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Consulting to solve Mechanical Engineering and IT problems

Roanoke, Virginia

— Improving the relationship with company's biggest customer by propagating SPC & other Six Sigma practices into the company's supply chain to significantly reduce quality rejects.— Integrated company information, accelerated internal communication, & saved $2500/year by building an online database (for Sales, Product, Change Control, Product Quality.

Roanoke, Virginia Area

— Reduced purchase order fulfillment time at least 80% (saving one employee ~20 hrs/mo), &— Increased internet orders by 65% and overall order volume by 10% by championing a transition to an EDI-based online store, by automating purchase order entry into that system for the highest volume customers, & by documenting all new processes associated with these.

Salem, VA

— Developed fifteen (15) new products from inception to manufacturing releaseincluding new configurations of various valves, gauges, coalescing filter units and locomotive air dryers. Tasks included design, procurement, assembly, testing of prototypes, as well as release of all resulting documentation.— More accurate analytical models using 50% less.

Salem, VA

— Finished ~$100k serial testing infrastructure project on time and under budget. Designed and supervised the construction of a Production Load Test Cell for high speed electric motors. Improved cycle times and product quality by designing & procuring various production and assembly fixtures.— Gained UL certification for flagship product by modifying.

— Product Development of and Technical support for Diesel Fuel Systems components.— Developed Design Concept for the High-Pressure Oil Rail for the Model Year 2013 I-6 Navistar Maxxforce Engine.

— Technical Lead for launch of Model Year 2008.5 Diesel Injector for Navistar I-6 engine.— Reduced performance variability of flagship product by almost 50%: Performed statistical analysis demonstrating that the Adaptive Injection Current Waveform greatly improved injector performance.— Improved facility-wide drawing- & change-management process efficiency.

— Helped validate hydraulic system components, including High-Pressure Oil Pump, Hose, Rail, and Fuel Injector.— Created and maintained component Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) documents for Fuel System Components.— Performed complex one- and two-dimensional tolerance analyses using Geometric Dimensions and Tolerances (GD&T).— Planned.

— Designed, analyzed, and drafted hydraulic and mechanical components (cast, machined & injection-molded) for diesel fuel injectors.— Championed the prototyping, assembling and testing of diesel fuel injectors containing prototype components;— Interacted productively with the customer and supplier representatives, and with cross-functional team members.

— Generated models, designs, and detailed drawings of Diesel Fuel Injector Components & Assemblies using Pro/Engineer 3D CAD Software

— Designed, Modelled, Drafted, Built, and Tested various components for various projects, gaining key introductory experience with Pro/Engineer CAD software in particular and in the field of Mechanical Design Engineering in general.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Adelphoi Epsilon Chi, Bach Society (Community Choir) Graduated cum laude, also with a Minor in Mathematics GPA.

High School Diploma, Salutatorian, College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program, 12Th

Activities and Societies: President, Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Chess Club; German Club Graduated 2nd in my class, with AP credit.