Citadel Tech.

2014-2016

Energy industry leader in repair of pipes using carbon fiber and epoxy materials

Project Engineer/Engineering Project Manager

I joined Citadel directly following completion of my M.S. and jumped headfirst into the world of hand applied carbon fiber composite repairs. My responsibilities primarily consisted of the following:

• Coordinate with customers to design custom composite repair solutions based on their requirements

• Design and implement test programs to qualify product for use with new applications and new customers

• Plan and execute new product R&D

• Train customers in application of product

• Perform detailed quality control for each production batch of patented epoxy system

• Supervise and participate in field installations worldwide

• Attend ASME Committee Meetings to continually develop industry standard

Following the departure of Citadel's engineering manager in late 2015, I became the senior project engineer and assumed additional project coordination responsibilities. I eventually took on the role of Engineering Project Manager and worked to smooth conflicts between departments. My goal was to keep engineering and sales on the same page.

As the end of 2016 approached, I realized that I wanted to pursue a career outside of the oil & gas sector. I resigned from my position and I maintain an amicable relationship with the managers and owners of Citadel.

Key Accomplishments

• Decreased engineering turnaround time to customer by 50% through automation of key points of engineering process

• Rebuilt installer training method and presentation materials for Citadel's core product

• Analyzed millions of strain gauge data points using python and wrote report for test program that won Citadel a record contract

• Helped the company bring in record sales numbers in my final 10 months

• From Kazakhstan to Algeria and Texas to Saskatchewan, successfully presented technical concepts to engineers and trained local contractors in novel repair technology

• Published research detailing the elevated temperature behavior model of a cyanate ester

The Mine

2014-2015

Extensive professional development program designed and led by ex-McKinsey consultants to partner driven Tulsans with high impact social projects

Project Fellow Cohort #2

I was selected from a pool of over 35 competitive applicants to participate in a 9 month fellowship to work on a high impact social entrepreneurship project. I worked in a team of four to develop an expansion model for Global Gardens, a successful non-profit aimed at bringing science enrichment and empowerment to under-served communities. The team created a training program to bring their teaching methods to new teachers and constructed an online portal to bring more students into the Global Gardens community. Our delivered products can help impact over 25,000 youth over the next 5 years.

University of Tulsa

2011-2013

A top 50 private, independent, doctoral degree-granting institution.

Research Assistant

My masters level research focused on stress corrosion cracking in an automotive environment. I developed an arduino controlled test environment designed to expose aluminum samples to salt water on a rigidly controlled schedule. Multiple methods to apply a constant load to the samples were developed and compared.

The final recommendations were delivered to Ford Motor Company who funded the research.