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Saint Paul, MN

• Managed a team of 14 people in the chemical lab, metallurgical lab, and billet yard area including training, scheduling, discipline, employee performance, and ensuring compliance with standards and procedures
• Responsible for disposition of nonconforming material for chemistry, micro cleanliness, macro etching, as well as allocating material to fulfill customer requirements and orders as needed
• Oversaw customer claim work involving metallurgical investigations, root cause analysis, and technical report writing
• Communicated daily production results and supported multiple production departments to implement process and product improvements
• Gained ISO9001 internal auditor certification, participating in customer and quality system audits and conducting internal audits at multiple sites
• Maintained critical equipment in two laboratories, performing maintenance, maintaining calibrations, obtaining capital acquisitions, and coordinating servicing as needed

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Reformulated hair care, skin care and other consumer products to be more efficacious, comply with regulations, and save cost
• Wrote manufacturing processes for aroma compounding, pilot lab batches, and manufacturing procedures for vessels ranging from 300 kg to 15,000 kg
• Saw reformulations through from the lab bench to approval, piloting process, and to full scale manufacturing
• Characterized raw materials and final products using rheology, DSC, particle size analysis, and microscopy in order to determine the most effective materials and products

Anaheim, CA

• Accomplished staff results by communicating job responsibilities, developing and achieving production goals, and disciplining employees when necessary
• Organized quality management meetings with superiors and department managers to report on the quality management system and compliance to AS9100, ISO9001, and NADCAP certifications
• Responsible for tracking supplier quality, product and process validation, customer complaints, and leading and executing CAPA and other quality improvement initiatives
• Reviewed mechanical test results, drove process and project management within the lab, and ensured that internal procedures, customer, and industry specification requirements were being met
• Designed experiments to maximize precipitation age oven loading and increased output for critical alloy/tempers by 75%
• Designed and trained employees on new certification system to ensure specification requirements were met

Canton, GA

• Worked closely with the lab, analyzing and making executive decisions about failed tests and questionable material
• Designed and executed qualification experiments to increase acceptability of critical products
• Reviewed and updated internal technical procedures and standard operating procedures for the lab to ensure compliance with ASTM standards
• Created testing plans for all products to ensure technicians were testing in appropriate location of extrusion

Radford, Virginia

• Conducted experiments and consulted with engineers and technicians to troubleshoot problems with Computrac machines
• Analyzed performance failures and performed moisture analysis on gunpowder
• Used Active Factory to monitor and control plant processes
• Collaborated weekly with engineering teams and internal executives

Amery, WI

• Planned and coordinated small and large group activities, games, and discussions
• Led a cabin of 4th – 12th graders for 10 weeks each summer, teaching leadership and communication skills
• Worked closely with a different counselor each week, collaborated with a team of 14 throughout the duration of the summer, and communicated and worked with a staff of 85 people

Bachelor'S Degree, Materials Science And Engineering

Activities and Societies: Alpha Delta Pi, Center for Enhancement of Engineering DiversityGraduated cum laude in May 2014 with a BS in.

High School Diploma