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Contact Information

      cell:  540-250-8306

      email: jesse.k.redford@gmail.com

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About Me

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Versatile engineer and researcher with BS in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from University of North Carolina Charlotte. Experience in Computer Aided Design, Building-Information-Modeling, Image Processing, Machine Learning, and Robotics. In previous roles I have provided project estimates, contract drawings, installation strategies, and collaborated with architects and MEP trade partners to established design solutions and assist coordination efforts on a variety of projects including hospitals, universities, and other commercial facilities. I enjoy the dynamic challenge of ensuring the preservation of design intent and occupant safety while developing system layouts which minimize material waste, installation time, and field coordination. My goal is to provide the highest quality coordination and fabrication models to ensure that project deliverables offer clients a seamless transition between the design and installation phases of a project. Following graduation I plan on obtaining my EIT registration by the end of June. Currently I looking for an employment opportunity as either a design engineer or researcher.  

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Project Experience

Misson Health 6th Ave Cancer and Research Facility

Misson Health 6th Ave Cancer and Research Facility

Project Phases Pre-construction, Procurement, Construction Worked with affiliated project contractors, Architect, and Engineers to coordinate bid spec compliance and procurement. Compiled cost estimates, take-offs. Helped lead MEP-FP AS Coordination efforts in revising and defining system layouts. Led the design, validation and installation of Louvers. Produced Coordination, Shop, and installation drawings. Tools Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, PlanGrid, Excel, Telescopic Boom Lift

Western Carolina Renovation Brown Buildings

Western Carolina Renovation Brown Buildings

Project Phase Pre-construction Generated cost estimates for mechanical scope of work. Worked with vendors to compile quotes, participated in on-site assessments to inspect existing conditions. Tools Sage Estimation, Excel, Word, Scale Wheel.

Sebastian River Medical Center

Sebastian River Medical Center

Project Phases Procurement, Construction Provided electrical coordination. Modeled lighting, audio visual, security, and telecommunications devices based on manufacture data. Conduits routing and sizing. Tools Revit, Navisworks, BIM 360 Glue, Bluebeam, Excel, GoToMeeting

HRCC New Clubhouse

HRCC New Clubhouse

Project Phases Procurement, Construction MEP-AS Coordination, Mech system modeling, Mechanical Installation Drawings, Shop-Drawings. Tools AutoCAD, FabCAD MEP, Revit, BlueBeam, Excel, GoToMeeting

Virgina-Tech Liberal Arts Building Renovation

Virgina-Tech Liberal Arts Building Renovation

Project Phases Procurement, Construction, Close-Out Provided MEP-FP-AS system coordination. Generated solutions and helped resolve design issues between fire suppression and mechanical systems. Modeled mechical equiprment and systems based on manufacture data sheets. Developed and delivered coordination, equipment installation, and shop-drawings to company clients. Tools Revit, Navisworks, BIM 360 Glue, Bluebeam, Excel, GoToMeeting

Virgina-Tech Davidson Hall Renovation

Virgina-Tech Davidson Hall Renovation

Project Phases Procurement, Construction, Close-Out Provided MEP-FP-AS system coordination. Generated solutions and helped resolve design issues between structural and mechanical systems. Modeled mechanical equipment and systems based on manufacture data sheets. Developed and delivered coordination, installation, and shop-drawings. Tools Revit, Navisworks, BIM 360 Glue, Bluebeam, Excel, GoToMeeting

Miami World Center Block D - Parking

Miami World Center Block D - Parking

Project Phases Procurement, Construction, Close-Out Reviewed construction documentation and coordinated with on site personal to revise plumbing layouts. Created sleeve installation drawings and as-built documentation. Tools AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Excel, GoToMeeting

Mountain Valley Elementary

Mountain Valley Elementary

Project Phases Procurement, Construction MEP Coordination, Mech and Electrical equipment modeling, system layouts, installation and fabrication drawings. Tools Revit, FabCAD MEP, Navisworks, BIM 360 Glue, Bluebeam, Excel, GoToMeeting

