I am a graduate of West Virginia University where I received a dual degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. I have gained significant experience during my time as an engineer with a primary focus on product design, rapid prototyping, manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and other subjects.

Experience

2024 — NowPanther Life SciencesProduct Development Engineer

2024 — Now

New York, New York, United States

By unlocking skin biology and applying advanced engineering and software, via its patented microarray patch (MAP), Panther is delivering a comprehensive pipeline of shelf-stable treatments directly to consumers globally. Panther is reshaping healthcare with its compelling end-to-end user experience, and is making its platform available to skincare, pharma, biotech and other partners.

2021 — 2025Minor ConsultingEngineering Product Design Consultant

2021 — 2025

Collaborated with various companies/entrepreneurs to help create products such as specialized camera housing units for FBI contractor, security system air horn, articulating desk for medical purposes, forest service tailormade trailer, etc., resulting in securing multimillion-dollar contracts, raising hundreds of thousands via Kickstarter, and generating consistent sales

Managed all aspects of product design projects, including initial concept development, prototyping, testing, and final production while focusing on client and user expectations, DFA/DFM, BOM, ISO 9001, etc., improving efficiency while reducing cost

2021 — 2024Pima JTEDEngineering Curriculum Developer/Instructor

2021 — 2024

Arizona, United States

Created an engineering curriculum for school district to use for future years with primary focus on hands-on learning as well as theoretical information

Maintained and taught students about various equipment including 3D printers & CNC lathes/mills, wind tunnels, mechanical drivers, robotics, pneumatic components, stress analyzers/tensile testers, laser/plasma cutters, and various electrical devices

Prepared students to receive certifications involving precision measurement instruments, CAD programs (Solidworks Associate), multimeters, OSHA, etc.

2019 — 2019United States Air ForceMechanical Engineer/Data Scientist

2019 — 2019

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Worked with data sets in order to train a 3D printer’s artificial intelligence to create flexible electronics for aircraft

Experience with machine learning and deep learning through KNIME/Alteryx for 3D printer, nanotube, and other data sets

Lab experience with 3D printers

2018 — 2018U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)Aerospace Engineer

2018 — 2018

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

Worked on a turbine project at the Department of Energy to control the boundary layer over an airfoil,

gaining experience with Ansys Fluent (FEA/CFD), Autodesk Inventor and 3D printers

Developed and printed 3D models of boundary layer suction design as a scaled model

Edited and updated experimental design Process Flow Diagrams (PFD) in collaboration with senior engineer

Collaborated with experienced engineers on various projects and used heavy machinery and tools

Education

2015 — 2020

West Virginia University

Bachelor's degree

2015 — 2020