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Littleton, Colorado, United States

United States

⦁ Managed team of two Manufacturing Engineers. Responsible for responding to production downtime incidents, implementing Engineering Change Orders, Continuous Improvement Projects, and design, implementation, and validation of new or modified production lines for new product developments (APQP).⦁ Created standards, expectations, and metrics for the new Manufacturing Engineering group.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

⦁ Managed team of up to 22 direct-labor employees. Responsible for creating a safe working environment and culture of safety within the team, maintaining production quality standards, meeting production schedules, meeting productivity goals, and managing team member performance⦁ Contributed to site turnaround, increasing combined lean score from 41% to 86% and on-time delivery from 65% to consistent 98% or better including six months straight of 100% on-time deliveries⦁ Selected to lead project for creation of standards for process flow, process failure modes and effects analyses, and work instructions⦁ Led first-pass yield improvement project for ceramic valve line identifying systemic root cause and implementing new standards for preventative action

Farmington Ct, Queretaro Mx, Auburn Wa, Las Vegas Nv

Multi-function rotational program consisting of four six-month positions at locations throughoutthe AmericasProject Management in Farmington, CT - H1 2016- Created and managed a multi-disciplinary team through initial concept and market research for new product development and bespoke projects- Evaluated feasibility of and proposed automated manufacturing processProcess Engineer in Queretaro, MX - H2 2016- Responded to requests for manufacturing quotes from other IMI sites- Investigated root causes of defects and inefficiencies on manufacturing lines and proposed changes to improve first-pass yield- Evaluated and composed business case for purchasing new plastic injection molding machines and multi-axis CNC lathesDevelopment Engineer in Auburn, WA - H1 2017- Designed components for commercial vehicle new product development projects- Conceptualized and designed fully-automated, high-air-flow test rig for commercial vehicle projects- Standardized simple thermal simulation methods for components for commercial vehicle applicationsBusiness Development and Market Analysis in Las Vegas, NV - H2 2017- Created and standardized competitor and key account tracking tools, reported monthly on data gathered- Designed and executed Voice of the Customer study to create specifications for new product development projects

Saline, Michigan

- Designed tooling components, sensors, and automation to be used in the transfer of sheet metal in transfer presses- Managed NAS’s “Blue Sky” process by which employees submitted ideas for new products- Designed and created prototypes from Blue Sky submissions and presented concepts to sales and management- Regularly interfaced with customers to present new products and gain feedback- Developed algorithms to create collision-free motion plans for robots in overlapping workspaces and to return to home from any random position after a crash, patented

Denver, Co

Worked with Test Engineers to produce meaningful and useful data used both internally and by clients.Worked with Production Engineers to develop production inspections and practices.Worked with Design Engineers to design and build parts and assemblies used in the test lab.

Littleton, Co

Researched rock and mineral data for a DoD study.Completed assigned tasks independently and compiled reports of findings.

Greenwood Village, Co

Developed preliminary specifications for multiple projects including Kennecott Mine Expansion.Researched materials data.

Master Of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 3.43 Gpa

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering