Trey Mason MBA, BSME
Trey Mason was born in Akron, Ohio. Growing up in a typical suburban household, he was showered with Legos, K’nex, RC cars, and bicycles. As are many young engineers, Trey was fascinated with tearing apart his broken toys to gaze in wonder upon their innerworkings. In doing so, he learned early on the function and design of basic electronic and mechanical devices. Throughout grade school, nature and physics continued to build on his love for everything mechanical.
Trey attended college at The University of Akron. Working since he was 14, he paid for all but a few thousand dollars of his undergrad and graduate degrees without assistance. He started working as a professional engineer in 2008 and graduated with his BSME in 2012 after five co-op rotations. Applying his knowledge and experience, he continued to work for PCC Airfoils, LLC upon graduation.
In 2015, Trey left the aerospace industry and joined the automotive industry in central Ohio. There, he worked as a Research and Development Engineer for a tier one supplier to Honda. He quickly worked his way up the corporate ladder, moving from Engineer I to Department Manager in just 3 years. A testament to his boldness, skills, and intelligence.
In late 2019, Trey relocated to the upstate of South Carolina where he and his wife currently reside. His passions include building drones, playing the blues, and painting with acrylics.
“As infinite as the universe, such is our love for one another.”
— Trey Mason
Resume
Master of Business Administration, MBA
Franklin University
Aug 2014 - Dec 2017
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, BSME
The University of Akron
Aug 2006 - May 2012
Experience
Moriroku Technology North America
Research and Development Department Manager
Aug 2015 - Nov 2019
Managed executive-level projects
Action plan and budget documents, over $2M of yearly expenses
Designed, built, and tested physical prototypes
Managed company’s additive manufacturing dept.
Controlled employee training schedules, travel expenses, and performance reviews
Supported kaizen activity for plant-side trials
Prototype Foundry Engineer
May 2010 - Aug 2015
Created cradle-to-grave processes for jet engine hardware
Became an expert in single-crystal (SX), directionally solidified (DS), and equiaxed (EQ) grain structures
Invented new manufacturing processes to meet customer’s metallurgical requirements
Eliminated scrap and increased efficiency using root cause analysis and lean manufacturing
Designed, implemented, and interpreted data from engineering trials to identify process improvements
Product Engineer
Developed ground-up processes for CNC machining
Wrote inspection code for production CMM machines
Process Design Engineer
May 2009 - Sept 2009
Designed and manufactured the “walking beam” assembly line
Helped develop the electron-polymer crosslinking process
Planned and executed various experiments designed to prove final products were of exceptional quality
Research & Development Engineer
May 2008 - Sept 2008
Updated product line with state-of-the-art materials
Saved 80% in material costs for newest edition machines