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Olathe, Kansas, United States

Olathe, Kansas, United States

• Create and maintain Process Flow, PFMEA and Control Plan in accordance with all applicable standards from raw material receiving to warehouse and shipping.• Perform data analysis to monitor KPIs and identify areas for improvement.• Carry out new equipment release procedures to ensure equipment is fully operational and meets all applicable requirements and performance metrics.• Maintain customer metrics and interface with the customer in weekly meetings to keep them informed and address concerns. • Prepare issue reports based on findings and present reports to peers and managerial personnel.• Coordinate activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems.

St. James, Mo

• Developed laser additive manufacturing system to meet contract requirements.• Designed necessary structures to retrofit CNC manufacturing center with laser additive components. • Collaborated with engineering team to develop parameters for peak performance from laser additive system.• Used CNC machining center to produce critical dimension parts for additive manufacturing projects.• Managed machine shop operation and production to produce parts to meet timelines.

Olathe, Kansas, United States

• Communicated with design engineering concerning product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods.• Estimated production standard times and determined optimum staffing for production schedules.• Created and maintained design for manufacturability guidelines.• Reviewed product design for compliance with company standards, and customer contract specifications.• Designed processes, tools or systems utilizing and applying practical, hands-on experience. • Applied expertise to continuously improve products, processes, and personnel training.

Rolla, Missouri, United States

• Assisted graduate students in research projects related to the lab.• Documented lab progress on current projects.• Designed necessary widgets for project advancement.• Utilized CAM software to manufacture precision parts.• Created an inventory management system for material storage.

Fenton, Missouri, United States

• Worked in Product Engineering designing prototypes and part revisions.• Ran engineering tests, analyzed the data, and implemented changes based on the results • Updated engineering documents and drawings.• Worked in Manufacturing improving processes and efficiency.• Created fixtures to assemble and test products.

Rolla, Missouri, United States

• Responsible for the design and validation of the uprights, wheels, and hubs of the car.• Used FEA to ensure system would maintain integrity under load• Collaboration with other project engineers to integrate related systems.• Communicated with contacts at various manufacturing companies for outsourced machining and heat treatment of system components.

• Organization of team manufacturing members during construction of the steel space frame.• Delivery of reports to other group leaders during meetings regarding project progress.

Rolla, Missouri, United States

• Oversaw maintenance of shop and ensured that all safety codes were followed.• Responsible for shop organization and cleanliness.

Rolla, Missouri, United States

• Responsible for the construction of the steel space frame of the car.• Proficient in manufacturing processes such as lathe, mill, and welding.• In charge of the design and construction of jigging to constrain frame and tabs.• Interpreted and applied geometric dimensioning and tolerancing to correctly produce parts designed by other engineers.

B.S., Mechanical Engineering

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