Matthew Radke
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EDUCATION
Wayne State University Detroit, MI
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Graduated December 1999
WORK EXPERIENCE
MRA Industries (Anderson-Cook) Clinton Township, MI
Manufacturing Engineer November 2013 – May 2016
Responsibilities:
Manage inventory and usage of perishable tooling (drills, inserts, hobs, spline racks, etc.) for CNC lathes, mills, spline rollers, and hob machines.
Create and maintain AutoCAD process drawings, including Geometric Dimensions and Tolerances, for each stage of production for all jobs in the plant.
Create and maintain Control Plans, PFMEAs, and required test documents for all production processes.
Determine testing methods and parameters for each stage of production to determine if the part is within Customer specified tolerances.
Test new methods and tooling on current operations to reduce cycle time and/or tool life to reduce costs.
Supervise and perform initial sample testing and data collection of new products for PPAP approval.
The Home Depot Madison Heights, MI
Merchandising Execution Team Associate September 2008 – November 2013
Responsibilities:
Execute seasonal resets including moving shelves, setting bays to planogram, building and installing displays, sequencing product into bay, and printing price labels for product.
Execute special projects, including introducing new products to bays, removing clearance merchandise for better visual appeal, and installing new signs to drive sales.
Maintain bay integrity by insuring bay remains set to planogram, products signs and beam labels are present and undamaged, and bay looks clean and appealing to customers.
General Motors Warren, MI
Validation Engineer March 2000 – November 2000
Responsibilities:
Execute component, subsystem, and vehicle level tests to validate sunroofs, spoilers, body side moldings, and other exterior trim components.
Create and maintain validation test plans for exterior trim components using Microsoft Project.
Determine and solve the cause of test failures.
Work in teams to optimize the design of components by determining all possible causes of failure (DFMEA).
Siemens Automotive Auburn Hills, MI
Summer Intern May 1998 – August 1998
Responsibilities:
Designed and built a test fixture to simulate a four door car, including hood and rear lift gate, to allow testing of remote entry, security, and other related electrical systems.
Wired test boxes to operate various automotive electrical systems.
Built circuit boards for small production testing.
Cataloged and ordered components for current project testing.
REFERENCES
References are available upon request.