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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Fitchburg, Wisconsin, United States

Reduced downtime by 80% in 2022 as well as by over 50% during 2023 on a critical machine.Led capital projects on new and existing pieces of equipment with budgets of up to $200,000.Supported a large-scale project to convert assembly line for a new product launch by designing fixtures, providing proper tools, and installing equipment.Lead engineer for critical equipment on a throughput team and made improvements to first-pass yield, equipment downtime, and field issues.Led a project to trial swapping a process with an upstream process to improve FPY.Led effort to root cause a regulatory failure and worked with vendor to resolve the issue quickly as well as organize a rework plan.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Collected and analyzed data related to quality issues and rework of product on the line. Led effort to root cause repeat issues.Worked with a team to reduce scrap through a critical piece of equipment.Worked with vendor to design custom carts to replace existing hazardous carts while improving ergonomics and part presentation.Reorganized two areas of the line to improve part presentation and reduce walking time.

Antigo, Wisconsin, United States

Led the effort to investigate vision systems to reduce scrap by $9,700 per machine every year.Worked with vendors to select best product and negotiate an agreeable price to improve the ROI.

Columbus, Wisconsin

Designed manifold and custom fitting to test ultra-high pressure pump (21,750 psi). Designed a low-pressure dump circuit to fit inside existing pump and its assembly. Performed multiple FEA analyses for new roll cage and proposed changes to meet criteria. Led a prototype pump through its development phase by procuring parts, verifying parts were to specifications, building the pump, testing the pump, verifying the pump met design criteria, and proposing solutions based on customer feedback. Designed the air actuator for a new valve prototype.

Antigo, Wisconsin

Wrote internal documents on Volm Machines for training of sales staff and new technicians. Included parts breakouts, machine modification options, machine speed breakdowns. Created sales graphs in Excel showing sales trends by month and year for all equipment.

Antigo, Wisconsin

Assisted customers in ordering the correct parts, shipping the parts, and using ERP software to track inventory.

Antigo, Wisconsin

Cut steel , built gooseneck elevators, and traveled to customer facilities for machine installations.

Antigo, Wisconsin

Cut steel , built gooseneck elevators, and traveled to customer facilities for machine installations.