01 Summary
Licensed mechanical engineer with 8 years designing and validating electromechanical products and production tooling from concept through volume manufacturing. Strength in SolidWorks and CATIA modeling, GD&T, FEA and thermal simulation, and DFM/DFMA collaboration with suppliers and operations. Track record of cutting part cost and cycle time while holding tight tolerances and improving first-pass yield.
02 Certifications & Licensure
Professional Engineer (P.E.)Mechanical · State of Ohio · License No. PE-088214 · 2021
Engineer in Training (EIT / FE)NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering · 2017
Six Sigma Green BeltASQ Certified · 2019
GD&T — ASME Y14.5Tec-Ease Certified Applied GD&T · 2020
03 Experience
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Apr 2021 — Present
Meridian Motion Systems · Cincinnati, OH
- Led the mechanical design of a brushless-motor actuator platform (3 SKUs) in SolidWorks, taking it from concept to production and shipping 40,000+ units in the first year.
- Drove a DFM/DFMA redesign of the housing and gear train that consolidated 11 parts into 4, cutting per-unit cost 22% ($14.80 to $11.55) and assembly time 31%.
- Ran FEA (ANSYS) and steady-state thermal analysis to qualify the design to a 40°C ambient and 2.5G shock spec, raising rated continuous torque 18% without a frame-size change.
- Authored fully toleranced drawings to ASME Y14.5 GD&T, holding press-fit bores to ±0.012 mm and lifting first-pass inspection yield from 91% to 99.2%.
- Partnered cross-functionally with electrical, firmware, and 3 contract manufacturers; owned DVT and PVT builds and the engineering-change process through PLM (Windchill).
Mechanical Design Engineer
Jun 2018 — Apr 2021
Allerton Industrial Equipment · Columbus, OH
- Designed sheet-metal and weldment assemblies for conveyor and material-handling lines in AutoCAD and SolidWorks, releasing 120+ production drawings.
- Developed a parametric fixture family that cut quoting-to-design lead time 35% and standardized tolerances across 6 product lines.
- Used FEA to right-size a frame weldment, removing 9.4 kg of steel per unit while keeping deflection under 0.5 mm at rated load — an annual material saving of ~$78K.
- Ran root-cause (8D / fishbone) on a recurring bearing failure and revised the shaft fit, reducing warranty returns on the line by 64%.
Mechanical Engineer (EIT)
Jul 2016 — Jun 2018
Northbridge Aerospace Components · Dayton, OH
- Modeled precision machined brackets and ducting in CATIA V5 to AS9100 standards, supporting first-article inspection and PPAP submissions.
- Built MATLAB scripts to reduce thermocouple test data, replacing a manual workflow and trimming analysis turnaround from 2 days to 3 hours.
- Supported tolerance-stack-up studies that resolved an interference issue pre-build, avoiding an estimated $120K in scrapped tooling.
04 Skills
CAD & Modeling
SolidWorks, AutoCAD, CATIA V5, sheet metal, weldments, surfacing, drawing release
Analysis & Simulation
FEA (ANSYS), structural & modal, steady-state & transient thermal, fluids/CFD basics, tolerance stack-up
Tolerancing & Quality
GD&T (ASME Y14.5), DFM / DFMA, FMEA, 8D, PPAP, first-article inspection, Six Sigma
Manufacturing
CNC machining, injection molding, die casting, sheet-metal fabrication, supplier & contract-mfg coordination
Tools & Methods
MATLAB, PLM (Windchill), GD&T-based inspection, project management, cross-functional NPI
05 Education
Purdue University
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering — Design & Manufacturing
2014 — 2016
The Ohio State University
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering · GPA 3.7 · Tau Beta Pi
2010 — 2014