Deep root cause analysis through the Six Sigma DMAIC methodology as well as traditional RCA/RCCA. Assistant developer and instructor for Spirit Six Sigma training and New Manager training.Facilitator and mentor for Six Sigma projects as well as internal audit resolutions.

Successful management of ~$15MM annually in global, concurrent orders for custom-engineered mass transfer equipment – order values ranging from $1K to >$7MProject Manager for key product lineFace of the Company: primary contact for customers for all needs & issuesResponsible for every aspect of projects: strategic planning, detailed engineering, key decision making, focal for all company departments to ensure customer satisfaction and on-time / on-budget performance for engineering, fabrication, & shipmentsSaved labor & material costs during order executions through challenging status quo, innovations, and optimizationManaged projects for the most demanding customers and the most challenging scopes (large scopes, special materials, unusual customer requirements, extreme designs, fast schedules)Resolved and negotiated varied quality & warranty issues. Investigated root causes, collaborated, & drove home lessons learned. Presented “post-mortem” reports to management for orders completed with significant deviations in costsCustom-engineered mass transfer / separations equipment and technical solutions to meet all customer’s objectives & specifications (process & mechanical design, critical path, installation time savings, etc.)Completed value engineering to win unusual or highly competitive orders, achieve optimum designs for saving cost on exotic materials, & create special solutions for complex problemsDeveloped & improved global mechanical design standards

Configuration Control Board and Engineering Program Planning • Assisted in managing Access database for processing engineering change requests, updated engineering metrics for project performance reviews• Maintained MS Project master schedules per communication with chief and project engineers• Worked closely on special team and with consulting group to increase company efficiency through integrating new software solutions with older databases

• Designed end-of-arm tooling for ABB industrial robots to increase rigidity during friction-stir welding (FSW)• Programmed and performed FSW on the ABB via high-level RAPID robot language and wrote VBA program for analyzing force-feedback data

Manager• Responsible for daily business operation – sales, repairs, new product assembly, scheduling, estimates, accounting, bill paying, deposits, procurement• Trained and supervised 3 new employees in sales, assemblies, and repairs• Skilled at troubleshooting and repairing mechanical problems – hands-on experience with steels, alloys, composites, hydraulics and suspension systems