Resume

Led training of Automation Engineers. Created training and best practices documents to standardize the operation of the paint shop.

Created a new set of programs that allowed individual parts to be painted, saving $180,000 annually.

Led a team of automation engineers, suppliers, and application engineers to drive paint quality to best-in-class levels.

Worked with Corporate engineers to commission a new paint shop using 3-Wet process. Achieved timeline and budget targets for shop milestones.

Managed the operation of all automation in an OEM paint shop at the Kentucky Truck Plant. Responsibilities included equipment utilization, throughput, maintenance, cost saving and hourly personnel management

Engaged in continuous improvement project, which decreased mean time to repair of robots in the spray booth by 38%. Project focused on training of the maintenance personnel to be able to perform quick changeovers of weak points in the booth. Project also established system for keeping backup assemblies ready for use in the booth.

Reduced production costs through continuous improvement projects driven by data and testing. Two projects completed in the first six months, which saved a combined $205,000 per year in reduced waste.

Managed a group of 9 robot operators, 3 electricians, and 3 pipefitters to keep the booth equipment above 99.1% availability.

Led a research project for Toyota evaluating the performance of spray guns used in automotive painting.  Studied the fluid dynamics of the spray guns to determine the optimal input settings and create the correct paint droplet sizes for coatings.

Managed a team of 3 researchers who assisted with projects in the research area. 

Determined the underlying principles that govern the behavior of handheld spray guns. Used the underlying science to evaluate industry practices.

Developed a new technique for measuring paint droplet breakup in paint sprayers. 

Worked in a research group that focused on the development of new technologies for the production of bio-fuels

Designed, fabricated, and operated reactors for the growth of algae as a feedstock for downstream processes.

Designed reactors of increasing capacity while reducing per volume costs.  First reactor was a 200L test unit for growth studies.  Final reactor was a 10,000L unit for pilot-scale production.

Decreased reactor production costs from $2.30/L to under $1/L.

Worked closely with Duke Energy engineers to integrate the pilot-scale reactor into the operations on-site.  Troubleshot problems with a team of 3 other engineers from both CAER and Duke Energy.

Focus on the fluid dynamics of air-liquid flows in industrial paint applicators. 

Awarded the Boeing Fellowship for the 2013 and 2014 academic years.

Focus in Fluid Mechanics. 

Additional courses in Lean Manufacturing, Communications, and Spanish.