Employment
Senior Staff Engineer, New Product Development, Altec Industries, 2012 – Present
Facilitator, Human Factors Center of Expertise, Altec Industries, 2020 – Present
Member, Machine Design Center of Expertise, Altec Industries, 2017 – 2020
Senior Engineer, Product Engineering, Dewalt, Stanley Black and Decker, 2008 – 2012
Additional Professional Experience
Speaker, The Failure Paradox, Engineering Symposium, Altec Industries, 2025
Speaker, Thought Leaders Series, Virginia Tech Industrial Design School, 2020
Speaker, 8 Rules of Simplicity, Engineering Symposium, Altec Industries, 2016
Associate Member, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, since 2020
President, Virginia Tech Rescue Squad, member 2005 – 2008
Education and Certificates
Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2008, GPA 3.4
Human Factors Engineering Program, University of Michigan College of Engineering, 2020 & 2021, Instructors: Dr. Paul Green (lead), Deborah Boehm-Davis, Bruce Bradtmiller, Neil Charness, Richard Hughes, Richard Jagacinski, Debra Jones, Jacob Seagull, Sheryl Ulin, Douglas Wiegmann
Detailed Gear Design, American Gear Manufacturer’s Association (AGMA), 2018, Instructor: Raymond J. Drago
PC Applications in Parallel Axis Gear System Design and Analysis, University of Milwaukee School of Continuing Education, 2018, Instructor: Raymond J. Drago