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Renton, Wa, Us

United States

Kent, Washington

Compton, California

Greater Seattle Area

Manage sales growth at the University of Washington and provide technical support for researchers on specialty gas and cryogenic liquid applications.

Tucson, Arizona

Managed the sales and marketing of a portfolio of aerospace, blind fastener product lines.Devised and implemented marketing strategies for new and existing product lines.Mapped product usage for applications (empennage, fuselage, etc) on various programs including the Boeing 787, Airbus A320, A350, A380, Lockheed Martin F35 and Gulfstream G650. Coordinated sales visits to customer facilities to promote Alcoa products and/or provide product training to functional departments including purchasing, engineering, and operations. Initiated and developed long-term agreements (LTA) with RFQ / LTA sign-off authority.Supervised a pricing analyst.

American Samoa

Developed a tracking system to monitor 201 projects and over 100 million dollars in Public Assistance funding and insurance settlements for the Territorial Office of Fiscal Reform and American Samoa Disaster Relief Office.Collaborated with FEMA representatives and Top American Samoa Government officials to develop a long term strategy for the completion of current and outstanding disaster relief projects.

Tucson, Arizona Area

•Responsible for the design, fabrication, and testing of a new product line. Applied industry manufacturing practices and utilized principles concerning thread form, material formability, heat treatment, and metallurgy.•Initiated a new product lines transition from R&D into standard production. Developed and implemented process control plans, flow paths, cell layouts, work instructions, quality forms, BOMs, inspection methods and sampling plans. •Managed the customer qualification of the a new product line for Boeing. Ensured product performance and test methodology conformed to qualification and lot acceptance requirements.•Conducted Root Cause Analysis of persistent problems, and completed onsite Engineering First Article inspections and Equipment Capability studies for new vendors.•Implemented Statistical Process Control (SPC) program for center-less grind operation at the customer’s request.•Employed Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing principles, as well as held Kaizens, as a part of continuous improvement efforts to decrease cycle times, increase quality, and reduce waste. •Acted as the SPA for a project monitoring and reporting system known as Degrees of Implementation. Facilitated training and oversaw program cooperation to ensure the completion of cost reduction projects.•Managed the acquisition, modification, and installation of multiple Omni-turn CNC lathes. •Designed specialized tooling and an automated, feeding system for a selective annealing operation.•Participated in and/or lead product design reviews to assure optimum utilization of new technology and cost.

Mba, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE) Technology Entrepreneurship FellowEntrepreneurship Certificate.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Mechanical Engineering

Minor in Mathematics