Experience

Peery Family Farms

Maintenance, 2019-Present

Peery Family Farms is a family owned and operated cattle farm in lower East Tennessee. While working here Jesse has helped maintain vehicles and tools as well as perform any other duty necessary to ensure a smooth operating farm.

• Maintenance of farm vehicles including trucks and tractors
• Tool repair: Blade sharpening, bandsaw motor repair, radial arm saw rebuild
• Home renovations with a focus on demolition
• Landscaping

National Aerospace Solutions

Test Operations Engineer, 2017-2019

As a Test Operations (Test Ops) Engineer Jesse was responsible for overseeing testing operations for the aerospace industry. These operations included setup, testing, and change over for a new testing cycle as well as the maintenance of all systems in the facility. He was also involved in the building of a new facility and the instillation of new equipment.

• Manage test projects by providing quotes, overseeing test setup, coordinating with other departments for test specific requirements, and supervising testing.
• Analyze data in real time to ensure proper operation of test equipment
• Diagnose unexpected issues that may occur during testing
• Develop procedures for operation and maintenance of newly installed equipment
• Design and redesign system components as required to correct variations in design or installation
• Worked with vendors on the installation of new systems
• Worked in cross functional teams to design and build new test facilities, systems, and equipment

Honda Research and Development

R&D Engineer, 2014-2017

At Honda Jesse worked in the Power Equipment Division and inside that division he was in Test Group Complete Built Unit section. The Test Group was in charge of in house prototype builds, conducting testing, writing test reports, and designing and building test equipment. Below is a quick breakdown of his responsibilities while at Honda.

• Successfully developed new products from planning stages through product launch
• Performed testing of new models and components of power equipment
• Quickly fabricated prototype components and fully assembled units
• Quickly designed and fabricated both prototype and final test bench equipment
• Responsible for developing test plans, test criteria, and test schedules
• Setup and perform ANSI and other regulatory tests including impact, performance, and durability tests
• Worked with vendors to validate capability and quality
• Collect test data and work with design team to compare theoretical calculations to actual test results
• Perform post-test unit tear downs, analyze and process raw test data into test summaries and reports

TTU Formula SAE

Volunteer, 2013-2014

After graduation Jesse volunteered at Tennessee Tech to assist the Formula SAE Team in completing the first car built in 5 years. While there he assisted advisors in laying a new foundation for the team that has lasted to this day.

• Designed 2014 TTU formula car including aluminum monocoque chassis, drivetrain, suspension, and aerodynamic elements such as rear wing
• Worked with students to help them design components and to keep projects on schedule
• For previous cars designed electronic paddle shifting system using linear actuators and a microcontroller separate from the cars ECU so that maintenance can be preformed easily

Cummins Filtration

Safety Engineer (Intern), 2009-2011

The Safety Department at Cummins was responsible for many thing in the factory with the safety and health of employees being the primary concern. During his internship Jesse worked primarily as a designer. He would among other things design workstations to reduce ergonomic risks to employees.

• Assessed and either designed or redesigned workstations to decrease the number of injuries, saving the company over $250,000 per year
• Interfaced with vendors on the design, construction, and installation of equipment keeping all projects on schedule
• Wrote job instructions

Denso Manufacturing

Production Engineer (Co-op), January 2008-December 2008

Denso is a Japanese company who specializes in producing OEM and replacement automotive components supplying to companies such as GM and Nissan. While there Jesse worked in the ceramic products plant where O2 sensors and spark plugs were produced. As a Production Engineer his main responsibilities were to lead efforts to ensure the lines kept running and to improvement the lines.

• Designed alignment robots for assembly of oxygen sensor heater cores which lead to a reduction of scrap
• Worked with vendors on the design and installation of new equipment
• Reprogrammed welding machines, allowing for wider range of parts to be assembled while reducing the number of machines needed on the plant floor
• Integrated new test equipment into existing assembly line reducing scrap
• Work with Production, Maintenance, and Quality departments to troubleshoot issues on assembly lines to ensure the quality of products
• Maintained calibration of test equipment