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Hønefoss, Viken, No

Oslo, Norway

Managed multiple engineering program groups at Norsk Titanium's Engineering & Technology Center.Responsible for establishing, maintaining and improvement of NTi's Project Management System and supporting toolsets.Actively managed multiple concurrent projects from initiation, through execution and formal project closure.Assigned and managed company resources, including personnel, funds and equipment to ensure project and program objectives are met within established deadlines.Acted as Configuration Manager for all Norsk Titanium locations.Managed, maintained and improved Nork Titanium's Configuration Management Plan and supporting processes and toolsets in accordance with EIA-649.Led Configuration Control Boards to review and approve requested configuration changes.Ensured all drawings, Bills of Material, technical documentation and specifications maintain correct configuration and revision information.Acted as project manager and subject matter expert to establish digital Product Lifecycle Management and Service Lifecycle Management solutions at NTi.

Hønefoss, Norway

Led international project teams to industrialize NTi technologies, business processes, and production methods.Responsible for developing and implementing continuous improvement projects in all company areas.Led multi-discipline teams to develop, test and deploy new software, machine technology, production processes and technical documentation.Responsible for the roll out of all new or updated production processes, methods and technology, including creation of necessary documentation and training procedures,Provided employee training on all new or updated production processes and business processes as required by completed continuous improvement projects.Responsible for acquisition, installation and handover of capital projects and equipment.

Janesville/Beloit, Wisconsin Area

Coordinated and managed all facility and production line design and installation activities for North American medical device packaging operations, including but not limited to construction projects, factory and system level repairs and performance monitoring.Evaluated and updated safety protocols, established company wide safety programs, developed and coordinated safety training for employees, and ensured ongoing compliance with all established safety and security protocols.Identified continuous improvement opportunities within all North American operations and provided project management of the same. Primary focus were improvements to overall factory production flows, value stream analysis and improvements, business process development and improvement, and safety system improvements.Executed audits and corrective actions related to all medical device packaging equipment and record-keeping policies.Provided guidance and technical support to internal departments and external contractors as it pertained to ongoing and future projects.Estimated budgets and schedules for plant and production line construction, renovation, production line retrofits and continuous improvement projects, in support of Prent's medical device customer requirements.

Janesville/Beloit, Wisconsin Area

Provided on-going design support for new medical device packaging production lines, new technology development, production line retrofits and facility upgrades for all world wide locations.Developed and managed production line retrofits on Prent's medical device packaging lines to improve manufacturing capability and lower costs.Managed cradle to grave projects, including budget and schedule estimation and tracking, risk analysis and closure activities.Traveled to branch locations world wide to oversee production line installation and retrofits and to provide skills and safety training to local personnel on installed production equipment.Assisted in production line repair and maintenance as needed.Oversaw the design and construction of a complete production floor renovation and expansion, with an estimated budget of $10 million USD.

Kolkata Area, India

Provided training, support and consultation to UCC India operations in all duties related to Production and Supply Chain development.Beginning in August 2010, was based in Kolkata, India for the duration of the project.Areas of focus included: supplier qualification and selection, material selection, QA/QC audits and qualification, contract management, packing and shipping requirements, contract negotiations, purchasing duties, material planning and milestone tracking.Developed new supplier base in order to increase competitiveness within South East Asia markets.

Waukegan, Illinois

Was responsible for contract negotiations of large steel fabrications sourced from vendors outside of the U.S., tracking of QA/inspection/fabrication milestones, and shipment of goods.Provided assistance during design stages to ensure proper material substitutions based on foreign material availability.

Trained and operated as patrol leader of 2nd ACRs Regimental Deep Reconnaissance Team (RDRT); trained to operate up to 50 miles behind established lines, with little to no guidance from friendly forces. Special training included demolitions, sabotage, Air Assault, escape and evasion and marksmanship.Spent one year on special duty assignment to JRTC Protocol as Transportation NCOIC, with 12 soldiers reporting; was responsible for the security, transport, scheduling and billeting of visiting diplomats, dignitaries and officers, both foreign and domestic.As part of A TRP, 1st Squadron, 2nd ACR, deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom in April 2003. During this deployment, as Senior Specialist in A Trp, maintained the only fully operation squad in the troop. Operational areas included Baghdad, Tikrit and outlying areas.

Master Of Science - Ms, Engineering/Industrial Management, 3.95

Financial & Managerial Accounting Technical Project Management Applied Leadership & Management of Engineering Organizations Foundations.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering, 3.5

Activities and Societies: SAE For senior design project, worked with a team conducting feasibility studies of various thermal control.