• Manage $22 million budget, including all costs associated with staffing, equipment maintenance and repair, department supplies & expense, scrap, and contracted services• Staffed newly created department of 38 FTE through internal & external hiring, creating work plans and qualification glidepaths for new to role employees• Developed departmental waste disposal plan resulting in $800,000 structural cost savings through supplier negotiations• Qualified as site owner of… Show more • Manage $22 million budget, including all costs associated with staffing, equipment maintenance and repair, department supplies & expense, scrap, and contracted services• Staffed newly created department of 38 FTE through internal & external hiring, creating work plans and qualification glidepaths for new to role employees• Developed departmental waste disposal plan resulting in $800,000 structural cost savings through supplier negotiations• Qualified as site owner of Clean-Inspect-Lubricate daily management system, hosting multi-department trainings leading to sitewide increase in trained team owners• Coached and developed team to create benchmark stewardship standards for Non Productive Inventory (NPI) management, recognized and reapplied across site• Established external warehouse for raw material inventory including receiving processes which eliminated 2FTE in effort reduction Show less

• Responsible for staffing, production results, and leading loss analysis on newly installed line (conception to production < 30 days).• Increased process reliability (PR) from 30% - 80% during role through rigorous application of loss elimination tools and defect elimination.• Directly managed 14 FTE, developing workplans that focused on employee capability and upskilling to improve overall results.• Increased shift structure from 2-team to 4-team, translating in 100% more… Show more • Responsible for staffing, production results, and leading loss analysis on newly installed line (conception to production < 30 days).• Increased process reliability (PR) from 30% - 80% during role through rigorous application of loss elimination tools and defect elimination.• Directly managed 14 FTE, developing workplans that focused on employee capability and upskilling to improve overall results.• Increased shift structure from 2-team to 4-team, translating in 100% more available capacity with a seamless transition resulting in 0% PR impact. Show less

• Management of machine Quality Function Leader technicians including instructing qualified trainers, culture building, and control plans• Implementation of LEAN manufacturing problem solving to increase life of $120,000 capital asset by approximately 40%• Corrective and preventative action (CAPA) qualified, and repeated use of this skill to solve quality and production losses• Managed daily quality issues and SPC regulated expected defects, as well as follow up including problem… Show more • Management of machine Quality Function Leader technicians including instructing qualified trainers, culture building, and control plans• Implementation of LEAN manufacturing problem solving to increase life of $120,000 capital asset by approximately 40%• Corrective and preventative action (CAPA) qualified, and repeated use of this skill to solve quality and production losses• Managed daily quality issues and SPC regulated expected defects, as well as follow up including problem solving for process stability issues• Performed daily audit of formula card compliance, technician use of control strategies, and provided coaching on control strategy lapses• Led multiple loss elimination investigations, including the identification of a leak which led to upwards of $20,000 worth of product scrap• Used technician feedback to design and implement a catwalk addition that would allow easier safer motor access to a previously unsafe location, allowing for faster motor exchanges and reduction of downtime• Managed project to fully realize capabilities of defect categorization camera system, including hardware updates and software parameter changes; project results include identification of specific defects based on pixel color and size and estimated defect origin Show less

• Maintained student safety and well-being through an open-door policy and regular health and safety checks• Oversaw and managed team of students including scheduling duty rosters, giving performance feedback, and maintaining team cohesion• Budgeted overall building finances to run widely attended programs

• Clarified concepts and facilitated in-class activities related to electromagnetism, using communication skills to ensure student understanding

• Developed an innovative measurement method and performed root cause analysis for highly visible consumer complaints, which led to problem definition, corrective and preventive action, as well as marketing updates• Became proficient at programming and implementing various vision systems including an OGP SmartScope, allowing production to accurately measure process output in significantly less time • Partnered with the Senior Instrumentation Engineer to implement numerous fixtures and… Show more • Developed an innovative measurement method and performed root cause analysis for highly visible consumer complaints, which led to problem definition, corrective and preventive action, as well as marketing updates• Became proficient at programming and implementing various vision systems including an OGP SmartScope, allowing production to accurately measure process output in significantly less time • Partnered with the Senior Instrumentation Engineer to implement numerous fixtures and gages for production use, conducting over 30 gage repeatability and reproducibility studies that quantified gage error and qualified the devices for production use• Active participant in 12 product development projects, including three root cause analysis (8D) projects, benchmark testing, equipment validation (IQOQPQ), SharePoint site development , and a study focused on fixturing improvement; demonstrating project management, multi-tasking and communication across diverse activities• Recognized for strong teamwork and consistently demonstrating a positive attitude even in the face of project setbacks Show less

• Contributed to study of the role of renal system on thoracic aortic aneurysms despite non-medical background; illustrating ability to adapt and learn quickly in a new environment• Assisted in thoracic aortic constriction surgery, specifically in pre- and post-operation care; establishing a more efficient protocol and reducing procedure times• Performed in lab testing including Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Western Blot for genetic marker identification