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United States

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Duncan, South Carolina, United States

- Perform engineering tasks and handle designated projects to directly support manufacturing operations. - Participate on cross functional teams to address and resolve manufacturing problems, and ensure the continuous, on-going improvement of productivity, methods, processes, and quality. - Identify, analyze and mitigate risk in the manufacturing process by setting controls that prevent and detect failures (i.e. PFMEA, 8D, 5Y) - Create and conceptualize manufacturing processes with optimal line side implementation, material flow, and effective work instructions so as to foster quick setup and reduce as much trial/error as possible. - Establish manufacturing operations, work sequence, and process parameters. (Job Element Sheets) - Establish and assist preventive maintenance measures that lead to consistent part quality. - Assist the shop floor in the training and education on new lines and processes. - Work with leadership to establish accurate staffing needs and identify the right project personnel resources. - Advance the standardization of manufacturing operations, including setup books, written instructions, engineering documentation, design output and manufacturing instructions. - Coordinate, delegate and perform audits that test system effectiveness for Part Quality and Productivity. - Responsible for system breakdown and failure when controls do not exist or have not been identified. - Identify critical operations and establishes process controls that prevent and eliminate errors in the workplace. - Stay up to date with the technology of manufacturing operations (i.e. including other shop auxiliary operations) to enhance safety, quality and productivity. - Lead kaizen activities for process improvement or system changes, as required by the annual strategic plan.

Inman, South Carolina, United States

▪ Responsible for launching new products.▪ Supply creative solutions to existing manufacturing challenges including handling and storage of large parts.▪ Development and sustaining engineering of existing work instructions.▪ Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing at all levels to drive operations efficiently, economically and effectively to ensure Total Customer Satisfaction.▪ Recommend and implement improvements to production processes, cycle times, methods and controls.▪ Oversee automated equipment installation, maintenance, setup and upkeep.▪ Design fixtures and tooling for new products.▪ Maintain and improve all tooling and fixturing for existing products based on continuous improvement implementation.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

▪ Process Engineering Change Requests for Sustaining Downlighting group▪ Perform Triage/Investigative testing in lab on failed components ▪ Produce VEA ideas for cost savings of current products▪ Data mine, sort and obsolete outdated materials▪ Provide sustain team with training and insight into controls systems

Greenville, South Carolina Area

▪ Read customer specifications and interpret basis of design, and sequence of operation.▪ Create AutoCAD layouts for quoting of lighting controls.▪ Produce accurate bill of material, and submittal package to Lighting Agent.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

▪ Create Standard Operating Procedures Manuals for Boring machines.▪ Solidworks 3D design and modeling of McLaughlin undergroundboring equipment.▪ Drafting of shop drawings, parametric with the model for manufacturing.▪ Provide correct bills of materials, including part numbers and descriptions, and .dxf files, to the purchasing department for farm out products.▪ Provide a complete and accurate bill of material of the entire enclosure to the manufacturing shop.

Laurens, Sc

▪ Solidworks 3D design and modeling of acoustical enclosures for Siemens, Mitsubishi, General Electric, and Duke Power generators.▪ Drafting of drawings, parametric with the model, and providing details for field technicians that will be erecting the steel enclosure. ▪ Design, model, and detail components to be built in the manufacturing shop, shipped to the work site and installed by the field technicians.▪ Provide correct bills of materials, including part numbers and descriptions, and .dxf files, to the purchasing department for farm out products.▪ Provide a complete and accurate bill of material of the entire enclosure to the end user, the shipping department, and the manufacturing shop. This ensures the end user has an accurate depiction of what they are receiving.▪ Work in close contact with a sister company in Mexico for the fabrication of panels and flashing for the enclosure.▪ Participated in the organization of engineering files with the use of Solidworks Project Data Management program.▪ Developed a written standard operating procedure for handling engineering changes within the company.

Swansea, Sc

▪ Perform 3D modeling of pre-engineered metal buildings.▪ Work closely with the engineering department to provide the field technician the easiest, safest, and most efficient way to erect the steel building.▪ Create parametric 2D drawings, including details, to be used by the field technician.▪ Create part drawings, and assembly sketches for non-standard parts to be used by the manufacturing shop.▪ Provide correct assembly reports to the shop, for standard parts, so they are able to get the holes in the proper location.▪ Provide a complete and accurate parts list, including sheeting, trim, and fasteners, to the shipping department to ensure the end user receives everything needed to erect the building properly.▪ Using an Excel spreadsheet, create an accurate fabrication list to be used by a sister company in the fabrication of joist and trim parts for flooring and for use of roof sheeting.

Jacksonville, Fl

▪ Was hired as a contract employee▪ Assigned to convert a portable road profilometer, which was originally designed in Denmark, from metric parts to use American standard material components. This included creating Solidworks models and drawings for over 20 parts and creating a detailed assembly drawing. This project was completed three weeks ahead of schedule.▪ Used a manual vertical mill to create brackets and small component parts for a 60’ long by 15’ wide by 30’ tall machine that will be used by the FAA to test the durability of commercial runways.▪ Was also tasked with the ordering of tooling the mill, and providing a recommendation for the purchase of a manual lathe.▪ Performed assembly duties, as required to assist the manufacturing team achieve the strenuous shipping deadline assigned to the FAA machine.

Yulee, Fl

▪ Worked as a contract employee for three months before being promoted to full time employee.▪ Using mathematical equation, designed sheet metal layouts for the job shop.▪ After learning to proficiently use AutoCAD, created drawings for my designs to be used in the manufacturing and assembly process.▪ Utilized ProNest software to determine the best and most cost effective layout for the plasma cutting table.

Jacksonville, Fl

▪ Took this job as a temporary position to allow my family to relocate to Jacksonville.▪ While employed, learned the basics of installing, and fabricating HVAC sheet metal duct.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

▪ Calculated connection angles using trigonometry.▪ Used Excel spreadsheets for tolerance study, and for spring load calculations.▪ Utilized SAP program to create BOM’s for warehouse part picking purposes.▪ Created part and assembly drawings from Solidworks models for manufacturing purposes.▪ Assigned to the Order Management Group, using Solidworks, designed part and assembly models for customer specific applications.▪ Worked in the Sustaining Group updating and correcting Solidworks models as well as Solidworks and Microstation drawings as required from Engineers and machine shop.▪ Traveled to Houston with several drafters and engineers for a week long Solidworks training course provided by Baker Hughes.▪ Accomplished “Baker Certified Drawing Inspector” status▪ Utilized my assembly and troubleshooting knowledge to evaluate failed “First Alert” field safety valves and determine repair solutions

Tulsa

▪ Followed assembly drawings and Tech units to assemble manufactured parts into a completed safety valve▪ Troubleshoot and problem solve within a failed safety valve

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Operations Management And Project Management, 3.97 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Delta Mu Delta Alpha Sigma Lambda

Certificate Of Completion, Drafting And Design Technology/Technician, General

Certificate Of Completion, Mechanical Drafting And Mechanical Drafting Cad/Cadd

Certificate Of Completion, Conventional Machining And Blueprint Reading

Hs Diploma