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Charlotte, NC, US

Dublin, Ireland

Louisville, Kentucky

Jeffersonville, IN

Austin, Texas Area

Austin, Texas Area

• Applications Engineer & Product Specialist, Vapor Recovery Work in conjunction with the domestic and international sales force to act as technical product line specialist and prepare quotes to meet customer requirements.
• Receive and review customer requests for bid and technical specifications
• Determine scope of supply, and select proper equipment and technology for the application.
• Interpret customer requirements. Confer with customers to understand and anticipate their needs. Recommend configurations to best satisfy their requirements.
• Create estimate and price structures.
• Prepare customer quotations.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Utilized product knowledge to provide technical expertise to facilitate procurement of parts, components and material needed to fabricate/manufacture equipment.
• Collaborated with buyers to answer technical questions that relate to specifications of purchased parts, components, and materials
• Developed a resource library that aided the Procurement department in selecting the most cost effective parts, components, and materials for a given application
• Assumed role as technical contact for global service group as well as a buyer for international part sales
• Provided expertise to management for the review of supplier proposals
• Collaborated with Engineering, Procurement, and Project execution teams to resolve errors in part numbers and descriptions

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Tasked with successfully executing multiple projects from inception to completion, including engineering design and confirmation with project specifications.
• Ensured the engineering design of the equipment met the project requirements and customer specifications
• Responsible for the material selections and development of the BOM for a given project
• Developed and finalized the Installation and Operations Manual for each project
• Developed and finalized instrument, valves, controls and equipment data sheets
• Acted as a consultant to the PM on technical issues brought up by the Customer

• Worked alongside the team responsible for implementing a new state-of-the-art dishwasher line. Using Lean methods,our team was responsible for the installation and performance of the new assembly line.
• Ordered and organized more than 200 spare parts located on the new plastic and stainless steel dishwasher lines
• Supervised contractors to fix various mechanical problems on the plastic dishwasher line and oversaw the installation of various line components
• Participated in daily production team meetings where I was able to gain valuable insights on how to drive resolution to production start-up issues
• Coordinated functional testing of rubber soundproofing mats for the new stainless steel dishwasher

• Worked on the replaceable service parts team, one of GE Appliance’s most profitable divisions. Group was responsible for selling consumable products in all of GE’s appliances, old and new.
• Gained valuable negotiation skills by evaluating prices, quality and the delivery of components within different manufacturing suppliers while finding the best solution for GE
• Organized meetings with both foreign and domestic suppliers such as Whirlpool, Samsung, and others to discuss future business with GE and ideas to reduce production and packaging costs
• Led and successfully completed a project with our Mexico plant that significantly reduced overall manufacturing costs