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Kohler, Wisconsin, United States

Staff Engineer at Kohler Power Systems responsible for Supplier Quality with New Product Development in Residential Systems.

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Manage Quality Engineers in electrical, Hydraulics, Plastics/composites and Interior commodities

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Worked with suppliers in electrical commodityEnsured PPAP submissions met all requirements and were on timeResponded to quality issues involving my responsible suppliersAudited suppliers at their facilities to ensure compliance to ISO, IATF and Oshkosh specific requirements

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Plant Quality Engineer for main production facilityResponsible for 25 hourly direct reports across 2 shiftsResponded to and investigated quality issues on main vehicle assembly line and vehicle reprocessing

Oshkosh, Wisconsin Area

Responsible for customer facing issues for JLTV programMonitored supplier performance Responsible for contractual deliverables

Oshkosh, Wisconsin Area

-Perform Quality Management Systems Audits with suppliers to ensure manufacturing abilities including special process audits for welding processes-Assist with Supplier Performance Improvement Programs (S-PIP) to help reduce PPM of suppliers-Assist with 8D root cause analysis-Conduct Technical Reviews with supplier prior to initial production-Review and.

Neenah, WI

-Worked as technical analyst on projects to explore new business opportunities-Gathered business requirements for various IT Projects-Assisted in the brand transition of an insurance product-Hosted and facilitated Kaizen event to design new business process

West Lafayette, Indiana

-Helped Purdue faculty and students develop business plans and commercialize their businesses-Organized research grants into industry groups to improve research efficiency

Intern

• Introduced dual-sourcing model to help reduce inventory levels
• Tracked variations in direct labor costs and helped stabilize costs through better accounting
• Found inventory holding costs to better account for true cost of ownership
• Gained familiarity with S.A.P. to retrieve accounting and inventory information to accomplish tasks

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

• Reorganized floor layouts to reduce distance traveled by assembly operators and decrease production time
• Identified and determined solutions to product packaging issues; consolidated packing material to reduce amount of storage space required
• Learned and practiced Lean and just-in-time manufacturing
• Designed fixtures for automated welding tests using SolidWorks
• Designed laser welding parameters to test the full capability of existing and new CNC laser welder systems on different metals and proof of concepts for future laser welding products

Hawesville, Kentucky

• Managed contractors on construction and demolition work of tanks and pressure vessels
• Created and maintained database of tanks and pressure vessels to be inspected on regular schedule to prevent catastrophic failure
• Planned and coordinated engineering and maintenance work with contractors; inspected boilers and engaged 250+ contractors during a 2 week paper mill-wide shutdown
• Repaired and replaced mechanical systems, including pumps, structural platforms, and piping
• Sourced supplies and oversaw construction and installations to allow for new grades and colors of paper

Mba, Operations Management, Global Supply Chain Management, & Finance

Activities and Societies: Operations Club, Finance Club, Student Managed Investment Fund

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Purdue Baja team, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)Minor in.