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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Warren, Michigan, United States

• Lead execution team through launch of new EV chargers by defining program strategy, driving decision making, and communicating effectively.
• Manage timing, cost, and resources while balancing customer and business requirements.

• Designed business processes and wrote system requirements to build, sell, warehouse, transport, install, and service a Commercial & Industrial Battery Energy Storage System. Collaborated with engineering.
• Contributed to the financial plan for the Battery Energy Storage System by developing a model to estimate warranty spend and managing battery variable costs and volumes.

Greater Detroit Area

• Responsible for the design, development, timing, release, and continuous improvement of exterior lighting components on 7 distinct vehicles working with 7 global suppliers.
• Collaborate with international product development teams of purchasing, assembly plant quality, supplier quality, studio design, etc. to ensure successful fit, form and function.
• Lead weekly product development team meetings with suppliers and key stakeholders.
• Warranty Lead for lighting parts on 10+ vehicles from 3 suppliers. Diagnose, document, and track returned warranty parts, monitor top warranty issues and spend for these vehicles.

• Responsible for the design, development and release of switches on multiple vehicle programs across varying stages in the development process working with 3 global suppliers.

• Managed High Voltage Energy Management controls testing for all electric vehicle programs.
• Liaison between controls team in India and US-based group.

• Calibrated 8 emissions correlated diagnostics for Heavy Duty Diesel Trucks SCR system including BPU determination, CARB enablement testing, DOE certification, etc.

• Managed Chevy Bolt drive unit durability & validation tests in dynamometer test cells.
• Lead DFSS project on under-development drive unit internal lubrication routing investigation.

Greater Detroit Area

• Lead Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) for components and subsystems.
• Wrote component requirements in a Joint Venture with Honda.

Madison, WI

• Analyzed building energy consumption, recommended energy conservation measures and quantified potential energy savings for ComEd New Construction program.
• Created energy models in eQUEST based on project plans and collaboration with building design teams.
• Researched topics such as net zero buildings and cutting edge energy conservation measures.

Kohler, WI

• Executed engineering design with consideration for manufacturing, performance and customer satisfaction.
• Conducted testing and analyzed data for failure modes in product development and verification.

• Assisted in analyzing data and optimizing performance of numerical models for research experiments.

• Developed strong communication skills by delivering daily presentations, working individually with over 1600 students, and leading informational tours for prospective students and their families.
• Managed groups of 20 students at a time while teaching how to use tools and seek out resources.
• Problem-solved various issues related to scheduling and obstacles unique to each student while working with student staff, professional advisors and University faculty.

• Delivered presentations about student life and resources at UW-Madison’s College of Engineering.
• Lead informational tours of the College of Engineering campus to prospective students and their guests.
• Developed interpersonal skills through talking with and answering questions from prospective students and their families.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Certificate in Engineering for Energy Sustainability

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Semester Abroad