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GROWTH OF 250% | DELIVERED TO 48 STATES | 1500 CUSTOMERS SERVED | ENTREPRENEURConceptualized, founded, and managed an outdoor sporting goods manufacturer and e-commerce retailer, overseeing all aspects of business, including marketing, operations, logistics, product selection, order fulfillment, branding, customer service, and website functionality.Key Achievements:✓ Increased revenue by 250% in one year by designing and sourcing 14 new products and promoting through the development of a partnership with an influential hunting and fishing TV personality.✓ Achieved a 61% profit margin on a new signature product, designing and prototyping a sample while negotiating favorable terms with suppliers.https://www.loxleybowfishing.com/

(2012)Elected to lead a team of 50 students in my 3rd year, I developed and reinvented the HEV operating principles including team organizational structure, documentation process, and management strategy. I created a complex project timeline (MS Project) to effectively and consistently initiate, plan, and deliver projects on time and within budget.(2011-12)Acting as the Electrical Team Leader during my second year, I supervised multiple teams in the detailed modeling and fabrication of the electrical and mechanical systems in a HEV. These teams included the Thermal management, Electrified accessories, Power electronics, HV battery, Electric motor, and HV battery charging teams. (2010-11)I built detailed sub-system models using Simulink/Autonomie, developed a comprehensive component selection strategy and designed various low voltage pulse width modulation control systems in my first year with the team. As well as being selected to represent the enterprise at workshop in Boston to further improve his Simulink skills.

Worked on an electric brake booster for low vacuum applications (diesel and hybrid vehicles)Performed comprehensive static and dynamic tests (Dearborn proving grounds) devlopment vehicleDeveloped professional communication skills with customer (Ford) and suppliersFamiliarized with Ford project documentation including FMEA, DVP, Robustness ChecklistsSelected to travel to Kentucky for cost estimation conference at Hitachi manufacturing facilityPerformed thorough hardware and software troubleshooting on development vehicle and HIL