Education
Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
B.S. Mechanical Engineering Summer 2012
Minor in Nanotechnology
GPA: 3.87
Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI
Liberal Arts and Sciences; Math/Engineering Focus December 2005
GPA: 3.84
AFRL Nano-Sat Satellite Fabrication Course, AFRL November 2007
Work/Research Experience
RGBSI/Ford Motor Company Engineer (Dearborn, MI) May 5 2014 - Present
Chassis Department - Global Tire Core
Product Design Engineer for Tires, including Design Verification
Plan & Report reviews, North American Tire Cycle Database,
Global Wheel & Tire L&T chart, Global Tire Cut Section Measurements,
Global Lead for all Valve Stems
MIT Lincoln Laboratory CO-OP (Lexington, MA) Summer 2011 - Spring 2012
Engineering Analysis Group 74
Vibrational Analysis of experimental aircraft, thermal
test apparatus design and part procurement, aggregate
PTSD/TBI and energy studies.
NASA MSFC USRP Intern (Huntsville, AL) Fall 2009
Tribology and Precision Dimensional Metrology
Profiling surface properties for spaceflight hardware,
including Ares, Shuttle, ISS.
NASA GRC USRP Intern (Cleveland, OH) Spring 2009
Jet engine seals and efficiency
Testing jet engine finger seals to characterize
pressure closing forces.
Michigan Tech Aerospace Employee (Houghton, MI) 2007
Thermal analysis of ‘Oculus’ satellite for AFRL/AIAA
Nano-Satellite competition.
Hand calculations and Thermal Desktop software were used to determine heat
profiles for component boxes and overall satellite during different stages of
orbit.
Chemistry research: Studying Nitrogen pink afterglow
Dr. Jerry Provencher, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, MI 2005
Research concerning the quantity of dark material present in the universe
Dr. Jerald Dobek, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, MI 2005
Engineering Experience
MTU Nano-Sat Enterprise – Thermal Team Leader Fall 2006 – Spring 2009
Sponsors: AFRL/AIAA, Raytheon
Spring 09: 3rd place at national competition in Albuquerque, NM
Goal: To create a satellite for competition that operates according to NASA/AFRL guidelines and delivers a Raytheon paylo...
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