Career History

I have a over a decade of experience working in an engineering setting. I'm self taught and eager to understand and be better programmer. Front-end development(HTML, CSS, JS: ES5). I'm a maintainer for a medium size Vue.js application with JSX and typescript. Toyed around with frame works such as React.js, Svealte.js. I like to use Python as a general purpose language for writing scripts and manipulate data, build simple APIs with FastAPI,Django. I have a engineering experience which allowed me to develop the soft skill to work on demanding projects, working across teams to achieve clients' requirements and handle project deadlines.

My Time spent in automotive engineering. I competed in maker layout competitions for automakers such as Honda, Tesla and GMC. Setup and performed analysis on 3d models to build confidence in safety and reliability in the parts for automakers. Started to code to make tool that would help document results.

Application Developer: Stratacache

2022-06 / today
Developer with Web Technology
Dayton, Ohio

Maintainer for VUE.js code base, with composition API. Update UI with creative and add desired features requested from clients. Fix any bugs or issues found in the application. Orchestrate with groups to ensure that the app can be released seamlessly.

Highlights

Tossed early into a large complicated project, before I could finish my training. This required me to quickly learn the application and start contributing to the project. To learn about Jira ticketing system, Code reviews with other teammates, and the Agile process.
Opportunity to add a feature to a menu board that switches out content at a specific time. Instead of polling the time, choose to use setTimeout(), for better performance. Creating tests to capture the range of time and durations possible.
Build a dynamic order feature, This would activate on a specific payload key, when active would have to animate several components, and would need logic to compare and maintain changes in payload to update UI.
Saw an opportunity to enhance developer experience on an internal tool. Added a new feature for persistent data. Researched implantation, wrote tests to ensure functionality, and was able to handle large payloads.
Updated application for a standardization effort. Standardized components across applications. Implementing a CI/CD process in GitLab. Cleaning out the old NPM package and others are up to date with other applications.

Principal Design Technician: Ftech R&D North America

2022-03 / 2022-05
Automotive Design Engineering
Troy, Ohio

Develop and maintain the life cycle of suspension products. Create documents and drawings for projects assigned to me. Work with OEM to fully capture design requirements. Coordinate with the Test and Validation group for best performance of products.

Highlights

Catia V5 modeling, Model 3D geometry that maintains a clean working history, So that models that could be easily updated and tweaked for better performance.
GD&T geometrical product specification training, create 2D drawings that provided tolerances for allowable prototypes
Researching into creating Catia macros with Python. Looked into libraries and possible ways to improve engineers’ development experience and help with speed.
Created Python scripts and REST backend that help improve work efficiency and accuracy.

Principal Validation Technician: Ftech R&D North America

2017-06 / 2021-04
Automotive Validation2 Engineering
Troy, Ohio

Responsible for analyzing data reporting them to the team. Providing insight on performance of design and ideas for improvements. Support other members of the group. Researched alternative ways for team to work more efficiently by python scripts or utilizing visual basic for reporting

Highlights

Technical Lead for the validation group provided feedback on FEA techniques and other methods.
Analysis of suspension systems and components ensuring that targets and design specifications are met.
Created Python script to improve workflow for other teammates. Reduce space on drives with Python scripts would look for large files that are duplicated and archiving them. Used Python scripts that would extract key data points in a large result database file.
Reporting Validation reports using Excel and Visual Basic programming. Help organize model results with stiffness/durability and Static analysis results.

Senior Validation Technician: Ftech R&D North America

2013-06 / 2017-06
Automotive Validation Engineering
Troy, Ohio

The lead analyst for assigned projects.Set up a accurate virtual representation of a vehicle’s suspension. Researched alternative ways for team to work more efficiently, by python scripts, visual basic, or in 3D printing.

Highlights

Authored technical documents on meshing techniques and methods. The objective was to lay the foundation for future Engineers and Technicians to have the best quality mesh within a reasonable time.
Analysis of suspension systems and components ensuring that targets and design specifications are met.
Led the correlation studies on suspension parts by analyzing the differences between the physical test setup and the FEA model. Documented my findings and presented them to the team.
Implemented 3D printer process, defined parameters of modeling, and prepped print for presentations.

Validation Technician: Ftech R&D North America

2005-05 / 2013-06
Automotive Validation Engineering
Troy, Ohio

Analyzed and reported on the performance of Models using FEA method. Created virtual testing in software to mimic real-world conditions.

