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Sparta, Wi, Us

• Present project updates for significant improvement actions during weekly OEM Leadership meetings• Improve workplace safety by following up on all recordable incidents, collaborate with safety team for root cause analysis and carry out corrective actions preventing future injuries• Use Microsoft Power BI to measure and track KPIs, identify improvement projects, and better visualize production data• Established the practice of displaying plant KPIs on the manufacturing floor, allowing process experts on the floor to know when they’re “winning”• Lead a daily meeting with department supervisors to briefly review production trends and pareto charts and discuss root cause issues if targets were missed• Lead a continuous improvement scrap reduction project that resulted in savings exceeding $100K/month• Serve as project manager for production transfers to other NEC facilities, working with customers and other plant managers to facilitate progress and process validation

Johnson Creek, Wi, Us

• Team leadership: helped manage projects for engineering team and communicated updates to the VP of Manufacturing• ABB and FANUC robotics: Used simulation software for offline robot programming and reach studies to verify fixture design prior to building, touched up existing robot programs, and troubleshooting of automation cell issues• Designed and built fixtures for robot machining and water jet cutting processes• Implemented lean practices across the production floor including 5s, visual management, and 8D problem solving method• Helped guide factory layout changes to add uni-directional flow of product, maximize visibility, and minimize unnecessary product movement• Served as project manager for the design and building of an assembly cell for one of MasterMold’s highest volume product lines• Introduced 3D printing into the company, which was utilized for many applications, especially for the building of jigs and fixtures for machining operations• Developed and documented work instructions for operations in molding department and for robotic machining processes

Somerset, Wi, Us

• helped advise injection molding tooling changes• Developed detailed and thorough procedural instructions and trained technical staff for setup and operation of automated work cells and other equipment• Interpretation of injection molding process data with RJG for • Programmed industrial robots for automation purposes

-Troubleshoot molding and equipment problems to maintain part quality and cycle integrity-Perform tool change-overs and job start-up/ mold technician duties-Establish Branson ultrasonic welder processes for production

-Operation of various automatic and semi-automatic injection molding machines-Experience performing operator duties and relative testing in a class 8 clean room environment

Menomonie, Wi, Us

-Record and analyze data and observations for future experimentation-Implement semi-continuous polymerization for optimal particle and perform particle-size characterization using CPS disc centrifuge-Critical thinking and decisive reasoning to determine best coarse of action during experimentation