Andrew Svendsen: Sustaining Engineer in Denver, CO

- Managed and designed custom product for Corelite product line ($7.5 Million of sales) - Delegated and managed the Engineering Technician in building of samples and test fixtures - Planned and created work and wiring instructions for production on each custom job - Developed test procedures for End of Line testing and 1st Article inspections for custom product - Work closely with Marketing, Customer Service, Quality, and Manufacturing to insure product meets customer expectations - Designed and implemented a new "Custom Request" process that cut down on errors seen by the production floor - Act as "Go To" for Customer Service and Marketing on applications questions for the Engineering Department

- Worked in cross functional team and helped to release Edge 3 and Edge 6 product lines - Designed and implemented Go/No-Go Gauges for lens testing - Redesigned and implemented new layout of Engineering Lab including test stations, machinery, and storage per engineers input - Designed assembly jigs for the production floor

Held sales roles at both Ashford University and TCF Bank. During this time of non-technical work, I learned most about perseverance, accuracy, drive, and finishing goal oriented tasks.

- Prepared samples of multiple 3D printed materials for testing using general hand tool, mills, lathes, and drill presses - Performed hardness and fatigue tests on materials - Assessed failure modes using electron microscope and various other lab testing equipment - Assembled raw data into graphs and presentations - Presented the Research Team with data and junior level thoughts as to why the materials acted in certain ways