• Mentor other engineering team members and oversee their projects in addition to my own• Provide expert technical leadership and direction with minimal supervision on new gas pressure washer projects to domestic and international Engineering design and testing teams to develop and qualify for production launch• Drive project deliverables amongst international, cross-functional team while monitoring progress and alignment to project objectives through excellent documentation, organization, and communication in partnership with the project manager• Connect daily with component suppliers to assure that new product specifications are communicated clearly, to confirm that new tooling designs will produce quality parts, to ensure that sample delivery schedules are being followed, and to review root cause failure analyses and corrective actions, when necessary• Initiate and support improvements to product cost and quality in conjunction with cross-functional team• Partner with project manager to ensure that all project objectives, such as design specifications, cost, and timeline, will meet customer demands for successful launches• Solve problems and make decisions with minimal direction throughout multiple projects simultaneously to mitigate risk, maintain project schedules, and meet the customer’s needs, in terms of cost, quality, and timing• Prioritize project work effectively based on strategic importance, schedules, and team capacity• Lead all Engineering Builds, new product qualification testing, competitor testing, and advanced development testing directly with lab technician in domestic testing facility• Manage all bill of materials and engineering drawings for gas pressure washer category• Manage all payments within Engineering team through a company Purchasing Card• Respected as an experienced, technical and project management expert amongst cross-functional team• Collaborate with Manufacturing team on best practices in Design for Assembly

• Led the implementation of the Lean principle, Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED), to improve the production efficiency of the die casting operation by reducing setup time waste• Spearheaded the implementation of the Lean principle, 5-S, to improve the operational efficiency of the die casting and tooling service areas by eliminating waste from disorganization and clutter• Restructured and maintained Capacity Analysis for Plant Manager• Recognized as a high performer with a bonus prior to being laid off due to plant financial struggles

- Composed and monitored lab requests for the testing of sample products- Diagnosed, modified, and returned failed sample products to testing- Collaborated in the design of a float valve, a water delivery system, a spacer used to convert a current product into a new product prototype, and the electrical routing for a future product- Assisted project engineer in supervising a manufacturing pilot build, and created an inventory of issues in parts received and corrections to the design drawings- Presented failures in testing and physical issues with received samples visually to project engineers- Evaluated the performance and features of new supplier product samples

- Directed youth and adults in home reconstruction in post-Katrina New Orleans - Managed all construction projects, site leaders, and tools for the camp- Identified homeowners and organized work site projects

- Implemented changes to engineering models and drawings in Unigraphics- Organized test data for analysis by senior engineers- Performed torque testing on different locknuts - Shadowed project engineers during hands-on prototype work- Observed each department of the plant to become familiar with plant operations as a whole

- Scanned & filed financial records and legal documents pertaining to loans- Modified existing records pertaining to loans- Organized previously filed documents - Learned the proper filing technique for several different types of loan documents- Properly organized scanned documents to be sent away