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Wyoming, Minnesota, United States

Requirements Development • Driveline subject matter expert for off-road vehicle performance group• Developed systems requirements and integrated them into internal design tools and best practices • Acted as a signatory for system level Design Process Reviews to ensure product line engineers were being set up for success with well-defined product requirements and validation Supplier Development • Provided technical support for sourcing team driveline supplier diversification… Show more Requirements Development • Driveline subject matter expert for off-road vehicle performance group• Developed systems requirements and integrated them into internal design tools and best practices • Acted as a signatory for system level Design Process Reviews to ensure product line engineers were being set up for success with well-defined product requirements and validation Supplier Development • Provided technical support for sourcing team driveline supplier diversification efforts• Point of contact to communicate design requirements, relevant technical specs, and design feedback for RFQs• Leveraged existing professional relationships to introduce new driveline suppliers to sourcing team Show less

Wyoming, Minnesota, United States

Utility Vehicle Engineering • Responsible for the design, development, and release of driveline modules (CV shafts, propshafts, front/rear drives, transmissions) across a range of UTV products• Developed validation procedures in response to new vehicle requirements, utilized data from engineered events and instrumented parts to develop supplier DVP&R• Managed supplier timelines and design reviews for purchased parts/assemblies• Evaluate products in development, and perform… Show more Utility Vehicle Engineering • Responsible for the design, development, and release of driveline modules (CV shafts, propshafts, front/rear drives, transmissions) across a range of UTV products• Developed validation procedures in response to new vehicle requirements, utilized data from engineered events and instrumented parts to develop supplier DVP&R• Managed supplier timelines and design reviews for purchased parts/assemblies• Evaluate products in development, and perform competitive analysis in field test conditions to better understand the performance and handling differential of competitive products• Benchmarked parts from adjacent industries and competitors, documented noteworthy design featuresCustomer Focus• Traveled to plants and consumer events to better understand the needs of internal and external customers. Gathered customer feedback, diagnosed and repaired vehicles on-site, prepared report-outs for the larger team to respond to potential design blind spots• Worked directly with plant technicians to design and implement system specific quality tools and DFM updates• Achieved significant warranty reduction on a component, as a result of the design, development, and implementation of a new series of quality check tools at internal manufacturing lineQuality Improvement• Monitored early warning and post-sales report to identify potential areas of design improvement or quality issues• Use structured problem solving tools to determine root cause and put corrective action into place when unexpected design issues or failures arise during product validation• Worked with SQE team to perform supplier investigations and implement short term containment plans.• Built business cases for new technologies and design improvements to proactively improve quality Show less

Wyoming, Minnesota, United States

• Temporary work assignment to support an emergency cross-functional sourcing team assembled by executive leadership• Piloted an in-development suite of data analytics tools to identify potential areas of risk to Polaris within a pool of 500+ suppliers • Managed 30 suppliers over a period of six months, helping to resolve a myriad of issues such as supplier communication, improper packaging, PO load levelling, and logistics routing• Documented and reported hard wins back to… Show more • Temporary work assignment to support an emergency cross-functional sourcing team assembled by executive leadership• Piloted an in-development suite of data analytics tools to identify potential areas of risk to Polaris within a pool of 500+ suppliers • Managed 30 suppliers over a period of six months, helping to resolve a myriad of issues such as supplier communication, improper packaging, PO load levelling, and logistics routing• Documented and reported hard wins back to leadership accounting for millions of dollars in cost avoidance directly attributed to the team Show less

