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Fort Worth, Tx, Us

Fort Worth, Tx, Us

Lincolnshire, Il, Us

Lincolnshire, Il, Us

• Initiated engineering process automation project to raise department staff efficiency and reduce product TTM.• Delegate development efforts across core team while accounting for bandwidth to more efficiently leverage expertise and support.• Completed 6-month Klein Leadership Program to gain knowledge and tools to elevate leadership and management competency.• Serve as member to investigate AI (machine learning) potential within the organization.• Serve as continuous improvement member in the Pathfinders program on behalf of the engineering department.• Develop and launch products across multiple product families with varying degrees of development complexity.• Interface with suppliers to fulfill cost and timing requirements, and design intent for NPD projects.• Anticipated potential resource bottlenecks and advocated for enhanced resource management measures to avoid critical project delays.• Identify various product manufacturing issues and propose quick and low-cost solutions to keep development on time.• Harnessed core teams’ creativity and insight to develop a new to Klein product with novel features worthy of patent filing.• Provide rapid design changes and engineering solutions to address scope change and evolving design preferences.• Volunteer as part of Klein’s STEM outreach initiative to fuel engineering interest and showcase the great opportunities at Klein Tools.• Produce, approve, and route product models and drawings through ECO’s and DCO’s.• Develop test plans and fixtures for new or next generation products.• Guide less senior engineers and provide engineering insights to aid design and project decision making.• Execute product sustaining and VA/VE efforts.

Fenton, Missouri, Us

• Design and develop electromechanical consumer products and parts from concept to production• Utilize FFF 3D printers for rapid prototyping to minimize material waste and expedite part and jig development• Design injection molded, rotomolded, machined, and sheet metal parts• Develop testing systems to acquire part and product performance data to validate designs• Create component and mechanical layouts to assist with design process• Build products to verify fitment, functionality, and manufacturability• Participate in project reviews to discuss scope, team coordination and resource planning, timelines, and lessons learned• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure design intent is achieved• Work closely with international and domestic manufacturers to ensure tooling and design specifications are met, cost is within budget, and lead times are adhered to• Create product assembly drawings, work instructions and 2D part specification drawings using GD&T• Create DFMEAs for new product developments and provide solutions to reduce risk factors • Design or redesign parts to improve overall fit, form, and function of products• Lead product cost down projects, while maintaining quality, through business cases, creative solutions, and quality testing• Implemented various phases of engineering vision to increase engineering productivity by leaning into digital capabilities• Initiate and implement SOPs for digital and interactive production line work instructions• Lead project teams to completion, staying within deadline and scope• Automate document processes to increase efficiency, compliance, and operational excellence for various departments• Manage engineering documents and files in a standardized PDM file structure using a standardized document control process• Own and maintain UL and ETL agency standing with key product lines

Schaan, Li

• Improved electromechanical designs to support product development and increase serviceability and quality• Interfaced between technicians and engineering teams to form comprehensive and practical solutions in support of PLM• Steered global initiatives regionally to optimize and standardize repair performance in a discrete manufacturing environment• Optimized throughput performance by aligning targets, identifying quick wins, and outlining clear solutions resulting in more than $900k or 9.1% YOY cost savings while maintaining quality and cycle times• Designed BPM tool for a critical interdepartmental product launch process raising compliance by 114% from the previous cycle• Automated global review process using macro enabled file which reduced execution time by 92% and raised compliance to 100%• Modify processes to increase efficiency, compliance, and operational excellence• Lead project development teams to project completion, staying within deadline and project scope• Provide business cases to validate department initiatives which support company goals• Set aggressive regional targets using statistical analysis to drive performance to ambitious yet attainable levels• Support continuous improvement through lean practices

• Designed and engineer functional parts and assemblies, that meet aerospace practices and standards, using SolidWorks• Developed engineering drawings for assembly and install, detailing; dimensions, attachments, and bill of materials (BOM)• Modified and revised drawings, parts, or assemblies using engineering change orders to maintain proper document control• Utilized PDM to manage designs, drawings, and other CAD documentation

Houston, Texas, Us

• Estimated project design and implementation costs• Developed solutions for system inadequacies by expanding functionality and overcoming design constraints• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of engineering and operations personnel to address plant needs and ensure successful design integrations• Participated in project kickoff meetings to define project scope, plan project approach and set manageable timelines • Managed engineering team to achieve project goals. • Created system schematics and plant layout drawings to help with design improvement efforts • Communicated with clients, vendors, supervisors, and teammates to ensure quality and timely project completion• Calculated system physics to validate the successful performance and integration of hydraulic pumps and other system equipment

Columbia, Mo, Us

• Designed heating control unit to augment a hydraulic pump testing system• Created wiring schematics and a BOM to operate the control unit• Programmed the unit using Simulink for data acquisition and control• Validated heating system design by conducting a thermal analysis of the proposed unit using SolidWorks• Budgeted to reduce costs for system parts and assembly tools• Tested and acquired data from a hydraulic pump under a series of test conditions utilizing improved heating control

Columbia, Mo, Us

• Performed various Administrative and clerical tasks for the Dean of the University’s College of Engineering• Greeted and directed students and visitors to meetings, classes, and various events• Maintained high school student recruitment databases

Columbia, Mo, Us

• Researched published works for hydraulic pump power density related statements and contexts• Compiled a research paper cogently outlining findings

• Led efforts in achieving the organizations goals by obtaining resources and actively participating in campus events• Developed budget, organized event committees, created event timelines, history files, and lessons learned• Delegated tasks amongst executive members with sensitivity to their academic obligations• Hosted and participated in charitable events including youth outreach

Washington, Dc, Us

• Researched and developed a nanosatellite for a pioneering mission to space• Aided the development of a high school engineering program to promote interest in STEM• Served as a peer-to-peer spokesperson for NASA at a national education forum in Cleveland, Ohio• Joined intern committee and fulfilled role as an active member