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Columbia City, In, Us

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

Columbia City, Indiana

Lead the production and engineering team through the daily processing of PVD Coating, Titanium Anodizing, Micro-blasting and other surface improvement technologies for Medical Devices and Instruments. Responsible for the planning and execution of production orders, facility internal maintenance and actively involved with our quality management system.

Columbia City, Indiana

Develop, Maintain and Improve surface coating processes such as PVD, Anodize and Micro-blasting for medical devices.

Warsaw, Indiana

Engineering Manager for the Tibia and Polymer Articular Surface product value stream at Zimmer. Support 200+ operators and lead over 20 direct reports. Managing a 4 million dollar project budget and assure timely completion of a variety of high visibility projects related to cost savings, quality improvement and compliance initiatives. Responsible for the good manufacturing practices of both Class II and Class III polymer and metal medical devices.

Warsaw, Indiana

Manufacturing Engineering Roles-Waste reduction efforts focused on increasing value added processes and reducing non-value added tasks. -Using statistical tools to monitor processes, striving for stable and capable processes-Team Leader for projects including process validation, installation qualifications and production capacity increases.-Developed custom form cutters and compression mold tooling through concept, prototypes and production phases.-Lead efforts to develop tool change and verification process using Zoller tool setting technologyNew Product Development Roles-Team member supporting the process development of new product lines-Create and review PFMEA’s, Feature Inspection Plans, and Measurement Instruction sheets-Regulatory – supported development of a Pre-Market Approval documentation package for medical Class III devicesGreen Belt 6-Sigma Roles-Co-developed improved work holding fixtures to reduce scrap of polymer articulating surfaces-Reduce in-process inspections by improving and documenting machine capabilities-Lead problem solving and root cause investigation of incoming material failure-Support various other problem solving teams, Quality Investigation Reviews and field complaints.

Maumee, Ohio

Gear Process Engineer Role:-Procure forgings and develop forging suppliers for prototype gearing-Prepare schedules for prototype Hypoid, Spiral Bevel gearing manufactured in the gear laboratory-Establish standard specifications, prints and work instructions utilized by gear laboratory-Actively resolve vendor issues, minimize inventory and maintain adherence to a production scheduleGear Development Technician Role-Develop Hypoid-Spiral Bevel gearing using CNC gear hobbing, lapping and testing equipment -General laboratory management including scheduling and MRP functions-Procurement of lab supplies, tooling/fixtures and raw materials for prototype gear sets-Conduct machine training, runoff and troubleshooting-Perform quality and industrial engineering functions such as process charts, writing specifications and proceduresGear Product Designer Role-Created SDRC-Ideas models, assemblies and drawings of gear sets utilized in the light truck market-Developed Microsoft Excel ’97 helper applications for tracking cad drawings sent to customer-Information technology process improvement including new installation of a product lifecycle management software-Intranet web development for training purposes

B.S. Technology, Industrial Technology

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Technology

Activities and Societies: National Association of Industrial Technology