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Simpsonville, South Carolina, United States

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

• Improved Slitting yield from 91.0% in 2022 to 93.6% in 2023 and saved the company 385k/yr. by developing a Roll Splicing procedure.• Supported IQ/OQ/PQ for new inline blending equipment improving plants' overall efficiency to produce more complex materials. • Collaborated with I&D to develop three new products lines including bio processing, frangible seal, and standard IV bag films. • Supported plant initiatives • Maintained ISO 15378 certification for pharmaceutical packaging through rigorous process optimization and compliance oversight, ensuring adherence to industry standards and enhancing quality assurance protocols.• Defined standard operating conditions and procedures which prioritized quality while maximizing rate, yield, and uptime.• Installed and maintained vision systems to address process issues that impacted performance of products in our Customer's processes.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

• Industrialized 275/80/R 22.5 P XDA Energy+, reducing scrap rate from 2.4% to <1% and created future design of experiments.• Designed, patented, and prototyped Hall Effect Sensor Device designed to detect critical defects.• Installed, programmed, and tested laser profilometers for digital process control, improving centering standard deviation from 1.94mm to .79mm within a single pose.• Collaborated transversely with other Quality Engineers to study and reduce variation across the plant.• Created standard for off-cut segregation that increased consumption by 4%.• Changed machine materials from A36 steel to Nylon 6/6: increasing MTTR from 6 to 12 months, reducing maintenance intervention time from 60 to 15 minutes and defect rate by 2%. Reduced annual part cost per machine from $5400 to $522. Resulting in an annual savings of $58,500.• Managed quality processes daily using SMQDC and reduced before cure quality non-conform rate by 30%.• Improved operator work experience by improving tool ergonomics and life by increasing RWH from 50-55 to 60-65.• Applied PLNA central referential for solvent application reducing VOC consumption by 16% or 22,560 gallons per year. Resulting in a net savings of $68,000 annually.

Lubbock, Texas Area

• Guide aspiring engineers to develop, construct, and program robots. • Organize, judge, and debug robotics competitions and other robotics events

Lubbock, Texas Area

• Assigned to the busiest section of the restaurant and helped obtain over $6,000 in sales in one night.• Provided upscale food and beverage service.• Trained new employees to serve in a fine dining atmosphere

Córdoba Province, Argentina

• Designed a robotic arm, wrist cage, and hand using SolidWorks. • Researched and printed with PLA Max 3D printing material.• Printed and tested my design prototype to ensure quality and manufacturability• Collaborated with mentors and fellow engineers in a multidisciplinary team.

• Trained new employees in bartending and food service. • Provided exceptional food and beverage service in a fine dining atmosphere. • Coordinated with a team of 4-6 to organize and design private events.

Montgomery, Tx

• Maintained the shop, and detailed high-end boats. • Prepared incoming inventory for sale in the showroom.• Serviced boats at private residences and transported boats several hundred miles to boat show destinations.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.5

Activities and Societies:• Volunteered over 75 hours to GEAR Lego Robotics • PEGASUS mentor since 2016 • Participated and won Junkyard.

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.5

• Served as media monitor 4 years, and volunteered over 80 hours at local church • Rotaract Club Volunteer since 2015