About Me

Hi, I'm Zach! I am from good ol' Cleveland, Ohio and love everything Engineering. From tinkering on my Track Car to writing software to automate some of my life, I really enjoy creative approaches to problem solving.

Problem solving is something that I believe I truly excel at! Whether its troubleshooting and debugging engineering projects, or trying to figure out how to climb rock climbing routes, I love the challenge that each new and different problem brings!

When I'm not grinding away on a project, I usually can be found working on my car, exercising via Mountain Bike or Rock Wall, or just relaxing and playing games with my friends.

Follow along to see what I build!

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What I Use

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Experience

Chassis Mechatronics Engineer

June 2021 to August 2023 / Schaeffler Group
  • Designed, Implemented, Troubleshooted, and Iterated on brand new Industry prototype designs for future electric automotive market.

  • Wrote software to precisely estimate steering rack forces within steer-by-wire systems, while aligning with stringent customer specifications.

  • Spearheaded development on demonstration vehicle for the Detroit Auto Show and successfully brought project to fruition within strict time deadlines.

  • Presented prototype vehicle to customers in order to secure $10 million per year contracts to supply new vehicles.

  • Piloted foundational architecture design for Battery Management System, in order to bolster product portfolio for EV Market.

Obsolescence Engineer

June 2019 to January 2020 / Fives North American
  • Established annual product volume metrics, while creating foundational reference for identifying product obsolescence triggers, including inventory level and active customer engagement by employing in-depth analysis of customer sales data.

  • Identified surplus parts no longer essential for inventory maintenance by analyzing Bill of Materials (BOM) along with authoring Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) to formalize and disseminate obsolescence directives throughout global organization.

  • Achieved notable 15% reduction in comprehensive product portfolio by leading team of four in spearheading product obsolescence initiative.

Education

Student Athlete

August 2018 to May 2022 / Miami University
  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

  • Minor in Computer Science

  • GPA: 3.4

  • NCAA Division 1 Cross Country & Track and Field Athlete