•Senior Mechanical Engineer with experience in multi-discipline product development and engineering analysis •Senior Reliability Engineer with comprehensive training and extensive practical experience •Proven Project Management skills with experience in aerospace, consumer products, and power generation •PhD in Mechanical Engineering, ASQ CRE, and Professional Engineer (Colorado PE) •Proficient in solid modeling, engineering analysis, reliability analysis, FEA and statistical tools •Strong analytic skills, strong communication skills, and extensive multi-discipline experience

COMPANY	POSITION HELD	DATES WORKED
(Confidential)	Senior Systems Engineer / Risk Analyst	11/2006 - Present
Andersen Corporation	Project Manager / Senior Mechanical Engineer	2/2000 - 1/2006
Cummins Power Generation	Senior Product Engineer	6/1998 - 2/2000

SCHOOL	MAJOR	YEAR	DEGREE
University of Wisconsin - Madison	Mechanical Engineering	1997	Doctorate Degree
University of Alabama - Huntsville	Mechanical Engineering	1991	Master Degree
University of Wisconsin - Madison	Mechanical Engineering	1987	Bachelor Degree

TYPE	TITLE	URL	DESCRIPTION
Book	NASA TM 108432	media url	A Simulation Model for Probabilistic Analyses of Space Shuttle Abort Modes, 1993
Book	PhD Dissertation	media url	A Six Degree of Freedom Testing Device with Position and Force Control, UW, 1997
Magazine	RAMS Proceedings	media url	A Simulation Model for Risk Assessment of Turbine Wheels, RAMS, 1991
Magazine	Reliability Paper	media url	Reliability Assessment of New Polymer Products with Environmentally Driven Failures, International Applied Reliability Symposium, 2006

Highlights:

•Authored comprehensive design reference to guide window product design based on physics principles •Lead author of best practices design guide for Insulating Glass industry •Developed patented electromechanical, hydraulic test device for UW Biomedical Engineering laboratory •Developed patented material property evaluation device for rapid factory line evaluation of material properties •Developed electomechanical test device for evaluation of biaxial constitutive properties for paper products company •Developed pressure and water resistance test device to evaluate window prototypes to allow HALT evaluation •Developed innovative data acquisition system to evaluate product root cause problem for leading lawn care manufacturer •Worked integrally with multi-disciplinary designers and technicians to implement design solutions •Led efforts to reduce consumer generator product warranty costs by 15%. Identified potential product improvements, facilitated engineering changes, and validated solutions

Companies I like:

General Electric, Ingersoll-Rand, Caterpillar

Proven track record of technical business development experience including successful proposal submissions for numerous government organizations.
Root Cause Analysis
Fault Tree Analysis
Electrical Systems Design
Machine Design
Development of Metrics and Reporting System
Project Management
Process Engineering
Planning
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) (ANSYS, ABAQUS)
Product Development
3D Design Pro/E, Autodesk Inventor
Six Sigma
Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts.
Sales Support
Software Implementation
Reliability Engineer
Six Sigma Green Belt
DFSS Black Belt
PRA

• mechanical
• reliability
• systems
• engineer
• management
• project
• CRE
• PhD
• LabView
• PRA
• PE
• Analytical

Responsibility Highlights •Performed Systems Analysis of Orion manned spacecraft Power, Mechanisms, and Computer systems to support product reliability optimization •Core member of platform development team for the world’s largest window manufacturer. Invented robust new window concept with high performance •Mentored industry leading design team in Reliability Engineering, Design for Six Sigma, and Creative Problem Solving •Managed teams of 4 to 10 people to deliver solutions to complex client engineering challenges •Principal Investigator of Dept. of Energy grant to improve window thermal efficiency. Evaluated designs, directed thermal calculations, guided test planning, and documented best practices •Optimized consumer generator product for industry leader by identifying and implementing design improvements Engineering Analysis Areas of Focus • Structural Mechanics Analysis • Thermal Analysis, Heat Transfer • Finite Element Analysis (FEA) • Reliability Analysis, Reliability Engineering • Statistical Analysis • Six Sigma DMAIC, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS, DMADV) • Automation, Robotics • Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA)