Tyler Kiefer

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

Michigan Technological University

Class of 2010

Michigan Tech opened my eyes to the rigors of academic and scientific methods. Through difficult course work and ever challenging deadlines, the setting succeeded in teaching the reward of true dedication to furthering oneself.

Full Stack, Python, C

Codecademy

Present

As a way of increasing my breadth of expertise in new and exciting engineering disciplines, Codecademy has allowed me to challenge myself mentally. Continuing my education in this way creates a method of adapting my career in a way that adds value and excitement to my professional skill set.

Security+

CompTIA

Certified

Airman

Colorado Air National Guard

2025 - Present

I have been priviledged to be a part of the greatest Air Force in the world. Being an airman in the Air National Guard has allowed me to serve my community and my country. Joining in my late 30's, it has challenged me to remain healthy, active, and disciplined.

Test Engineer

CACI

2025 - Present

As a defense contractor, CACI has given me the opportunity to utilize my engineering skillset to support the security and safety of my country. I value the meaningful work I am able to be part of everyday.

Mechanical Design Engineer

New Tech Machinery

2024 - 2025

Being a smaller engineering company, NTM gave me to opportunity to implement new engineering processes within the organization. From improving documentation to integrating new revision change processes, I was able to overcome many challenges of bringing new methodologies into an established company.

President & Engineer

Kiefer Engineering, Inc.

2022 - 2025

Starting and owning a company of my own was an opportunity that brought great learning experiences. Learning the business side of owning and operating a business became a crash course in legal setup. This experience was extremely rewarding, however. It showed, above all, that time management, flexibility, and dedication are the keys to success.

I have been extremely lucky running a business having a wide range of projects to challenge my engineering experience and push my expertise; from Lithium battery systems to heavy machinery in my business' clientele.

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Stewart & Stevenson (formerly Voltabox)

2020 - 2022

I was challenged at S&S to push my engineering abilities. Our engineering team was small, and due to the rapidly evolving world of Lithium battery technology, we had to learn new skills from each other quickly. This allowed me to expand the software knowledge I had picked up through my adulthood and gave me the opportunity to first work on software in a professional setting.

My involvement with these projects allowed us to utilize my expertise in structures, kinematics, and manufacturing to provide valuable insight to the team and adapt designs to better suite project goals. It was gratifying to be relied upon by my team in this way and to act as a mentor to my colleagues to share my expertise.

Mechanical Design Engineer

DJH Engineering, Inc.

2012 - 2019

As a contracting company, our primary goal was satisfying customer needs. Through excellent communication and dedication to designing a great product, I recieved many accolades from our customers. With offices and customers across the globe, communcation skills were critical to a successful project.

In this role I managed multiple teams of engineers simultaneously. Each project had vastly different milestone timelines, but I was able to lead each team to success for our customers.

Product Development Engineer

Lynntech, Inc.

2010 - 2012

My first job out of college excersized my skills working with multiple teams of different disciplines to acheive a common goal. Though many stakeholders had different views on how the project should perform, it often fell on the engineering team to present the compromises nessessary to please all stakeholders.

Becoming familiar with creating test plans and proceedures was a neccessary part of engineering, as all projects were tested in-house. This was a great learning experience in test methods and data aquisition.