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Greater Boston Area

• Designed and detailed a significant portion (>⅓) of a 200+ part electromechanical assembly that needed to meet a wide variety of mil standard and customer-directed requirements. Parts varied from injection-molded.
• Managed part/assembly documentation through collaborative ECP/ECN process with planning,manufacturing, and quality
• Attended critical test events as required to assist the test team with build-ups and tear-downs. Frequently managed updates of owned parts/assemblies in response to NCRs and identified root causes from test events
• Worked as an engineering liaison for manufacturing and quality when the assembly production process was being stood up. Collaborated with manufacturing engineers on the first iteration of the assembly procedures based.
• Responsible for configuration management of design team-owned sub assembly through multiple prototype build events and transfer from local file management to Teamcenter
• Mentored junior engineers by performing informal design and drawing reviews and via creation of formaland informal documentation for relevant engineering team processes

Peoria, Illinois Area

• Ensured restart of mothballed project proceeded ahead of schedule by organizing dozens of old entries in Caterpillar’s Teamcenter PLM system and bringing old drawings and parts up to modern standards
• Optimized costs of bracket redesign through finite element analysis by proposing reduction of material in certain sections while maintaining compliance with other requirements
• Trained new hires on modelling, drawing, and analysis in order to ensure their smooth onboarding
• Edited and detailed complicated dozer blade assemblies based on evolving requirements from the field
• Increased contract opportunities by designing and pitching potential products and design solutions to customers such as Whirlpool with a team

Peoria, Illinois Area

• Assigned to work at e2comply on contract for a high-intensity sales opportunity for the company that required extensive engineering and permitting work
• Massively reduced system manufacturing costs by creating a bill of material for off the shelf parts for an extensive urea injection and coolant system which could be standardized for future projects
• Performed flexible engineering work: designed diesel filter assemblies for smaller projects per P.M. request, created site maps and similar graphical work, and assisted with physical testing and assembly
• Facilitated smooth leave at end of contract by training new hire on work done over the project

Houghton, Michigan

• Potentially saved Adient cost on millions of units per year by improving power seat gearbox efficiency from 10% to 16% to allow for the installation of a cheaper motor
• Optimized improved system using tools including MATLAB, 3D modeling, and finite element analysis
• Designed a variety of testing methods to meet customer requirements for safety and durability
• Delivered regular reports to faculty and customer regarding progress while keeping records of work done, including an end-of-project presentation of results to Adient’s Head of Engineering and VP of Manufacturing

Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 3.04

Activities and Societies: Math Honor Society

Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Engineering Technology, General

Activities and Societies: Math Honor Society tutor

Leadership And International Relations

Activities and Societies: Robotics Club, Model UN, Debate TeamThe Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government and International.