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Interim managed the ~$2.5M Milwaukee certification budgetCompleted project milestone reviews for certificationLed and participated in cross-functional project teams to support the business strategy of the product compliance organization - Drove consistency in the development of the strategy for applying regional blocks to non-compliant products while still maintaining product access for customers - Led the project team for the identification and control of critical components

Ensured the completion of compliance activities for new product development and continuation projects - Coordinated numerous UL projects for the Low Voltage Motor Control Center business - Developed and executed the certification plan for the ArmorView Plus 7 project - Cross-trained to support both certification and environmental activities for product bulletins assigned on the product line responsibilities chart - Managed projects to maintain Milwaukee based American Bureau of Shipping certificatesLed and participated in cross-functional project teams to support the business strategy of the product compliance organization - Created a project plan and assigned tasks to enable the update of expired certificates to reach the goal of 95% valid certificates for two Product Compliance Engineering groups - Actively participated in an SAP infrastructure project to improve access to product certificates - Supported the implementation of label changes required by the label refresh project

Led the development team to expand and optimize an existing Low Voltage Motor Control Center NEMA product offering resulting in $4.8M in productivity savings in the first year - Identified requirements and proposed phased release based on impact and difficulty level - Completed development tasks associated with the common product development process - Managed work assignments for two engineers and two drafters throughout the project - Supported two prototype builds and six pilot builds in three plants resulting in product changes for ease of manufacturability - Updated product configuration tables and reviewed configuration test resultsSupported the extension of a Low Voltage Motor Control Center NEMA product line to a second plant - Provided training and onsite support for multiple pilot builds - Supported the creation of new production fixtures with design initiatives and qualification testing

Implemented a component change across seven bulletin numbers. - Coordinated UL file updates and performance testing - Identified affected product and updated configuration documentation - Identified and resolved design issues found during testing and productionLed constrained product improvement project increasing the plant first pass yield from 36% to 95% - Completed development of and launched higher amperage version of the product upon retirement of the project leaderMaintained project schedules and productivity during an extended department management transition

Worked on a team tasked with making improvements to the Low Voltage Motor Control Center IEC product line that resulted in reduced labor time per column from 18 hours to 3 hours - Redesigned structural components for ease of assembly and field reconfigurationCompleted improvement project for the replacement of outdated 26 year old mold tooling affecting both North American and International product lines - Created CAD models of existing part from paper drawings using ProE and made modifications to accommodate operation of a new product feature - Submitted markups and justifications to UL and conducted testing - Collaborated with supplier on tooling challenges and part changes to improve manufacturability - Updated bills of material and drawings in SAP and coordinated series change and component use up with 3 manufacturing facilitiesAssisted with arc fault testing for the Low Voltage Motor Control Center NEMA and IEC product lines which included reviewing test results and determining root causes for failures and potential resolutions.Implemented a material change to a major component to meet RoHS and EPA requirements - Provided UL with test proposals and file markups, justification using engineering reasoning - Created test plan, ordered samples, and led short circuit withstand testing with UL witness - Proposed, tested, and made minor design changes for initial non-passing test results

Learned and implemented Harris Lean tools and principles for component production and assembly - Established a Kanban, supermarket, and work in process system based on machine utilization - Wrote standard work procedures for the Optimizer processesUtilized SAP to implement minimum run quantities, establish material locations, and gain an understanding of physical inventory

Lead two component improvement projects for Styled Surfaces group on one product line - Established and tracked project milestones - Developed design alternatives and presented to the engineering team - Finalized design and worked with vendors to obtain quotesProcessed engineering change notices - Completed drawing mark ups and presented changes to the engineering team - Created and updated CAD models and assemblies using ProE - Applied GD&T in the creation and update of detailed component drawings

Assisted in mechanical design of test equipment intended for manufacturingCreated CAD models and detailed drawings of new and existing machine components using ProECompleted validation activities to qualify test equipment for productionPresented to Managers and Directors on the breadth of my internship experience