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Madison, Wi

Lead and oversee multiple cross-functional projects, facilitating seamless collaboration across departments, navigating project challenges, and ensuring alignment with strategic goals and timelines to meet project deadlines. * Direct new product development from concept to manufacturing, and manage budgets, change orders, and production strategies while facilitating decision-making and resource allocation* Redesign and streamline workflows using updated RACI charts, defining ownership to improve efficiency and clarity across teams, and implement tool matrices and real-time tracking documents to enhance project visibility and progress* Collaborate with corporate control teams including hardware and software, to integrate their roles into project workflows, ensuring cohesive execution and alignment with project objectivesHIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS:Color Doors Project: Spearheading a project to introduce new color doors for units, estimated to generate substantial annual profit. Continuously work with suppliers, update production lines, and manage quality screening processes. Alternate Fan Sourcing Project: Led and managed a design engineering project to find and qualify alternate suppliers for 20-40 fans used in cooking appliances and collaborated with reliability partners to ensure system compatibility and functionality. Under-counter Refrigerators Project: Developed a new range of under-counter refrigerators, managing teams in Wisconsin and Arizona amidst supply and COVID-19 challenges to meet project deliverables, resulting in significant annual revenue.

Led communication and workflow coordination among five team members, cabinet engineers, stakeholders, and external resources while contributing to project decisions including scheduling, cost, and implementation.* Developed and optimized the design of new crisper and freezer stack components while accommodating for manufacturability, assembly, and refrigeration cooling and controls design needs* Created tools and process to streamline build issue list creation and management and facilitated communication between core team and users to enhance data quality and transparency across projects

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Managed the design, testing, and optimization of parts for cabinet projects and conducted research on kinematic motion limitations of hinges for kitchen cabinets while addressing production challenges, and ensuring adherence to quality standards.* Conducted home field visits to Hong Kong, Vancouver, and Arizona to test product functionality in home environments, gathering valuable user feedback and ensuring product performance met consumer expectations* Created specifications for parts, ensuring compliance with design and manufacturing standards, and collaborated with manufacturing, reliability, system engineering, and marketing, resulting in a successful product launchHIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS:IC-24C Cabinet Project: Designed and delivered a cabinet from initial build to full production, focusing on structural improvements and resolving sealing and door issues for a successful product launch.Engineering Concept Project: Researched and defined kinematic motion limitations of Hettich K08 hinges, enhancing understanding and capabilities for integrated installation in various kitchen cabinet styles.

Granville, Oh

Led the design and development of an innovative LED high-mast streetlight housing, focusing on optimizing casting design, sealing strategies, and manufacturability to enhance light and heat distribution.* Conducted rigorous testing and analysis on light and heat distribution, electronics integration, and waterproofing to ensure optimal performance under varying environmental conditions* Collaborated closely with industrial design and reliability teams to integrate aesthetic considerations with functional requirements, ensuring the durability and reliability of lighting fixtures

Louisville, Ky

Designed and managed the implementation of plastic and metal components for control panels in wall ovens, ensuring manufacturability, quality, and functional optimization.* Managed various program phases, ensured the alignment of design, manufacturing, and quality standards, and communicated with team members and senior leadership to ensure project goals were met* Coordinated scheduling, conducted root cause analysis of failures, and implemented design improvements while overseeing the product lifecycle from initial phases to full-scale production* Analyzed manufacturing processes and functional usage, developing parts and applying changes to enhance the performance and reliability of the wall oven, while ensuring compliance with GE’s product quality and safety standards

Served in multiple engineering roles within the Edison Engineering Development Program (EEDP), focusing on modeling stresses for parts, and advancing refrigeration and range technologies, while completing advanced engineering coursework.* Excelled through five rotations in diverse engineering positions, modeling realistic stresses for components under GE-prescribed loading scenarios, contributing to advancements in refrigeration and range technologies* Maintained regular reporting to senior leadership and developed a strong foundation in GE's engineering processes and methodologies, leading to a thorough understanding of industry standards and practices

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering