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Phoenix, AZ, US

Kent, WA, US

Kent, WA, US

• Received “Team Blue” quarterly award for key-role in leading cross-functional team which utilized data to identify gaps and create countermeasures for systemic issues with welded hardware
• Conducted assessments of producibility on critical path turbomachinery hardware - identifying risks and working with diverse teams of engineers (RE, ME, M&P) to implement manufacturing process and design changes
• Utilized RSS tolerance analysis to update drawings with relieved tolerances and ensured all changes were implemented properly through approval boards and Windchill
• Achieved PR certification and utilized engineering expertise to disposition nonconformance reports forturbomachinery hardware ensuring hardware was safe, acceptable, and met all requirements
• Led project to reduce NDT Radiographic (RT) inspection requirements on turbomachinery hardware by leveraging historical data and risk mitigation strategies

Ludwigshafen, DE

• Functioned as first point of contact for engineering, technical and production issues across 4 shifts each containing 30 - 40 operators and technicians
• Provided 24/7 technical expertise to Coating Production to improve cycle times, reduce downtime, lower cost and waste and obtain site key performance indicators (KPI’s)
• Drove process and occupational safety by utilizing all BASF safety standards and policies along with ensuring contractors and operators adhere to company standards and work permitting

Southport, Connecticut, US

• Led project to design and manufacture automated gaging using KEYENCE contact sensors
• Coordinated Kaizen and continuous improvement / lean manufacturing programs to retrofit fixturing to utilize one hand touch operation with appropriate guarding, ergonomics and engineering safety controls

Southport, Connecticut, US

• Designed and procured automated pneumatic assembly fixturing for new-product assembly line capable of producing 500 units/day
• Created 3D models utilizing CAD (SolidWorks) and created drawings with ASME Y14.5 geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) for manufacturability

Chicago, IL, US

• Coordinated and conducted chemical analysis of powder-coat finishing system with internal and external laboratories to ensure ANSI industry and company specifications were satisfied
• Published standard operating procedures (SOPs) for maintaining and operating process equipment and standard documentation for quality and performance defects

Chicago, IL, US

• Drafted piping and instrumentation diagrams for chemical coating pre-treatment process
• Fulfilled quality analysis reports and entry stage trial testing for moving from solvent based paint to powder based; powder-based coating to eliminate 90% of released volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
• Produced a human and machine interface report for the programmable logic controller (PLC) and corrected errors in calibrations and sensors

Master Of Computer Science (Big Data Systems)

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering