Manufacturing Design Role• Led a team of three through 6-10 simultaneous mechanical design projects from concept to mass production while ensuring full compliance with industry standards and regulations.• Applied GD&T (ASME Y14.5) and DFMA principles to design parts and assemblies in SolidWorks (e.g., motors, housings, axles, pinions and bearings), utilizing iterative design development, benchmarking, prototype analysis, and NPI/FAI development methods.• Leveraged knowledge of various manufacturing methods and materials to optimize existing designs, improving assembly efficiency and achieving annual savings of $675K in locomotive maintenance.• Served as the technical liaison among key stakeholders, local and overseas vendors, and customers, ensuring seamless production and enhancing manufacturing efficiency by 4%Quality Role• Led a team of two in planning, preparing, and conducting quality inspections, utilizing CAPA (corrective and preventative action), and RCA (Root Cause Analysis), achieving a 6% reduction in annual manufacturing defects across 42 projects.• Conducted PFMEAs (Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and created control plans and test/inspection guidelines to mitigate risks associated with products and processes.• Established a quality control methodology and management system foundational to achieving industry quality standard certification (AAR M-1003, similar to ISO 9001:2015).• Coordinated internal audits and implemented corrective actions for non-conformances found against the quality assurance manual and QMS.

• Collaborated with a cross-functional team of engineers, R&D, suppliers, and manufacturing departments to develop and evaluate system designs, test methods, and manufacturing processes.• Refined new model prototype units for mass production and manufacturability through static/dynamic vehicle performance and durability testing, successfully implementing two design changes prior to global launch.• Integrated a collaborative robot into the Product Engineering department, significantly enhancing testing quality, consistency, and efficiency by 300%, while eliminating ergonomic concerns.• Performed root cause analysis and developed cost-effective solutions for test failures and quality rejections, utilizing CATIA V5 to ensure compatibility with manufacturing processes and existing designs.

• Utilized SolidWorks and Polyworks extensively in the reverse engineering of 35+ OEM parts and assemblies over three years.• Measured and analyzed optical scans of parts using CMM laser roaming arm; generating point cloud models and overlaid scans with CAD models to identify deviations in design.