Kristopher Lineberry

Experience

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  Dahl's Foods

  Aug 1997 - May 1998

  Associate

  Dairy stocking and cleaning. Bottle deposit sorting and organization. Sacking groceries and general customer assistance. Serving and busing tables for the cafe.

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  Carmike Cinemas

  May 1998 - Jul 1998

  Concessionaire at Wynsong 16 Theater

  General concession stand activities such as popping popcorn and serving customers. Cleaning and maintenance of theaters.

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  Auntie Anne's

  Jul 1998 - Feb 1999

  Associate

  All aspects of delivering delicious pretzels and freshly squeezed lemonade to the masses of mall-goers in the most popular lunching and snack store in the entire complex. Cleaning and food preparation services.

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  OfficeMax

  Feb 1999 - Aug 2000

  Sales Associate for FurnitureMax

  Selling office furniture and warranties for FurnitureMax, a division of OfficeMax. Building displays and onsite customer assembly of desks, chairs, partitions and other office-related furniture.

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  Iowa State University

  Sept 2000 - Mar 2001

  Student Officer

  Security and safety escorts for all students, faculty and guest at all hours day or night. General building security and beat-patrols. Event services such as football games and dance security as well as traffic guidance and parades.

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  Interstate Batteries

  May 2001 - Aug 2001

  Sales and Stock Room Associate

  Creation, selling and maintenance for every battery and every need. Automotive battery repair and installation. Specialty battery creation. Jewelry batteries specialization.

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  U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

  Mar 2002 - Jul 2005

  Research Assistant

  ★Prepared and processed rare earth metals with %99.9999+ purity used for industrial and laboratory research and manufacturing. ►Department historical to the Manhattan Project, now located in the Metals Development Center, is one of only two facilities in the world capable of achieving this rare earth purity.►Repair and maintenance of scientific equipment including acid baths, electronic polishers, vacuum chambers, vacuum welding equipment and various other processing equipment. ►Support for world-renowned materials scientists and multinational projects including groundbreaking materials properties experiments and support for the Korean Superconducting Tokomak Reactor. Show less

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  Cemen Tech Inc

  May 2004 - Aug 2004

  Mechanical Engineering Intern

  ★Worked with technicians on the floor to design and detail on-site manufacturing parts immediately used in line-production.►Upgraded CAD files to military standards to comply with requirements from our new customer: U.S.A. Air Force.

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  Iowa State University

  Aug 2005 - Jul 2011

  ★Completed research project for American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) proving efficacy of more precise refrigeration temperature and humidity controls on the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables. Awarded PhD for this effort.★Designed and built experimental walk-in environmental chamber utilizing SolidWorks, LabVIEW and DAQ equipment to collect thousands of data points including air speed, temperature and relative humidity. ★Classroom and machine laboratory (ME 260) Teachers' Assistant three semesters for Introduction to Engineering Design Process►Emphasizing Six Sigma, and problem-to-prototype projects that have a real chance to impact the working/industrial world..►Students from my section competed with dozens of projects to win the overall best design award all three teaching semesters ★Provided engineering and technical assistance for research into sound-proofing and duct rumble in HVAC systems. ★Contributed to the successful publication of: Qualification of Fan-Generated Duct Rumble Noise (ASHRAE 2008). Efforts included customizing ducting, experiment set-up, and data acquisition of pressure, airflow, temperature and sound.

  • Graduate Student Researcher

    Aug 2005 - Jul 2011

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2006 - Dec 2007

  • Engineering Research Assistant

    Aug 2005 - Dec 2006
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  Iowa Energy Center

  Jan 2008 - Nov 2011

  Graduate and Postdoctoral Engineering Researcher

  ★Perform building HVAC and energy experiments as a worldwide resource in emerging HVAC-related technologies. ►Project leader for NIST-funded HVAC experiment testing active window tinting designs. ►Co-leader for LED lighting experiment for Alliant Energy: Proved an over 50% cost reduction for energy and operating expenses, and a less-than 5-year payback for a complete retrofit. ►Provided Lawrence Berkeley National Labs HVAC testing support utilizing the Energy Resource Station mock office building laboratory, generating hundreds of distinct data points every minute and conducting analyses.►Data acquisition for local and remote experimental buildings and facilities utilizing Cisco, National Instruments and other control and DAQ systems for ongoing research into energy efficiency.►Planning, calibration, maintenance and installation of relative humidity sensors, RTDs, heliometer/pyrheliometer, weather stations, geothermal and ice storage systems, energy auditing sensors, pumps, HVAC systems, wind power generators, solar installations and heat-pump systems. Show less

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  Hie Electronics

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2015

  Design Engineer Consultant

  ★Multi-disciplined engineering and technical consulting that creates value added in a start-up business working with extremely selective clients in a field with very demanding industry standards.►Lead Systems Engineer for all aspects of flagship product including electrical and mechanical systems, robotics and database programming, CAD, manufacturing, quality and documentation.►Slashed manufacturing costs of enterprise level robotic data center by over 25%►Research and Experimentation of current and prospective systems including emerging data storage technologies, stress and life testing, and identifying global trends in data archive markets.►Customer service, sales lead generation, and technical support for worldwide partners and clients. Show less

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  United States Air Force

  Dec 2015 - Jan 2018

  Mechanical Engineer

  • Specialization in Test and Evaluation of newer war-fighting technologies applied to the F- 16. Multiple roles: mission planning, statistical analyses, data analyses, and resource allocation. Proficiencies in utilizing specialized computer programs including MATLAB, 1553 signal tracking and programming, video capture and various simulation programs.• Test and Evaluation duties requiring rapid and real-time in-depth analysis techniques in software development, TSPI (Time Space Position Information) and GPS station truth location systems, data security, and other joint urgent operational needs projects.• Conserved over $2,000,000 and over three thousand man hours by discovering and addressing critical oversights in certain test missions. Show less

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  Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)

  Oct 2018 - now

  Oversee the engineering technical and management processes on the ULA contract for EELV (Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle) - Now NSSL (National Security Space Launch) and add value to these processes. • Conduct software/systems engineering surveillance including research, design, development, test and production. Monitor contractor software engineering management systems.• Plans, executes, and documents surveillance of design, development, and production efforts at contractor facilities (WSF-M @ Ball Aerospace, Boulder, CO).

  • Mechanical Engineer

    Jan 2019 - now

  • Computer Engineer

    Oct 2018 - now