Engineer - Mechanical Engineering

• Major: Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

• Lead team of four engineers and three technical support staff
• Long-term planning and product development for six roller cone drill bit and percussion tool product lines
• Lead project with manufacturing to implement new heat treat process, improving product life by 10% while mitigating increases to cycle time
• Technical documentation for product lines to include Bill of Materials, design standards, and specifications for materials and processes
• Collaborated with software development team to develop and employ drilling simulation program
• Provide on-site technical training and field engineering support across six continents
• Employ quality management system to ensure department efficiency as well as ensure success during annual ISO reviews

• Responsible for all phases of new product development from initial concept to post-failure analysis
Designed pneumatic hammers for mining: emphasis on compressed air, protective surface treatments, and fatigue failure analysis
• Designed roller cone drill bits for mining: emphasis on roller bearings, sealed journal bearings, and tungsten carbide cutters
• Awarded 4 US patents for innovation in rotary percussion technology
• Developed calculations and designed components in CAD (2D / 3D)
• Designed experiments to support new product concepts, to include resourcing, planning, evaluation, and implementation of lessons learned
• Conducted design reviews with engineering, manufacturing, and sales
• Customer site visits for data collection and performance evaluation
• Conducted failure analysis of returned products

• Operated multiple systems for data processing and analysis, with emphasis on analyzing complex waveforms and forms of modulation.
• Collaborated with multiple agencies to ensure timely dissemination of analytical findings

Deputy Team Leader- Space Support Team
• Technical expert for use of satellite-based assets in military operations, to include imagery, communications, and GPS systems
• Second in command of team of 6 functional specialists
• On-site training to units in Afghanistan to improve employment of space system and special program capabilities

Operations Officer
• Managed a multi-agency team to facilitate the departure and return of over 3,900 personnel to Iraq
• Oversaw the training and deployment of over 950 replacement personnel, increasing the unit’s strength in Iraq by 25%

Tank Company Executive Officer
• Second in command of 100-member organization
• Directed maintenance and logistics operations for 47 vehicles and equipment valued at over $110 million
• Trained and advised the senior leadership of a 100-member Iraqi Army Company

Tank Platoon Leader
• Trained 16 team members in science of tank gunnery, achieving superior scores on qualification ranges
• Led combined US and Iraqi team during 120 combat missions, resulting in a 50% decrease in enemy activity
• Directed maintenance for 5 tanks and 4 trucks and equipment, valued at approximately $30 million.

Logistician
• Logistics support for a workforce of 494 soldiers and a fleet of 176 combat and support vehicles
• Developed itemized tracking system for movement of $200 million worth of military equipment from Iraq to Colorado

Classroom course designed for technical professionals who require metallurgical knowledge but are not employed as metallurgists. Main subjects areas include:
• How metals are formed and how this affects their mechanical properties
• Methods to strengthen metals
• Failure analysis
• Metal/alloy selection

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