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Rochester, Ny, Us

Watertown, New York, Us

Leading Knorr-Bremse's North American Rail Advanced Manufacturing Engineering team, overseeing continuous improvement and strategic projects across the North American business unit. Recent experience with brownfield and greenfield facility expansions, international and domestic production relocations, CapEx planning and deployment, digitalization, and M&A due diligence.

Watertown, New York, Us

Part of Advanced Manufacturing team over all North American Knorr-Bremse NYAB facilities. Successful completion of $30M+ USD Strategic North American Footprint Expansion and Realignment project leading all equipment and production cell moves, financial and budget responsibilities, and production cell duplication

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

- Key driver in Lean Transformation efforts of entire Value Stream, from Order Entry through Post-Goods-Issue (Shipment)- Analyzed operations and developed strategic Business Case's for proper Capital Allocation- Developed alternative packaging solutions for improved efficiencies and lead times, as well as, decreased environmental impact and packaging costs- Implemented Daily Visual Management System throughout Production- Led and participated in Kaizen events focused on shop floor processes, 5S, and floor layout optimizations- Created a visual production planning system to help planners and front-end order entry employees understand the shops load and when to commit an order date- Leader of Safety Committee developing tactical and strategic approaches to creating a Safety Culture within the facility

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

- Worked on Global Operations team as a CI Engineer driving strategic improvement initiatives and Value Stream Mapping events within the US and EMEA. - Participated and co-led 4 successful Value Stream Mapping events resulting in lead time reduction, reduced waste, increased floor-space utilization, better shop floor ergonomics, increased safety, productivity, and throughput.- Performed detailed data analyses to identify problems and Root-Causes- Identified, proposed, and created implementation plans to help attack Root-Causes- Worked with company facilities to analyze and improve capital expense proposals to ensure best possible capital allocation and Return On Investment- Created the framework for a Lean Capital Investment to guide a proposer to create a more detailed investment package with hopes to reduce capital approval process lead time and increase project maturity- Co-led recruitment efforts to successfully hire and on-board next round of Rotational Engineers

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

- Performed three, 3 to 6 month project rotations working on continuous improvement initiatives in Ontario, Canada, Rochester, New York, and Houston, Texas.Rotation 1 - Burlington, Ontario, CA (3 Months)- Analyzed, designed, and began implementation of a new Reciprocating Pump Test Loop- Designed and implemented a new safety Test Loop Pressure Rupture Disk manifold that will rupture at a specified pressure and release the pressure through a manifold safely to a secure location. Proven operation after successful safety rupture 3 months after install.- Improved setup flexibility, throughput, ergonomics, and safety- Created Capacity Planning tool for shipping department to improve workforce planning- Analyzed and implemented new assembly auxiliary equipment cell resulting in 82% reduction in distance traveledRotation 2 - Rochester, NY (3 Months)- Implemented a Computerized Maintenance Management System- Developed and implemented standardized processes which has led to quicker and more accurate Machinery InvestmentsRotation 3 - Houston, TX (6 Months)- Leader of $392k YOY Maintenance Cost Reduction Initiative- Implemented a new Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)- Trained and mentored local functional leaders on creating an Asset Criticality list- Developed and implemented new Preventive Maintenance and Safety Inspection Program- Developed the framework for Total Productive Maintenance Implementation- Created and implemented an autonomous maintenance system- Negotiated Coolant Management program with 3rd party contractor leading to 20% cost reduction with no loss in scope of work- Performed Coolant Performance and Cost experiment/analysis leading to $40k annual savings- Analyzed and designed new Shop Floor Layout resulting in streamlined flow, decreased Safety Risk, improved foot print utilization, and a decrease in material movement

Sidney, New York, Us

-Reduced failure escapes for heatsink assembly from 1.8% to 0.12% by improving/creating automated inspection processes and procedures to ensure part compliance-Re-designed fixturing to improve the effectiveness of inspection processes-Performed Gage R&R's and capability studies on various inspection processes-Researched an implementation of a laser marking system for part labeling/marking-Utilized 5S principles to re-design an Experimental Department assembly and operations area for better workflow, organization and foot print-Assisted in day-to-day operations management of experimental new-part builds and re-works

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Studied and investigated the variation of milling and rout outs on printed circuit boards. Created a report on findings and suggestions for an updated I/O board drawing to limit mouse bites occurring from milling and rout outs. Design transfer of documents such as Device Master Records and Engineering Reports. Edited and revised engineering report on field noise sensitivity test performed during May-Aug. 2014 co-op.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Performed a field noise sensitivity test on an Ultrasonic Sensor Assembly. Analyzed and presented on post-test data findings and suggestions. Redesigned and updated protocols.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Reliability testing data analysis, creating and manipulating excel spreadsheets, data verification of device life testing results, Analyzed and presented data resulting from life test on a Double-rotating Pole Clamp Assembly, re-assembled test Sigma Spectrum pumps following Manufacturing Work Instructions.