- Lead Engine System product design projects to improve product cost and/or performance. Collaborate with supply chain, purchasing, supplier quality, and manufacturing. - Support global product manufacturing through troubleshooting assembly issues, dispositioning of material, and review of design change requests. - Serve as subject matter expert in investigation of global customer product/application issues

- Collaborated in development of product roadmap- Design and develop track component solutions for large track-driven machines made by Caterpillar- Collaborate with dealers to place MTTT Undercarriage field tests, perform on-machine inspections, and perform failure analysis.- Support global manufacturing of Undercarriage components. Lead development and NPI of new designs into factories. Assist with capital planning and business case development.- Metallurgical subject matter expert for Undercarriage research and development.- 2016 Innovator of the Year for product group.- LeanCor Lean for Leaders training

I provided metallurgical and process engineering support to production of Caterpillar components made in Morganton, NC. - Developed and implemented new fiber laser weld solution for Caterpillar component - Lab Supervisor and Metallurgist - equipment, procedures, dispositions - Heat Treat Engineer - equipment, incident recovery, recipes/procedures

I supervised a 3 shift team performing metallurgical and dimensional inspections on Caterpillar service parts as they were received into the parts network.I performed inventory control investigations and assisted with warehouse "picking" optimization projects using the SAP warehouse solution.I supervised other operations support functions including warehouse maintenance, battery changing, and corrugated indirect build.

Benchmarked corporate plate/sheet steel specifications against international industry standardsReviewed steel cost reduction projects for impact on design and manufacturabilityDeveloped corporate materials weldability specificationMetallurgical & Weld Engineering support in development/review of corporate fabrication specifications

Project Engineer:Value Stream (Process) Mapping activitiesDeveloped proposal for metallurgical lab equipmentMaterials testing for heat treatment process improvements

Coordinated analytical testing of diesel engine exhaust gases and studied effects of exhaust gas treatments, especially diesel particulate filters.