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Mishawaka, In, Us

Bristol, Indiana, United States

Bristol, Indiana, United States

United States

• Served as Interim Quality Manager of a facility during high visibility launches for top two largest customers• Led daily customer interfacing launch communications• Instituted a refined Quality strategy to significantly increase customer satisfaction • Developed Quality team members toward a high performance culture • Facilitated Quality initiatives across multiple sites for FVS segment • CEO Equity Award Recipient• "High Five" recognition for leadership in a monthly corporate newsletter

Bristol, Indiana, United States

• Served as Interim Quality Manager at a satellite location for new product launch• Developed new quality processes combining lean initiatives with industry expectations• Assisted in driving DPU and FPY numbers beyond standard targets month over month• Coordinated data collection initiative for a granular level approach to defect reporting• Facilitated critical supplier quality improvements with a major OEM chassis supplier

South Bend, Indiana

• Program and integrate CNC lathe and machining center cutting programs for Robot Cell NPI• Lead a cross functional team focused on decreasing cell setup times by 50%• Lead capital project to commonize machine tooling to increase capacity by 20%• Six Sigma Greenbelt project to reduce machined diameter defects offering $49k yearly savings • Develop a capacity simulation model for scheduling production most efficiently for OTTR initiative• Implement IIOT Machine Downtime tracking to department preparing for MTConnect integration• BRAVO recipient for "Be a Zealot for Growth" for 23% cycle time reduction to a key process• BRAVO recipient for "Act with Urgency" for improvements toward increased output goal

Elkhart, Indiana

• Lead engineering contact for a large customer’s Class A and Class Super C Motorcoach builds• Responsible for managing complete chassis BOMs for production• Continuously analyze engineering masters for simplicity, ease of manufacturing, and cost reductions• Cost all internal and customer driven revisions to chassis floorplans and equipment

Elkhart, Indiana

• Selected for implementation of company first robotic press brake cell• Served as member of a team overseeing a wide variety of fabrication projects across various industries• Responsible for specifying all manufacturing resources, materials, and hardware for weldment assemblies• Quote new business opportunities while prioritizing end customer quality needs beyond print specifications• Gained professional experience with Inventor modeling software constructing shop floor prints

Marshall, Michigan, United States

• Leader of a team through launch activities from a final assembly standpoint for high visibility programs such as Ford F-150, F-250, Lincoln Navigator, MKZ, and Continental• Responsible for ensuring all final assembly equipment, tooling, integration, safety, and documentation standards are met through various phases of launch• Gained professional automation integration experience working with KUKA and Fanuc robots for synchronized welding applications• Provided over $300,000 in cost savings due to cell layout, improved material flow, fixture design, and scrap reduction in a variety of cells• Increased productivity in a cell by 46% by reducing cycle time and reducing rework rates by 87%• Implemented new standard ergonomic flooring systems to reduce operator fatigue• Utilize SixSigma ideologies for data collection and problem solving

Marshall, Michigan, United States

• Assisted in building a creative solution to improve the Ford Service Program • Performed capability analysis on part processes with Six Sigma ideologies • Reviewed and approved supplier PPAPs • Supported quality alert containment actions for OEMs

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Promoted to a full engineering role to manage all new product activity for their largest customer • Accountable for assembling and submitting all PPAP documentation • Coordinated meetings for gage design and approved quoted checking fixture designs • Created FMEA, process flow charts, control plans, and inspection check sheets for hundreds of parts

Cassopolis, Mi

• Machined large sand castings for Caterpillar dump trucks• Gained experience in quality control, production operations, and MIOSHA safety standards• Practiced 5s and Lean manufacturing concepts in the workplace• Skilled with part tolerances, tooling requirements, and GD&T blueprints

South Bend, Indiana Area

• Instructed portions of professional SolidWorks training courses to engineers • Assisted in the production of tutorial videos of the software • Offered daily technical support to customers

Certificate Of Executive Management

Bachelor Of Science, Engineering Management

Activities and Societies: American Society of Engineering ManagementDegree focused around People, Processes, and Systems. Courses include.

Transfer Student, Pre-Engineering