Grant Klafehn, Phd Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Provided consulting for training manuals for engineering and science companies

Boston, MA

• Lux Research is a consulting firm that conducts research on small and mid-size tech companies and publishes journals on the current state of the market.
• Researched, contacted, and interviewed international startups in renewable energy (encompassing energy generation and power grid), assessing technology, management, business model, and market strategy.
• Created profiles for startups that were either interviewed or researched online, as well as general essays on technology… Show more Lux Research is a consulting firm that conducts research on small and mid-size tech.
• Created profiles for startups that were either interviewed or researched online, as well as general essays on technology landscapes and recent news, published on a weekly basis.
• Provided guidance for clients on questions about startups, investment recommendations, and general technology information in the form of email or phone calls.
• Collaborated with client engagement and sales team on proactive calls to existing and potential clients.

Auburn Hills, MI

• Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is the seventh largest car manufacturer in the world with 2.2 million vehicles sold worldwide in 2016. It includes Jeep, Dodge, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, and Maserati brands.
• Met with manufacturing suppliers to identify available technologies and assessed their ability to improve FCA’s manufacturing lines or products (e.g. replacing iron liners from aluminum engines with thermal spray.
• Met with manufacturing suppliers to identify available technologies and assessed their ability to improve FCA’s manufacturing lines or products (e.g. replacing iron liners from aluminum engines with thermal spray.
• Compiled and created presentations on innovation comparison and overview, cost estimates and timing charts of applying the innovation to various production volumes, and comparing suppliers with tools such as ABC.
• Coordinated innovation development and quality control with suppliers via quality control tools that track the source of product defects, assess difficulty of part replacement, and show impact of non-replacement.
• Utilized DFMEA/PFMEA/DFSS methods for implementing innovations.

• Adamworks is a small manufacturing company for custom aerospace parts. Notable affiliations with Lockheed Martin and NASA.
• Assigned to manage quality for the Dream Chaser Shuttle, a spaceplane designed to supply cargo to the International Space Station.
• Reviewed all outgoing products for quality and accuracy within aerospace industry standards.
• Liaised with customers’ high-level quality department managers on part tolerance and product quality issues.

Ann Arbor, MI

• Analyzed product returns for defects and submitted changes to a board of engineers weekly.
• Worked with in-house engineers to improve and test products onsite before release
• Communicated with customers on any problems with distributed products

Dundee, MI

• GEMA was a joint venture comprised of DaimlerChrysler, Hyundai, and Mitsubishi that developed a line of shared engines.
• Measured, drafted, designed, and submitted production line designs to R&D for approval. Implemented and debugged approved designs.
• Performed root cause analysis on disassembled defective engines returned from field to investigate and design solutions for production problems.
• Designed and implemented data collection analysis programs using Excel to… Show more GEMA was a joint venture comprised of DaimlerChrysler, Hyundai, and Mitsubishi that developed a line of shared engines.
• Designed and implemented data collection analysis programs using Excel to consolidate faulty engine data, determine type and number of problems. Created graphs to help analyze common engine defects.
• Created and administered database used by ~60 plant employees and management to store data on engine check results. Show less

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Materials Science

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Member of FIJI