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Greenville, Sc, Us

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Area

I work to create automated methods to manufacture our paper packaging products.

St. Paul, Mn; Greenville, Sc

As a Financial Advisor, I partnered with clients to build better financial strategies that can help them confidently navigate their financial journey.

St. Paul, Mn; Greenville, Sc

Greer, South Carolina, United States

Validated powertrains for all of the X Model vehicles made at Plant Spartanburg. Focused on diesel powertrains, inline six cylinder gasoline engines, fuel systems, active grille shutters, and hybrids. Ensured a positive customer experience with their BMW by making sure the customer functions of the powertrain, both hardware and software function as intended to surprise and delight customers. Collaborated with team members to ensure the entire powertrain system integrated well with the rest of the vehicle.

Greer, South Carolina

Production Specialist: July 2018-April 2019Implemented two new part supermarkets in the engine line, decreasing process time by 3 seconds per vehicle as well as increasing serviceability and improving housekeeping standardsAnalyzed new assembly content and implemented Poka-yoke solutions proactively for the introduction of new content to the assembly lineSupplier Quality Engineer: April 2019-December 2019Set up a new department that is responsible for sheet metal supplier quality, developing KPI tracking, processes, structures, and standardsAudited sheet metal suppliers to ensure they continuously follow robust quality systems and delivery practices to protect parts supplyPowertrain Analysis Engineer: January 2020-September 2021Analyzed traces, ran experiments, and performed tests to improve the hardware and software on engines, fuel systems, and active grille shuttersRan a project and created a database to document, organize, search, and store technical information at BMW using MS Teams and SharePoint. This involved input and collaboration from many stakeholders including team members and systems experts.

Greenville, Sc

Concentration in advanced powertrains, including hybrids and internal combustion engines. Additional focus on the business side of engineering including entrepreneurship and marketing research. Projects included creating a GT Power simulation of a Ford EcoBoost 2.0L engine and tuning it for maximum power, simulating a hybrid drivetrain in MATLAB/Simulink, inventing a new oil change tool, creating an autonomous RC car, and instrumenting and testing a go-kart.

Munich Area, Germany

Worked on MS Excel Macros to automate production shutdown planning processes.Assisted structure planning specialist team with various new projects. Translated IT system training videos from German to English and re-recorded the videos in English.Worked exclusively in the German language.

Greer, South Carolina

Integrated a system to automatically measure door seal positioning using a Universal Robots robot and PolyWorks Inspection Software resulting in a savings of 20-30 minutes per measurement. Ran the project to accomplish this, including soliciting advice and assistance from system experts and end users as needed. Additionally, implemented various ways to power and/or move the Pruefcubing seats without powering the entire cube.

Cannon Falls, Minnesota

Responsible for the production and delivery of industrial cases and custom plastic parts to satisfy the needs of each customerHire and develop production employees by reviewing and training them in Gemstar’s culture, processes, and products. Part of this involves changing the culture at Gemstar Set goals, priorities, and direction for the shop floor to ensure products are delivered on time to meet customer requirementsIncrease cross training of employees to enhance ability to shift labor as production demands. A result of this is an increase in on time delivery percentageMaintain a People First culture

Detroit, Michigan

Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of all metal market agreements with AAM’s customers around the world to ensure that AAM is properly reimbursed for the metal in its products.Ran part weight audits at AAM plants both internally and with customers to reflect accurate part weights in contracts.Negotiated metal market agreements with various customers.Ran AAM’s global sales price budgeting process by creating a template to reflect all pricing elements and streamline the process. Worked hand in hand with all stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate budgets were created.Oversaw interns and co-ops, providing direction on projects and training on AAM’s Metal Market process. A result of this was quicker response to metal market inquiries.

Three Rivers, Mi

Launched third shift production in the Sub Assembly Center, producing actuators, clutches, differentials, and planetary gear sets for AAM’s industry first EcoTrac disconnecting all-wheel drive systemBuilt a brand new team of 25 associates to assemble components for EcoTrac by training them in AAM’s culture, processes, and productsImplemented product and process improvements. As a result, actuator output more than doubled from start of production

Detroit, Michigan

Worked in and learned about various departments including Sales, Lean Business Process, Test Engineering, Production Supervision, Materials, and Program ManagementImplemented a visual pull board for schedulingHelped set up a new clutch test stand at the AAM Technical CenterPerformed analysis on AAM's metal market position to ensure the company is properly reimbursed for raw material price flucuationsAssisted with the pre- launch validation and run-off of AAM’s EcoTrac disconnecting all-wheel drive system actuators by increasing the First Time Quality of the actuators by 30%

Matching customers with a vehicle that meets their needs and educating them on the features of the vehicle. Follow up to ensure their satisfaction with their purchase. Analyzed customer data to make recommendations on methods to attract more of the right customers.

West Saint Paul, Minnesota

Master’S Degree, Automotive Engineering, 4.0

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Track and Field, Football, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Physics

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Sigma Beta Delta Business and Economics Honor Society, Track and Field, Football