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Farmington, Connecticut, United States

-Hiked 800+ miles from New York to Baxter State Park in Maine, also stopping to experience major cities-Increased self-reliance and formed strong relationships with fellow hikers

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

-Owned all aspects of plant quality producing 6,000+ high-complexity parts per day, including KPI’s (defective PPM, customer incidents, COPQ) and weekly report-outs to COO/upper management-Overhauled quality system, resulting in a 75% reduction in defective PPM and 50% reduction in customer incidents-Solved new business challenges by developing processes, training the production team, and forming relationships with customers-Successfully passed two ISO9001 audits (both internal and external) as well as numerous customer quality audits-Managed the administration and workings of the quality department (5 people) to meet business objectives

Greenville, South Carolina

-Rewrote and standardized quality documentation system, including PCP, PFMEA, and on-floor work instructions-Completed and obtained customer approval for 300+ PPAP plans-Spearheaded initiatives to cultivate quality culture, including implementation of layered process audits and material review boards-Improved specifications on 200+ individual products using DOE in collaboration with customer service and applications teams-Led corrective and preventative action projects, including inventory revamping, material flow mapping, and packaging improvements

Graniteville, Sc

-Owned the specifications and quality of trade and OE product lines totaling 7,000+ pieces per day-Collaborated with R&D to develop numerous new tires for OE customers (Ford, Honda, etc) from conception to launch-Solved product design and processing challenges to drive down scrap and rework, resulting a cost savings of $600,000+ per year-Led cross-functional teams to track, analyze, and implement solutions for top issues across all product lines

Greater New Orleans Area

Greater New Orleans Area

-Mentored and helped coach a Lego League team composed of 1st-5th graders

Greater New Orleans Area

Greater New Orleans Area

-Tutored English to Spanish-speaking immigrants who had little to no basis in the English language

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

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