Laura Ballard Email & Phone Number

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Buffalo-Niagara Falls Area

Prepare and submit proposals for new automation projectsWork with customers to find new applications for Broetje FAStPlant assembly line technologyManage processes and perform ISO 9001:2015 internal audits as Quality Management Representative

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Create 3D models of complete facilities layouts for new automation project proposalsEvaluate new machine shops for production of Broetje tools and spare partsInspect incoming custom manufactured parts and resolve quality problems with the supplierAddress customer concerns about design issues and coordinate solutions with the mechanical and electrical design departments in GermanyMaintain company-wide quality processes and perform internal audits in conformance with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015

Omaha, Nebraska

Quoted spares and service orders and processed incoming purchase orders from customersPurchased spare parts directly (from US and European OEMs) and through distributorsCreated and sent purchase orders, inspection sheets and 3D data for US machine shops

Omaha, Nebraska

Created all required 3D models and engineering drawings for a major automation projectStarted the US branch of Broetje from the ground up after training in Germany

Wiefelstede, Germany

Trained in spare parts, purchasing, assembly, mechanical design and sales in preparation for starting up a US branch in Spring 2006.

Three sessions in three different departments with major projects as follows:Fuel pumps - Tested a new pump design for improved resistance to cavitationElectrical Generation (CSDs, VSCFs and IDGs) - Ordered tooling and managed JIS changes, followed by 6 weeks of working in paint and wire during a work stoppageSpace, Land and Sea - Processed engineering changes for production of new parts (solid rocket booster, rudder and body flap) for return to flight after the Columbia disaster.