Welcome!

I am a Mechanical Engineer with 18 years of experience in an engineering, design, and manufacturing environment, with a focus on passenger transit rail vehicles. During this time I have served a number of roles in the following capacities:

  • Project Engineering
  • Project Management
  • Ensuring Specification Compliance
  • Cost-Effectiveness
  • Purchasing Considerations
  • Rail Vehicle Design
  • Supervising Mechanical Design Team
  • Electromechanical Interface
  • Design Quality Assurance
  • Systems Integration
  • Manufacturing
  • Manufacturability of Design
  • Troubleshooting Design Problems
  • Managing Test Activities
  • Fire-Resistance Testing

In addition to my engineering experience, I have 10 years of "hands-on" practical experience before returning to college, in various areas including welding, metalworking and fabrication, equipment maintenance, commercial and residential construction, and automotive painting. Additional details may be found on the "Other" link.