Eric Thornton, PE

Eric Thornton, PE

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Sr. Development Engineer

  • Education

    • North Carolina State University

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      Bachelor of Science - BS Mechanical Engineering
  • Experience

    • AW North Carolina

      Jun 2003 - Sept 2007
      Quality Engineer

      Quality engineer for 5, 6 speed transmission manufacturing and assembly.

    • Corning Incorporated

      Sept 2007 - now

      Development of next generation optical fiber manufacturing equipment. Speciality areas include design of resistive and inductive glass processing equipment. Able to work across multiple fields, including mechanical, electrical/controls, embedded devices, and software. Providing operational support and continuous improvement projects, to optical fiber manufacturing equipment.

      • Sr. Development Engineer

        Jan 2018 - now
      • Mechanical Engineer

        Sept 2007 - Dec 2017
    • Pinpointsurf LLC

      May 2016 - now
      Owner and Developer

      Developed and deployed an operational wave model for surf forecasting. Full-stack development includes modeling suite, operational suite, backend database, and frontend.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Professional Engineer (PE)

      NCBELS
      Nov 2022
    • Amateur, Extra

      Federal Communications Commission