Resume

 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Intern Energy Engineer,

J.R. Simplot Company (May 2015 to Present)

As an energy intern for the J. R. Simplot Company I was able to develop my analytical and data analysis skills as well as gain experience in the industrial environment. I have worked on building regression models for 8 sites (2 mines, 6 agricultural manufacturing).  The goal of the models were to show that the sites’ dependency on energy was being reduced. J. R. Simplot volunteered for a program with the department of energy to reduce their energy intensity (energy per ton of product) by 25%. During my time at the company, I was able to find savings for the company that resulted in paying for my position by more than 10 fold, through incentives and statysitical analysis. While with the company I was involved in steam system analysis for 2 sites, Don Plant (Pocatello, ID) and Rock Springs Plant (Rock Springs, WY). The Rock Springs steam system analysis involved the design of a new turbine generator for the site. I was also project manager for two energy saving projects, one involving the replacement of 125 metal halide lights with LEDs, the other the installation of a pair of VFDs on two booster pumps. I was able to attend a conference where I learned Lean/Six sigma and some of its many tools. Worked with Flir GF320 to determine natural gas leaks at industrial sites.

Engineer Intern Robotics Team Lead,

Idaho National Laboratory (Dec. 2015 to May 2016)

I was the project team lead for a design project of the Sample Preparations Laboratory Teleoperations facility to be built at INL. As team lead I used and refined my project management skills, which included communication with site mentors, scheduling and leading update meetings, assigning tasks to team members based on their expertise and ensured that the project milestones were completed on time and efficiently. The project dealt with the integration of kinematics, electronics, optics and radiation analysis to design a robotic system to transfer radioactive material at the facility. As well as being project lead for the project I also dealt a lot with the optics and vision system for the project. The robotics system was in a radioactive environment so the only way to be able to see the movements of the system was through the use of vision systems. Part of my duties was to determined the mounting positions for the vision system as well as the mobility of cameras on the robot for the operator to see precise movements remotely. I also got the chance to experimented with 3-D vision systems to allow realistic viewing experience, which will later be used to assist when the operator needed to use teleoperation mode. Since the system was in a radiological environment I also determined radiation effects on the optical systems as well as other components of the project. Other responsibilities included the help with programming of autonomous, building of a 1:1 scaled mock up of the facility cell, and SolidWorks animations. During the conclusion of the project I gave project presentations to describe the work that was done for the project. 

Intern Engineer,

City of Twin Falls (June 2007 – Dec. 2014)

During my time as an intern for the engineering department I learned and developed many skills from data entry to project management. Through my time at the city I started out doing tasks such as historical data entry into Microsoft Access and creating maintenance maps for the city’s public works department on AutoCAD. Through my hard work my responsibilities increased to creating CAD standards for the city’s standard drawings and reading and drawing deeds into CAD and deed plotter. I was given even more responsibility towards my later time at the city and was given small projects to manage and co-manage. Some other responsibilities during my time at the city: collaborated on the City of Twin Falls ADA Transition Plan, Co-Project Manager of Auger Falls Total Suspended Solids Water Management Project, analyzed the quality of asphalt through various testing procedures, worked with Trimble GPS units and ArcMap software to create maps, and log and store data throughout the city, surveyed various projects, project manager for seal coat projects 2012-2014, worked on bike-route maps, and new route additions for biking community, and observed & inspected the construction of several local water and road projects. Some of these projects include: Falls Ave E Widening (Walnut St N to Locust St N), Diamond Ave Waterline, Auger Falls TSS Water Ponds Replanting Project, and ADA Curb Ramps.

 VOLUNTEER WORK

Portneuf Valley Paintfest 2016,

Volunteer (June 20, 2016- June 24, 2016)

I volunteered to help members of the community paint a house of someone who was not able, both physically and monetarily. It took a week to paint the house which included stripping of old paint, and then painting the house. 

Haywire Robotics Team,

Volunteer Mentor (October 2015-Present)

As volunteer mentor for the Haywire robotics I helped students of Pocatello High School and surrounding high schools with the creation of a robot to compete in FIRST Robotics. I assisted in developing the students love for STEM fields. I was part of the build team, helping the students with challenges they faced with mechanical systems. I also taught the students how to use SolidWorks to do some basics as well as animation programming. This helped in the initial design stages for the team. I am currently testing and coming up with ways to use pneumatic systems, so that I can teach the students the benefits of pneumatics to help the team's robot reach the next level. 

FIRST Tech Challenge,

Volunteer Judge (Feb 2014)

I was lucky enough to be asked to volunteer as a state judge for the FIRST Tech Challenge for Idaho. The FIRST Tech Challenge involved middle school students designing and building robots to work in both autonomous and radio controlled to compete in a specified challenge. As a judge I looked at the each teams' mechanical aspects of their robot build. I also sat on a panel to observe presentations by the teams, to discuss strengths and weaknesses of their projects as well as other community outreach. After the competition, as part of a larger panel of judges we determined teams that demonstrated exceptionalism in specific areas to be able to hand out awards. 

FIRST Lego League,

Volunteer Judge (Jan. 2014)

Before being asked to be a volunteer judge for FIRST Tech Challange I volunteered to help with FIRST Lego League, Nature's Fury Idaho Regional. This program is set up for elementary students from schools all over Idaho. As a judge I listened to presentations by the students about their choosen natural disaster and their solution to problems created by the natural disaster. After the presentation we spoke with the students about their concepts and ways that they could be improved. We also talked about ways they could improve their presentations and areas that they excelled in for the next competition.