Jason O'Dell

Experience

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  JumpBunch

  Sept 2009 - May 2011

  Coach

  Taught fitness classes at over 15 schools in the Las Vegas area. I designed lesson plans for a different sport each week. I also oversaw marketing, accounting, and training of other coaches.

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  Brigham Young University

  Jun 2011 - Apr 2012

  Student

  I began my initial engineering courses here. I've attached some models that I created using NX CAD.

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  Utah State University

  Aug 2012 - May 2015

  Mechanical Engineering Student with a focus on heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and renewable energy

  Projects include:Motor Selection and Failure Testing• Our customer wanted a lightweight, powerful, small, and cheap motor to utilize on his robotic sailboats. This motor needed to output high torque at a low speed. These requirements were impossible to meet so we conferred with our customer and provided the best options according to his criteria. He tweaked his requirements and we chose the best option. We then created a test stand using 2 of these motors, one to drive and one to provide resistance, and proved that our chosen motor met all the customers new required specs.Wind Farm • Calculated average wind speed at 60 m based on an average wind speed at 20 m and created a Rayleigh distribution of continual estimated wind speeds based on this average. Calculated estimated power output of two wind turbine models using these estimated wind speeds and a set of actual recorded wind speeds. Compared the actual wind speeds with the estimated wind speeds. Calculated how many of each model would be required to create a 60 MW capacity wind farm and which model would create the greatest profit. Electricity Micro-Grid • Estimated the energy required to power a civic building, a health clinic and some schools, homes, and woodworking shops in a small village in Zambia. Researched to find the most cost effective products for small-head hydro, solar and diesel power, and for inverters and batteries. Using “Homer”, determined options to power the town utilizing the different power options. Optimized the plan by reducing net present costs over a ten year period.Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger• As part of a team, designed a shell and tube heat exchanger capable of transferring 200,000 btu/hr. Optimized the design to minimize material costs. Calculated pressure requirements for the pump. Ensured that the heat exchanger would still meet requirements if the heat rejection fluid was decreased by 10% and/or after fouling effects decreased efficiency. Show less

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  Valley View Granite

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Fabricator and Installer

  Fabricated granite counter-topsInstalled the counter-topsAssisted in improving the fabrication process to reduce errors and ineficiencies

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  Tanglewood Studios

  Aug 2013 - May 2015

  Boy's program director and head coach

  • Prepared tailored lesson plans to ensure optimal progress from each class• Instructed over 30 boys and young men in gymnastics skills during my tenure• Marketed the classes utilizing a local Facebook classifieds page and word of mouth interactions• Trained other coaches• Acquired and maintained men’s training equipment

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  USU gymnastics club

  Aug 2013 - May 2015

  Gymnastics Club Prsident

  • Managed the planning of meets that we hosted, fundraising, travel and lodging logistics, training schedules, event registration, and accounting. Divided up the work based on experience, desire, and bandwidth and instructed along the way.• Increased club membership by 700% in 2 years• Raised over $2,5000 and oversaw the raising of an additional $2,000 by club members• Led the team to their first 2 national championship meets• Negotiated acceptable terms for renting the gymnastics gym for our use• Trained the officers to continue the success of the club after my resignation Show less

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  Memories in Metal

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Welder and Fabricator

  • Designed and fabricated a metal patio fire pit• Helped plan the fabrication process of many complex jobs• Taught the owner how to utilize technology tools to better schedule his time and to be more organized

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  National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs

  May 2015 - May 2016

  Director

  • Assisted in policy creation for officer election procedures and refund procedures for the national championship competition.• Participated in planning and running the national championships, which hosted over 1200 participants.• Participated in board meetings, some of which were very divisive, and I supported free sharing of everyone’s opinions and ideas.

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  Namasté Solar

  Aug 2015 - Feb 2016

  Solar panel installer

  • Worked with my team to increase our efficiency to become the highest producing team in the organization while not relaxing on safety or quality• Became a go-to guy for problem-solving and worked on many side projects to help the company succeed

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  IM Flash

  Mar 2016 - Jun 2019

  Equipment Engineer

  • Managed equipment improvement projects leading our team and working with the vendor team as we troubleshot new issues with a worldwide first of a kind machine. Worked closely with process engineers to ensure product quality stayed high as we increased tool availability.• Spearheaded multiple tool install/deinstall projects working with facilities and directing vendor work. These were complex multi-million-dollar tools often requiring over a dozen facilities connections.• Ensured that these tools were installed safely and ready by the expected date.• Area cost engineer – managed the brainstorming, planning, reporting, and completion of various cost savings projects across my area (our area achieved the completion of over $25,000 in weekly savings in my last 6-month period).• Designed an assembly and led initial prototype testing to replace vendor equipment and to improve process quality. This part’s initial cost is 60% less than the vendor’s part and maintenance costs are 65% less.• Increased tool availability by 14% in the year that I owned the tool-set.• Set up fault detection and SPC strategies to monitor the health of my equipment.• Resolved long term down events through troubleshooting with research of vendor documents and schematics, experimentation, and intuition• Led and facilitated focus groups on solving the most challenging problems• Designed a tool to make maintenance safer, updated the procedure, trained the team and won the “Good Catch of the Month” award.• Troubleshot a chronic alarm, finding the root cause, and eliminating 80% of the frequent alarms to lead my team to win the “Core Team of the Month” award. Reducing the noise allowed us to focus on the real problem tools.• Updated procedural documentation (over 30 procedures) to ensure effective, error-free completion of productive maintenance and repairs. Show less

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  Blue Raven Solar

  Jul 2019 - Apr 2020

  Solar Engineer

  • Problem solved quality issues with our process, finding the root cause of each issue, directing the solution for that specific customer, and implementing projects that would prevent reoccurrence either by improving our design tool or providing proper training where needed.• Fielded questions from other departments when a problem was encountered. Answered such questions in a way that provided understanding and encouraged problem solving skills in others.• Trained new members of the engineering team.• Received the “Values Award” for living and encouraging others to live by the Blue Raven values.• Designed optimal solar PV systems and created the project plan set.• Researched code requirements of jurisdictions which we had not yet worked with.• Disputed code with plan reviewers and inspectors who saw issues with our plans or installations. Show less

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  Redline Systems Inc

  Jun 2020 - Dec 2020

  Engineering Consultant

  • Designed a conveyor belt cleat to replace the current prototype. This new cleat added functionality, simplified manufacturing, reduced stresses in the parts and eliminated 2 failure points. I also led the prototyping and final alterations. • Determined the stresses in each part and weld of a conveyor and offered suggestions for increasing the strength of parts and welds with safety factors lower than what I would deem acceptable.

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  Progressive Placebo

  Jul 2020 - now

  Founder and Owner

  • Developed 3 products• Grew business to $16,000 in annual revenue in less than 5 hours per month.

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  Hill Air Force Base

  Dec 2020 - now

  • Oversaw the process of a complete rebuild of a critical machine. Worked with the vendor to ensure an on-time delivery with the machine fulfilling all capability requirements. • Created and implemented the use of technique sheets to communicate the most efficient manner to grind part features. Trained teammates on the proper procedure for creating these documents. These technique sheets create standardization and encourage experimentation. Shared lessons learned with machine shop engineers and facilitated their beginning to use the same template and process.• Designed a machine fixture to allow for the repair of a landing gear part. Repairing this part instead of scrapping it saves $.5 million annually. Show less

  • Sustainment Engineer

    May 2022 - now

  • Process Engineer - Grinding and Shot Peen for Landing Gear

    Dec 2020 - May 2022