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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
• Provided technical support for sourcing team driveline supplier diversification efforts

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
• Evaluate products in development, and perform competitive analysis in field test conditions to better understand the performance and handling differential of competitive products

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
• 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
• 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

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
• 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

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
• Prevented further warranty claims by fixing issues with suppliers and/or redesigning parts to prevent future failuresProduct Design