Kyle Avery

Experience

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  Logan Farm Equipment

  Apr 2014 - Nov 2014

  Mechanical Engineer Intern

  • Designed and supervised production of complex potato-handling equipment. • Expanded knowledge of manufacturing by participating in the fabrication process.

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  E91

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2018

  Senior Mechanical Designer

  • Showed leadership ability by acting as lead designer when working in teams. • Entrusted to perform the quality assurance check for designs before final release. • Became proficient at designing in multiple CAD programs – Solid Works, Creo, Inventor. • Demonstrated flexibility in designing, modeling, and detailing for many different customers on projects that vary from weld fixtures to automated assembly lines.

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  Pearson Packaging Systems

  Dec 2018 - Jun 2019

  Mechanical Design Engineer (Contract)

  • Cooperated with sales teams, project managers, and controls engineers to create secondary packaging equipment to meet the specific needs of each client.• Performed drafting, designing, 3D modeling and engineering tasks for both current products as well as new products.• Increased design efficiency by developing Excel-based tools for calculating stress and deflection, for selecting springs, for sizing pneumatic cylinders, and for sizing motor/gearbox combinations.• Used AutoDesk Inventor to design robotic packaging equipment.• Applied GD&T and weld symbols to drawings to specify design intent of parts and weldments.• Increased ability to manage multiple projects in tandem and still hit deadlines. • Gained hands-on experience with packaging equipment while supporting builds. Show less

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  Wagstaff, Inc.

  Jul 2019 - now

  Applying engineering knowledge to manufacturing processes such as robotic welding and CNC programming. Apply mechanical design knowledge to the design development and production of Wagstaff casting equipment.

  • Manufacturing Engineer

    Jul 2020 - now

  • Mechanical Designer/Drafter - Temperary

    Jul 2019 - Jul 2020