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Southfield, Michigan, United States

Southfield, Michigan, United States

Brighton, Mi

Seasonal Job• Responsible for teaching adults and kids how to snowboard• Motivated persistence and practice of individuals through encouraging support• Delivered the EPIC experience

Saline, Michigan, United States

• Designed and implemented a secondary machine to assemble small components to reduce a 30,000pc backlog within 1 month• Lead new program launches and multiple product changes for Honda programs • Supported the move of existing lines to a new facility• Sourced new tools to aid assembly and improve cycle time and repeatability • Worked with a 3rd party technology company to create and implement a Print on Demand system for three Honda product lines

Saline, Michigan

• Improved manufacturing processes which reduced scrap on a high volume program by twice the goal of % COG’s• Played a key role in developing, implementing, and documenting new product launches o Inherited GM E2UL and T1XX in the final phases of implementation o Supported Ford CX430 on design for manufacturability and fixture design for assembly• Generated manufacturing documentation and processes for new and existing product (BOM management, assembly and fixture validation methods, tools, PM’s, and changeovers)• Designed and implemented a poka-yoke to detect for a miss-assembled component to eliminate this quality concern at the customer

Mason, Michigan

• Created and found new time and money saving processes o Modified tooling on a high volume crimp machine to fit an additional part series reducing assembly time by 80% o Implemented a new facing tool for three machines saving 150 labor hours annually• Designed ergonomic and 5S set-up processes for machines which reduced down time by 90%• High Performance Team member for Tool Crib, Safety, Quality, and 5S to improve the manufacturing plant as a whole o Safety HPT Member: Designed dies to hold shells while cutting on new drop-saw• Sought out a high scrap producing area and designed gauges saving $73,000 in scrap annually across 4 machines• Worked with machine operators and tool makers to create tool layouts for machines• Implemented a kanban system for various machine repair parts o VMI: Lead three companies to maintain the inventory of specific maintenance parts effectively reducing inventory by $60,000• Updated current and future plant layouts on AutoCAD• Tool design of ID & OD tooling, quick-change tooling, and prototype tooling on Autodesk Inventor• Created Work Instructions and SOPs for routine tasks and preventative maintenance done in plant• Communicated with outside companies to create PM schedules for larger tasks• Trained new Interns

East Lansing, Mi

• Teamwork in food preparation and distribution• Sought out and assisted stations that needed extra help• Solve problems by remaining calm and positive in stressful situations• Follow procedures for safe food preparation, assembly, and presentation • Reinforce communication skills through daily interaction with diverse customers

Hamburg, Mi

• Energetic approach to customers• Developed a quick solution to daily problems that would arise • Trained new employees on products, machines, and customer service

Whitmore Lake, Mi

-Ran 3 axis Haas vertical machining center-Operated 2 axis CNC Bridgeport milling machine-Organized shop tooling-Inspected machined parts to customer drawings

Pinckney, Mi

• Set up and programmed over1500 MacBook’s and Smart Boards• Organized a distribution system• Instructed teachers and students about the new technology

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

High School Diploma, 3.91

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Business Professionals of America, Key Club, Varsity Boardercross Team, Varsity Bowling.