on autonomous vehicles.
-Completed the Robotics for Autonomous Vehicle Systems Bootcamp offered by SAE as part of personal development for this role.
Instructor
University of Portland
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August 2016 - present
-Provided hands-on experiences to investigate the material properties (tensile strength, hardness, hardenability, and toughness) of and heat treating techniques for steel, aluminum, and copper.
-Provided hands-on experiences and lectures focusing on open and closed-loop control dynamics for second order systems using Simulink, Arduino, Matlab, and RSLogix.
-Coached students through analysis and reporting of real-world engineering data from materials testing.
-Leveraged manufacturing knowledge (casting, milling, turning, general shop tools) to create and run the Fabrication and Assembly Lab.
-Management experience as senior capstone instructor for both mechanical and multidisciplinary teams, as well as faculty advisor of 9+ senior design teams.
-Experience with business fundamentals as Engineering Economics instructor.
-Successful ABET Accreditation and implementation of Continuous Improvement process.
-7 years of experience teaching engineering graphics in both SolidWorks and AutoCAD
-Implementation of industry recognized certifications in CAD offerings
-Experience with teaching fundamentals of Linear FEA, along with supporting subjects of statics and dynamics.
Faculty Advisor for 9+ senior projects, including:
-SAE Aero Design
-SAE Formula Electric
-Electric Vehicle Grand Prix
-Hyster-Yale Alternative Steering Team
-Hyster-Yale Electric Auxiliary Systems Team
-Stanley Black and Decker Rail Clip Team
-Smart Table Saw Fence Team
Senior Design Engineer
ESCO Corporation
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April 2015 - August 2016
I work primarily as an analyst for product field performance. This involves descriptive statistics for product life and customer based key performance indicator, as well internal engineering use. I also work with predictive techniques using ANOVA, linear regression, and Monte Carlo simulations. My work involves extensive use of Minitab and Matlab, though I occasionally do some of my own coding in C++.
Design Engineer
ESCO Corporation
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October 2010 - April 2015
-Knowledge generator: Generated over 50 knowledge briefs during the course of my time as a design engineer covering a wide range of subjects: FEA analysis various systems, tutorials for running analyses, field trial analyses
-Experienced: Worked as a design engineer on two capital projects: Ultralok and Bandit Shroud System.
-Innovator: Received a patent for my work on the Ultralok mechanical locking system.
-Knowledge integrator: Applied past research experience in Human Factors to develop a usability scale for GET products.
-Data Analyst: Worked as a data analyst, using statistical methods to characterize, validate, and predict product performance.
-Forging New Ground: Founded the ESCO Research Community of Practice, where we researched cutting edge technologies in both industry and academia.
-Community Member: Member of the LS-Dyna and FEA Communities of Practice and specialized in FEA simulations of GET systems. Primarily worked in LS-Dyna with explicit time-step models to characterize impact loading.
-Continuous Improvement: Participated in several Continuous Improvement efforts in multiple in both NPD and manufacturing.
Draper Laboratories and MIT Man Vehicle Lab
Research Fellow
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September 2009 - October 2010
Conducted 6 case studies investigating transitions from a higher level of automation to a lower level of automation (usually manual control).
Investigations into the mechanisms of ungraceful transitions in automation.
Developed a set of design principles for automation transitions based on case study analysis.
Designed an experiment utilizing the Draper Fixed-Base Lunar Simulator to investigate the gracefulness of automation level transition and its transitory effects on operator workload and situational awareness.
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.Sc., Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
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January 2008 - January 2011
University of Portland
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering
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January 2004 - January 2008