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Greater Atlanta Area

As a Value Engineer, I have direct accountability for driving gross margin enhancement in private label products while maintaining product quality and feature attributes. Through benchmarking, testing, and costing processes, I identify opportunity to improve customer value and quality in consumer products. Performing detailed product evaluations on products sold within our retail environment determine gaps in competitive costing and affords the opportunity to negotiate a fair price and better value to our customers. I engage with senior leaders and management, present my findings, interact with vendors and control numerous projects simultaneously. Responsible for multiple projects, managing timelines, deliverables, and exceeding stakeholder expectations.

Marietta, Georgia

As a Quality Engineer, I am responsible for evaluating and improving the systems used to manufacture C-130 Hercules airplanes. My job focuses on both industrial engineering principles and the utilization of human labor to ensure efficiency, safety, and quality in production. Among other tasks, my duties include studying current production and quality control measures, developing ways to improve them, and training workers on new policies. Improving the manufacturing processes assists the C-130 build team to reach production goals, manufacture reliable products, and ultimately make a profit.

Marietta, Georgia

Acted as a Manufacturing SME for the Vice President of Manufacturing. Created and coordinated presentations to communicate the VP initiatives to assembly personnel. Acted as a liaison to the (DCMA) Defense Contract Management Agency on (CAR) Corrective Action Reports. Developed (RCA)Root Cause Analysis using Perato Charts, Fishbone Diagrams, 5 Whys, and FMEA tools. Managed RCA from inception to completion to assure customer satisfaction. Directed compliance to all manufacturing processes and procedures. Coordinated with Engineering disciplines including Design Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Inspection, Quality Assurance, Production Control, Tool Manufacturing, Planning, and Safety on all C-130 aircraft matters.

Lead Engineer working with all disciplines of manufacturing support including Design Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Inspection, Quality Assurance, Production Control, Tool Manufacturing, and Planning.- Implemented process leading to 40% cost reduction in the Manufacturing Process.- Developed assembly crew plans to aid management of the assembly process.- Implemented Lean Manufacturing

Initiated tooling studies, assist with tool development, develop production schedules, develop and implement recovery schedules, provide crew cycle charts, determine correct sequence of work, implement lean manufacturing and 6S initiatives, develop production line layouts.- Implemented dynamic scheduling system resulting in 10% reduction in assembly takt time- Performed man loading studies thereby achieving 15% reduction in build span- Developed shop floor layouts for major assembly areas

Marietta, Georgia

As a CAM systems engineer I was responsible for the on-boarding and development of a robotic cell designed for the manufacturing of aircraft wiriing. The cell capabilities included; Wire selection, wire laser marking, cutting to required length, wire routing, wire pin crimping,, and connector end terminations. I lead a team of electrical engineers and contractors through development, testing, and bringing the cell into the manufacturing environment.

Marietta, Georgia

Developed testing protocol and provided oversite of testing of electrical systems for C-130 and C-5B aircraft. Created test procedures for avionics systems. Assisted checkout test mechanics with troubleshooting of airframe wiring and avionics systems. Responsible for design of all tooling associated with testing.

Bs Electrical Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) Xi Chi Chapter

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