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General DescriptionDevelop and design mobile hydraulic and pneumatic systems for defense, severe-duty vehicles, and access equipment. This entails comprehensive review of the related purchase description requirements, choosing components based on performance and commonality, working with suppliers to determine the appropriate component specifications, and providing assistance during the pilot build and subsequent production runs. Support and troubleshoot legacy fluid power systems on heavy platform defense vehicles. Includes investigating field issues both domestic and abroad, working with suppliers' parts obsolescence, and offer advice to internal technicians to resolve system performance deficiencies, ensuring the delivered product delights the customer.ProjectsSuccessfully completed and assisted in the implementation of the design of a hydraulic suspension kit which could be fully integrated into the customer's existing vehicles, increasing their load capacity by over 40% and improving ride quality both on and off-road.Adapted an existing pneumatic system to work for 7 different variants and two different wheelbase lengths of a single product line, increasing commonality, ease of manufacturability and maintenance, and decreasing product line cost and weight.

Responsible for the personal and professional development of 2 direct reports and 8 total reports.Lead a Maintenance platoon of at least 14 personnel of varying skill on multiple occasions, from preparing for two week annual training to performing vehicle services on a drill weekend.Proficient in inspecting, troubleshooting, and repairing wheeled military vehicles.Earned exemplary praise from direct and senior leadership on annual evaluation.Deployed overseas in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn, where I oversaw maintenance operations on over 25 tractor-trailer systems for an entire platoon with a mission readiness rate above 96%

Reviewed the transcripts of customer service calls, categorizing the product, the nature and the reason as routine, adverse or FDA Reportable.Assisted in the reduction of a large backlog of routine records.Utilized simple computer tools to increase throughput.Created an Excel tracking file to organize assigned records by date, product, nature, and type of record.

Visualized and transformed guest ideas into tangible products from various vendersRecognized as Team Member of the Week and of the Month multiple timesCompleted two In-Home Training Modules unrelated to the Millwork Department