Hi, my name is

Alan.

I build things

Driven by a creative spark and a hunger for knowledge, this website was crafted to share my passion for engineering and inspire others to explore the endless possibilities of innovation.

About Me

I am a Mechanical Engineer with a passion for aviation structure design, mechanism design, new product developement, and manufacturing. I am current working as a Structures Design Engineer for Boeing in St. Louis, MO. Here are a few technologies I've been working with recently:
  • Aircraft Structure Testing
  • Structure Design
  • Fusion 360
  • Local Large Language AI Models
  • Text to Image AI Models
  • Additive Manufacturing

Experience

Structures Design Engineer - Boeing- Phantom Works
Oct 2021 - present

Survivability Technology, Phantom Works

  • R&D type roll focused on both long term and quick turnaround design projects, typically low TRL/MRL.
  • Designing, building, and testing of survivable products
  • Strong focus on mechanism design for materials testing
  • Development of TRL for new Technology
Structures Design Engineer - Boeing- Hypersonic Weapons
Sep 2020 - Oct 2021

I worked as a structures design engineer for the avionics bay as well as mechanism design for folding fins.

  • Lead Design Engineer for avionics’ structural components
  • Fast paced rapid design environment
  • Worked with unique and extreme design requirements
Manufacturing Engineer - Boeing- 777X
Oct 2018 - Aug 2020

Starting out at Boeing I began as a Manufacturing Engineer. I worked primarily as an ME for the Fixed Leading Edge of the wing and as the processes and tools focal.

  • 777X Fixed Leading Edge Manufacturing Engineer
  • Worked along side various PE functions to safely andeciently implement updates to the design and build of the 777X
  • Gained insight on how to prociently design parts for producibility
  • Acquired the skill set for creating Model Based Instructions and Work Instructions for shop operators
  • Attained extensive knowledge on the use of Teamcenter (PDM) and manipulation of the BOM

Education

2014 - 2018
Bachelors of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Texas Tech University
GPA: 3.59 out of 5.0

Extracurricular Activities

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2014 - 2018
Minor, Mathematics
Texas Tech University
GPA: 3.59 out of 5.0

Recent Projects

alansprojects.com
Hugo YAML Static Web Pages
alansprojects.com
This website! Created with Hugo, and the template "Hugo-Profile"
Local AI Image Generation
Stable Diffusion Local AI Stable-Diffusion-Webui
Local AI Image Generation
A web app to convert image to pdf, png to jpg, png to jpg and png to webp without database using django.
Puppy Light
3D Printing PWM Controller Soldered circuits LED Strips
Puppy Light
A clean and simple 3D printed frame for a LED strip, connected to a PWM controller for brightness control.

Get in Touch

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