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New York, New York, Us

Amsterdam, Ny, Us

Support the operation and maintenance of a 500,000+ square foot facility. Scope of responsibility includes processing equipment for purees, sterilization equipment for jar and pouch products, and packaging equipment for jar and pouch products.• Manage the Facilities team in a proactive approach to repairs as well as responding quickly to requests from various departments. Work with the team to complete more work internally versus outsourcing. Continuously monitor budget and allocate for small improvements to improve the day-to-day responsibilities. • Project manager for all supply chain projects within the Amsterdam facility from $25,000 to 2 million dollars. Work with cross functional team to define the project requirements and organize follow-up meetings to finalize details. Actively manage 5-10 projects concurrently. Oversee contractors and equipment vendors to complete installation in an effective and safe environment. Organize internal and external resources to complete project on time and within budget.

Amsterdam, Ny, Us

• Support the cross-functional team through teaching methods of reliability and root cause analysis. Utilize experience as Mechanical Engineer to facilitate changes to Preventative Maintenance (PM) programs as well as training technicians to execute PMs.

Amsterdam, Ny, Us

• Successfully managed a project from initial concept through installation to automate a packaging line, reducing people on the line from 12 to 3 across 3 shifts per day. Total project cost was 2 million dollars.• Worked as major part of a small team to execute a large process system installation (13 million dollars) and a new packaging system installation (8 million dollars) to support growing volumes and new products.• Recognized for going the extra mile to guarantee on-time start-ups for projects and ensuring successful production runs after initial start-up.

Amsterdam, Ny, Us

• Support the maintenance and operation teams by planning maintenance activities, updating PMs based on failures and findings, and following up with the maintenance team to ensure completion.• Successfully launched a new Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) version to re-launch the recording of maintenance activities. Organized naming structure of equipment to match Process and Instrumentation Drawings.

Amsterdam, Ny, Us

• Supported the engineering team through data collection and simple design work to eliminate repeat issues on the floor.

Supported Machine Shop staff by assisting students with manufacturing of parts. Contributed to manufacture of parts in Just in Time (JIT) environment using vertical milling machines and horizontal lathes for various projects.

• Designed fixtures using SolidWorks, machined parts using vertical milling machines and tested assembled fixtures with manufacturing processes in order to improve the efficiency and quality of printed circuit board production.• Interacted with co-workers in a multidisciplinary environment throughout the design process.• Learned to operate various equipment on automated production lines to understand and improve the production pro-cesses and troubleshoot problems.• Assisted electro-mechanical teams in building manufacturing lines for new products and automating using scanners and sensors as well as fixtures to improve efficiency and reduce the number of workers required for the production line.

Rochester, Ny, Us

• Designed modifications to a proposed prototype cooling device for an LED light, manufactured using vertical milling machines and horizontal lathes, and tested using thermocouples and light detectors to determine the difference between the prototype and the commercial product for a NSF research grant.• Researched, justified, designed and implemented a timed solenoid valve system for fuel cell testing.• Manufactured parts in a JIT production environment using vertical milling machines and horizontal lathes for various graduate student projects.• Performed experiments using LabView and various test equipment.

Rochester, Ny, Us

Assist students with hardware and software issues with the computers and oversaw appropriate usage of computers.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Bachelor Of Science/Master Of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering