Experience / 2016—present
Where engineering
meets consequence.
From medical devices and Formula SAE to equipment that had to return to the field, each role strengthened a different part of my engineering judgment.
01Fall 2025 — present · Rapid City, South Dakota
Subsystem Engineer · 2027 Frame Lead
Hardrocker Racing Formula SAE
Structural design, composite-joint testing, technical documentation, and current responsibility for the 2027 steel-tube frame.
- Designed and validated the topology-optimized front-wing mount.
- Led sponsored research on bonded carbon-fiber suspension inserts from proposal through preliminary results.
- Competed in the Formula SAE request-for-quote event; the team placed 13th of 109 teams.
Read detailsSummer 2025 · Englewood, Colorado
Engineering Intern
Paragon28
CAD automation, product-model revisions, engineering systems work, test support, and material-review processes in a regulated product environment.
- Developed the SolidWorks gauge-block automation prototype for fracture-plate inspection tooling.
- Modified an in-house forceps model from redlines using SolidWorks 3D-curve tools.
- Restructured the Vendor Extranet file system to align with the SolidWorks PDM Vault.
Read detailsSpring 2025 · Chamberlain, South Dakota
John Deere Part Supplier
C&B Operations
A rapid replacement-part effort that returned planting equipment to service while the production component was unavailable.
- Designed and printed a stronger engine air-filter adapter while the original was backordered by hundreds of units.
- Delivered the installed working part in three days.
- Avoided months of potential equipment downtime during planting season.
Read details2016 — 2025 · Newell, South Dakota
Design Engineer · Ranch Hand
Winkler Ranch
Hands-on agricultural work paired with practical CAD, printed tooling, equipment repair, and repeated field validation.
- Designed valve-alignment tools for waterline installation, a corn seed disc meter, and electric-fence reel parts.
- Operated and maintained tractors, skid steers, and utility vehicles.
- Diagnosed and repaired mechanical systems to reduce operational downtime.
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