Member of factory-based corporate engineering team supporting Airflex Industrial Clutches and Brakes products (high mix, low volume). Supported both the strategic objectives of the business unit and the day to day operational goals of the factory. Collaborated cross functionally with Supply Chain buyers, Manufacturing, Quality, Operators, and Testing teams on daily basis. Led customer return investigations on product failures. Updated specs in Enovia, ProE and AutoCAD as needed (cost-out projects or spec/drawing corrections). Organized and updated friction material specs across all product lines.

Promoted to support all phases of tire product life cycle: conceptualization, benchmarking, design, review, industrialization, manufacturing, and customer returns. Balanced work in matrix organization supporting business and engineering functions. Utilized Lean principles and A3 reporting processes during product development to achieve performance goals. Performed physical inspections to validate as-built tires and identify failure modes during return inspections.

Released Broad Market, All-Season replacement tire line with focus on design for manufacturability (DFX), 200+ SKUs, while collaborating on multifunction team to release product on time and on budget and meeting performance goals. Proficient at writing test plans, analyzing data and reporting results to management and business teams for review. Chief Technical Officer Award winner (2015) for technology innovation and contributions to NPI.

I worked in Food Preparation Technology and currently support new platform launch. My projects included data collection for competitive analysis, and conducting budget analysis, and design projects. I wrote test requests, engineering notices, and conducted testing to determine appropriate solution for current production issues.

New Product DesignI was responsible for drafting procurement specifications for new programs, reviewing qualification test reports on programs in the qualification stage. I worked with a core group of engineers to scrutinize specifications in a very detail oriented manner. I was responsible for putting together design packages for supplier review, including procurement specifications, interface control drawings, interface control data documents, source control drawings, and models. I created a system for editing procurement specification and helped to create a standard format and template for these specifications.

Tech Support / Customer SupportPerformed dimensional analysis, participated in weekly international meetings, took part in vendor visits. Involved with preparation, visit, and follow-up of vendor audit. Created rotor wear/rivet head clearance and seal squeeze comparison spreadsheets.

Manufacturing EngineeringAcquired knowledge in LEAN Manufacturing, managed 5S Event. Other duties included updating routing for various products, and designing, building, and implementing adaptive fixture for Electro Chemical Deburring (ECD) Machine, and rebuilding 64 fixtures for ECD machine.