Samantha Thoe

*** ********** ** • Seneca, SC • **678 • (Open to Relocation) • acf8pc@r.postjobfree.com • 321-***-****

http://www.clemson.edu/ces/cedar/Samantha_Thoe

EDUCATION:

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University Clemson, SC

GPA: 3.31 August 2011-May 2014

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University Clemson, SC

GPA: 3.26 Overall/ 3.30 Major August 2007-May 2011

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

November 2013-Present

Project Engineer (Please do not contact GEM, as I am still employed here)

GEM Southeast Inc. Toccoa, GA

Performed company-wide product line standardization to increase material buying power and customer satisfaction

Optimized plant layout to accommodate new machinery and increased productivity into existing process flow,

Applied lean manufacturing within production and procurement of $250K machine for production cost reduction

Maintained BOM/BOO for 100s of assemblies, including correction of raw material record

Discovered and addressed inaccurate record of labor for production operations to insure system accuracy

Addressed and rectified floor personnel complaints to improve personnel welfare and morale

Provided packaging solution for metal product shipping resulting in savings of nearly $10Kannually

Redesign of product line for international distributor

Created drawings for new products and updated old product drawings from 2D to 3D models

Designed new pack-to-ship layout, increasing productivity

Developed multiple forms to maintain and track project records and engineering changes

Engineering Design Intern, Hand Held Power Tools Group September 2010-April 2011

Techtronic Industries Anderson, SC

Redesigned and modified injection molded products and testing equipment

Responsible for adapting testing equipment to meet changing product specifications

Conducted benchmark analysis tests on competitor products (20-25 at a time) including product disassembly,

component database log, and maintaining organized layout of parts; Gained experience in evaluation for efficiency of

parts including cost analysis of components

Sustained supply of 200+ batteries of varied models for prototype testing

Implemented lean process tools for reorganization of battery charging station to meet growing demand; Employed

lean process tools for optimization of battery storage

Design & Stress Analysis Engineer, Contracted Work April 2013-December 2013

CresTechnologies, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA

Designed and analyzed support system for Calciner Equipment

Design implemented for use as final design

Performed drawing checks to insure proper drawings are submitted to manufacture

Drawing check saved $1000s on corrections made

Rapid Prototyping Lab Manager, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering January 2011-August 2013

Clemson University Clemson, SC

Produced all department Rapid Prototyping (RP) parts using Objet 24, Cubify Cube, Makerbot Replicator 2; Gained

experience with manipulation of CAD models and assemblies

Trained machine shop personnel and students for use of RP machines; Created instruction manuals, material logs and

machine use logs

Maintained three RP machines; Insured material supply stocked as well as maintenance materials; Completed

troubleshooting to repair issues with printing or software

SKILLS:

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified • EIT/FE • MATLAB • LabVIEW • SolidWorks • AutoCad • DraftSight • GibbsCAM

ANSYS • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, Access) • Adobe Acrobat • 6S • Lean Manufacturing

Wood Working • Welding • Hand Held Power Tools

PUBLICATIONS AND REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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