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Warwick, Ri, Us

Warwick, Ri

Milford, Ma, Us

Lincoln, Rhode Island, Us

• Reported to general manager.• Developed analytical chemistry assays to reduce sample turn time and greatly expand lab capabilities.o Utilized capillary electrophoresis, voltammetry, atomic absorption spectroscopy, and wet chemical methods.o Reduced turn time on critical samples by 90%, projected to save over $30k annually.o Developed method to analyze proprietary plating additives, projected to save $1000s per month in rework and downtime.o Trained lab technicians and line operators in new methods.o Developed novel applications for capillary electrophoresis to plating chemistry analysis.• Led DOE to eliminate defects and resume production of a $32k/wk semiconductor product line.• Developed precision plating process for $500k per year medical device.• Implemented chemical analysis database to improve communication between lab and manufacturing lines while meeting industry requirements (NADCAP, IATF 16949, ISO 9000 and 13485).o Coordinated resources between engineering, 2 labs, and 8 manufacturing departments.• Knowledgeable in metal plating methods including electrolytic nickel, electroless nickel, hard chromium, trivalent chromium, zinc, zinc nickel, chromate conversion, and aluminum anodize.• Researched and advised management on investment in new technologies including an RO water system, wastewater recycling, and analytical lab equipment.

Lincoln, Rhode Island, Us

• Reported to operations manager, led team of 3 technicians in continuous improvement projects.• Led transformation to data-driven process control and decision making.o Statistical analysis in JMP, Excel, and InfinityQS• Led cross-functional teams of 4-10 in problem solving and continuous improvement initiatives using statistical process control tools.o Teams involved customers, manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, and chemical lab• Developed automated dashboards, SPC charts, Pareto chats, confusion matrixes for all operations levels (operator to plant manager) using Excel, Google Sheets, VBA, VBScript, and JavaScript.• Implemented 3 automated visual inspection machines to reduce inspection labor by 35%, saving $120k annually.• Implemented new rework process to recover $200k of out-of-spec product.• Eliminated $6000 in annual paper usage with $1000 capital investment.• Discovered and eliminated undesirable plating pattern, reducing standard deviation by 50% and increasing sales $3000 per year.• Performed DOE on plating parameters to reduce standard deviation by 15% and negotiated greater internal process control with customer.• Maintained control documents such as SOPs, control plans, FMEAs, logs, corrective action reports.• Developed digital layered process audit and automated report that was rolled out to all departments.• Helped department earn GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award 2 years in a row.• Met IATF 16949 (automotive) and ISO 14001 (environmental) regulations.• Maintained robotic and coating thickness measurement equipment (XRF, eddy current), including troubleshooting PLC and Epson robotics languages. • Performed precise measurements and diagnosed plating issues with a 1000x Nikon microscope/camera.

• Reported to owner.• Performed maintenance on plumbing, HVAC, and electrical systems for 80 properties and occasional automotive repairs.• Researched best practices to reduce job completion time by up to 20%.• Responded to maintenance requests independently while owner was away.

Provo, Ut, Us

• Reported to Director of the Weidman Center for Global Leadership as part of team of 3 TAs.• Encouraged continuous improvement mindset in other TAs to improve classroom and administrative processes through regular feedback and post-event reflections.• Directed students in project management and leadership experiences.• Instructed students in conducting survey-based research with Qualtrics software.

Provo, Ut, Us

• Entrusted with cleaning sensitive areas, such as electrical control rooms• Optimized daily cleaning to enable 20% area expansion• Wrote standard procedures for cleaning restrooms

• Reported to CEO as part of 4-member intern team.• Created visual tools to guide a specialty alumina start-up entering a $1 billion market.• Outlined a QA library to reduce testing costs and streamline design decisions, projected to save $8000/month.• Improved interdepartmental communication by developing flow charts for batch catalyst production in Microsoft Visio and Lucid Chart.

• Reported to Dr. Thomas Fletcher, Chemical Engineering Department.• Tested the capability of NIST’s Fire Dynamics Simulator to model slope effects in wildfires.• Simultaneously reduced simulation time by 50% and improved resolution by 800% by porting the program to the university’s supercomputer.• Designed experiments to analyze quality of fire simulation research on UNIX and Windows systems.

Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

• Reported to the President while managing 16 Zone Leaders.• Duties included compiling key indicators, assisting the immigration office, new volunteer training, departing volunteer travel, event logistics, and assisting the President in decision-making.• Streamlined administrative processes to save 30 hours per month by managing office organization and implementing Microsoft Word mailings tools.• Improved volunteer satisfaction and training with customer-centric approach.• Managed weekly and monthly training events for small (6) and large (250+) groups.• Helped manage program expansion from 165 to 260+ volunteers over 6 months.• Developed and published language training materials in Hiligaynon and Cebuano (two of the local languages)

Provo, Ut, Us

• Optimized procedure to enable 20% daily cleaning area expansion• Created detailed instruction manual for new hires