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Grand Haven, Michigan, United States

Grand Haven, Michigan, United States

Facilitated training, workshops, and projects throughout Grand Haven campus and occasionally at Shape plants worldwide.Participated in Toyota OMDD supplier rotation program - co-facilitated workshops and projects at other Toyota suppliers (while still working for Shape)

Grand Haven, Michigan, United States

Lexington, Ky

-Reduced scrap from 32% to 10% in the aerospace value stream over a 6 month period by implementing a line audit process, process improvements, and improved training-Initiated and implemented a monthly training program with over 25 work instructions-As a member of the High Performance Team (HPT) steering committee I trained all business unit employees on theHPT principles-Trained and counseled the first HPT at the Lexington facility to empower associates to set goals for their team anddetermine actions to improve their performance-Conducted mold release trials to find better products and upgraded the mold release spray equipment-Implemented Kanban systems for blade replenishment and sharpening for critical cutting equipment in the prep area

Cooper Industries Operations Leadership (Rotational) ProgramManufacturing Engineer/Lean Engineer, Power Systems Division, Pewaukee, WI - August 2008-June 2009-Lead TPM events for 7 rubber molding presses and the Mill Room machinery-Implemented a new procedure for sustaining the TPM improvements involving checklists, visual instructions, and layered process auditing-Presented TPM procedure as a best practice to other plants within the division-Converted manufacturing methods into visual operating procedures (VOPs) for critical processes in the lean value stream and developed a standard template for implementing VOPs in the rest of the facility-Participated in 4 Kaizen events for work center re-layout, 5S improvement, and quality improvementSupervisor, Power Systems Division, Pewaukee, WI – February-August 2008-Completed 2 weeks of MVP (Manufacturing Variance Program) lean/six sigma training -Planned overtime and scheduled production to meet internal and external demand-Oversaw and helped troubleshoot the new controls software implementationQuality Assurance Engineer, Power Tools Division, Lexington, SC August 2007-January 2008-Received 2 days of ISO 9001: 2000 Internal Auditor training-Performed 14 Internal audits-Completed 1 Gage R&R studyMaterials Analyst, Power Tools Division, Lexington, SC February-August 2007-Updated master data in SAP to prevent excess inventory accumulation-Participated in 3 (and co-led 2) inventory reduction Kaizen events that reduced inventory by over $500,000 in less that one year-Analyzed excess inventory and developed action plans to remove inventory and prevent future accumulation-Implemented a kanban system for a machining work center

• Ran human performance experiments to evaluate human performance with different mappings of stimuli to responses.• Obtained CITI (Course in the Protection of Human Research Subjects) certification

• Revised and created standard work documents to even the workload and allow for flexible production levels to meet the changing demand by changing the number of workers in the line• Participated in a Kaizen event, which involved working on a cross-functional team to re-evaluate a production cell• Redesigned workstations and tools to reduce errors

• Worked with the PRISM (Production, Robotics, and Integration Software for Manufacturing & Management) group under Dr. Shimon Nof summer 2005. • Researched traceability, and created a presentation for General Motors research representatives• Prepared a research memorandum.

Bachelor, Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Institute of Industrial Engineers, Alpha Phi Omega, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

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Six week workshop conducted by CHRS (Competitive Human Resources Strategies). Topics included effective communication, supervising.

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One week workshop completed at Cooper Industries corporate headquarters. Included budgeting, cash flow, accounting, a case study.

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Course conducted by the National Safety Council.

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Two day Internal quality auditor workshop conducted by a QAI instructor.

Education record

Two week Lean/Six Sigma training program.