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Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas Area

Austin, Texas Area

Killeen/Temple, Texas Area

• Led rapid continuous improvement projects (Kaizen Events) - Studied manufacturing process to learn wastes, value added times, and necessary tooling - Working with teams of all background, developed plans, and implemented changes on improvements projects - Created Current State and Future State Value Stream Maps to determine future Kaizen (Lean) Events• Designed over 20 new manufacturing cells - Developed point of use locations for all tooling and materials - Utilized Takt Time to determine manpower needs and daily goals for cells - Built new work stations based on products and work being performed - Created standard work for team members in cells• Optimized material flow leading into cells - Aided in implementing a Kanban system across the facility - Using projected demands, determined materials and amounts to be placed on Kanban for each cell - Built supermarkets on assembly floor for easy access to necessary hardware - Cut back on unnecessary parts and clutter around cells• Aided and mapped out reorganized warehouse based on product/component demands• Managed small team who aided in cart building, station assembly, and Kaizen (Lean) Events - Oversaw day to day activities for team - Modified designs of carts and work station to optimize use in cells

Austin, Texas Area

• Provided engineering support for a lean assembly line building MDP and CMP semiconductor equipment- Answered floor questions when issues arose on product design and BOMs- Aided in assembly on new product designs- Worked with employees to improve manufacturability of products by creating new fixtures and necessary tools- Determined root causes and corrective actions for assembly issues to prevent future incidents• Evaluated and updated work instructions to reflect new manufacturing procedures- Developed and verified test procedure for new equipment- Created work instructions for sub-assemblies lacking necessary instructions• Involved in transitioning new products from pilot build lines to production facilities- Provided support for assemblers while conducting first builds• Verified design of parts from vendors to ensure they match engineering drawings

Austin, Texas Area

Austin, Texas Area

• Verified engineering and vendor drawings for container modifications and builds to ensure accuracy- Worked on redesign of parts when issues with tolerances were found- Communicated any potential conflicts on multi-story container build outs• Supported vendors to design and create necessary additions to modified containers• Aided field crews in solving construction issues as they arose on site• Coordinated subcontractors for container modifications and installations• Consulted with production team for process improvements and to improve efficiency• Created and maintained the production schedule for a $10 million project for the US Air Force

Austin, Texas Area

San Marcos, Tx

•· Oversaw eight assembly lines to correct any issues that arise while lights were being manufactured•· Modified lean manufacturing lines to increase efficiencies and ease of building- Created jigs for building specific products- Provided new design for carts as well as the delivery methods of components to lines• Conducted pilot runs on new lighting products to determine proper manufacturing methods and areas of concern- Created photo documentation and trained line employees on proper build techniques

Austin, Texas

• Created SOP for multiple manufacturing lines• Worked with floor employees for process improvements and to limit unnecessary waste in production - Created fixtures for assembly process to aid in build - Worked with QA for area improvements to limit rework on products• Trained employees and aided in implementing a 5S program• Designed layouts for new purpose built manufacturing facility

• Studied circuit board manufacturing line machine downtime for efficiency improvements- Worked with line employees to determine causes of downtown and how to improve job time estimating- Organized and oversaw time studies of manufacturing lines- Proposed layout improvements to increase productivity• Organized an improved 5S program to aid in eliminating waste and lowering defect rates due to contamination

• Conducted time studies on production lines and evaluated design changes for efficiency improvements - Created capacity models for throughput - Examined and prepared line design changes for an efficient canister cleaning and filling• Managed portable chemical manufacturing equipment design and build for overseas production - Created project timelines and budgets - Ordered essential parts and controlled budget of $400k - Aided in assembly and testing of unit before deployment - Resulted in timely delivery of equipment 20% under budgeted amount• Analyzed utility costs for plants and initiated improvement projects for eliminating waste• Evaluated international manufacturing strategies and worked at improved long-term Asian expansion goals

• Scheduled projects and determined necessary welder needs for facility - Controlled schedule for manufacturing facility for optimal use of welders- Worked with craftsmen to evaluate daily progress to determine current and future labor needs- Maintained manufacturing time lines daily to ensure efficient completion of projects • Estimated costs for new projects and ordered necessary materials for production• Interacted with customers to give updates on completed construction activities• Created weekly status reports to senior management outlining achievements, setbacks, and action items• Analyzed construction project costs to monitor and control budgets

Configured test equipment to measure exhaust from a bio-diesel engineConducted controlled experiments using various mixtures of bio-diesel fuelsCollected data for analysis

Organized and analyzed semiconductor intellectual property (IP) design dataHelped format and edit technical documents for semiconductor reuse standards

Master Of Science, Systems And Engineering Management

Activities and Societies: Institute of Industrial Engineers

Bachelor Of Science, Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Institute of Industrial Engineers, Theta Chi

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