-Applied manufacturing mindset when reviewing supplier's designs to effectively and efficiently mass produce portable LED lighting products, while using expertise to elevate others-Generated a series of product requirement documents, including technical functional specifications, test plans, and User Interface (UI) flow charts-Provided charging guidelines and component selection for new Li-Ion battery platform-Identified & led trade-off discussions for streamlining solutions in a high urgency environment-Demonstrated high degree of attention to detail in order to provide technical confidence that portable LED lighting products are ready for mass production-Work with and establish trusting relationships with suppliers & engineers throughout Asia and the world-Filed Provisional Patent related to portable LED lighting products

-Delivered M18™ FORCE LOGIC™ 10,000psi Hydraulic Pump from NPD to Mass Production in 17 months-Responsible for full embedded electronics design (HW & FW), prototype testing, and troubleshooting-Generated functional specifications & testing requirements documents-Oversaw & provided insight to PCB layout design-Graduated from Milwaukee Tool's Emerging Leader Program-Foreign travel experience working with overseas manufacturers-Interviewed the next generation of Milwaukee Tool Electrical Engineers

-Achieved solid-state photometric (LED) testing excellence by becoming the resident subject matter expert through training, hands-on experience, and the development of new approaches to quantifying light-Boosted cross-functional NPD Project Team efficiency by 25% through the implementation of a new product requirements tracking system, using LEAN principles of reducing excess processes & paperwork-Mentored 5+ Reliability Engineering (RE) new-hires in the NPD process, RE deliverables, organizational expectations, test development, and statistical failure analysis-Conducted customer usage profiling during numerous field research outings with Marketing, by instrumenting prototypes, internal competitive product, and external competitive to measure events such as battery current, battery voltage, temperature, acceleration, motor speed, motor current, water ingress, and tool orientation

-Managed product requirements for all NPD cordless lighting products throughout the product definition, design, validation, and launch life cycles with an international team-Worked with Marketing to obtain key end-user needs, translate them into a House of Quality (CtQ), and then develop the testing requirements for projects to ensure that the product satisfies all of the customer's needs-Designed and created over 50 Test Procedures, including new-to-company and new-to-world tests, for validating product performance against the harsh jobsite conditions such as water, dust, dirt, debris, chemicals, drops, impacts, fatigue, and accidental corner cases-Implemented corrective actions on all test failures during product development, reducing warranty by over 20%-Traveled to numerous international manufacturing sites/suppliers to conduct manufacturing & testing audits for improving product quality, ensuring that all internal standards of best-in-class-quality are being met-Graduated from Milwaukee Tool's Engineering Development Program, after delivering capstone presentation to peers

-Designed and implemented a reed switch proximity sensor retrofit for use with Hot Line Tag/Ground Trip Block on IntelliRupter® PulseCloser.-Increased customer satisfaction by quick report turnaround for returned material.-Reduced build time and material waste by creating standardized work for LEAN manufacturing.-Analyzed and compared timing diagrams of the Series 2000 Circuit-Switcher to diagnose field issue.-Investigated design for 48VDC LED surge protection to prevent future blowouts.-Conducted Pad-Mounted Gear label pull test per ASTM standard D6252 and QUV-313 & QUV-340 accelerated weathering tests.-Aided in alternate supplier certification by conducting Lightning Impulse Withstand test on Trans-Rupter II® interrupter housing.

-Aided in product certification of new Pad Mounted IntelliRupter® PulseCloser to IEEE standard C37.60-2012 by overseeing Lightning Impulse Withstand, Power-Frequency Withstand, Key Interlock, and Poke and Pry tests.-Provided production with technical support for the assembly of the Pad Mounted IntelliRupter® recloser.

-Created, modified, and updated electrical schematics for various S&C products including Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS), Smart Grid Systems, and power inverters.-Developed a field service upgrade procedure for power inverters.-Designed an alternate part comparison for two circuit boards and analyzed their differences with respect to the approved circuit board parts for quality control purposes and RoHS compliance.

-Loaded and unloaded an average of 5 semi-trucks a day and operated 3-ton overhead crane when necessary.-Assembled and packaged over 100 inverter upgrade kits.-Located, stocked, organized, and picked over 1,000 parts each day.-Responsible for keeping inventory and finding parts using Oracle to be pulled for job orders.

-Teach beginner level guitar to 5 students.-Introduce basic finger exercises while training on theory.-Improve student's skills of reading music and finger placement.

-Mow, grade, seed, and treat over 20 thousand square feet of lawns and parks.-Construct over 300 square feet of decking.-Repair and tar over 1,600 square feet of roofing.