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Howell, Michigan, Us

Plymouth, Michigan, Us

Develop tooling and fixturing for production useCoordinate testing and development of components and weld parametersDocument developed weld parametersEvaluate component design and recommend development for ease of manufacturingReview tooling and maintain equipment buyoff check sheetsSupport part builds and equipment runoffs at integration and production facilitiesPrepare and present cost savings proposals to upper managementWork with other business groups to address issues and opportunities

New Boston, Michigan, Us

Developed and recommended preventative maintenance procedures for all plant welding equipment including robotic systemsEvaluated processes and procedures to maintain and improve weld parameters and weld efficiencyGuided design, developed and tested welding methods, materials, processes and resultsAssisted Quality Assurance department in maintaining weld integrityInterfaced with manufacturing and maintenance to resolve welding and welding system issuesAssisted in the integration, start-up and debug of plant floor welding equipmentChampioned assigned engineering changes, communicated and coordinated accordingly to all departmentsTrained, coached and mentored the welding process for manufacturing and skilled trades colleaguesSupported plant activities to achieve customer awards and Quality registration (TS 16949, ISO 14001, etc.)Directed root cause analysis and team problem solving activities

New Boston, Mi, Us

Maintenance floor support on all welding equipment.Review and resolve all weld cut and etch issues.Identify and communicate all issues and concerns with equipment and processes to upper management and others in Production and Program Weld Engineering.Initiate cross-functional equipment design reviews.Support new model launches and improvement teams.Support tool tryouts at supplier and in-house capability runs.Participate in cross-functional and program management team activities.Ensure utilization of continuous improvement of current processes.Co-responsibility for working with Quality on FMEA’s and control plans.Initiate purchase order requisitions for new jobs and engineering changes on welding and assembly equipment.Support MRPII and TS16949 activities.Ensure list of consumables are provided to Maintenance, Tool Room and Purchasing on new equipment.Initiate SPECS and SCORE proposals.Generate process parameter sheets (work standard and weld parameter sheets) for new incoming programs.

Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg, De

Maintained weld process and documentation with in plant Developed Parameters and continuous process improvementDesigned various weldments including material flow racksTrained and certified manual welders internally

Big Rapids, Mi, Us

Assisted students in operation of lab equipmentFabricated various weldments under the supervision of FSU facultySorted and sheared metal

Bachelor Of Engineering (Be), Welding Engineering Technology/Technician

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (Aas), Occupational Safety And Health Technology/Technician