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Sunnyvale

• Obtained ASQ Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, Cert: 5755
• Developed customer satisfaction metrics using DMAIC Six Sigma methodology
• Executed a cost savings of $15,000 per quarter by conducting an internal customer satisfaction survey
• Standardized survey methodology that has been implemented into all global business units
• Collaborated with sales, marketing, and global services managers to develop survey metrics

• Installation Lead for Floors, Transmission Cover, and Drain Plugs for Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Program:
• Researched and interpreted government and company requirements for each installation to ensure company meets agreed upon deliverables
• Designed composite floors and transmission cover meeting weight, cost, and load requirements
• Managed selected vendors throughout the design cycle and production; Analyzed various prototype suppliers to determine an ideal vendor for part fabrication
• Presented design summary to management for reaching critical milestones: Design Review, Preliminary Design Review, and Critical Design Review
• Collaborated with cross-functional leads to ensure proper integration between adjoining installations

• Mini Baja: Project Lead
• Developed initial cost benefit analysis to determine required funding
• Created weekly reports to allocate budget across tasks according to schedule within industry benchmark
• Estimated and assessed stresses on vehicle using FEA analysis in Cosmos
• Gained an understanding of the automotive industry by engineering and fabricating chassis, A-arms,

• Computed and analyzed cooling and heating loads using thermodynamic/heat transfer analysis to ensure ideal energy consumption
• Co-designed HVAC system presented in Washington D.C. for Solar Decathlon Competition

Masters, Mechanical Design Engineering

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Member of ASME, Order of Engineers, Member of the Division I Men's Cross Country and Track Teams