M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 2011, GPA: 3.8
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009, GPA: 4.7/5.0
Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honors Society, 2008 Football Academic All-District Team
Oct 2012 – Present: Project Engineer / Supervisor, Teledyne Energy Systems, Hunt Valley, MD
Responsible for directly supervising electrolysis membrane production for use in hydrogen generator product line. Manages procurement of raw materials and supplies for production line and implements process improvements, including capital equipment. Constructs and analyzes metrics to track product performance and cost trends through a Microsoft Access database. Executes membrane R&D tasks, including design of experiments and data analysis. Additional responsibilities include design and engineering for specialized PEM fuel cell systems and thermoelectric technology development, participation in fuel cell R&D projects, and business development for emerging electrochemical power generation technologies.
- Managed membrane production team to reduction in product cost of 35% from Q2 2014 to Q3 2015 through optimization of process to increase efficiency and reduce labor per sheet produced, updated training of personnel, and increased membrane yield from the process.
- Added task cleanliness and organization tasks to membrane production procedures and trained production staff on proper task execution, which directly contributed to a reduction in product defects from debris. Product yield increased from an average of 70% to greater than 90% in less than two weeks of production.
- Managed production line that produced 23 of 24 consecutive months of over 80% membrane product yield with 17 months over 90% yield
- Executed membrane production R&D tasks and experiments with $20K budget and achieved project goals
- Incorporated >$100K capital equipment into existing product line without loss in product quality and decreased batch production time by 25%
- Devised new membrane production metric that incorporated previously unaccounted for yield losses into product cost. Subsequent focus on improving the metric resulted in an increase in conversion of raw material to final product from 80% to 90% over a four-month period.
- Created MS Access database form, wrote work instruction, and trained personnel on membrane assignment for hydrogen generators to reduce hour long process to fifteen minuts and delegate task to direct employees.
- Continued track record of 20 consecutive electrolysis modules valued at >$50K each passing qualification testing
- Added new criteria measured in intermediate stage of production to eliminate membrane product defects in response to the findings of a non-conformance report.
- Generated Excel tracking report with communication link to MS Access database that consolidates statistical process control charts for membrane production line into one document.
- Composed labor plan and budget for final two months of fuel cell sealing R&D project and met $20K limit while achieving project objectives.
- Designed performance evaluation equipment for a fuel cell heat exchanger and thermal actuators, executed customer supervised testing, and composed data analysis within 6-week project schedule.
- Composed Matlab script file to determine optimal tooling dimensions based on critical input parameters that allowed for reuse on multiple sample sizes.
- Composed parametric cost model for 1kW electrochemical system prototype using information from comparable existing systems.
- Designed seal leak test method and executed tests resulting in successful evaluation of new fuel cell bipolar plate seal design by project deadline
- Wrote response to NASA solicitation for information resulting in start of research collaboration
- Calculated thermal expansion effects necessary to determine optimal dimensions of thermoelectric couple bonding tooling that produced 1st prototype couples in technology maturation program.
- Drafted and revised a thermoelectric couple strength test plan and acted as primary presenter of the plan at quarterly review meetings with the customer that resulted in plan approval by contract deadline.
- Designed and maintained an MS Access database to record and monitor properties of new thermoelectric materials under production.
- Led couple bonding technical development for thermoelectric technology transfer program over a nine month period, during which critical program deliverables were met within budget by careful management of shared labor and equipment with other segments of the program. Work included presentation of program results during quarterly reviews with customer and technical board from the industry for approval.
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