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San Jose, California, United States

• Leadership development program with leading supplier of semiconductor materials; includes domestic and international rotations.

Le Mars, Iowa, United States

• Managed 6 different projects to implement new equipment, production lines, and processes at one of the world’s largest ice cream and frozen treat manufacturers. • Built scope and budgets, obtained vendor quotes, analyzed return on investment and impact on business, and presented data to leadership for approval for projects totaling over $250,000 of investment.• Spearheaded coordination of 12+ different groups including operations, finance, procurement, engineering, fabrication, and controls, to institute changes; met with project initiators, created project schedules, and served as primary point of contact to facilitate progress and foster communication between groups.

• Oversaw, documented, and managed all phases of development for one of Nissan’s engines; created schedules to ensure that major milestones in engine development were met.• Worked closely with key groups including Testing, Design, Purchasing, and Manufacturing, as well as suppliers, to monitor costs and project status and to ensure compliance with budget and program requirements such as emissions. Ensured that development components were closed out before moving on to new development phases.• Created summary documents to synthesize data from various groups and identify delays or concerns.• Created Planning Papers to track carry over components from previous model years and identify new or changing components; communicated with outside contractors and suppliers, and internal teams, to facilitate changes to components.• Temporary position through Kelly Services

Auburn Hills, Mn

• Served as customer-facing contact for engineering functions of GKN; managed customer projects including new vehicle development and VAVE activities. Determined which VAVE actions would result in realization of cost savings based upon factors including life cycle of program and cost of action. • Worked closely with customers to provide tailored halfshaft solutions; carefully selected most effective options from multiple, existing internal standards, and implemented modifications to meet customer specifications for performance and cost-effectiveness. • Prepared product drawings, and ensured that drawings and prototypes met required design and timing.• Organized testing of halfshafts and components, analyzed and summarized test data to ensure compliance with customer specifications, and reported results to customers, GKN managers, and affected GKN teams. • Coordinated projects with Engineering, Finance, Commercial, Manufacturing, Design and Development groups, and other team members at GKN sites world-wide; created multi-step project schedules and followed up with global counterparts to ensure adherence to schedules. • Facilitated product launch including preparation of gateway materials, and ensured all checklist items had been completed.• Selected for 3-month rotation on-site at GKN manufacturing plant in North Carolina to enhance communication between Manufacturing Engineers and Application Engineers; gained first-hand knowledge of critical design components and tolerances for manufacturing processes.

Auburn Hills, Mi

• Analyzed warranty parts to determine cause of failure. • Based on analysis of failure, submitted parts for materials, metallurgy, metrology, and NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Harshness) testing, as appropriate.• Consolidated and analyzed data to determine trends; reported findings to chief engineers.• Created presentations for Japanese affiliates to provide to customer regarding trends.• Reviewed drawings of new designs to ensure compliance with specifications, and consistency with prior edits.

Berlin, Germany

• Assisted post-graduate researchers testing engine performance; mapped engine values including operation points, airflow, lambda values, fuel consumption, output, torque, power, temperatures, and pressures.• Developed familiarity with engine parts, assembly, and functionality.• Used Simulink within MATLAB to model function and process of engines.• Used Computational Fluid Dynamics to simulate airflow through turbochargers.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

• Honors: Dean’s List (top 10%) Fall 2023; Beta Gamma Sigma (international honor society for business schools) • Selected as tutor.

B.S.E., Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Chi Phi Fraternity: Events Director, Assistant Rush Chair, Assistant Secretary ● Planned special events, often.