David Schafer Email & Phone Number

Salt Lake City, UT, US

Falls Church, VA, US

Falls Church, VA, US

• Provide statistical / data analysis support & training for operations, quality investigations & continuous improvement projects.
• Perform experimental design, statistical method / sample size selection, query development, data cleaning, EDA, & visualization
• Lead weekly & monthly failure review meetings w/ factory team.

Cleveland, OH, US

Stockholm, SE

• Ensure airbag inflator production meets quality standards through qualification of new production lines, machines and models
• Lead cross-functional teams from production and engineering to resolve non-conforming events using statistical tools, problem-solving techniques & machine/programming modifications
• Led project that achieved elimination of lot testing failures (15% to zero), 69% reduction in process scrap and 31% reduction in machine downtime on knee airbag inflator line
• Presented project results to corporate executive team
• Identified root cause and implemented corrective actions that reduced subassembly defect by 96% for $85K annual savings

Midvale, Utah, US

• Led projects including design and implementation of service to automate scheduling, tracking and billing of commercial maintenance services

Salt Lake City, Utah, US

• Developed medical device and business plan in collaboration with Lassonde New Venture Development Center, a nationally ranked hub for student entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Utah.
• Managed technical development and commercialization efforts for an implantable pressure sensor intended to monitor the condition of glaucoma and hydrocephalus patients
• Conducted interviews with physicians & researchers, literature review, and competitive/market analysis
• Developed MATLAB program to determine device sensitivity based on material properties and geometry
• Created CAD (SolidWorks) and finite element analysis (ANSYS) models to optimize sensor geometry
• Manufactured prototype and testing apparatus to measure performance relative to theoretical results

Salt Lake City, Utah, US

• Reviewed university-developed technologies and recommended additional resources based on commercial viability
• Conducted interviews with researchers, performed market research and created detailed reports

Salt Lake City, Utah, US

• Reviewed technology companies and made recommendations for several million dollar investments
• Developed reports with detailed analysis of the technology, industry, financials, competitors and management teams

Dulles, Virginia, US

• Worked in the division responsible for reusable solid rocket motors for both the space shuttle and Constellation space programs.
• Updated test plan documentation and performed data analysis in Excel

Cleveland, OH, US

• Conducted mechanical testing of hydraulic seals under various environmental conditions, recorded and analyzed test data and wrote reports

Master'S Degree, Statistics

Graduate Certificate, Statistics

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Mba

Bs, Mechanical Engineering