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Simsbury, CT, US

Simsbury, Connecticut, United States

• Primary Product Engineer for the Flexible Confined Detonating Cord Assembly (FCDCA) manufacturing cell. Responsible for Manufacturing and Project Engineering responsibilities, including supporting cell down conditions.
• Participated in FCDCA failure investigation to determine root cause of a product failure mode and implement corrective actions
• Primary continuous improvement driver in the FCDCA production cell
• Updated Manufacturing Instructions and Process Specifications to more accurately capture manufacturing operations and incorporate process improvements
• Lead a $250k critical equipment replacement project to address machine obsolescence
• Implemented standard work in Frangible Joint Assembly cell through a standard work kaizen tiger team

Potsdam, NY

· Facilitate group activities with groups of 4-7 freshman to assist them in completing classroom assignments· Attend weekly staff meetings to provide feedback for the last week and review the next week· Act as a mentor to freshman students in their transition to college· Serve as a confidential resource for students and escalate matter to the appropriate.

Mayodan, North Carolina, United States

• Created and improved process sheets for multiple CNC productions processes
• Set up vibratory part finishing tumbler machines for new and established production lines
• Developed gaging improvements through intuitive gage holder designs and repeatability and reliability studies
• Worked alongside a Manufacturing Engineer to learn the role in a Lean production cell

Rome, New York, United States

• Wrote Standard Operating Procedures for six different processes
• Began a Preventative Maintenance program
• Modeled floor and production line layouts for a plant relocation
• Designed water dams to increase cooling capacity and line speed
• Lead a project to improve laser micrometer function on extrusion lines
• Created SolidWorks drawings for replacement parts

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: First Year Seminar Peer Educator Club Football Rod and Gun Club Concentration: Advanced Manufacturing Engineering

High School Diploma