Boeing

Fastener quality assurance and control through metallurgy ; utilizing mechanical testing, metallography, and optical microscopy to evaluate Aluminum, Titanium, Nickel, and Iron based fasteners for all wide-body aircraft assembled at Boeing's Everett factory. 

Responsible for creating and implementing fatigue and tensile test plans, working with suppliers towards continued product improvement by performing process/manufacturing audits, and maintaining a "teamwork makes the dream work" mentality.

Metallurgical Lab Engineer

BLUE ORIGIN

Worked as a Materials & Processes engineer on the BE-3PM liquid rocket engine focusing on thrust chamber assemblies, turbomachinery, and failure analysis of components within these systems. Coordinated materials characterization efforts with technicians, management, and senior engineers to make process and materials selection improvements.

Materials & Processes Engineer

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Testing and analyzation of both Friction-Stir processed and Cold-Sprayed Nickel-based super-alloy Inconel 625; demonstrated feasibility of a hybrid repair process combining these two technologies with metallurgical and mechanical evidence to support. Learned operations and methodologies of the following: SEM, XRD, AFM, TGA/TMA, DSC, Corrosion Potential, Microhardness, Tensile Testing, Optical Microscopy, Confocal Microscopy, Grinding/Polishing, Sample Preparation and Etching.

Graduate Research Assistant

Endlas LC

Associate Mechanical Engineer and Materials Technician

Tally's Silver Spoon

Maintained multiple simultaneous high-quality conversations while providing a once-in-a-lifetime dinner service

Bartender Extraordinaire

Brink Constructors Inc.

Project Manager

Electrical Consultants Inc.

Drew high-voltage transmission lines with AutoCAD software
Outlined a spare transformer mobilization project for the Keystone XL Pipeline 
Performed optimization studies of required materials included on various substation drawings

Mechanical Engineering Intern

Metallurgical Engineer performing QA on aerospace grade fasteners installed on wide-body Boeing commercial aircraft. Background in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering.

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