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Greensboro, NC, US

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

Somerville, MA

Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Portescap

• Led and facilitated Problem Solving Process, Standard Work, and SMED Kaizen events across the facility to drive continuous improvement while coaching manufacturing engineering staff
• Developed and integrated advanced planning system for machining and assembly operations to eliminate reliance on tribal knowledge and visualize product flow resulting in past due orders from 30 to 0 and 100% improved.
• Designed and implemented information systems for final assembly and molding cells enabling real-time visual management that drove 50% productivity, 36% first past yield, and 61% scrap improvements

Portescap

• Championed the gap analysis, prioritization, and implementation of core lean manufacturing principles such as quality system basics and daily management
• Designed and implemented a dynamic Kanban planning system in the machine shop as a short term solution to rapidly reduce past due from $1M to zero during a period of significant growth
• Led and participated in many successful Kaizen events in support of plant-wide lean conversion

Portescap

• Led major quality, delivery, and cost improvements in the highest value final assembly cell
• Created a point of use documentation system customized to meet the needs of a complex high-mix low-volume production environment with severe demand fluctuations
• Designed and validated tooling and equipment in close collaboration with union assembly technicians to drive 50% reduced scrap

Fabricated and installed signs and other architectural elements

Performed independent research and collaborated with graduate students in the development of new devices and techniques for spine research. Used CAD software to design devices for mechanical load testing. Performed contrast-enhanced micro CT scans for the study of intervertebral disc structure and transport analysis.

Lead a classroom of UVM Engineering students in a Solidworks course

Offered training and support for Micro CT machine users. Worked with General Electric to troubleshoot malfunctioning hardware and software.

Integrated Biological Sciences, Biology, Engineering

Activities and Societies: Spine Bioengineering lab, AERO hybrid vehicle racing club, UVMtvDistinguished undergraduate research award.

Leadership And Communication Skills

Activities and Societies: Extended wilderness travel and survival, kayaking, hiking, sailing