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St Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

Lead development of new materials, equipment, and processes to be used for subsequent R&D testing, continuous improvement of active production materials and processes, and ramp up of production capabilities toward next generation production line. Generate related documentation in the form of standard operating procedures, manufacturing processes, assembly instructions, and training documents.Lead development of testing plans, execution of prototype builds, management of data collection, creation of test reports and, as needed, make recommendations for corrective actions based on data analysis. Act as liaison between R&D and production teams: Establish testing and build requirements with R&D or continuous improvement (CI) teams, develop build schedule with production team, assist and troubleshoot builds with production operators, analyze results with quality assurance technicians, create reports to summarize results, and present findings back to R&D and CI teams, follow-up with updates where needed to standard operating procedures and manufacturing documentation. Assist CI teams with corrective and preventative action improvements via use of smaller scale R&D equipment and processes.Coordinate with production, maintenance, facilities, and safety teams before, during, and after R&D equipment/infrastructure additions or updates to ensure all critical requirements are met.Manage project priorities and tasks to ensure forward momentum for both R&D goals and production sales goals. Ensure that R&D department goals and deliverables align with the overall goals and deliverables of the department.

Plymouth, Minnesota, United States

Work with design team and product management to develop new products based on market requirements, currently available methods of production, and design requirements provided by both internal and external customers. Utilize manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control and develop those techniques as needed. Provide guidance to design engineering regarding how to best utilize existing equipment and manufacturing techniques during the design phase of new product development. Improve existing manufacturing methods and standards, based on either external customer requirements or internal continuous improvement projects. Effectively implement engineering change orders to implement improvements. Communicate effectively to an audience consisting of peers, operations management, and supporting divisions (R&D, Sustaining Engineering, Project Management, etc). Gather, analyze, and summarize data – drawing conclusions, and reporting out to peers and management. Apply problem solving and process improvement methodologies to manufacturing processes, across multiple product lines – driving root cause analysis and resolution. Train and/or provide work direction to manufacturing operators and technicians.

Led specialty department operators through creating a daily schedule based on jobs and tasks passed down from the shop floor management. Manufactured sandwich panels and panel systems using various materials, including aluminum skins and honeycomb, MDF, preimpregnated adhesive, resin-based adhesives, polyurethane coatings, and various fasteners and inserts. Responsible for efficient workflow within cell and working towards a minimum of downtime. Spearheaded retaining quality within the department by ensuring standard work and standard operating procedures were in use and updated as needed. Managed creating standard work and associated floor plans for new product lines. Discovered new methods to improve expected manufacturing rates, as well as created techniques that carried over into general manufacturing of similar product lines. Assisted engineers with new products and process development. Identified potential problems, and assisted engineering and team mates to address issues before reaching full production.

Winona, Minnesota, United States

Assisted in preparing, packaging, and shipping of orders for kayaks and canoes and their accessories. Knowledge of the composite boats in their use and manufacture/assembly was required. Led project to organize inventory and packaging process. Increased efficiency of area as well as ability to handle larger orders with smaller lead times.

Winona, Minnesota, United States

Focused on research and development of prototype self-repairing composite materials. Maintained and improved equipment as well as manufacturing and testing procedures. Spearheaded documentation of manufacturing procedures and testing methods. Increased the ability to train new employees and cross-train current employees.

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

Supported customers through phone and email contact. Assisted with repair of returned products. Led training on new products as well as training for new hires.

Worked in layup and finishing of individual parts prior to final assembly. Developed personal ability to learn new procedures quickly regardless of complexity or how stressful the situation. Proved a personal willingness to work solo and self-motivate.