Engineer Quality Control

Nicolas C. Willis

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PROFILE

. Material Science and Engineering graduate student with prior degree in

Industrial Engineering

. Approximately 3 years of varied Engineering experience

. Skilled in Project Management and business skills having led several

significant projects

. Ability in Microsoft Office, Magmasoft Simulation Software, Minitab,

Creo, Matlab

EDUCATION

The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

2014

Material Science and Engineering

Auburn University, Auburn, AL 2007

Industrial and Systems Engineering

EXPERIENCE

UAB Materials Engineering Graduate Assistant-Metals Group

Present

. Solidification modeling using Magmasoft

. Co-authored "Factors Impacting the Quality of ASTM A781 Keel Blocks"

for 2012 SFSA conference

. Co-authored "Automatic Risering using Redbook Rules with Application

to Order of Magnitude Cost Analysis" for 2013 SFSA conference

. Research focused on casting process, solidification, gating and

feeding system design, modeling of manufacturing processes, lean

manufacturing, and cost estimation

. Thesis topic: design for manufacturing project involving creation of

a cost model for metal castings

. 2014 Caroline P. Ireland Research Travel Scholarship

Rexnord Industries, Birmingham, AL Intern

2010

. Built a plant-wide tooling inventory database using Microsoft Excel

and Access for use at all work stations

Hamon Custodis, Birmingham, AL Field Engineer

2008-2009

. Performed quality control work on FRP (fiber reinforced plastic) and

concrete projects

. Assisted in safety management

. Responsible for procurement of all necessary materials for

construction

UPS, Birmingham, AL Industrial Engineer

2007

. MPG Initiative: maximize fuel economy of trucks throughout the

Alabama district

. Reorganized the Small Sort area

INTERFACE FLOORING SYSTEMS, Lagrange, GA CO-OP Student

2004-2005

. Performed time and motion studies for all processes in both West Point

and Lagrange facilities

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