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Work experience
Industry Advisor
Portland State Aerospace Society
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June 2019 - present
Mechanical Engineer
Esotec Developments
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August 2012 - present
Esotec Developments is a multidisciplinary research and creative design studio focused on independent research in aeronautics and fundamental physics while providing services in a variety of disciplines.
Concept design, analysis and optimization of Esotec’s Hummingbird Aerobatic Aircraft to create a 33% scale model for evaluation using SolidWorks, Flow Simulation, Mathematica and OpenFOAM. Lofting using the ESBLADE Loft System (proprietary SolidWorks macro). Airfoil and propeller analysis and optimization using XFOIL, CROTOR/XROTOR, DFDC-ES and ESPROP. Create SolidWorks and Excel templates. SolidWorks API development using vb.NET.
Mechanical Engineer
JP Parametrics
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June 1993 - present
JP Parametrics was formed in 1993 to meet growing engineering needs in the aerospace, automotive & medical device industries. JP Parametrics has one goal: to provide the highest quality tooling and machine designs to their clients.
Develop/design/detail jigs, fixtures and gages for various aerospace, automotive and medical device applications; plastic injection molds for medical devices; assembly, process and test machinery for various aerospace and automotive applications; sheet metal and weldment; ultralight aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, radio control aircraft design using SolidWorks, Inventor and AutoCAD. BOM generation and management. Generate CNC toolpath/g-code and 3d printing files. Component and hardware purchase and tracking. SolidWorks API development using C# and vb.NET.
Education
Purdue University/IPFW
BSME, Mechanical Engineering
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January 1986 - January 1989
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Aerospace Engineering