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Corning, New York, US

• Developed training program to increase technical talent of current work force. Successfully trained and certified 19 technicians to higher skill blocks
• Grew team from 30 technicians to 43 technicians to support facility technical needs
• Manage $12M R&M budget
• Deployed CMMS for tracking work, escalating issues, and driving long term solutions
• Support new technology deployment in facility
• Create team metrics to drive improved performance from technical hourly employees

Corning, New York, US

• Created vision and developed strategy for new department (Reliability department) in Concord facility.
• Responsible for integration of CMMS (Maximo) into the plant, including designing asset framework, forming workflow for work orders, parts tracking, labor reporting and asset history
• Led team of twenty technicians and engineers to identify and execute reliability projects aimed at improving equipment performance and utilization.
• Lead development of paperless Preventative Maintenance (PM) system and integration into CMMS (Maximo).
• Implemented Predictive Maintenance utilizing Maximo and PI process book integration.
• Consolidated all PM teams to better utilize resources across the plant and cover all preventative maintenance for production areas.

Corning, New York, US

• Lead team of sixteen highly skilled technicians responsible for equipment performance and utilization.
• Production and equipment receiver for all expansion projects and equipment improvement initiatives.
• Liaison with engineering department for equipment performance and process change control.

Corning, New York, US

• Daily support of production equipment, analyzing trends in equipment, maximizing up time, identifying rate issues, assist with troubleshooting of equipment
• Operations project support and receivership for multiple projects including rate increases, capital expansion, fundamental understanding, and safety initiatives.
• Statistical analysis of experimental and process data, black belt certified.

Corning, New York, US

• Manufacturing Experience:
• Responsible for supporting all manufacturing needs for Specialty Materials Division products in both Wilmington and Concord facilities. Achieved 100% delivery compliance over 3 years, increased selects performance.
• Support crystal growth fundamental understanding and yield improvements in Canton NY Facility.
• Completed cost reduction projects for Division, including cycle time reduction in Concord, reduction in hydrogen load time in Canton and Helium reduction in all multiple glass forming processes.
• Use of DMAIC skills to drive to fundamental understanding of several issue within the glass product including chemical contamination variability, forming structural failures, and downstream processing issues.Project.
• Large Glass Furnace o $1.7 million capital projecto Installation of new technology in Canton plant

Hanover, Maryland, US

Contracted to work in the Core Engineering group at the Concord Corning Plant.

Clemson, SC, US

Responsible for maintenance, operation and training of Dynamic Light Scattering/ Zeta Potential instrumentResponsible for performing NMR, FT-IR, Photoluminescence, TGA, DSC, UV-Vis, AC susceptometry as neededResponsible for laboratory safety, organization, and orders

Clemson, SC, US

Clemson, SC, US

Evaluated competitive binding of ligands on the surface of gold nanoparticles utilizing Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET).

Clemson, SC, US

Assisted students and professors in both classroom and research settingsCollected and graded student's homework and examsOrganized and instructed undergraduate laboratory training

Planned project to evaluate nanoparticle fate in both natural and engineered systems, for environmental and biological studiesTracked ligand exchange kinetics on the surface of gold and silver nanoparticles using phenomena of fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)Synthesized, purified and characterized gold and silver nanoparticles along with.

* Researching the use of SmartBrick technology* Evaluating the use of wireless transmitters in bricks * Studying the thermal properties of steady state heat conditions on bricks with the use of high-temperature experimental dryer and "hot box" technology

Clemson, SC, US

Undergraduate student majoring in ceramic and material engineering. Graduating May 2010.

Clemson, SC, US

Planned and created a project researching the use of Intelligent Technology in brick wallsEvaluated the use of wireless transmitters in bricks in order to determine the thermal properties, especially heat flow through the brickStudied the thermal properties of steady state heat conditions on bricks with the use of high-temperature experimental dryer and.

Clemson, SC, US

Planned project to research thermal kinetic effect of Phase Change Material in plaster wallDesigned and created new mold standard, used to create uniform size plaster samples with varying PCM concentrations for accurate evaluationCompleted comparison of the effect of porosity of samples on thermal properties of Phase Change Materials

Planned project to research Phase Change Material in plaster wall * Designed and created new mold for creating plaster samples * Completed comparison of porosity with effectiveness of thermal properties of PCMs

* Responsible for providing fast and friendly service to the guest* Responsible for training new employees on Expo line

Master Of Science (M.S.), Material Science & Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Ceramic And Material Engineer