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Salt Lake City, UT, US

Salt Lake City, UT, US

Salt Lake City, UT, US

Salt Lake City, UT, US

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

• Designed and planned more than 10 interdependent major equipment installations, optimizing flow of material and personnel
• Coordinated high-level project execution through Gantt charts, layout change presentations, project risk tracking & mitigation, and plant downtime planning, collaborating with plant leadership (Operations, Maintenance.
• Managed and forecasted project capital expenditure (CapEx) and operational expenditure (OpEx) of greater than 7 MM USD across multiple projects
• Implemented and troubleshoot automation equipment on high-speed manufacturing lines, including Fanuc robot systems
• Performed equipment acceptance tests (FAT, SAT, RCA)
• Served as plant start-up lead and UAT coordinator for a project to implement automatic finished goods pallet labeling, completing UAT with a 92% success rate

Atlanta, GA, US

• Global R&D Equipment Engineering
• Served as a project lead for multiple high-visibility equipment design & development projects, one of which accrued interest in more than three global markets, progressed into commercialization, and utilizes.
• Proactively lead teams of domestic and international vendors to develop innovative equipment prototypes through a joint development agreement (JDA), successfully combining electrical, software, user research &.
• Conducted DOE (Design of Experiments) for complex engineering challenges related to beverage equipment
• Delivered and presented forward-looking prototypes to international Business Unit leaders, supporting their local business markets through demonstrated improvements above and beyond present-day solutions
• Facilitated design reviews, qualification test procedures and criteria, hardware & software buildout support, and technical resolution prior to deployment into test market trials with vendors

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Designed various products, mechanical assemblies, and prototypes from customer specifications using CAD
• Utilized FARO Edge 3D scanner to scan and reverse engineer customer products and tools using Geomagic Design X
• Created models for metal, plastic, and rubber parts, ensuring manufacturability through CNC machining, injection molding, and 3D printing
• Gained experience working directly with customers and vendors through the iterative design process

London, England, GB

• Performed cost analysis to eliminate tool room cost in a project to reduce lead-time from 9 weeks to 30 minutes, resulting in yearly departmental savings up to $1,000,000
• Completed course in fundamentals of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T – ASME Y14.5M-1994)
• Finalized Six-Sigma Statistical Process Control (SPC) analysis using Coordinate Measurement Machine (CMM) data for line of parts to measure results of manufacturing process improvement
• Completed Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) on multiple manufacturing processes to reduce part concession

Tokyo, JP

• Researched and designed new high-potential test machines from scratch to eliminate risk of electric shock to employees on manufacturing line during daily station procedures
• Performed shock and vibration testing on rudder meters to meet customer / engineering specifications
• Redesigned, assembled, and wired multiple data acquisition system (DAQ) displays for product showcases to fit into smaller enclosures while working cross-functionally
• Performed tests on different types of material with CO2, YAG, and Fiber lasers to find suitable product label material

Atlanta, GA, US

Worked part-time on campus while taking classes full-time.

• Provided caddie service to club members and guests
• Established professional connections and exemplary social skills
• Developed and refined leadership skills while guiding guests on course