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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

Lead the corporate facility and manufacturing engineering team that supports several railcar repair shops located throughout North America. Provide engineering services to improve and maintain facility infrastructure and processes in support of safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals.

Coordinate effort to provide on-site engineering support throughout the network, align engineering initiatives with network needs, drive continuous improvement and flawless execution of engineering instructions, and promote broad adoption of best practices and engineering standards.9/2017Expanded responsibilities to include development of a centralized facility preventative maintenance program to optimize equipment throughout the North American railcar repair network.

Lead, deploy, and educate staff in a relentless problem solving methodology to improve work standards. Lead kaizens, develop and deploy standard work, and lead cross-functional improvement projects.7/2014 - 12/2014 Short term assignment with additional responsibilities at the shop that include leading the maintenance team, capital expenditures, financials, and projects.

2 year developmental program with rotations in Quality Assurance, Engineering, Shop Operations and Continuous Improvement.

Designed, analyzed, and implemented new equipment on the manufacturing floor including a vibration table, a cantilever beam, and measurement gauge attachments. Conducted repeatability and reproducibility studies and performed impact testing.

Conducted time studies, capability studies and cost benefit analyses. Created engineering drawings and participated in product testing.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba With Honors

B.S. With Honors, Mechanical Engineering