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Oakdale, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Mn

Hopkins, Mn

• E-cigarette liquid Manufacturing & Marketing

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Supervised and collaborated with a small team of diverse Employees in a high volume, high tech production environment.• Managed production throughput and in-process product quality.• Analyzed production metrics and inventory levels.• Apply continuous improvement and lean-thinking principles to production methods.• Participated in engineering R&D activities.• Effectively supported sales and marketing efforts for NPD projects.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Analyzed existing processes to identify procedural changes, equipment modifications, and other improvements to increase quality, improve safety, and lower unit costs.• Developed procedures for implementation and execution of new manufacturing and business processes to increase productivity and utilization. • Support new manufacturing process scale up, including machine design and operation, development of process and safety procedures, and training of new process personnel • Identify problems and variations within the manufacturing process through root cause analysis, and develop verifiable solutions through experimentation and documentation.• Collaborate with Engineering and Sales to develop new and experimental products as well as streamline inter-department process.• Safety Program Lead for Manufacturing and Safety Committee member

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Project manager in materials laboratory that provided mechanical testing services to internal and external clients. • Developed and performed applied test methods for specific consumer goods such as construction products, automotive parts, medical devices, and other consumer goods.• Conducted testing according to specific test specifications within a Materials Laboratory on building materials such as soil, concrete, shotcrete, CMU, RWU, grout, mortar, aggregates, asphalt, structural steel, wood, plastics, composites, extrusions, and other engineered materials.• Extensive experience in setup, operation, and calibration of electronic test equipment such as servo-hydraulic testing frames, load cells, strain gauges, LVDTs, RVDTs, environmental chambers, thermometers, hygrometers, and other common testing devices.• Performed various in situ tests, including load & deflection, mass measurement, bearing capacity, coefficient of friction, vibration monitoring, floor flatness, pavement structure analysis, and other tests in the field.• Gained valuable experience on major projects such as the St. Anthony Falls Bridge (I-35W), HW 62 Crosstown Reconstruction, Northstar Commuter Rail, Stillwater Lift Bridge, Twin’s Stadium, Gopher’s Stadium, and Underwater World at Mall of America.