Hamtramck, Michigan, United States

Product Design • Responsible for designing open, limited slip, and electronic locking differentials for a variety of applications across passenger car, light truck, and powertrain • Utilize iterative design and CAE analysis in order to produce differential designs that confidently meet customer requirements for durability, torque bias ratio, mass, and lash • Coordinate with systems engineers to understand latest requirements and ensure proper system level interfaces with other… Show more Product Design • Responsible for designing open, limited slip, and electronic locking differentials for a variety of applications across passenger car, light truck, and powertrain • Utilize iterative design and CAE analysis in order to produce differential designs that confidently meet customer requirements for durability, torque bias ratio, mass, and lash • Coordinate with systems engineers to understand latest requirements and ensure proper system level interfaces with other components • Use Ishikawa diagrams and 8D problem solving method to determine root cause and put permanent corrective action into place when unexpected design issues or failures arise during prototype testing or product validation • Work with compressed timeframes and limited data in order to produce accurate and viable concept designs to support sales during competitive business quoting situations Field Testing and Data Collection • Evaluate products in development, and perform competitive analysis in field test conditions to better understand their performance and handling impact of both current production AAM and competitor products • Experience working with Vector CANAPE and instrumented vehicles to collect and process real time test data • De-instrumentation, swapping, and re-instrumenting axles assemblies at third party test facilities to work around limited fleet vehicles during testing windows and adapt to issues that may arise Prototype and R&D Projects • Retrofit prototype or non-OEM differentials and/or axles into vehicles for testing and evaluation, or customer demos • Identify cross-customer product opportunities within existing portfolio and conduct design feasibility studies.• Collaborated with product test lab to develop new component level testing profiles, procedures, and appropriate testing fixtures to evaluate the impact of exotic material grades on component sizing Show less

Troy, Michigan, United States

Lean Manufacturing/Cost Improvement July 2016 – Present• Utilized the Toyota Ryohin, Renka, Costs and Innovation (RRCI) method to decrease cost of manufacturing and reduce waste while maintaining or improving product quality• Traveled out of state to company manufacturing facilities to maintain good relationships as well as develop, investigate, and implement optimization measures for products• Identified unnecessary waste in process and brought it to the attention of plant staff… Show more Lean Manufacturing/Cost Improvement July 2016 – Present• Utilized the Toyota Ryohin, Renka, Costs and Innovation (RRCI) method to decrease cost of manufacturing and reduce waste while maintaining or improving product quality• Traveled out of state to company manufacturing facilities to maintain good relationships as well as develop, investigate, and implement optimization measures for products• Identified unnecessary waste in process and brought it to the attention of plant staff, implementation of a simple countermeasure resulted in significant monetary savings and reduced material consumption• Management of FY2018 RRCI activity for fuel filler pipeProduct Design• Responsible for fuel filler pipes, designing extruded multi-layer resin systems as a corrosion-resistant, lightweight solution to more common steel and rubber fuel filler pipe assemblies• Utilized CATIA V5 for 3D design and 2D drawing generation in my regular duties.• Project lead for a R&D project targeting new business with a major Domestic OEM• Voice of customer indicated that they had an interest in TG fuel filler pipe technology• Travelled to TG headquarters in Nagoya, Japan for additional design training with a focus on electrostatic mitigation• Coordinated and collaborated with team members from two plants to make prototype runs of a highly specialized cross-section that was a first for the company in order to meet customer requirements Show less

Baraga, Mi

Quality/Failure Analysis January 2015-August 2015• Employed on co-op as a design engineering intern Spring and Summer of 2015, invited back over Winter Break 2015 to work part-time • Provided production support for Pettibone’s line of off-road material handling equipment• Collaborated with quality engineers to identify parts that had been a problem in the field• Prevented further warranty claims by fixing issues with suppliers and/or redesigning parts to prevent future… Show more Quality/Failure Analysis January 2015-August 2015• Employed on co-op as a design engineering intern Spring and Summer of 2015, invited back over Winter Break 2015 to work part-time • Provided production support for Pettibone’s line of off-road material handling equipment• Collaborated with quality engineers to identify parts that had been a problem in the field• Prevented further warranty claims by fixing issues with suppliers and/or redesigning parts to prevent future failuresProduct Design• Transitioned to design, primary responsibility was Tier 4 diesel conversions for existing Tier 3 telehandlers• R&D project development of a package to upfit Yanmar tracked carriers into an operating platform for ARDCO seismic surveying drills• Gained extensive experience using Solidworks, INFOR, and Solidworks Enterprise PDM software Show less