Mechanical Engineering
Coeur D'Alene, ID; Sandpoint, ID; Portland, OR; Salt Lake City, UT; Seattle, WA; Spokane, WA; Vancouver, WA
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EDUCATION
Gonzaga University,Spokane,WA June 2015
Bachelor of Science Major: Mechanical Engineering
Relevant Coursework:
Manufacturing Processes, System Dynamics and Control, Finite Element Analysis, Material Selection for Design, Measure & Instrumentation, Fluid Mechanics, Materials Engineering, Machine Design, Engineering Economics, Technical Writing Thermodynamics, Vibration Engineering,
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Kaiser Aluminum - Trentwood Works, September 2014-May 2015
Spokane Valley, WA
Senior Project: Rolling Mill Slab Tracking
• Designed algorithms for PLC/HMI programs to track slabs going through a rolling mill and accounted for slippage errors using photo eye sensors and a force sensor within the mill. From this I learned the value of dynamic planning, along with having all scenarios documented out in advance.
• Designed algorithms to detect equipment malfunctions, pinpoint cause of error, and alter the previous algorithms used to control the processes accordingly. From this I gained problem solving skills to both pinpoint potential problems in design and create fail-safes for the design.
• Created real-time 2D model of the mill using HMI, in which users can both control the real physical mill at Kaiser Aluminum and see relevant information. Through this I learned how useful the HMI can be for troubleshooting errors within the PLC.
• Utilized Microsoft Project to create a GANT chart to maximize time management and ensure critical time sensitive tasks were done first. With that said, we still found out that the last 20% of the project takes 70% of the time and how essential it is to keep ahead of deadlines.
River City Glass, May 2013-August 2013
Spokane Valley,WA
Intern
• Designed blueprints of doors and windows for multi-million dollar projects using AutoCAD. During this process I learned the importance of making the design as easy to manufacture as possible for cost optimization, while fulfilling the design specif...
