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Portland, In, Us

Portland, Indiana, United States

• Designed several closed-die forge tooling sets for hammer press and upsetter configurations through the use of SolidWorks, Anvil Express, and Draftsight• Created die blueprints, tooling blueprints, and template check gauges for the internal Die Shop and for outsourced milling services• Increased engineering department efficiency and consistency through the development of various Excel spreadsheets that modernized practices and obsoleted former hand-written procedures• Maintained Access databases regularly and generated new databases that were implemented throughout the company network • Troubleshot production issues on site and implemented solutions for any discrepant forgings or tooling designs

Portland, Indiana

• Designed several closed-die forge tooling sets for hammer press and upsetter configurations through the use of SolidWorks and Anvil Express• Created die blueprints, tooling blueprints, and template check gauges for the internal Die Shop and for outsourced milling services• Increased engineering department efficiency and consistency through the development of various Excel spreadsheets that modernized practices and obsoleted former hand-written procedures• Maintained Access databases regularly and generated new databases that were implemented throughout the company network • Troubleshot production issues on site and implemented solutions for any discrepant forgings or tooling designs• Trained two new hires for multiple roles and supervised their performance on a weekly basis

Portland Indiana

• Reviewed and prioritized customer hammer and upset forging inquiries accordingly to ensure that all request for quotations were managed within the agreed timeframe• Designed and dimensioned forging prints with the use of Anvil Express that met customer metallurgical and quality specifications• Calculated die tooling costs and generated piece prices for each forging based on labor, material, heat treat, auxiliary operations, and burden expenses• Collaborated with the sales department to create cost efficient estimates that minimized overall material scrap

Winchester, Indiana

• Worked with a team that supervised, coordinated, and engaged in the physical and conceptual integration of weld jig and tooling fixtures for a Tier 3 automotive supplier• Developed tooling fixture concepts and Poke-Yoke countermeasures with CATIA and provided design preferences to multiple integrators in order to reduce overall capital expenses and minimize lead times• Broadened technical weld and robotic knowledge through first hand exposure and interaction to a welding environment with over fifty operational robots• Assisted metrology in the development of tooling check fixtures and verified tooling with the use of Polyworks ROMER arm software

Portland, In

• Independently works on projects that focused on decreasing machine cycle times and increasing overall production time• Modified multiple machine components to enhance production quality• Modified and designed test gauges to maximize measurement accuracy• Utilized cost analysis and cycle time analysis principles to present total cost savings of various projects• Recreated plant floor plan to update current configurations and reduce scaling errors

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering; Aerospace Engineering, Cum Laude

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Aerospace Engineering.

Education record

Aeronautics and Astronautics Master’s Program Left the program to attend to family matters and join the workforce.