Eric Renfert

Experience

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  YCamp Glacier Hollow

  May 2011 - Aug 2016

  Camp Counselor / Naturalist

  Summers only. Led traditional camp activities such as archery, canoeing, and outdoor education lessons for children aged 6-18, as well as rental groups of all ages. Served as a lifeguard, day camp counselor, junior resident camp counselor, adventure trip guide, and lead resident camp counselor over the years.

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  University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Feb 2014 - Jun 2014

  Student Research Assistant

  Assist a graduate student with research on floating breakwaters for wetland restoration, as well as assist a professor with research regarding winter floating breakwater and pier survivability and limiting the eroding effects of ice on an unstable wetland shoreline. Various technology development projects with the Environmental Fluid Mechanics Department

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  Marinette Marine Corporation

  May 2015 - Jul 2015

  Accuracy Control Intern

  Assist in the administration of the Accuracy Control Department's drawing and measurement database, updating AutoCAD drawings to be used for data retrieval, then entering, sorting, and manipulating field measurement data to improve overall production processes. Assist manufacturing with discrepancies between expected and actual measurements, and aid in the taking of more complex measurements through the use of surveying tools such as autolevels and total stations. From time to time also loaned out to the Weld Engineering Department for support in development of weld procedures and their affiliated testing and documentation. Show less

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  Wausau Window and Wall Systems

  May 2017 - Nov 2017

  Structural Engineering Co-op

  Performed basic structural calculations under supervision of Professional Engineers. Assisted Research and Development department with finite element analyses of new product ideas to minimize physical testing requirements. Worked with estimators on system size selection for curtain wall and window products.

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  Triumph Engineering, LLC

  Jan 2018 - Sept 2018

  Design Engineer

  Analyzed stick-built storefront, window, and curtain wall systems for wind and blast loads. Assembled formal calculation packages for review by Professional Engineer, prepared redlines and final elevation markups, and performed peer review of calculation packages prepared by other Engineers in Training.

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  Wausau Window and Wall Systems

  Sept 2018 - Mar 2024

  • Mentoring and training three structural team members with formal monthly 1:1 trainingsessions, and keeping myself and the team current on evolving building codes.• Serving on two Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance technical task groups.• Guiding the Research & Development team on calculation-driven product refinements.• Reworking existing scattered calculation templates into a cohesive package, and drivingprogrammatic automation to speed up formal calculation generation.• Running full structural calculations on several projects, as well as providing guidance andpeer reviews for colleagues’ projects. Show less

  • Senior Structural Engineer

    Jan 2022 - Mar 2024

  • Structural Applications Engineer

    Sept 2018 - Feb 2022