OBJECTIVE:
Engineer with Master’s degree and 20 years experience seeking an engineering or manufacturing position with a company located in northeast Arkansas (Paragould/Jonesboro area). Location is priority over salary.
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EDUCATION:
BS, MS in Materials Engineering from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama (1991, 1993).
Materials Engineering is the study of metals, plastics, and ceramics, along with the processing, manufacturing, and testing methods for those materials.
Coursework included non-destructive testing, welding metallurgy, and electrical material properties. Also included failure analysis and reliability engineering.
Graduate studies focused on Mechanical Metallurgy (study of forming methods for materials). Minored in mathematics. Operated a scanning electron microscope [SEM].
Master’s Thesis sponsored by NASA for space damage analysis. Worked with the Space Research Institute [SRI] Hypervelocity Impact Lab at Auburn University.
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EXPERIENCE:
Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas – 2011 to present
Standoff Hazardous Agent Detection & Evaluation System [SHADES] Project at the Arkansas Biosciences Institute [ABI]. This is a Department of Defense project for detecting explosives.
Position: Research & Development Engineer
• Developed, assembled, and tested UGV’s [Unmanned Ground Vehicles] and UAV’s [Unmanned Aerial Vehicles] for sampling chemicals.
• Worked with local suppliers to fabricate components.
• Used AutoCad and SolidWorks engineering drafting programs.
Tenneco (Monroe), Paragould, AR – 2002 to 2011
Manufacturer of Monroe shock absorbers for OE, aftermarket, and military vehicles.
Position: Staff Engineer (responsible for all engineering needs for manufacturing shock components: Design, Manufacturing, Product, Quality, and Maintenance Engineering)
• Engineer for powder metal manufacturing, also worked on projects with stamping, rod grinding, tube forming, and plastic parts quality analysis.
• Worked with secondary manufacturing processes such as drilling, grinding, steam treating, sizing, parts washing, part banding, vacuum systems, etc.
• Designed parts and tooling for powder metal manufacturing.
• Responsible for emergency response to major machine malfunctions.
EXPERIENCE: Tenneco (continued)
• Achieved “Greenbelt” engineering status, after successfully completing the Tenneco Six Sigma investigation programs.
• Developed spreadsheets and documents for tracking machine performance.
• Responsible for furnaces and industrial gases (nitrogen & hydrogen).
• Developed preventive maintenance procedures, and responsible for on-hand spare parts. Ran department tool crib ($500k value) for 70+ machines.
• Responsible for work environment safety projects. Trained in ergonomic engineering.
• Developed and implemented major machine installations and rebuilds.
• Used AutoCAD drafting software, along with SAP business software.
Martin Sprocket & Gear, Paragould, Arkansas – 1996 to 2001
Manufacturer of steel power transmission components (sprockets, gears, and plastic parts).
Position: Process & Quality Engineer
• Worked as a process, quality, and maintenance engineer for powder metal and plastics manufacturing.
• Completed $100k cost savings to change raw material suppliers.
• In charge of furnaces and industrial gases for production needs.
Jacuzzi Brothers, Little Rock, Arkansas – 1994 to 1996
Manufacturer of pumps and pool & spa products. (All pumps for Jacuzzi jetted-tubs come from Little Rock.) Mainly plastics manufacturing.
Position: D...
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