Highlights

Presented at Global Environmental Conference 2012 on Lightweight vehicles achieving better fuel efficiency.
Contributed heavily to the Maker Layout competition for a Rear Sub 2010 to 2011.
Created Finite Element Analysis Models that mimic the designed models performed multiple analyses to determine performance and provided feedback to improve the model.Analyzed and reported on the performance of Models using FEA method. Created virtual testing in software to mimic real-world conditions.

Accomplishments

Application Developer: StrataCache

(2024) Maintainer of project code base

(2024) Lead on project

(2023) Support on 2 projects

(2022) Thrown into project
Client Tim Hortons had a lot of changes with a short timeline. I was placed on project this project before I completed training. I like to learn buy fire. So I had to spin up quickly and start contributing to the codebase.

(2022) First official Developer job

Automotive Engineering: Ftech R&D North America

(2022) Next Adventure
After 17 years of automotive engineering. Developing practice of being precise and thinking through a problems. Learn what it take to lead a team and focus on the important task first and distribute other tasks out to teammates. Learnt many other skills and made many friends. I have plateaued and desired new challenges.

(2021) Automation FEA results
I used Microsoft’s Visual Basic and Excel to automate tasks that are repetitively executed by an Engineer. These tasks consist of copying data from a text file and pasting it into excel, then manipulating the data to get the stiffness values. By using Visual Basic, I was able to create a form that the user could type in the info and then select the results file, then execute the extraction of data. The data would be automatically generated into an excel she. Results were then confirmed and then could be added to a database. To which then could be pulled from to generate reports for the team to make their judgments about the design.

(2020) Team Lead
Presented different set of challenges, I switched a role where I kept in contact with my team making sure that they were OK and help distribute workload so no one was getting stressed out with work. I encourage communication daily through slack and a weekly zoom meeting. Took this time to brainstorm with my small group to improve our work and encourage to learn new things and share information with the teams.

(2019) Created Onboarding Process
, Provided insight and my knowledge to building an official training program for new hires to learn how to create Finite element models for analysis using the best practices. Not only the techniques but what is the purpose of the model and how they should be thinking of the problems that could raise up during the development of a product.

(2018) Python Training
completed training from Simulia for Scripting in Abaqus with Python. Learn basic in Python, intro to Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), and how to use the Abaqus module to create automation for analysis. I created a script that could extract data from a result file. I would clean data up and saved result data to a database. Then the script would generate a report in excel that was formatted and would be easily sent out to the team.

(2018) Member of workplace enhancement
A company wide team that would meet and discuss ways to improve employee’s time in the office. Items included open discussion tables, ways to encourage team building, and a space for teams to evaluate parts and discuss issues

(2017) Lead for 3d Prints
Created a proposal for the use of 3d printing in development. Implementing the use of 3d printing for prototyping and other issues where time and money could be saved. On a research project, a 3d printed part was used to check the clearance and fit of development parts. I was responsible for creating a 3d print of a custom prototype part. The 3d print was able to find an issue with a custom design part. Avoiding building a prototype part that would have been able to be implemented in the research project. This saved a time of 5 weeks and well over 5,000 dollars.

(2013) Lead for Pedal Development
Pedal Correlation Report. Assign to determine the difference in results between physical tests and computer analysis and research and document method to improve the accuracy in our computer analysis. I improved our analysis accuracy by discussing the exact way the test engineer set up the test. Comparing 3D modal and reading the drawing of the physical part and how the part is represented in the finite element model. Finial I provided documentation of my findings and providing a method for future issues.

(2012) Traveled to Japan
Presented in Japan at the Global F-tech Circle, Developing a method for model analysis that uses Optimization. The method was created to assist engineers in finding the optimal design for a structure. The method requires setting all requirements and restrictions for the product. Then end results would show the main area where the structure would need the most strength.

(2010) Received Presidential Award
F-tech’s Presidential “Spirit Of Challenge” award for helping to win the MDX platform for the company. I was part of the product validation team. I was responsible to create and accurately set up the computer analysis model for the product. From the analysis model, I would be able to validate whether the model would meet the OEM’s requirements and be safe for consumers who buy the vehicle.

(2006) Researched on reducing development time
Presented in Canada at the Global F-tech Circle. For improving the correlation between testing and finite element analysis. How to improve the confidence in a computer analysis model would remove the need for physical tests. This could reduce the development time and cost when there is high confidence in the finite element model.

(2005) Started Automotive Engineering
Graduated from college and landed a career in Automotive Engineering in the CAE group. Which is the use of computer software to simulate performance in order to improve product designs. This includes simulation, validation, and optimization of products. I learn how to perform accurate Finite Element Analysis on automotive sub-frames and suspension. Report and share my findings and provide ideas that improve the design. How to work with a team and accomplish challenging goals.