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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Identified up to $50M EBIDTA opportunity and $50MM working capital opportunity for a leading global manufacturer of sprayed material products through operational and procurement opportunities
• Identified over $10M EBIDTA opportunity on a merger and acquisition of industry leading companies through product, supply chain, distribution, and manufacturing optimizations
• Lead business development opportunities with automotive OEMs and Tier 1/2/3 suppliers
• Lead internal learning and development training modules for junior consultants
• Identified >$300M in lost investments through claims reconciliation efforts with A&M NACR for the FTX bankruptcy

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Delivered a strategic omnichannel marketing roadmap for a Fortune 50 insurance company
• Led a team of developers to build an API for a Fortune 400 transportation and logistics company
• Identified strategic initiatives for a leading financial holding company to plan for and launch
• Led internal financial and staffing workstreams for a Fortune 200 global quick-service restaurant
• Aligned and developed high-priority HR policies for a fast-growing medical equipment supplier

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Credera is a consulting firm focused on strategy, transformation, data, and technology. Our approximately 4000 consultants across the globe partner with clients ranging from long-time market leaders to emerging companies. Credera believes the most effective solutions are created through real collaboration with a laser focus on excellence. We care deeply.

Texas, United States

• Synthesized data and technology in the oil and energy industry and consulted 15+ of the world’s leading pipeline companies; delivered an extensive literature review to help improve pipeline system efficiencies by more.
• Presented weekly to an international research council consisting of 15+ oil and energy companies

Farmington Hills, MI

• Developed and implemented robust joints for Nissan vehicles with design and install notes for manufacturing use
• Performed analytical and numerical analysis to determine vital joint requirements that met stringent safety standards
• Worked with a team of engineers and used experimental techniques to test for axial load, torque loss, and deceleration

Nashville, TN

• 2018 & 2019 National Champions, NASA Undergraduate Student Launch Initiative
• Developed a critical rocket leg deployment system (LDS) to ensure repeatable landing for autonomous drone deployment
• Ensured safety and accountability by conducting comprehensive hazard analysis, developing risk mitigation strategies, creating launch-day checklists, and enforcing safety approvals hierarchies for all parts of the.
• Analyzed payload, design, and flight data to submit design reviews following the NASA engineering design lifecycle
• Mentored middle school students in weekly educational outreach events to promote youth STEM engagement
• Assisted in the design of an autonomous reorientation system and bay door opening system to successfully deploy two autonomous drones

Canton, MS

• Identified cost savings opportunity using a collaborative robot and initiated trials to increase value-added work by over 13 seconds per unit, which required collaboration between all manufacturing levels, saving.
• Presented studies and implementations to the VP of Manufacturing and Senior Directors in a final review
• Implemented ergonomic improvements on kit carts to increase part assembly speed and reduce risk of technician injury
• Designed, fabricated, and trialed a linear rail system to improve ease of access to vehicle underbodies during assembly
• Designed and implemented ergonomic improvements using pneumatic actuation to assist technicians in underbody assembly processes

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering, 4.0 / 4.0

Activities and Societies: Graduate Assistant Researcher• Published “Precombustion Chamber Performance and Emissions Studies on a.

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: 2018 & 2019 National Champions, NASA Undergraduate Student Launch Initiative; Vanderbilt Aerospace Design.

Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Activities and Societies: First Honors; Community Liaison Officer of Medical Brigades