Jonathan Midkiff

Jonathan midkiff

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Mechanical Engineer and Data Analyst at Columbia Cedar, Inc.

  • Education

    • Washington state university

      2013 - 2018
      Bachelor’s degree mechanical engineering 3.97

      Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

    • University of colorado boulder

      2024 - 2026
      Master of science - ms computer science 4.0
  • Experience

    • Eich's logging

      Sept 2007 - Apr 2013
      Logging equipment operator

      Operated a chainsaw to fall and buck marketable timber in a safe and efficient manner. Operated a JD-650 Dozer and JD-640D Grapple Skidder to skid timber to landing and perform road maintenance. Operated the Kobelco SK-200 Log loader.

    • U.s. forest service

      Jun 2010 - Aug 2017
      Forestry technician

      As a seasonal firefighter, I worked with a 20-person handcrew to manage and contain large fires across the western US. I worked as an advanced faller to fall hazard trees safely, and train fellow crew members in the safe operation of a chainsaw. I led up to six people as a qualified squad boss, increasing productivity by synchronizing efforts and reducing downtime. I managed a 20-person crew as a Crew Boss Trainee during a 14-day out of state wildfire training assignment.

    • Brothers fire, llc

      Apr 2016 - Aug 2018
      Contract timber faller

      As part of a two-person timber falling team, I felled large or high complexity hazard trees on large fire incidents in the inland Pacific Northwest. Kept records on daily time and costs associated with contract. Communicated with incident leadership via radio and in-person.

    • Electroimpact

      Sept 2016 - Dec 2016
      Mechanical engineering intern

      Assisted in the assembly and installation of a large automated jig system used to position the Boeing 777x composite wing during the manufacturing process.

    • Colmac coil manufacturing, inc.

      Jun 2018 - Nov 2019
      R & d design engineer

      I assisted in the design of refrigeration and HVAC assemblies using Solidworks.I used VB.Net, C#, and tSQL to program and support Solidworks API tools.

    • Columbia cedar inc

      Dec 2019 - now
      Mechanical engineer / analyst

      I oversee the collection and analysis of plant process data using Node.JS/Javascript, PostgreSQL, SQL-Express, InfluxDB, Grafana, PowerBI and R/Python. I monitor production efficiency and quality through measurement and analysis of products and machine centers. As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, I leverage process data to solve problems and improve plant production.I design machine upgrades and new equipment with the assistance of Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD.

  • Licenses & Certifications