I combine electro-mechanical design, advanced manufacturing, and industrial automation to improve production processes and develop practical engineering solutions.
Designed a custom low-temperature industrial bake oven for the dehydration process at the Twinsburg facility, expanding throughput capability and eliminating a production bottleneck.
Increase in dehydration throughput capability
Designed, constructed, and documented VEXU robots for driver-controlled and autonomous tasks. As an establishing member and Assembly Lead, helped the team go from third place in Ohio to qualifying for the VEX Robotics World Championship in one season.
Designed and constructed a cupola foundry with the American Foundry Society and Kent State University for refining metals into stock material and supporting academic display.
Experience across the factory floor, the research lab, and the classroom.
Teach MAGMASOFT casting simulation and guide students through heat transfer, gating and feeding, process analysis, and manufacturability. Mentor students and organizations on casting projects.
Investigated casting defects and implemented procedural changes to reduce scrap. Developed mold assembly tools for aerospace-grade turbine blades and revised manufacturing work instructions and process documentation.
Maintain, diagnose, and repair a fleet of 16 additive manufacturing machines. Support FDM, SLA, and binder jet printing, and train students in design for manufacturing and assembly.
Applied kaizen to machine and process improvements. Designed a custom industrial bake oven and supported CAD design, mechanical repair, high-voltage wiring, and SOP and BOM documentation.
Supported skilled trades, coordinated workloads across five locations, and handled material logistics between vendors, facilities, and project sites.
SolidWorks · Inventor · Fusion · NX · MAGMASOFT · CNC Sim
Parametric CAD, CAE, CAM & FEA
Allen-Bradley HMI · Ladder Logic · Function Block Diagram · Structured Text · SCADA · SFC · VFD
FFF/FDM · SLA · Binder jet printing · Investment casting · Sand casting · CNC · Welding
Python · MATLAB · C# · G-code · FANUC
Excel · Access · Minitab · R / RStudio · Statgraphics · ANOVA · Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
Requirements analysis & allocation · Verification & validation · System life-cycle development · Process documentation
Proceedings of the IEMS 2025 Conference
DOI: 10.62704/10057/31320
Presented at IEMS 2026. No proceedings publication or DOI verified.
Graduate focus in machine learning and automation
Foundry Technology & Technology Management concentrations
Certificate of AM Fundamentals (SME / America Makes) · ATMAE Certification · Parker Hannifin Industrial Tech. Level 1 · FANUC Level 1 · KSU Dean’s List · KSU Academic Achievement Award · 3 lb KSU Combat Robotics Champion Team
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