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Guelph, ON, CA

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

• Prepared detailed quotation proposals for the sales team by collecting information from purchasing and production teams to support customer RFQs.
• Conducted QA visits at prospective suppliers to ensure alignment with Musashi quality standards.
• Authored summary reports that have resulted in business awards while staying within project budget.
• Increased RFQ budget accuracy by developing design tools using reflections from previous projects.
• Proactively identified and resolved issues by developing corrective action plans with key individuals.
• Accommodated component design changes to allow for faster cycle time lathe automation equipment.

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

• Upheld customer schedules by setting deadlines for deliverables, allowing for sufficient review time before submission to customer.
• Consulted with technical experts to assess feasibility and coordinated with local and international production teams to confirm capacity prior to outsourcing components.
• Utilized DFMEA to evaluate and prioritize high risk items in the DVP&R, ensuring product safety and reliability.
• Reduced diagnostic time by applying FTA methods to assess problems and implement solutions, documenting the findings in a problem log for future reference.
• Summarized and reported complex information to upper management in a clear and concise manner, allowing for well-informed and timely decisions.
• Established component and assembly tolerance limits through testing and converted these to a control plan for automation.

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

• Setup machines and prepared components to be tested to customer and in-house specifications.
• Reduced report creation time by creating VBA subroutines to process data and standardize output.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Assisted with production, packing, and shipping of various automotive components to suppliers

University Of Guelph

• 2019: Team Captain & Suspension Lead:
• Responsible for design and integration of all subsection on vehicle as well as suspension and vehicle dynamics
• Designed and programmed damper dynamometer to measure performance characteristics of dampers and to select suitable valving
• Gained strong understanding of driver in the loop tuning feedback during track time to compare reality to computer simulations
• Manager of over 40 students in the design, development, and manufacturing of a formula car
• Manage team finances and investment projects2018: Powertrain Lead:

Kitchener, Canada Area

• Designed production parts including new SAHR springs, differential pinion and yoke, transfer case cover and hydraulic system, pump drive input cover and bearing arrangement
• Analyzed various gear and spline reports and pattern tests for product improvements
• Reverse engineered competitor’s slewing drive planetary using calculators based on AGMA standards and CMM reports
• Created improvements to design and preliminary plan for in house manufacturing of slewing drive system
• Completed Engineering Change Notices (ECN’s) after completing design changes or first releases of production parts. Presented ECN’s to senior management at weekly meetings.
• Completed failure analysis investigations for failed bearings, O-rings, seals and other drivetrain components.

Kitchener, Canada Area