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Cullman, Al, Us

Cullman, Alabama, Us

Cullman, Alabama, Us

Clover, Sc, Us

 Manage Product Design and Development as well as Process Design and Development teams Drive Cost Savings and Value Stream Mapping Activities. >$700,000 in cost savings in 2017 Strategic Planning Team Member Analyze ROI for new Capital Purchases Evaluate customer requirement, sales price, and manufacturing cost for new programs Ensure TS16949/IATF 16949 Compliance APQP launch system execution Corrective and Preventive Actions for manufacturing defects 8D Responses to OEM customers

Schenectady, Ny, Us

 Evaluate product life against service agreement requirements Evaluate supplier deviation requests and production deviation requests for effect on performance Worked with the repair team to determine repair requirements and methods Evaluate product cost out operations Create drawings and requirements for field tests

Clover, Sc, Us

 Direct the work of 5 Design Engineers, 2 Tooling Designers, and 1 Prototype Engineer to effectively get the right products to market on time Execute APQP Launch System Insure Compliance with TS16949 System Participate in margin analysis for new products to determine priority of the projects  Maintain and track department metrics to insure optimum utilization of resources as well and determine if more resources are necessary Ensure company goals are met Develop new analysis methods using ANSYS, Excel, and MatLab Push product development forward and advance overall product technology Evaluate current product line for potential cost savings that can be realized through design changes with the product or the raw material

Clover, Sc, Us

 Design rotors, calipers, and complete brake packages for the motorsports, passenger car, military, medium truck, and heavy truck markets Determine thermal capacity and mechanical strength requirements for one and two piece rotors using ANSYS and in-house calculations Develop test plans and execute tests to validate and verify the design or new concepts Design and build test fixtures and new test equipment Create control plans for incoming inspection Analyze PPAP data for review of both supplier and internal capability studies Worked with process engineers to reduce scrap and increase efficiency Developed a patented pad retraction design that won “Race Tech’s” Most Innovative New Motorsports Product in 2011 Input BOM’s and Routings in SAP Business System

Fort Collins, Co, Us

 Developed fiber reinforced composite valves for internal combustion engines Measure and simulated the effect of thermal conductivity on engine valve operating temperatures Produced and tested engine valves configurations with carbon and ceramic fibers as well as thermoset polymer and ceramic precursor polymer matrices

Akron, Oh, Us

 Developed and released new tires to production Evaluated tire uniformity data and DOT test results to make design changes Evaluated current designs for potential cost savings and/or reduction in scrap

Master Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science, Engineering