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Kalamazoo, Mi, Us

Southfield, Michigan, Us

- Managed large scale capital purchase projects for fast-pacedmanufacturing- Launched Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) equipment into new andexisting manufacturing machinery to track quality process controls- Created machine specifications for manufacturing equipment including;cycle time requirements, project scheduling for installment, and leadingprocess design reviews to achieve project goals- Utilized Six Sigma problem solving techniques to implement practical solutions to manufacturing problems

Erie, Pennsylvania, Us

-Responsible for developing the processes to manufacture product that meets design requirements-Successfully completed several NPI/APQP Projects in 2017-Successfully completed more than twenty formal Corrective Actions to address systemic failures in the manufacturing process via Root Cause Analysis, with no repeat issues-Created numerous assembly fixtures and tooling to reduce variation in the manufacturing process-Troubleshoot and solved various chronic manufacturing process issues-Developed more than eighty PFMEAs to address pre-production and production failure modes as a tool to improve the manufacturing system

University Park, Pa, Us

I helped juniors in the Aerospace Department at The Pennsylvania State University learn the introductory concepts of aeronautics. My job duties included:•Held office hours throughout the week•Held periodic review sessions before exams•Attended the class on a regular basis in order to keep up to date on the material students are learning•Gave one lecture throughout the semester•Met regularly with the faculty mentor throughout the semester to establish duties and receive feedback on my performance

University Park, Pa, Us

•Developed a thesis on improving the accuracy of Blade Element Momentum Theory by incorporating blade sweep and dihedral.•Worked with Penn State’s XTurb-PSU code to analyze different wind turbine blades and produce an optimal design for maximum power•Took a graduate course in wind turbine aerodynamics in order to obtain a better understanding of wind energy and to how to solve problems for engineering companies•Modeled a 5 turbine wind farm and developed code to extract specific data points from very large raw data files•Successfully created a Computational Fluid Dynamics video of large turbulent eddies emanating from wind turbines in a wind farm, which was published at the 67th annual meeting of the American Physical Society, Department of Fluid Dynamics in November 2014.

•Responsible for recognizing and repairing anything damaged in a unit, including drywall, floors, doors, plumbing, light fixtures, mattresses, desks, table tops, and outlets•Completed periodic inventory checkups on replacement materials in the shop, and advised the maintenance supervisor on anything low in quantity•Performed morning maintenance of the pool, including cleaning basket strainers, vacuuming, picking up debris•Participated in light custodial work, including emptying trash bins, picking up trash around the property, and cleaning the shop and breezeways

• Aided in the guidance, navigation, and control of the spacecraft• Responsible for designing a test stand for the quadcopter• Designed an apparatus for testing the pitch, roll, and yaw of the quadcopter

•Aided in the attitude control of the spacecraft•Successfully converted the control algorithm from MATLAB code into C++•Simulated flight dynamics using Systems Took Kit

•Operated and repaired heavy machinery, including tractors, tractor attachments, grain trucks, and combines•Constructed nearly all components of a house, including bedrooms, bathrooms, a patio, and a kitchen•Greeted and interacted with customers in handling large (100 pound) bags of grain on a constant basis throughout the work day•Raised and maintained livestock