PROJECT MANAGEMENT- Capital Project Management including: scope definition, creation of high level design options, project cost estimation, preparation of Capital Authorization Requests (CAR) documents, contractor/equipment selection and project execution.management ensuring compliance to scope, cost and schedule.-Member of the ‘Growth’ strategic pillar focused on finding new and innovative solutions for customer needs. - Responsible for the design and implementation of the facility/process/packaging systems. Ensures this work meets cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) expectations.- Prepare requests for quotation based on User Requirements Specifications (URS) for multiple bidders for facility & equipment projects. Review bids and recommend vendor(s) for selection for equipment projects.- Work with operations, validation, process development and quality functions to provide support for the design, installation, start-up, validation and operation of facility and or process equipment.- Stay current on existing technology by meeting with vendors and manufacturers in order to evaluate new equipment andprocedures.- Effectively manages contractors. Ensures adherence to safe work practices and guidelines.

Freelance mechanical engineer work including design engineering and technical writing. Use Fusion 360 for design and FEA.

Product Development Engineer II-Using the Kansan and Scrum framework, managed an agile team of contractors for certification, new feature projects, and software development testing. Also managed IT software release testing.-Scrum QA for Sprint Zone, an Android application. Extensive use of JIRA for development. Scrum team existed within a larger scaled agile framework.-Manage a team of contractors to reduce lab activation time by 90%-Assisted with iOS 7 launch, as well as all high profile devices and software from Samsung, HTC, LG, etc.-Field test support for new network features.-Work directly with LG, Samsung, HTC for phone SW development.-Agile team assigned to reduce roaming costs.-Author test plans for special projects.-Work directly with LG, Samsung, HTC to troubleshoot and resolve issues for software development.

-In charge of all process improvement projects in manufacturing plant. -Identified potential quality and scrap improvement opportunities. Implemented solutions. -Streamline processes and scheduling on manufacturing lines to increase efficiency. -Oversee and report on trials of new products and materials. -Create Excel workbooks to analyze production performance -Process Improvement -Acted as assistant manager when needed.

Part Qualification, GD&T, Receiving Inspection, SAP, Work Instruction Creation.-ISO Auditing, Document Revision, and Creation-Collaborate with engineers to bring ISO working procedures up to date and more efficient.

Work with Coal Power Plant and Contractors for GIS Utility Mapping of utility distribution-Use Trimble Surveying and GPS Equipment for mapping utilities-Working knowledge of AutoCAD, ESRI GIS, and Excel

General farm labor for a dairy farm.