SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Results-oriented Mechanical Engineer project manager/systems engineer with demonstrated strengths in full-cycle product research, development, and design. Solutions-focused and adaptable team leader with expertise managing multi-disciplinary design teams, increasing volume production for microprocessor, LED lights, oil production, and food waste digestion industries. Highly efficient and dependable team player with strengths in the following:
Product Development | Volume Manufacturing | Production Testing | Thermal Analysis | Program Management
Heat Transfer | Thermodynamics | Fluid Dynamics | Experimental Design
AutoCAD and SolidWorks
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Founded successful start‐up company (Nuventix), which produced synthetic jet cooling solutions for microelectronics and LED lights.
Led and managed a diverse team of engineers developing new synthetic jet products from concept phase through volume manufacturing stage.
Oversaw team responsible for design, fabrication, installation, and commissioning of a 66,000 gallon per day liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in North Dakota. Project was completed on time and under budget, resulting in optimized profits and performance bonuses.
Wrote, implemented, and conducted training and service plan for waste food digester.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Project Manager | SST PROCESS SOLUTIONS, INC., New Braunfels, TX 2014 – Present
Manage projects for LNG production equipment, while spearheading programs and engineering systems for fabricating three LNG plants producing 15k to 120k gallons per day located in the United States, Indonesia, and South America.
Control over $10M in fabrication project spending, including site construction, shop fabrication, and field startup.
Supervise over 20 individual relationships between engineering, fabrication, and procurement teams.
Generate reports and resolve inquiries to enhance vendor-customer relationship.
Install, commission, and provide start-up supervision of LNG plant equipment in the field.
Support budget development and generation of monthly bid packages for future projects.
Project Engineer | ENGINEERED CONCEPTS, Claremore, OK 2012 – 2014
Served as program manager and systems engineer for development of new designs of oil production equipment, including vapor recovery compressors, gas dehydration units, and natural draft burners.
Executed heat transfer and thermodynamic calculations for stabilizers, dehydrators, treaters, vapor recovery units, and natural draft burners.
Generated and implemented programmable logic control (PLC) codes.
Commissioned, installed, and serviced production equipment in the field.
Researched new technologies to minimize greenhouse gas release, including unconventional means for generating methanol from natural gas.
Engineering Consultant | TOTALLY GREEN, Tulsa, OK 2011 – 2012
Provided engineering services for the organic recycling compositing alternative (ORCA) waste food digester technology.
Optimized current ORCA technology by performing development tasks and experiments.
Managed major design revision for all machine aspects, including biological, chemical, electronic, and mechanical functions, resulting in higher digestion efficiency and increased digester reliability.
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Engineering Consultant | TOTALLY GREEN, Tulsa, OK Continued
Installed engineering design process, problem tracking database, service procedures and reporting, and field
engineering protocols.
Improved ORCA machine performance and costs by successfully executing systems engineering tasks.
Supervised factory production (50 machines per year) while completing the quality control (QC) process for
outgoing machines.
Trained new customers on ORCA machine usage and protocol
Effectively serviced field ORCA machines at universities, athletic stadiums, resorts, grocery stores, and restaurants
through execution of emergency and preventative maintenance.
Researched new related technologies and competitors.
Founder and Director of Advanced Development | NUVENTIX, Austin, TX 2003 – 2011
Co-founded a venture-funded start-up company focused on commercializing reliable thermal management solution
(SynJet) to the microelectronics packaging industry.
Raised $32.7M in venture capital by developing relationships with investors. Developed presentations to secure
investment capital.
Wrote patents to protect intellectual property (6 issued, and 20+ pending).
Spearheaded timely completion of cooling LED light and microelectro...
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