Work · 2011 – 2016

Early Engineering Work

Internships and shop work around Kansas City: CAD, 3D-printed prototypes and jigs, and machine-shop experience.

Engineering Intern · Show-Me Plastics

  • Designed and 3D-printed detailed prototypes of plastic fixtures in Autodesk Inventor, then sent them to customers to confirm quality and fit.

Engineering Intern · Dynamic Finishes, LLC

  • Designed and built jigs for the hydro-dipping process using Inventor and 3D printing, cutting jig cost while improving quality and throughput.
  • Led a team through jig design and development and built an inventory library to track materials.

Shop Worker · Venture Industrial Products

  • Gained machine-shop experience in flat finishing, grinding, and deburring metal parts, and operated a programmable industrial laser cutter.

CAD Technician · C.K. Interprises

  • Reverse-engineered an industrial blender, modeling each part from caliper measurements in Autodesk Inventor.
  • Produced an annotated exploded view for the product's instruction manual.