SHERRI M NICHOLSON

*** ****** **., **********, **** 45648

740-***-**** acera8@r.postjobfree.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/sherrinicholson/

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

I am currently a welding engineer supervisor for Van Rob. Also, I am currently pursuing a Bachelors’ of

Science in Welding Engineering from The Ohio State University. I obtained an associates’ degree in

Design Engineering from Stark State College of Technology. I worked with multiple CAD software

packages involving 3d modeling and 2D designs. I am currently in the manufacturing and automotive

field. I have also worked in oil and gas and government fields.

EDUCATION

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Excepted Graduation date, December 2015 GPA:2.75

B.S. Welding Engineering

Stark State College of Technology, Canton, OH

Graduated May 1999 GPA:3.10

A.A.S. Design Engineering

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Welding Skills: Manual Arc Welding (SMAW), GTAW & GMAW, Ultrasonic

Design Skills: Igrip; Catia V4 Microstation J; AutoCAD; MatLab, Solidworks

Other Skills: Lean manufacturing, Microsoft Office; Projectwise; Lotus Notes; Panasonic robots

WELDING ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

Van Rob, Waverly, Ohio

Welding Engineer (December 2013 – Present)

• Responsible for manufacturing weld and assembly feasibility in the plant.

• Liaison between quality and tool shops making sure that the customer’s specifications are

followed.

• Responsible for the multiple weld technicians and make sure they execute daily welding tasks.

• Provide welding and assembly process and tool engineering expertise to stamping and assembly

plants as requested.

• I participate in a cost savings program and implement continuous improvement in the plant.

Ingersoll Rand (Trane), La Crosse, Wisconsin

Lean Manufacturing Co-op (January 2013 – May 2013)

• Enforced lean manufacturing principles in a manufacturing environment

• Manufacturing processes involved in project work include welding, brazing, fabrication,

machining, assembly, painting, or testing.

• Interacted with business processes such as design/drafting, materials, systems, production

planning, quality, and safety

FMC Technologies, Houston, Texas

Welding Engineer Intern (June 2012 - August 2012)

• Provided welding and materials technical support and guidance to the weld shop, manufacturing,

quality assurance, purchasing and design engineering teams.

• Developed and implemented Welding Procedure Specifications and Procedure Qualification

Records to support manufacturing needs.

• Administer and maintain Welder Performance Qualifications to ensure conformance with ASME

Section IX and customer requirements.

• Develop local work instructions for the weld shop based on codes, specifications and

metallurgical practices.

• Review and approve internal and supplier welding procedures to ensure conformance with API,

ASME, AWS, NACE and customer requirements.

Honda of America, East Liberty, Ohio

Welding Engineer Intern (September 2011 - December 2011)

• Verified weld quality, part fit & finish, part drawings, equipment & or processes.

• Performed line side investigation to provide recommendations for quality improvements (Weld

quality improvement, burr/spatter reduction).

• Confirmed effectiveness of countermeasures through comparison of "before and after" situation

(development of tracking systems).

• Reported generation, project progress tracking and control, project files maintenance, results

presentation to management.

• Developed new model process development and verification (welding conditions, quality

confirmation systems).

Toyota Engineering and Manufacturing, Georgetown, Kentucky

Body Weld Co-op (January 2009 - July 2009 : September 2010 - December 2010)

• Gained project management experience by developing project deadlines, estimating cost of

projects, scheduling projects during plant shutdowns and reporting project outcomes using excel

to the body weld vice-president and plant manager.

• Revised AutoCAD drawings of updated process lines for future Camry, Venza, and Avalon

models.

• Completed quality analysis of resistance spot welds on frame of the Camry and created

countermeasure plans to eliminate welding issues.

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