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Houston, Texas Area

Senior Drilling Engineer responsible for designing complex well plans for clients including trajectory, drill string design, casing design, BHA design, and drilling and casing operational parameters. On-site and remote support of operations to provide real-time engineering recommendations for ongoing operations to ensure they are completed successfully.

Livonia, Michigan

Lead point of contact for all technical sales and engineering issues related to ongoing and future business with Warn’s largest customer. Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to identify key deliverables and ensure key goals are met. Resolve engineering issues using design tools and by leveraging internal and external resources. Resolve customer concerns promptly by coordinating with appropriate engineering, manufacturing, and quality personnel. Implemented design change resulting in savings of over $1 million. Led development team in launching a new product resulting in $30 million per year in new revenue. Successfully resolved top customer issue resulting in no delay in program timing with no added cost.

Houston, Texas Area

Serve as a project manager for all new build construction projects and key contact for deep water floaters and engineering support. Manage and resolve all project issues and enhancements in engineering, financial, vendor, installation and quality areas. Key Accomplishments Include:Work closely with stakeholders to identify and achieve deliverables across marketing, operations and engineering departments. Lead the Customer Acceptance Testing for new build vessels and serve as the key contact for all customer inquiries and concerns. Provide high-level engineerings support for new build construction projects in Singapore and Korea to ensure optimal quality, safety and efficiency. Internet URL: http://www.deepwater.com

Okpo, South Korea

Coordinated project commissioning activities and addressed and resolved customer concerns to ensure efficient, timely project delivery. Key Accomplishments Include:Managed and completed the BP Issue List prior to IAT. Led and supported all engineering commissioning duties throughout final stages of shipyard to meet project specifications. Internet URL: http://www.deepwater.com

Auburn Hills, Mi

Directed all aspects of existing and future hybrid and V8 power train in-vehicle testing, analysis and development to track noise and vibration levels. Key Accomplishments Include:Successfully identified and resolved the top five noise issues within hybrid transmissions. Developed an effective counter-measure to resolve a "no-launch" issue identified on the V8 engine. Internet URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/daimlerchrysler

Auburn Hills, Mi

Led engineering, technician and mechanics teams to develop and test innovative minivan and crossover vehicles with cutting-edge body sealing, vibration and wind noise resolutions. Key Accomplishments Include:Successfully developed and launched a wind noise improvement package for the Chrysler Pacifica, resulting in 50% improvement measures and cost savings of $17/vehicle. Oversaw all aspects of engineering for a new minivan from cradle to grave, successfully delivering a 50% improvement over the previous model. Developed and launched an innovative body sealing package for the new minivan, resulting in 30% sealing improvement and 20% in manpower savings. Internet URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/daimlerchrysler

Detroit, Mi

Managed engineering during all stages of development for the Jeep Liberty, including power train, chassis, driveline, body, interior development and noise/vibration testing. Key Accomplishments Include:Achieved a 40% improvement for wind noise development by JDPower for the new Grand Cherokee at launch. Led engineering improvements, resulting in $200/vehicle cost savings on the Liberty program, with no degradation in performance. Improved tracking and body sealing through the development of an innovative body sealing methodology. Internet URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/daimlerchrysler

Detroit, Mi

Oversaw all aspects of production for a fast-paced manufacturing facility, including coordinating production schedules, tracking projects and managing more than 70 hourly employees to ensure project targets were achieved and safety goals were met every quarter. Key Accomplishments Include:Successfully launched two new product lines while maintaining a high level of quality and efficiency. Increased throughput by 10% by implementing effective scheduling changes. Internet URL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/daimlerchrysler

Bse, Aerospace Engineering

Mba, Business Administration