Engineer Manufacturing

Alayna Roberts

*** *. **** #**, *******, IL ***57 815-***-****

**************@*****.***

I am an experienced professional applications/manufacturing engineer with

focus on machining, tooling, workholding, and design. My career goals

include becoming an engineer at a company where I can take on a project and

see it from conception, through design, and to the end product. I also

plan on taking the PE, getting certification in Six Sigma, and continuing

my education in machining.

Core Competencies

. Engineering

. Manufacturing

. 3D design

. Technical Support

. Machining

. Quality Control

. Metrology

. G-code programming

. Technical Training

. Live machine demonstrations

. Product Management

. Project Management

Professional Experience

Engineer

July 2014 - Oct 2014

Chicago Gasket Company, Chicago, IL

. Learned gang lathe and live tooling technologies, ran NC and CNC machines

. Quality Control experience doing setup evaluations, in-process checks,

and final authorizations

. Knowledge and experience using various metrology tools

. Sintering, extrusion, and pressing of plastic materials

Manufacturing Engineer March 2014 - June

2014

Laystrom Manufacturing Company, Chicago, IL

. Engineered parts in Vista (ERP System), determined production hours and

shop efficiency

. Learned press brake, welding, and laser cutting technologies for metals

. Updated SOPs and Work Instructions

. Some design in Solidworks 2014 (sheet metal, flat blank design)

Applications Engineer and Assistant Product Manager

Jan 2012 - Feb 2014

BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling, Hoffman Estates, IL

. Recommend tool holders, boring tools, or cutting tools for customer's

unique applications

. Focus on BIG-Plus, CAT, BT, HSK, Capto spindle interfaces

. Design special tooling in Solidworks for unique machining applications

. Assistant Product Manager for the Sphinx cutting tool line - focus on

high performance micro drills and deep hole drilling applications valued

at $1M in sales per year

. Design demonstrations and run them on vertical and/or horizontal CNC

machines

. Quote customer's projects and keep track of project in Salesforce

. Plan for trade shows to help market and increase awareness of BIG

Kaiser's full product line

Fluid Dynamics Engineer May 2009

- May 2011

Bioacoustics Research Lab, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

. Wrote Matlab code to analyze and illustrate fluid dynamic patterns of

Microbubble Dynamics

. Assisted with experimentation and analysis using transducers,

oscilloscopes and LabView

. Designed experimental research on Microbubble processing techniques for

in-lab use

. Training lead in the lab

College of Engineering Department Activities Assistant

May 2008 - Nov 2008

College of Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

. Participated in 3 different programs associated with the College of

Engineering during the summer/fall of 2008

. Lead two classes of about 20 students each for 5 weeks

. Aided incoming freshmen on how to use the Enterprise System to register

for classes

Undergraduate Research Intern Feb 2005 -

Feb 2008

CU Aerospace/Dept of Aerospace, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL

. Airborne laser research assisting professional engineers in electriCOIL

and vertiCOIL

. Assisted in the maintenance of laser diagnostics, including handling

hazardous materials

. Reduced and analyzed experimental data using Excel and KestralSpec Apogee

. Designed laser parts and lab storage units in AutoCAD and Unigraphics

. Built custom laser parts and lab storage units (from scratch) using the

lab's machine shop

. Completed individual research in orifices and their effect on advanced

hybrid laser feed systems

Education

Harper College

Aug 2013 - Mar 2014

Palatine, IL

. Manufacturing Technology Classes and Certification

University of Illinois

Aug 2004 - Dec 2008

Urbana-Champaign

. Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering

. Minor in Atmospheric Sciences

Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine May

2006 - July 2006

Nancy, France

. 8-week program through International Programs in Engineering (associated

with the University of Illinois)

Certifications

MSSC Production Technician Certification - MSSC Safety

Skills Summary

Computer Skills

. Microsoft Office - 10+ years

. Microsoft Dynamics - 2 years

. Salesforce - 2 years

. VisualVault - 3 months

Software Skills

. Matlab - 3 years

. Solidworks - 2+ years

. NX (Unigraphics) - 3 years

. AutoCAD - 3 years

. LabView - 4+ years

. Vista - 3 months

Machine Shop Skills

. Machine shop/power tool skills - 4+ years

. CNC Machining - 2 years

. G-code/M-code (Fanuc) programming - 2 years

. Table saw - 3 years

. Ban saw - 3 years

. Lathe - 3 years

. Mill - 3 years

. Fabrication knowledge (press brake and laser cutting) - 3 months

QC Skills

. Calipers - 3 years

. Pin Mic - 3 years

. Flat Mic - 3 years

. Gages - 3 months

. Optical comparator - 3 months

. Pi tape - 3 months

. Drop Gages - 3 months

. Surface Finish Instrument - 3 months

. Digital Multimeter - 3 years

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