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Raleigh, NC

United States

• Managed the commercialization of 2 product lines from marketing to shipment.
• Spearheaded kaizens to overhaul customer facing RMA procedure improving response time, customer satisfaction, and traceability.
• Served as the engineering lead for regulatory compliance auditing tiger team, interfacing with multiple TPMs and NRTLs as well as internal stakeholders.
• Developed foundational engineering standards including product structure and change management - updating the design documentation for 5 product lines.

Mebane NC

• Lead manufacturing engineer responsible for $100M+ high volume, high mix flow product determining which projects to drive forward.
• Managed the manufacturing component of 10 new product introductions from concept to production launch using the phase-gate process model. Responsibilities included DFM, FMEA, material presentation, process development.
• Identified opportunities using pareto analysis and spearheaded a custom pick-to-light solution decreasing aged overdues by 65%.
• Re-engineered custom parametric coding solution based on Fortran to configure made to order part production.
• Implemented CMMS system with 20+ users to track overall equipment effectiveness of 300 assets.
• Created detailed documentation and SOPs that enabled UL Certification of a manufacturing facility with 8 product lines

Mebane, NC

• Championed 4 overlapping equipment projects worth $6M+ in capital expenditure including scope and budget, tracking milestones through gantt charts, and identifying and mitigating risks to timelines.
• Coordinated external contractors and suppliers, and ensured alignment with internal stakeholders to meet deadlines
• Coded, documented, and maintained 8 VBA tools used to track production, quality, and material information.
• Involved in transferring 3 product lines between plants including timeline and scope definition, value stream mapping, material sourcing, documentation, transfer, ramp-up, and hand-off.
• Acquired by ABB in July 2018

Creedmoor, North Carolina

• Utilized Lean Six Sigma process improvement methodologies to improve safety, quality, and productivity.
• Analyzed existing processes for cost-reduction potential saving over $30K/year
• Coordinated temporary multi-departmental teams for weekly Kaizen events

Creedmoor, North Carolina

• Observed manufacturing and assembly techniques that influence design choices for manufacturability and ease of use, specifically those associated with welding and sheet metal
• Researched innovations and communicated with suppliers to expand product capabilities
• Designed mechanical solutions in quick response to solve manufacturing and assembly issues

Creedmoor, North Carolina

• Automated requisition engineering process improving efficiency on standard jobs by ~200%
• Converted sales orders into bills of materials to communicate between Sales and Manufacturing
• Developed cost effective solutions for customer requirements that are currently used