Education:

• Associate of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Relevant courses completed:

• Shop Practices                                                                                                           
• AutoCAD
• Engineering Applications and Communications                                         
• Applied Statics                                                                                                  
• Electrical Circuits                                                                                               
• Physics I                                                                                                              
• Physics for Engineers I                                                                                      
• Fluid Mechanics                                                                                                
• Geometrics and Coordinate Measuring                                                        
• Chemistry I & II                                                                                                  
• Materials and Manufacturing ( an overview of Materials Science)       
• Strength of Materials                                                                                       
• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)  
• Calculus I & II                                                                                                     
• Metallurgy (3 day course intro.)                                                                    

Specific Laboratory Experience:

• ATS Tube Furnaces
• Carbolite Furnaces
• Controlled  atmosphere glove box
• Liquid metal compatibility
• Preparing Specimens
• Maintaining lab equipment
• Coordinating Experiments
• Computer DATA files                                            
• Vacuum Technology
• Pressurized pneumatic systems
• UDC controller programming                
• Alkali metals
• Thermal Systems Calibration                                                                                      
• Working with numerous Chemicals                       

Skills/Abilities/Computer Literacy:

• Widows operating system
• Software: Microsoft Office Word 2007, Microsoft Office Excel 2007,
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
• Mac operating system

Experience:

• Dec. 13 to present
  Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  Oak Ridge, TN.
  Laboratory Technologist
  LES Supervisor

• Jan. 10 to Nov.10
  ORAU                                                               
  Oak Ridge, TN.
  Laboratory Technician Intern                 

• July 10 to Jan. 10
  Rusty Wallace Honda                                   
  Knoxville, TN.
  Service Department
  Service Advising and Customer Assistance                                                      

• Aug. 05 to Dec. 05  
  APAC                                                             
  Maryville, TN.                                                                              
  Maintenance Technician on all heavy equipment
  Hazardous Materials
  Service Technician                  

• Feb. 05 to Aug. 05
  Teton Transportation                                  
  Knoxville, TN.
  Commercial Driver

• Nov. 01 to March 05
  USF Glen Moore
  Carlisle, PA.
  Fletcher, NC.  Commercial Diver

• 1997 to 2001   
  The Wakefield Corporation
  Knoxville TN.                         
  Craft work/Finisher