Kevin Paynter

Conducted on-site loss prevention evaluations to identify all reasonably foreseeable physical and human element exposures for Fire, Boiler and Machinery as well as Natural Hazards.

• Quantified exposures at client locations to assure that the internal client service team places an appropriate level of attention on the exposure for insurance underwriting purposes.
• Obtained local client understanding and agreement on the hazards/exposures discovered and their potential business impact.
• Ensured that FM Global Engineering Standards were followed and, as necessary, communicate the appropriate recommendations and/or engineering solutions to clients.

Summer internship with leading electrical power management company to diagnose causes of electrical issues in electrical power field equipment at client facilities.

• Performed tests and preventative maintenance on in-service equipment.
• Analyzed one-line diagrams for proper electrical isolation procedures.
• Assembled and evaluated LV switchgear.

Undergraduate research position working with associate professors to quantify and qualify a new low speed wind tunnel for the aerospace engineering department.

• Produced three dimensional models of five-hole probe using Solidworks.
• Established manufacturing procedure for five-hole probe.
• Constructed functional five-hole probe with testing apparatus and compared to Matlab theoretical flow numbers.

Undergraduate CO-OP position worked with Sr. Engineers to support new production line installation in Pigeon Forge Tennessee.

• Designed and fabricated critical components for production line equipment.
• Refined existing plant line layout drawings using AutoCad.
• Analyzed equipment failure using best engineering practices