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Plymouth, Mi, Us

Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, De

As Project Coordinator for the Pump and Valve team with the Thermal Systems group, my role is to ensure each one of our projects is able to keep moving without trouble, and ensure our products are well-defined and able to meet our customers' needs.Provide direct interface with OEM automakers to the Bosch group during both Acquisition and Application Development program phases.Investigate customer concerns on-site, including both Plant and Field issues.Define testing and validation plans, source testing with external partners, and deliver results directly to the customer. Manage global validation efforts to provide a single point of contact for the OEM customer.Coordinate the efforts of team members in both US and MX for Application, Validation, and Plant support.

Belcamp, Md, Us

As an Engineer and Sales Manager at NTS, I give customers the opportunity to speak directly with someone that has extensive experience in testing, and receive immediate feedback on their request. Nobody wants to call sales, then wait for a response from the technical team- I help with on-the-spot decision making, streamlining the processes and getting better results overall.• Generate fixed-price quotations for fixturing hardware, support equipment, and testing services.• Follow up on new leads and act as a customer advocate for current projects.• Provide testing service packages for the automotive, aerospace, and defense markets.• Successful projects quoted include fatigue, dynamometer, dynamics, environmental, and conditioned fluid systems.• Continued management duties include determining revenue recognition and facility-wide cost budgets, forecasting future revenue based on write-ins and current backlog, and providing some recommendation of ROI for potential equipment purchases.

Belcamp, Md, Us

Engineering Manager for the NTS Special Projects Department.Program manager of hybrid e-motor development services.My position at NTS requires me to adapt to an ever-changing environment that ranges from solving tough technical challenges, building strong relationships with clients, and ensuring my team is provided with every resource necessary for them to succeed. I believe the best managers are hands-on, and actively participate in the work load in order to genuinely know their team is operating in the best way possible. I work every day to set an example for both my peers and my clients so we can all succeed together.Regular duties:• Perform customer relations management, directly supervise a team of engineers and technicians, monitor job-based financial activities, and develop quality procedures.• Provide the final authority on the selection and implementation of all mechanical and electrical components within each test cell, and ensure projects are executed according to the best possible design.• Technical emphasis includes accelerated life testing and automation of test systems controlling environmental, rotational, high-voltage electrical, and fluid conditioning parameters.• Responsible for generating engineering service revenues in excess of $3 million annually.

Ypsilanti, Mi, Us

MBA Student at Eastern Michigan University, majoring in Entrepreneurship

• Contributed to the development, build, and service of a PC based multi-channel servohydraulic controller.• Managed the purchasing and delivery of custom-fabricated components for project builds.Created hydraulic schematics, managed BOM, and performed final physical tuning of servohydraulic systems.• Performed on-site customer service, system troubleshooting, and integration with MTS equipment.

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• Supervised laboratory fatigue testing and characterization of automotive suspension components in order to ensure consistent and repeatable test methods were used.• Continuously operated eleven different test cells, managed workflow and sample tracking data in order to maintain peak machine efficiency.• Wrote programs in LabView to develop a flexible data acquisition system for recording the changes of various physical properties throughout testing.• Focused efforts on MTS servohydraulics testing equipment, and became familiar with static, dynamic, and high-frequency operation, as well as maintenance of valves and actuators.• Visited Yokohama, Japan for training at the NHK headquarters. (2006)

Mba, Entrepreneurship

Bse, Mechanical Engineering