Bristol - West Palm Beach Florida

Bristol - West Palm Beach Florida

Project Phase Procurement, Construction Provided coordination, modeling and detailment of plumbing system layouts, sleeve installation drawings Tools Revit, Navisworks, BIM 360 Glue, Bluebeam, Excel, GoToMeeting

Residential Design

Residential Design

First residential design, Bill & Kathy Bolton's Cottage and Shop located in Hendersonville, NC. - Revit - Revit MEP - AutoCAD

Mechanical Design

Mechanical Design

Louver Design and for 6th Ave Joint Medical Cancer and Research Facility - Revit - AutoCAD

Machine Design

Machine Design

Design and manufacturing of mini air engine - Micrometers - Lathes - End Mill - Band-saw - Drill Press - Creo Parametric

CNC Machining

CNC Machining

Manufacturing a base plate for pick-and-place robot. - MasterCAM - Solidworks - CNC Mill

Materials Testing

Materials Testing

Identification of any unknown tensile sample. - Delta Abasement Cutter - ECOMET 3000 series polishers - Olympus Bx51 Microscope - ColorViewSoft Imaging system - Wilson 2000 Rockwell Hardness Tester - Excel - Word

Fractography

Fractography

SEM Images of 1018 steel samples after fracture due to impact loading at 77K, 273K, 472K. - MTS 810 materials test system

Product Design

Product Design

Automatic TV Mount for Sony – 65″ Class (64.5 Diag.) – LED – 2160p – Smart – 4K Ultra HD TV with High Dynamic Range - Solidworks - FEA - MathCAD

Robotics Research

Robotics Research

SnakeBot Prototype Deep Reinforcement Learning for Efficient Locomotion - Python - Keras - Pandas - C++ - Git - Solidworks

Robotics Research

Robotics Research

SwimBot - Concept assembly for aquatic robot. - Solidworks - MathCAD - Python

Robotics Research

Robotics Research

FishBot Prototype Design for Deep Reinforcement Learning - Solidworks - Actobotics - Intel RealSense - Rasberry Pi B+

Robotic Process Automation

Robotic Process Automation

Design and Construction of Automated Stacked Axis Pick and Place Robot - MatLab - Solidworks - Excel - Word - Powerpoint

IoT Cloud Automation

IoT Cloud Automation

Smart relay for smart-home automation and remote lighting control - C++ - Particle IO - MultiSIM

CAD Workstation

CAD Workstation

My custom build for running CAD and programming applications

Image Processing

Image Processing

Localized SVD Image Compression and Processing Algorithm - MatLab - Python - OpenCV

Chest Scan CT

Chest Scan CT

Program I wrote for analyzing the effects of lossy compression via LRA on CT images. - Python

Product Design

Product Design

Concept design for fitness/yoga bundle - Solidworks

Reverse Engineering

Reverse Engineering

Reverse engineered pulley for 3D printing - Solidworks - Simplify 3D - Ender 5

Robotics and Control Research

Robotics and Control Research

Thermal Fluid Design

Thermal Fluid Design

Concept Design for closed-loop Brayton cycle with regeneration using Super-critical CO2 as working fluid. - MatLab - Excel - Word

Medical Image Processing

Medical Image Processing

Python program I wrote for creating 3D reconstructions MRI images. - Python - DICOM - pydicom

Plastic Part Design

Plastic Part Design

Design and Analysis for Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Case - Creo Parametric 3.0 - Solidworks - PowerPoint

IoT Cloud Automation

IoT Cloud Automation

Smart relay for smart-home automation and remote lighting control - C++ - Particle IO - MultiSIM

MEP Design

MEP Design

MEP Coordination and fabrication drawings - Revit MEP - NavisWorks - FabCAD MEP

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