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Mills River, North Carolina, United States

• Influential thinking partner with senior Operations Management staff to develop standardized concept theory of operations and playbook for abnormal conditions to reduce impact to production• Championed deployment of active MES system to increase visibility of production utilization and cost saving initiatives • Developed weekly meeting cadence with the Manf. Engineering/Eng. Technicians & Eng. interns to develop strategic milestones and discuss risk to projects and deployment schedules• Collaborated with business partners to create CapEx for upgrading/replacement equipment and processes• I championed projects, with Finance, to establish labor standards for upcoming/current projects and timelines to meet the company’s strategic forecast

• Subject matter expert for 5 departments across 2 business units• Completed a production capability evaluation to develop internal vs. external specifications to mitigate product risk• Implemented lean methodology including SPC charts and root cause analysis for production optimization• Identified WIP movement opportunities to reduce labor variant and material movement risk • Performed root cause analysis on equipment mitigating scrap cost to push concerns to upstream processes • Collaborated with Cross-functional teams to identify root causes for quality problems

● SME for eight process areas in a production line ● Implemented two trials to optimize throughput across the entire line of products, production productivity improvement gain was $1.5M● Optimized equipment material usage variant to reduce material consumption by .1%.● Updated daily management board to identify out of compliance KPI’s pertaining to Safety, Quality and Productivity● Collaborated with Cross-functional team to find areas of opportunity to QMS● Analyzed and monitored quality trends ● Implemented 5S methodology, used for customer tours

Winchester, Va

● Determined bottleneck in process leading to championing a surface temperature decrease project allowing increased line speed● Facilitated data collection in different cells on a process line to identify where quality defect was originating.● Conducted time study to optimize manpower usage● Design through implementation on manifold to reduce dust collection improving operator’s safety● Championed safety project for logistics department to reduce risk to operator

Penn State Lehigh Valley

• Co-Authored a paper called “Comparison of TCP Implementations for File Transfer” with Lecturer Richard Martin• Utilized C++ to design and develop a converter to power LED light sources with solar energy• Use energy-efficient devices (LEDs) for wireless communications (Wi-Fi and visible light)• Created a converter which will transmit signals/information with the LED light sources• Collaborated with faculty and students across multiple disciplines to develop and design an Eco-Smart House• Communicate data and updates on the project between teams on different campuses• Received a grant of $8,000 from Penn State Launch Box program

Clover, Sc

● Utilized SolidWorks to design proposals for new equipment ● Prototyped a process sorting system to bypass machinery to save the company $40,000 per year● Created a proposal highlighting an optimized line speed by implementing new machinery ● Standardize dwelling time reducing dwell time by 40%