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Denver, Co, Us

Golden, Colorado, Us

Golden, Colorado, Us

Golden, Colorado, Us

Golden, Colorado, Us

Boulder, Co, Us

● Project managing multiple rapid improvement events reducing cycle time, wastes, and quality issues.● The team leader of an optical surface quality identification guide creation group to reduce inspection time, RMAs, and increase scrap reduction.● Managing optics fabrication production consumable Kanban project and improving productivity and on-time delivery.● Leading verification review implementations for QMS documents, engineering drawings, and tooling changes.

Berthoud, Colorado, Us

● Designed manufacturing and material handling process, decreased process lead time and missing components.● Managed enterprise resource planning (ERP) software core team and implementation project● Worked with the supervisor and technicians to improve building process sequences and part identification.● Authored and published quality walk down checklist report for full engine build testing, and shipping.

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● Responsible for procuring designs, designing process, and implementation of multi-million-dollar capital projects, including meeting 2018 Department of Energy standards and production installation, within the engineering and manufacturing operations departments. ● Conducted and managed more than 20 new product design verification units (DVUs) and 50 pilot builds. Designed 4 line layouts, and 40 standard operating procedures (SOPs/WIs). ● Trained and designed process control and documentation for pilot/prototype products and quality initiatives, managed labor and material delivery for DVUs and pilots involved on responsible lines for the Department of Energy capital projects, set up 100 production releases to implement engineering change orders (ECOs), and regularly audited and released documentation and participated in machine validation/assembly work processes. ● Measured and analyzed production cost and scrap, recognized and implemented opportunities for cost and downtime reduction, trained 10 or more employees at a time, returning a 20% increase in first pass yields for quality and productivity using Lean Six Sigma processes utilizing Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) and 5 Why methodologies. ● Selected to take on new production lines, managing tooling, and calibrations, and streamline service parts and kit assembly operations. Centralized service part and kit parts resources, labor, and processes to refine the process and coached on time/cost savings, and ergonomic improvements. Increased deliverables by 24 hours by adjusting systems and material pulls. ● Managed plant tooling preventive maintenance (PM), 5S training, auditing, pilot component usage and location, and bi-departmental communications and tasks.

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● Responsible for designing, curating, approving component, refrigeration/electrical systems, product assemblies, 3D, and 2D technical drawings● Designed 50 3D components and created approximately 70 engineering prints for manufacturers, copper tubing refrigeration system designs for in house fabrication department, multi-material metal formed and flat designs to in-house sheet metal department.● Audited 100 engineering drawings, produced 30 redlines, sustained customer installation/warranty documentation, tested design integrity, and maintained bill of materials.● Promoted to Manufacturing Engineer I.

Cary, North Carolina, Us

● Supported senior executives in capital project VIP in reducing product line footprint and increasing the production rate. ● Systematically designed line layouts, production rates, volume mixes, leadership, quality checks, processes, automation system flow, and launched the 1st inline production line, streamlining production flow, decreasing WIP, and increasing profits. ● Managed and lead equipment acceptance testing and in-house installation of production equipment. Designed and trained more than 30 employees during implementation.

Cary, North Carolina, Us

● Conducted and completed time studies, value stream maps, process evaluations, and implemented improvements to cut coast downtime, improving HPU. ● Designed and implemented sustainable Lean Six Sigma operations for efficiency using time studies and improvements KATAs, such as PDCA, 5 Why’s, and 8D’s. Developed and sustained plant layouts, BOMs, SOPs, SINIOs, CI projects, and optimized manufacturing. ● Assisted plant supervisors and managers in 3 projects to train and manage 25+ associates on quality, safety, and production rate of new product lines and process standards.● Promoted to Special Project Developer.

Stockholm, Se

● Assumed programming and development of automated processes for stored gas airbag systems manufacturing. Assisted in automating operations quality checks. ● Programmed, designed, and installed digital and automated verification checks for operator integrity, decreased maintenance reliability by 20%, increased quality assurance, and increased productivity on affected lines by 25%. Experienced in Rockwell PanelView and FactoryTalk.● Utilizing poke-yoke tools, led the team in implementing improved tooling change process and visual systems to massively reduce machine damage, robotic tooling failure, and downtime. ● Assembled and wired 5 Programmable Logic Controls (PLC) cabinets, designed and reviewed approximately 20 communication logic and schematics, and continuously shadowed coworkers in various departments and fields of experience.