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Southfield, Michigan, United States

Lake Orion, Michigan, United States

• Responsible for the process control implementation and compliance for current 0.7 million sq ft shop and future 2.1 million sq ft shop. Monitor Manufacturing Systems from design through implementation for Process.
• Completed training PLC controls and robot basics through Leoni.
• Increase Process Control Plan compliance from 28% to 96% over 4 months’ time
• Integrate Process control plan into incoming tooling to maintain compliance in the new shop
• Spearheaded risk reductions for the top 4 PFMEA scores

Lake Orion, Michigan, United States

• Duties included managing 4 Safety system implementations, overseeing Plant Contractor Safety plans and SFMEA, managing Apprentice program at the plant level and being the single point of contact for 3D printing at the.
• Implemented 4 Safety Systems from 0% completion to average 98% compliance for the Contractor Safety, rotating tools, Rigging Devices, and Facilities Management Safety.
• Improved over 80 stations across general assembly using additive designs to help improve Safety, Quality, and Responsiveness.

Flint, Michigan, United States

• Managed 2 teams of 12 UAW Operators who were racking parts on the plants 2 largest Press Lines. This included responsibilities for Safety, Pay, and Discipline as well as the press systems maintenance and responsiveness.
• Create and implement 84 Jobs of standardized work for the production operators
• Lead throughput Improvement process for 2 press lines across 3 shifts with an improved throughput from 250 strokes an hour to 400 strokes per hour during launch phase.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Main point of contact for body shop quality to plant leadership including fit and finish, dimensional measurements, and in system build issues. Directed tooling adjustments based of CMM data, fit issues, and incoming.
• Developed inspection schedule that enabled the shop to meet quality inspection rate for 6 months.
• Using data from end of line inspections and measurement data, directed tooling adjustments to increase c-metric from 68% in spec to 82% to a goal of 80%.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Managed 4 teams of UAW employees loading metal parts into tooling fixtures for robotics welding. responsibilities include Safety, People Issues, Quality Metrics and Responsiveness
• Became face of body shop which included giving tours of the shop and explaining process flow along with making presentations to corporate management.
• Reduce downtime around breaks and lunches to be below 1 cycle time through accountability and team leader empowerment
• Increase UAW workplace of choice results from 40% to 50% year over year

Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly

• During the summer oversaw 3 teams of UAW employees who were installing underbody close out panels in General Assembly.
• Learned the Process flow of General Assembly
• Developed people leader and problem solving skills

• During the summer assisted Shop engineers with data collection, limit calculating and setting, and issue resolution.
• Collect data and calculate limits using SPC methods for 48 points on 3 different car platforms.
• Learned Body shop and Process involved in vehicle manufacturing.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Manufacturing Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, 3.74

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, Alpha Gamma Delta, Fast-pitch Softball, SAE Blizzard BajaMinor in Manufacturing

Associate'S Degree, Robotics Technology/Technician

Associates of Applied Science in Robotics and Automated Systems Technology and Certificate of Achievement in Programmable Controllers