Torry Walker Email & Phone Number

Plano, Tx, Us

Saline, Michigan

Northwestern Campus

•Successfully planned celebratory and social events•Learned and used Google Analytics in 14 days to present a report on the effectiveness of the current Multicultural Student Affairs website leading to the revamping of the website•Publicized MSA related events on campus and through social media networks•Took lead role in coordinating, planning, and budgeting events for Black Male Initiative/Brothahood•Organized planning committee of Black Male Initiative

Niles, Il

Performed numerous quality checks using equipment such as SmartScope OGP, shadowgraph, plug gauges, thread plugs, dial indicators, calipers, CMM, and other measuring equipment. Learned Hunter's L-a-b scale and performed color and gloss checks using Konica Minolta colorimeter and Novo-Curve glossmeter.Setting StandardsPlants had trouble deciding accepted and rejected parts, therefore I performed studies under the instruction of other Supplier Quality Engineers (SQEs) to deem where the line lies between acceptable parts and those that are to be rejected. These parts include face plates with defects from packaging and body packs with defects from the supplier. Push Test FixtureRedesigned a fixture intended for a single microphone grille into a universal fixture to perform tests on all Shure-designed microphone grilles with abrasion/welds, created engineering drawings per Shure Inc. standards, and submitted to tooling manager for approval which were manufactured and sent to plants located in the US, China, and Mexico.

Waterloo, Iowa

Utility Tractors, 5M SeriesJapan Fuel Tank Flame Test: Per Japanese requirement designed pan and screen that enabled John Deere to sell tractors in Japan for surmountable profit, organized meetings with appropriate management within John Deere to review testing requirements, designs, and schedule future activities, worked with supplier to receive quote on cost of complete testTractor Chassis Stiffener: Designed preliminary frame stiffener to attach to chassis, submitted for FEA results in which design improved vibration results, optimized preliminary design to one of better quality aligned with John Deere product standards5M Production Part Updates: Coordinated with suppliers of numerous production parts in updates to improve current products; initiated engineering changes within John Deere systems, recognizing and correcting the issue, receiving models and drawings with changes displayed, and coordinating changes to be adopted within John Deere platform

Saline, Mi

Engineering Design Chassis (EDC) CX group, Co-op (Sept – Dec 2012)Part Characteristic Investigation: Coordinated with supplier about testing dates that allowed accurate information in a short lead time, as well as minimizing cost to coincide with group budget, agreeing upon testing procedures, successfully meeting characteristic targets, meeting all deadlines, ordering and delivering parts before scheduled evaluationsCompetitor Ride and Drive: Coordinated ride and drive evaluations for competitor vehicles, created schedule and mapped route, gathered data emphasizing “WOW” features and areas for improvement, formatted data in presentation form, and reported to different Toyota groupTire Inflation Kit Benchmarking: Researched marketed tire inflation kit suppliers and models, benchmarked Toyota competitor vehicles as well as best selling vehicles of 20 categories searching if tire inflation kit or spare was standard or optional, performing go-and-see on as many vehicles as possible to confirm findings, presenting findings in department meetings and sharing data with Japanese counterpartOther Significant Work: Supported various projects generating standard Toyota documents, CATIA assemblies, and engineering drawings, performed numerous quality red pen checks between Toyota and supplier drawings, formed documents highlighting change points to parts from current model vehicle to future model vehicle

EDC II (March-June 2011) Essential in finalizing prototype of “Crutchendo” (wheel chair crutch holder); major contributions in geometric requirements, overall shape, and crutch locking mechanism for user with Quickie R2 Wheel ChairEDC I (Jan-March 2011) Leading designer in creating “The Flipside” helping client with hemiparesis in left arm continue lifelong hobby of playing piano; design included table top utilizing user’s weight and a cradle on rollers with foam cushion to support left arm and allow wide range of motion