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Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

- Conducted virtual design and review audits (VDRAs) of over 140 Caterpillar custom gensets prior to factory assembly at the Lafayette or CTL facilities, demonstrating attention to detail and knowledge of multiple product lines, such as the 3500, C175, 3600, and C280 engine families and applications such as marine, petro, electric power generation, and gas.- Ensured assembly accuracy by building CAD models of gensets in Creo; leveraging existing products and solutions when possible; and releasing new components as required to resolve interferences, missing components, and other problems with custom configurations as-quoted.- Demonstrated familiarity with corporate systems by releasing nearly 500 new Caterpillar P/Ns, revising hundreds more, and releasing nearly 350 engineering change notices (CNs).- Used internal tools such as Design Reuse, Parts Discovery Tool (PDT), Product Release Workbench (PRWB), and Teamcenter to determine if solutions already existed prior to initiating new design and release, promoting parts reuse, reducing costs, and saving engineering effort.- Demonstrated familiarity with Creo by designing and creating detailed prints for various components of gensets, including, but not limited to: engine arrangements, radiators, base frames, air systems, fluid lines, and couplings.- Led regular VDRA and design review meetings with senior engineers to present problems and proposed solutions, demonstrating strong technical communication and a focus on downstream impacts.- Utilized an Excel spreadsheet system of my own design to perform quality checks on common pain points in the genset, reducing assembly issues.- Emphasized organization and time management by prioritizing up to 10 or more projects with competing deadlines simultaneously.- Maintained thorough project documentation to support design engineers in the present and provide a useful reference for future similar projects.

Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States

- Drove for continuous improvement by proposing changes within SAP and other factory systems which reduced downtime and resulted in an estimated $903k/yr global company direct savings.- Supported closed-loop scheduling, work cell performance display, and other standardization initiatives and demonstrated data analysis and programming skills by using a Power BI software tool of my own design to analyze historical data to set standard product build times across 32 production lines building over 100,000 P/Ns.- Emphasized project sustainability by including plant operators and supervisors in engineering decisions and documenting my process to ensure that other facilities could benefit from the improvements and work could continue after the conclusion of my internship.- Demonstrated strong interpersonal communication by bridging the remote work gap to communicate effectively with individuals from the plant floor to corporate level and regularly presenting work to team members from plant operators to senior VP level.

Tomahawk, Wi

- Ensured customer safety and assembly accuracy by conducting final assembly on, inspecting, and test-driving new ATVs, side-by-sides, and other recreational equipment such as trailers.- Promoted customer care through detailed cleaning of boats, ATVs, and side-by-sides for sales and deliveries.- Gained insight into the processes of product engineering and design through hands-on experience with multiple product lines.- Demonstrated an ability to apply an engineering mindset to hands-on work and developed relationships with shop floor personnel.

Bachelor'S Degree In Progress, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Cumulative GPA: 3.74 Cumulative Departmental GPA: 3.68 Dean’s.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Future Business Leaders of America;National Honor Society;Senior Class Vice President;Student Council.