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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Executes actions coming from Value Engineering projects & DfX projects in the line/factories.• Support phase in – phase out (PIPO) planning related to new product introduction.• Identify opportunities in the product design through target costing, and managing cost drivers & data sources.• First point of escalation for delivery/quality issues, etc. at line and factory level.• Ensure that Philips complied with the FDA requirements.• Enter the procurement contractual data into the SAP MRP system (lead-time, price, etc.).• Support price negotiations with fact-based information to drive short term product cost reduction improvement.• Assisted with the completion of the required Procurement related actions of a factory closure.

Elyria, Ohio, United States

• Responsible for supporting the design engineering group (DHF, report generation, scheduling, Excel Sheets).• Performed engineering updates/ changes while consulting Design Engineers and other cross functional teams.• Worked with supplier quality department to ensure compliant products from suppliers.• Worked with multiple manufacturing sites to coordinate design changes.• Ensured that Invacare complied with the FDA requirements.• Performed reliability testing and analysis for assigned new product development and continuation projects.

Mentor, Ohio, United States

• Provided engineering technical expertise in a cross-functional team environment to introduce a new product launch for a new customer.• Championed estimated $40K/year product engineering driven cost out project for Converting Operations.• Determined timeline and resources for projects and worked with outside vendors to aid in successful project completion.• Issued, reviewed, and recommended improvement for batch records for Finishing Operations.• Performed and participated in risk analysis activities (DFMEA and PFMEA) as required to support project work.• Performed validation testing and analyzed critical to quality characteristics on a new product launch

Jackson, Michigan, United States

• Product engineering functional expert for Standard Coupling product lines working in a cross-functional team environment to meet plant driven metrics for quality, safety, delivery, performance, and inventory.• Championed $100K/year product engineering driven cost out projects for Standard Coupling to meet annual cost out target for the department. • Provided design and product engineering support for cost out initiatives driven from other departments collaborating cross company and multi-companies.• Completed product engineering actions to support the daily defective material review process on the production floor along with quality and manufacturing engineering. Updated engineering documentation as needed.• Led problem solving activities and projects involving design and configuration of existing product from continuous improvement teams, customer returns, supply chain issues, etc. Project scope included redesign, change management, qualification test plan development and execution.• Provided initial engineering review of customer returned material; worked with lead engineers, quality engineers, and customers to determine root cause of failure. Produced failure analysis reports as needed.• Supported product engineering functional goals such as the review of engineering standards, engineering process improvements, Six Sigma, and 5S.• Participated in new product development design reviews providing input from daily experience. • Submitted invention disclosure (start of patent process) for coupling tubing connection for Boeing 737 platform.• Catia V5 and Smart Team PDM experience for updating part drawings.

Lansing, Michigan, United States

• Analyzed and reported Cost of Poor Quality (rework) to corporate management. Metric helped asses the level of expenses to meet profitability criteria.• Determined quality issue root causes and provided corrective action solutions. Improved quality issues by 5-10%.• Managed incoming vendor materials and paperwork to verify conforming products and reduce turnaround time.• Collaborated with other departments to resolve quality related production issues quickly and efficiently. • Perform Customer root cause failure analysis of product field failures.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

• Designed chemical wash-tub for stainless steel and aluminum diesel fuel tanks.• Performed drop testing on water-filled diesel fuel tanks.• Created production work packets for the facility• Organized document control for completed fuel tanks.

Flint, Michigan, United States

• Organizing and executing simulations of droplet evaporation• Creating and insuring quality of input files and • Researching scientific paper for simulation.

Elyria, Ohio, United States

• Responsible for creating free body diagrams for new valves• Performed durability testing on valves and air dryers including test results • Assisting in updating DFMEA and PFMEA charts. • Coated parts for testing purposes.

Auburn, New York, United States

• Performed capability studies on production equipment.• Developed Pareto Charts for failure analysis by parts per million and machine efficiency. • Ordered ESD covers for stencils to create electronic components.• Observed machine processes for final assembly of tire pressure monitors.

Mentor, Ohio, United States

• Organized step by step work instructions for hard chrome and nickel plating• Measured and calculated areas of parts to be plated. • Updated and reviewed tooling drawing information database.

Master Of Science - Ms, Engineering/Industrial Management, 3.5

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering, 3.3