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West Des Moines, Ia, Us

•Coordinate directly with Senior Management to establish pricing strategies across all product lines•Provide decision-making information by facilitating the calculation of associated manufacturing, labor, and overhead costs•Utilized and demonstrated the CRM software to maintain accurate records and streamline the sales process•Collaborated with sales and marketing teams providing training to ensure customer satisfaction

Des Moines, Iowa Area

•Provide decision-making information by facilitating the calculation of associated manufacturing, labor, and overhead costs, as well as related yield and quality metrics•Carry out process improvement and drive problem resolution through developing standard operating, safety, and quality assurance procedures•Select project example: collected data on powder coat products saving $200,000 – designed corner braces for totes reducing scrap – designed and lead project building specialized totes

Des Moines, Iowa Area

•Developed product gauges for verification of customer products utilizing AutoCAD•Conducted error proofing, root cause analysis, and standardized work to the quality department•Assisted management, production, or quality team to solve any issues using root cause analysis•Managed non-conforming issues to create reports and graphs to provide quality trends to reduce cost•Communicated customer needs to operators for part verification•Conducted training to production operators and mentor new hire quality engineers

•Conducted internal audits on press, roll, spot welding, and tube bending operations•Utilized FARO and ROMER arms to verify customer products according to GD&T (geometric dimensioning and tolerancing)•Assisted lead quality engineer with any daily operational tasks