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Eureka, IL, US

Goodfield, Illinois, United States

Product Support and Quality Control Supervisor working on the VIVO team to deliver high quality products and outstanding customer service at an affordable price.

Engineering Design Manager for CNH Industrial Tillage product line. Our cross-functional teams develop world leading soil management products that enable our customers to excel.

Goodfield, IL

Directs hydraulic and electronic system development and integration in the Tillage and Fertilizer Product Lines of CNH Industrial. Partners with hydraulic and electronic teams to support the full product life-cycle for hydraulic systems and components for Soil Management machines worldwide.

Goodfield, IL

Managed the Crop Production Product Validation teams in IL, WI, MN, Canada, Sweden, and Poland. Products included Tillage, Planters, Seeders, Plows, as well as self-propelled front and rear Sprayers.

Peoria, Illinois Area

• Managed the Machine & Machine Systems portfolio including spending within 2% of the multi-million dollar budget, tracking and approving the progress of up to 100 funded projects, led the creation and integration of a.
• Prioritized and managed funding, progress, and quality of research projects to meet enterprise technology strategy meeting budget spend levels within 2% of the target, technology transfer goals, and New Technology.
• Led the creation, integration, and expansion of the Research and Advanced Product Information Database to provide a communication tool to efficiently document, track, and report progress of hundreds of research projects.
• Facilitated alignment events between Research and Product Group managers, chief engineers, and research bold goal managers to review enterprise technology strategy, research project progress, confirm alignment to.

Washington, Decatur, & Aurora, IL

• Machine Validation Engineer for 50-70 ton Off Highway Truck, Wheel Tractor Scraper, and Hydraulic Mining Shovels with responsibility to manage the new product introduction machine analysis and test planning to verify.
• Utilized the Machine Readiness Summary process to identify and communicate key risk and identified and implemented mitigation plans. Through teamwork we resolved issues allowing the New Product Introduction teams to.
• Managed the 627H Wheel Tractor Scraper validation planning that identified and resolved issues such that the program achieved production on-time, within validation cost targets, while improving machine reliability..

Washington, IL

• Track Type Tractor Hydraulic Validation Engineer with responsibility to manage the new product introduction and hydraulic analysis and test planning.
• Planned and tracked verification and validation progress while participating in hydraulic FMEA's that identified potential risks and activities to mitigate those risks.
• Established hydraulic analysis, bench, and on-machine tests schedules that mitigated potential risks and confirm issues were resolved and fixes were validated to meet the program goals.

Peoria Proving Grounds In Washington, IL

• Plan and complete backhoe loader on-machine testing. Also responsible to document test results, communicate and resolve issues, and manage detailed project management plans and resources.
• Conducted on-machine backhoe hydraulic testing including data acquisition planning, directing mechanics and operators, and managing priorities across available resources.

Mossville, IL

• Caterpillar 6 Sigma Wave 1 Black Belt responsible for process improvement projects on engineering releases, engine sound optimization, predict engine emissions impact of aftertreatment and exhaust configurations, and.
• Trained green belts and subject matter experts and as team identified engine engineering release waste, established process improvements, and then piloted the process that was faster with 4 times less defects.
• Analyzed machine and machine engine sound data as well as sound reduction and suppression options to optimize the overall system to consistently meet sound goals in the optimum way.
• Utilized leading statistical methods and available emission data to create a web based simulation tool that predicts the emission and exhaust temperature impact of on-highway aftertreatment systems and exhaust system.
• Analyzed enterprise machine engine selection criteria and identified opportunities to reduce the engine size used for several machine applications. Reviewed results with product group managers and gained their support.

Mossville, IL

• Led 5-15 engineer team to design Track Type Tractor and Track Type Loader engine accessories to meet design, cost, and reliability requirements. Included planning analysis, bench, and on-machine testing and issue.
• Designed the 7.2 and 9 liter tier 4 engines into the TTT and TTL machines. Responsibilities included prototype and pilot engine application iron design, detailing, test planning, and issue resolution.

Mossville, IL

• Project engineer responsible to design, development, and maintain 6.6-7.2 liter CAT engine pistons, rings, connecting rods, and piston cooling jets.
• Production introduced the 7.2L 3126 engine into the marine, agriculture, and on-highway truck market on schedule and meeting key targets.
• Released a ceramic embedded chrome faced combustion piston ring that improved cylinder bore and piston ring life five fold to exceed all challenging durability requirements.

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

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