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Nashville, Tn, Us

Nashville Metropolitan Area

Mount Juliet, Tennessee, United States

• Onsite Test Director for team of 25 contracted engineers and technicians beta testing autonomous drive units with aim to automate stage of fulfillment process. Developed test plan in coordination with Product Launch Manager and TPMs.• Worked with test engineers to identify and understand severity of key SW & HW problems. Escalated issues accordingly to engineering teams for SW, FW, HW and Systems Architecture to support root cause investigation and corrective action.• Collected voice of the customer from various product users through creative feedback mechanisms. Triaged actionable feedback. Created feature requests to guide product development to ensure customer needs are satisfied at product release.• Collaborated with Product Launch team to author and edit weekly launch status updates, shared with leadership and all teams engaged on the project.

Springfield, Tennessee, United States

• In charge of quality assurance and control for all sub-assembly manufacturing processes in $250 million facility launched in 2018. Used effective communication to triage top issues and action items across teams to efficiently develop and validate data-based solutions.• Created In-Process Control Plans (IPCP), then fabricated inspection areas with tools and non-conformity logs for recording defects. Created Quality Control Plan (QCP) and trained team members on inspection points and QCP with defect escalation procedures.• Worked cross-functionally to drive progress on numerous projects, including Parts Production Approval Process for ongoing launches and projects aimed to reduce Not Right First Time (NRFT) percentage and increase Quality Rate.• Calculated displacement from nominal values in cartesian coordinate system and worked with manufacturing and controls engineers to perform iterative program adjustments for robotic placement of components in glued sub-assemblies.• Led analytical data studies to help achieve higher Process Capability Index scores (Cp, Cpk).• Delegated visual and dimensional inspection work to collect data to protect the customer and ensure processes operated as desired.

Springfield, Tennessee, United States

Clarksville, Tennessee Area

• Presented Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) documents to automotive companies for Potential Supplier Approvals (PSA). Successfully secured PSA from GM for lead acid battery supply following APQP document review of manufacturing standards for Hankook AtlasBX quality, technology and safety.• Oversaw quality control and improvement efforts for battery recharging, final inspection, and shipping. o Managed four operators on the battery recharging and final inspection process line.• Performed quality tests on batteries in the formation process by calculating specific gravity and verifying OCV and CCA.

Atlanta, Georgia

Performed engineering tasks such as updating, revising, and creating designs for sheet metal products. Routinely checked parts in production on manufacturing floor for correct dimensions to ensure consistent OK product output.Key Accomplishments:• Using AutoDesk software (Vault and AutoCAD), and by taking the initiative to reach out in online forums to troubleshoot technical issues, successfully implemented a computer program which automatically 2,500+ electronic drawings for PDF file conversion. This achievement saved approximately two weeks of time required to manually change settings of each drawing for digital file conversion and allowed Phoenix Stamping to move a step closer to a paperless system.

Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States

• Improved reliability of PVC pipe manufacturing by using AutoDesk Inventor to design, test and validate unique machined part. Significantly reduced scrap output and increased manufacturing yield by collaboratively leading a project to retrofit 11 workcells with custom, sub-assembled mandrels.• Revised and developed 2D machine drawings in AutoCAD which were used to perform a $10M plant renovation.

Greater Atlanta Area

Amassed knowledge and practiced hands-on application of skills learned while shadowing mechanical engineers and the Engineering Manager. Key Accomplishments:• Organized 1000 metal parts on shelves to increase organization and efficiency.

Greater Atlanta Area

Collaborated on Lean Manufacturing implementation in group meetings. Improved the efficiency of assembly lines at the contract electronics manufacturer by using Lean Manufacturing techniques. Utilized computerized input to operate machinery and meticulously inspected circuit boards for functionality. Teamed with the machine operator on the circuit board assembly line. Key Accomplishments:• Slashed assembly time by 25% through the rearrangement of a process line layout that included four operators.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering With Manufacturing Emphasis

Activities and Societies: Phi Delta Theta fraternity member, The Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence: CME

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