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Denver, CO, US

Denver, Colorado, United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Provided engineering service to customers in the proper application and selection of fluid power products.
• Analyzed application requirements, provide failure analysis, select components, and made recommendations to meet system requirements.
• Collaborated with the sales, product development, and materials teams to achieve organizational initiatives.
• Participated in projects such as competitive benchmark testing, product line analysis, and product introduction.

Bloomington, Minnesota

• Collaborated with customers to design, develop, and implement new products. This included determining specifications, creating engineering drawings, developing test plans, and releasing products into production.
• Internally, supported the global manufacturing teams with samples and pre-production parts, contributed to company cost reduction goals, and assisted Quality team in root cause analysis and product improvements.
• Provided technical support on all fuel, oil, and coolant products. Frequently presented and supplied data to customers, global partners, suppliers, sales team, manufacturing team, and management.Notable.
• Lead engineer on long-term project involving 10 stakeholder groups to release a fuel filter assembly for a large Japanese manufacturer’s new engine platform.
• Resolved a quality concern by understanding the issue, redesigning the filter to solve the problem, and working through the manufacturing challenges that resulted from the design change. Margin was increased and.
• Lead engineer of a redesigned product line for a global heavy equipment manufacturer. Actions included releasing and approving new components at 5 suppliers, traveling to our manufacturing plant in Mexico 4 times in.

Maplewood, MN

• Led a Design of Experiments material science cost reduction project by reducing fibrous components while maintaining product integrity that saves the company approximately $20,000 annually.
• Assisted on minor projects including applying Lean 5S methods to production areas, sampling and testing products with the Quality team, constructing a cart to improve safety in production area, etc.
• Worked with technicians in the manufacturing area to help them and learn more about the production line.

Cottage Grove, MN

• Assisted with a $2.5 million budgeted project to improve our Glass Bubble product flow rate by 25% by optimizing the flow path, drawing up specs for new equipment, and meeting with contract companies.
• Worked on a Lean Six Sigma project with a Black Belt Engineer, searching for problems in 3M operating systems, diagnosing them, and fixing them.
• Designed a device to contain partially filled bags of product to improve safety and efficiency.
• Helped with a Technical Summit in Korea by gathering information from the 5 worldwide plants in the division. This included traveling personally to Guin, Alabama to retrieve data.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Specialization In Strategic Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Engineering Mechanics

Activities and Societies: Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sports Business Club

High School

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Student Council, Varsity Soccer, Varsity Track