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Chicago, Illinois, US

• Researched and purchased manufacturing equipment to keep production in line with a growing product library.
• Developed workstations for simplifying and increasing efficiency of high volume manual processes by creating tooling and fixtures.
• Created process maps of products to track work order efficiency.
• Validated injection molding tooling by verifying the final parts meet all design standards, critical dimensions, and pass Cpk measurements.
• Respond to operators as the main point of contact between engineering and manufacturing departments.
• Performed qualification including all testing of machinery and manufacturing processes to confirm accuracy and repeatability.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Was the lead engineer on company’s cutting-edge seat line that reduced weight and assembly time.
• Took products from concept stages through production release and customer support.
• Tested products to ensure conformance to all applicable FMVSS requirements and APTA standards by using accredited testing facilities.
• Designed parts and worked with vendors in injection molding of plastics and foams, progressive stamping of metal components, and rapid prototyping plastics
• Wrote and tested a code to order internally manufactured parts that reduced engineering time required for product development.
• Worked directly with internal manufacturing to reduce assembly and fabrication times by using DFMA principles

Chicago, Illinois, US

• • Designed a pneumatic control system for life cycle testing of moving components on seats.• Responsible for costing all purchased components and building final testing rig.• Programmed the PLC to provide proper.
• Learned standards for designing parts to be created on flat laser cutters, tube lasers, and CNC machines.