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Rio Rancho, NM, US

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

• Direct Supplier Services for 600+ semiconductor manufacturing tools through their life cycles: Installation, production, and decommissioning.
• Own and navigate $16+ million in Extended Warranty and Field Service Engineering (FSE) contracts, aligning factory requirements with budget, negotiating costs, and managing contract life cycles.
• Manage relationships with over 50 suppliers, ensuring adherence to contractual obligations, driving cost reductions, enhancing equipment performance, and developing forward-looking operational strategies.
• Effectively allocate suppliers’ time and resources to align with factory, production, and schedule needs.
• Lead international, cross-functional teams to align with production timelines, support capacity expansion, and drive technological progress, shaping key operational strategies.
• Oversee 200+ Field Service Managers, Engineers, and Contingent Workers, guaranteeing fulfillment of Intel’s contractual requirements and adherence to safety and workplace protocols.

Greater Nashville Area, TN

• Managed the quality for 70+ multi-million-dollar suppliers across 7 distinct commodities.
• Developed and led strategies and projects, delivering a 92% reduction in supplier defects at OEM customers.
• Drove quarterly and annual planning, monthly business reviews, and metrics dashboards and reports for suppliers’ performance.
• Work with global stakeholders to drive continuous improvement through a structured approach.
• Own and communicate corrective actions for quality issues to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the talent acquisition team at multiple recruiting events (SHPE, SWE, BEYA, NSBE, and GMiS national conferences).

Greater Denver Area

• Project Managed the Value Stream Transformation of the entire engine rebuild process.
• Redesigned equipment and processes for improved quality, operational efficiency, and output with a 45% increase in throughput.
• Led selection, procurement, and commissioning (IQ) of industrial equipment through CapEx in excess of $400,000 with negotiated savings of 20%.
• Managed vendors for the deployment and servicing of industrial equipment.
• Managed suppliers/contractors for the deployment and servicing of industrial equipment.
• Created, researched, and instituted best practices (BKM) for the engine rebuild process.

Ladson, South Carolina

• Project Managed (2) and supported (3) projects using Six Sigma. Achieving an increased pallet availability from 60% to 92% on the assembly line and eliminating a 27% false failure rate.
• Leveraged proven problem solving tools (RCA, 8D, CAPA, 3P5Y, FTA, etc.) to drive continuous process improvements delivering $100,000 in savings.
• Ensured project teams’ adherence to scope, schedule, budget, production up-time and deliverables
• Led a segment of the quality documentation review in preparation for IATF auditing.
• Oversaw the quality performance of 2 machining lines through capability studies.
• Safety Champion leading work area's safety compliance and improvements.

Rocky Mount, North Carolina Area

• Directed operations for three engine assembly teams with 100+ employees, elevating production from 375 to 500 engines per shift; ensuring compliance to manufacturing and quality standards; achieved by supporting team.
• Cultivated an optimal work environment that completely eliminated ergonomic discomfort by implementing a robotic cylinder lube system for piston insertion.
• Led cross-functional projects and initiatives aimed at bolstering safety, quality, productivity, and cost-efficiency, resulting in measurable performance enhancements.
• Oversaw the manufacturing process to ensure adherence to manufacturing, quality, cleanliness, and safety standards.
• Led the Assembly Quality Support (AQS) audit.
• Developed an efficiency and downtime downtime dashboard for visibility to managers around performance trends and leading indicators.

Columbus, Indiana

• Spearheaded cross-functional teams in the strategic planning and execution of a master engine leak tester project, overseeing design, procurement, assembly, and installation phases.
• Performed comprehensive data analysis and delivered insightful presentations on the modernization of 15 engine leak testers, driving process optimization.
• Managed supplier and contractor relationships to ensure timely completion of engine leak testers' upgrades, achieving on-time commissioning across two engine plants and one tech center, resulting in a positive net.
• Supported and developed standards applicable across all Cummins Inc. manufacturing facilities.
• Developed matrix of failure modes and technologies for verification, developed project plan for each phase, and coordinated with global stakeholders for parts/tools deliveries to/from supplier for Rear Seal.

Las Cruces, New Mexico Area

• Performed data analysis to ensure KPIs are in compliance as required by State and Federal Governments.

Jamestown, New York Area

• Leveraged an existing web-based platform to develop a low-cost, mobile inventory, and audit management system, providing real-time asset condition monitoring through the use of NFC technology.
• Project managed a wastewater zinc reduction initiative by analyzing plant-wide waste streams, determining major contributors and installing up-stream mitigation technologies to cut zinc levels by 50%.
• Developed tracking metrics for Significant Energy Users to facilitate the certification of the facility for the energy based ISO50001 and Superior Energy Performance standards.
• Lead a team of HSE coordinators in the planning, display construction and execution of a 1,300 person Health, Safety and Environmental employee awareness event.
• Certified in Visible Emissions for NYS, and participated in exhaust stack emission testing with the DEC and EPA to determine HAP’s emission profiles for Engine Testing Ops in accordance to the Title V air permit.
• Participated in and provided active support for the ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 yearly audit by developing and executing corrective actions for LOTO, Machine Guarding, Ladders and Powered Industrial Vehicles.

Las Cruces, NM

• Coordinated retention activities for first year students at New Mexico State University, including mentoring, tutor services, personal counseling, study skills workshops, and special events.
• Managed caseloads of 300+ students, actively monitoring class attendance and academic performance.
• Provided individual coaching to help foster student success and academic development.
• Maintained documentation of all student interactions; generating regular performance reports summarizing student progress.
• Planned and executed intervention strategies for students who receive academic alerts in collaboration with academic units.
• Assisted students with navigating academic and non-academic resources on campus, online, and in the community.

Las Cruces, New Mexico Area

Mentor for various engineering courses (ENGR 100, ME 159). Aided the students in understanding the various materials covered in class. Assisted in delivering various assignments and learning materials to the students. Answered questions that would arise between the students.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Responsible for complete design and implementation for optimization of Plant Instrument Air System.
• Selected and budgeted different alternatives for possible optimization of Plant Water Systems.
• Corrected and validated piping and instrumentation diagrams to use in reference to projects at hand.
• Managed and oversaw projects in a day-to-day basis in order to help maintain the plant running efficiently.

Las Cruces, New Mexico Area

Teaching Assistant for various pre-calculus (MATH 190) labs. Aided the students in understanding the various materials covered in class. Assisted in delivering various assignments and learning materials to the students. Answered questions that would arise between the students.

Carlsbad, NM

• Oversaw regular maintenance of equipment.
• Defined materials and parts required for scheduled maintenance of equipment.
• Created series of procedures used for the maintenance and care of equipment.
• Mapped Master Control Centers and corresponding equipment.
• Worked with maintenance crews in order to create standard operating procedures.

Institute For Energy And The Enviroment

• Collected efficiencies data and performed energy audits.
• Created energy efficient improvement proposals and energy assessment reports.
• Engaged in the research of bio-fuel production and applications.

Las Cruces, New Mexico Area

Worked for Raytheon under NMSU as a field technician for Raytheon assisting in the testing and development of infiltration and detection systems and technologies.

Master’S Degree, Industrial Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering