Garrett Garner

Garrett Garner, CWI, has had a diverse range of work experience. Garrett is currently serving as a Principal Manufacturing Engineer at Bell Flight, where they have been since 2021. Prior to this, they held the position of Manufacturing Engineer - FLRAA at the same company from 2021 to 2023. From 2019 to 2021, Garner worked as a Quality Engineer at PVI Industries. In 2019, they briefly served as the Additive Manufacturing Project Manager at Ricoh USA, Inc. From 2017 to 2019, they worked at Fittings, Inc. as a Quality Manager, where they successfully implemented various quality improvement measures. Garner also has experience working as the Lead Applications Engineer & Corporate Safety Officer at Concept Laser, Inc. from 2015 to 2017, as well as a Sr. Process Engineer II, Additive Engineer at Raytheon from 2013 to 2015. Prior to that, they worked as a Sr. Welding Engineer at Trinity Industries, Inc. from 2011 to 2013 and as a Graduate Student at the University of Texas at Arlington in 2011. Garrett started their career as a Manufacturing & Process Engineer at Grover Corporation in 2010 and had a brief stint as a Project Coordinator at S.J. Louis Construction, Inc. in 2008. Overall, Garner's experience encompasses roles in manufacturing engineering, quality control, project management, and research, with a focus on aerospace and defense products.

Garrett Garner, CWI has a Bachelors of Science degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, which they obtained from 2002 to 2007. Garrett also holds a Masters of Engineering degree in Materials Science Engineering from The University of Texas at Arlington, which they earned from 2009 to 2011. In addition, Garrett has obtained the certification of Certified Welding Inspector from the American Welding Society in April 2013.