• Worked on a senior design project aimed at enhancing the efficiency of disposal of partially used and damaged rolls of corrugated paper for Liberty Packaging.• Final solution projected to reclaim space equivalent to two to three trailers in the warehouse, facilitating the expansion of storage capacity for new rolls to support corrugate production.• Collaborated with stakeholders including engineering, maintenance, and upper management teams to ensure proposed solutions met OSHA safety standards, usability, and efficiency requirements.• Conducted research, conceptualized designs, and performed detailed analysis to identify the optimal solutions for the disposal process.• Designed detailed SolidWorks and AutoCAD models depicting proposed solutions and formulated comprehensive step-by-step operational procedures for optimal utilization of each design.• Presented findings with the Liberty team where they ultimately decided on the portable sawmill solution.• Coordinated with the Sawmill supplier to obtain contact details for a factory testing technician, facilitating the testing of partially used and damaged rolls on the proposed solution.• Facilitated communication between the supplier and Liberty to conduct initial testing of the solution to verify its functionality before receiving crucial details such as blade specifications, safety recommendations, and pricing information aligned with Liberty's needs.• Drafted comprehensive standard operating procedures based on thorough review of owner's manual instructions and direct communication with the supplier, ensuring accurate guidelines for the correct utilization of the equipment.

• Collaborated with Supply Chain Services and Solutions (SC2), a third-party logistics company contracted by John Deere to the manage returns operation.• Constructed and presented a Value Stream Map for SC2 Milan facility to Deere and SC2 leadership to optimize throughput and eliminate bottlenecks, involving identification of all process steps, current warehouse layout, and quantification of queue sizes, cycle times, and manpower allocation.• Kaizen event led to new work cell configurations and material routing, resulting in a 66% reduction in production time and cutting overall queue sizes by 3134 lines while significantly increasing throughput.• Restructured work cells for Corroseal and Gaskets, reducing queue size from 644 to 19 lines and enhancing overall quality.• Leveraged FY23 historical data to strategically position the top 75% utilized gaskets within the workcell, reducing travel time for packaging materials during production and decreasing overall cycle time.• Collaborated with SC2 to introduce a new shrink wrap and Gasket oven, improving the quality and efficiency of the Gasket repacking process.• Executed facility layout changes, including relocating the Heavy Repack queue closer to the work cell, enabling direct access to materials during production, eliminating wait time for forklift operators, and increasing throughput.• Developed an accurate AutoCAD model of the warehouse, utilized for the Kaizen event and additional layout and process changes by other engineers.• Analyzed historical data and identified opportunities for automation for bagged inventory.• Identified an automation solution, arranged a demo with the supplier, and presented a detailed report to Deere leadership.•Proposed automation solution to SC2 Engineering and Continuous Improvement for consideration.• Developed a stack pattern calculator optimizing package orientation within storage space, applied to 183 different package IDs uploaded into the database for use.