Michael Bray

About Michael Bray

Licensed Professional Engineer and Project Management Professional with expertise in mechanical product development, project leadership, and cost optimization.As a PE and PMP, I specialize in delivering innovative mechanical solutions across the product lifecycle—from concept and design through prototyping, testing, deployment, and field performance.At Amazon Robotics, I led hardware development for advanced warehouse automation systems, including container shuttles, material handling, and precision mechanisms. This work resulted in 20+ granted patents in robotics and logistics technologies, demonstrating a proven track record of invention and value engineering to reduce costs and enhance efficiency.Previously, I built broad experience in product development and project management, emphasizing budget control, risk mitigation, and cross-functional team leadership to achieve project objectives on time and within scope.Currently at Omaha Public Power District, I apply this expertise to distribution engineering and customer-focused infrastructure projects in the utilities sector.Committed to STEM advancement, I volunteer as a judge for mechanical engineering design competitions at Georgia Tech and VEX Robotics events.Open to professional connections in mechanical engineering, robotics, automation, project management, utilities, and innovation.#MechanicalEngineering #Robotics #Automation #ProjectManagement #PMP #PE #ProductDevelopment #Patents #Utilities

Experience

1. Sr Distribution Engineer - Customer

   Omaha Public Power District

   Apr 2025 — Present · Omaha, NE, US

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Short program, Innovation Management

  2016 — 2016

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Short program, Additive Manufacturing

  2014 — 2014

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

  2003 — 2008

Skills

• Mechanical Engineering
• Strategy
• Erp Software
• Microsoft Office
• Collaboration
• Process Improvement
• Team Building
• Management
• Project Planning
• Engineering
• Leadership
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Product Design
• Six Sigma
• Social Media
• Solid Modeling
• Innovation Management
• Manufacturing
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Inventory Control
• Autocad
• Programming
• Product Development
• Inventor
• Analysis
• Microsoft Project
• Blogging
• Microsoft Word
• Strategic Planning
• Team Leadership
• Cad
• Solidworks
• Project Management
• Excel
• Fea Analysis
• Problem Solving
• Solidworks Simulation
• Word