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Jackson, Michigan, United States

Marshall, Michigan, United States

• Responsible for equipment, automation, and engineering at a lean greenhouse start-up with little direct supervision
• Evaluated and improved processes, procedures, and standard work
• Developed new processes, procedures, and standard work from the ground up
• Conducted and utilized time studies to plan for and justify manpower assignments in a constantly evolving environment
• Evaluated capacity on production lines and generated solutions to meet customer demand
• Conducted Kaizen events to overhaul production cells

Litchfield, Michigan, United States

• Responsible for the management of all changes in regards to planning, scheduling, engineering and cost associated with new program launch activity for PACCAR, Honda, and Polaris
• Coordinated (2) multi-million-dollar assembly lines implementation for next gen Honda Vehicle platforms which also changed production methodology and eliminated 33% of manual labor
• Selected to lead our expansion into the UTV window regulator market with 2 new Polaris Programs
• Improved and implemented templates and work tools to facilitate and expediate work flow in Google Suite
• Continuously worked to improve internal processes based on lessons learned and industry best practices.
• Defined standard procedures to ensure cross functional team synergy

Grass Lake, MI

• Worked in roles of increasing responsibility including finally as a Prototype Build Coordinator at Tenneco’s North American Clean Air Headquarters and Engineering Center in Grass Lake.
• Responsibilities as a Prototype Build Coordinator included coordinating prototype builds across functional teams to ensure launch plans meet timing deadlines.
• Identified, escalated, and resolved build risks to ensure an acceptable outcome was achieved.
• Developed failure mode metrics and presentations for monthly Executive Engineering Director review. Initiated and participated in corrective actions as required.
• Implemented VBA macro tools in Microsoft Office Applications to boost team efficiency and automate standard work flows. Promoted positive work relationships to build a reliable and accountable work environment.

Fort Custer

74D - Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Specialist.ETS - Honorable DischargeI need to fill this section out please ask for more details if interested.

Master Of Science - Ms, Project Management, 4.0

Currently pursuing a Masters of Science with a focus in Project Management.

Bachelor'S Degree

Associate'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering Transfer Program

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Firefighter 1&2

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