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Happy Valley, OR, US

Portland, Oregon, United States

Portland, Oregon, United States

Clackamas County, Oregon, United States

• Was responsible for vehicle inventory managementAchievements:
• Made efficiency improvements to work processes
• Oversaw vehicle transportation to and from CarMax locations across the country which required exceptional organization
• Performed quality and condition assessments of vehicles after transportation which required attention to minute details

Clackamas County, Oregon, United States

• Was responsible for modifying, improving, and maintaining bakery equipment.Achievements:
• Designed a custom steam injection system for an existing industrial oven that lacked steaming capability, used solenoid valves controlled using Arduino in order to automate the bagel baking process
• Converted a box freezer into a box refrigerator which increased thermal efficiency and decreased electricity consumption by approximately 70% compared to the previously used upright refrigerator
• Diagnosed frequent breakage of bagel forming machine belt, modified belt to have increased tensile strength which saved over $800 a month from expensive belt replacements from Italy
• Performed root cause analysis for a problematic aluminum mandrel on a bagel forming machine, then redesigned the mandrel which improved bagel quality, eliminated excess machine stress, and reduced machine downtime
• Redesigned a dough mixing hook that had a notoriously weak design which led to shaft deformation under heavy load, then tested the modified hook under extreme load conditions to verify it had adequate strength

Clackamas County, Oregon, United States

Seasonal sales associate position, worked in customer service roles.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Education record

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