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Indianapolis, In, Us

Brooklyn Park, Mn, Us

- Lead and manage an interdisciplinary team of project, validation, automation engineers and technicians that provide technical support to NPI and Production activities.- Develop manufacturing processes to successfully manufacture parts to customer specifications and customer's expectations.- Manage project timelines and provide status updates to customers and leadership team.- Create, review, and provide quotes to customers for custom manufacturing processes and equipment.- Manage P&L of Projects and the Engineering department.- Develop and manage validations of manufacturing equipment and processes.- Lead root cause investigation of manufacturing equipment and SME of automated manufacturing equipment.- Collaborate closely with customer service team, quality team, and production team to prioritize NPI and Production support activities.- Identify and implement Continuous Improvement activities to reduce costs and increase production rate.

Brooklyn Park, Mn, Us

- Managed and directed a team of engineers and technicians responsible for all aspect of support for the automated manufacturing equipment (controls, robotics, vision, electrical, mechanical, etc.)- Developed and coordinated equipment installations and validations.- Designed and implemented data acquisition systems to monitor manufacturing equipment KPIs.- Worked with equipment manufacturers to develop and implement new automated manufacturing equipmentand processes.- Analyzed, debugged, and validated new automated processes and equipment.- Programmed and implemented improvements to controls systems to reduce downtime and optimize cycle times:- PLCs (Allen-Bradley, Omron, Keyence) - Machine Vision (Keyence, Cognex)- HMIs (Allen-Bradley, Keyence, Proface, Ignition) - Robots (Fanuc, Epson, Mitsubishi)- Design mechanical improvements utilizing CAD software (SolidWorks).- Performed root cause analysis as a result of customer complaints and scrap reduction projects.

- Quoted projects to customers and managed P&L of business. - Performed upgrades to machine controls on existing automated manufacturing equipment to improve uptime, cycle time, and operator controls.- Developed equipment validation protocols for newly acquired equipment, ensuring compliance with customer and industry standards and regulations.- Provided technical training to managers, engineers, and technicians.

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

- Managed a team of engineers and technicians responsible for all aspects of support for the automated manufacturing equipment (controls, robotics, vision, electrical, mechanical, etc.)- Led scrap reduction and root cause analysis efforts of automated equipment.- Managed 20+ new automated systems builds, installs, and validation projects.- Redesigned automated equipment for the highest sales product resulting in a 15% throughput increase.- Implement cost savings projects, resulting in a 10%+ increase in profit margin on multiple products while reducing the customers' piece prices.- Designed and implemented improvements to the automated vision inspection systems for the highest volume product in the facility, reducing scrap by 5% and increasing throughput by 10%.- Optimized process cycle time on existing equipment for a top 5 sales product, reducing cycle time by 15%.- Designed and managed a data collection system to monitor equipment KPIs, which was used site-wide.- Setup vision system programs and integrated vision into existing processes to improve machine functionality, quality, and up-time.- Regularly met with customers and senior leadership to discuss project progress and discuss corrective actions to quality issues.

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

- Managed New Product Introduction (NPI) process for new tooling and automated manufacturing equipment.- Developed and provided quotations to customers.- Facilitated timely engineering of equipment and tooling by maintaining communication with vendors/fabricators and customers.- Improved NPI process to ensure successful implementation of new projects.- Utilized CAD software to develop and review equipment and component designs.- Developed validation protocols for tooling and equipment.

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

- Supported production floor by analyzing and troubleshooting equipment software/controls, mechanical systems, pneumatic systems, and electrical systems.- Developed machine vision inspection programs to inspect for part presence, dimensional defects, and surface defects.- Optimized software, process, and cycle times, for Production equipment (PLC, Robots, HMIs, Vision, etc).- Developed and executed equipment validations.- Developed work instructions and trained operators.

Us

- Designed and implemented system improvements for customers in the Pharmaceutical Industry, which included programming of PLCs, HMIs, and vision systems.- Developed programming skills through self-study and on-the-job training.- Developed and executed machine process and software testing of customer equipment in compliance with customer and FDA standards.

Valparaiso, Indiana, Us

- Responsible for designing a method to test the flow rate of valve orifices manufactured by Eaton Corporation and comparing their valves to those of their competitors.

Valparaiso, Indiana, Us

- Manufactured and assembled multiple components for two solar research facility assemblies: a 3-axis reactor table and a louver assembly.- Designed and implemented a louver opening/closing mechanism to control the amount of sunlight entering the mirror array that concentrates light into the reactor.- Presented project work at undergraduate research seminar.- Designed a steel flywheel using Solidworks and fabricated it using CNC equipment. The flywheel was used in the Valparaiso diesel engine laboratory.

Valparaiso, Indiana, Us

- Taught private and group lessons to children and adults of all ages.- Helped create programs that promoted excitement for the game.

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Certificate, Software Engineering