Francisco Tapia
Associate Engineer
Wichita, Kansas Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolFrancisco Tapia is an Associate Engineer with 12 years of hands-on experience in manufacturing, composites, and advanced materials across aviation, HVAC, and food processing industries. He combines mechanical engineering training from Wichita State University with practical skills in AutoCAD, CATIA V5, Autodesk Inventor, machining, and process improvement methodologies like Kaizen and 5S. His background spans lab-level materials testing and layup work to production engineering roles that delivered work instructions, first-time builds, and continuous improvement on the shop floor. Comfortable bridging design and production, he has a track record of improving assembly and test processes while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. Based in Wichita, he brings both technical rigor and practical maintenance experience, reflecting an ability to translate lab qualifications into robust manufacturing solutions.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Mechanical Engineering 3.59 Cumulative GPA, Mechanical Engineering 3.59 Cumulative GPA at Wichita State UniversityAssociate of Science - AS Science and Math 3.7 Cumulative, Associate of Science - AS Science and Math 3.7 Cumulative at Dodge City Community College
Github Skills (9)
boost10
concurrency9
cpp9
cross-platform9
standard-library7
benchmark6
benchmarking5
algorithm4
cryptography4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
fjtapia/benchmark_boost_sort
Jul 2017 - Oct 2022
Benchmark programs for the Boost Sort Library
Contributions:32 commits, 10 PRs, 21 pushes in 5 years 4 months
benchmarkingbenchmarkprogramsboostsort
fjtapia/presentations
Apr 2019 - Apr 2024
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 5 years 1 month
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