Engineering Manufacturing

BRANDON'BIVENS'

!****F!West!Route!*** ****!Knapp!St!Unit!404!

Kankakee,!IL!60901! Ames,!IA!50014! Cell:!815D953D8935!

Email:!acsrry@r.postjobfree.com!

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OBJECTIVE

Find!a!challenging,!competitive!workplace!where!my!experience!and!Industrial!Engineering!degree!can!be! fully!utilized!to!help!improve!manufacturing!processes!and!lead!various!projects.! WORK HISTORY

May$2015$ Engineering'Internship'

to$ $ American!Ordnance!LLC!

Aug$2015$ Burlington,$IA$

! Performed!time!studies!in!order!to!redesign!and!maximize!throughput!and!efficiency!in! manufacturing!processes,!calculated!takt!times,!updated!and!maintained!the!plant!HPU!chart,! conducted!ergonomic!assessments,!and!evaluated!and!implemented!5S!methodology!where! applicable.!

May$2013$ Engineering'Internship'

to$ $ Illinois$Tool$Works:$Deltar$Body$&$Interior$(Toyota$Division)! Aug$2013$ Frankfort,$IL$

! Tested!and!analyzed!various!plastic!interior!and!exterior!automobile!trim!pieces!manufactured!for! Toyota!to!ensure!consistency!and!longevity!through!Gauge!R&R!and!other!statistical!means.!Also! worked!on!calibrating!various!tools!and!other!measuring!devices!crucial!for!dayDtoDday!operation! within!the!operating!facility.!$

Jan$2015$ Quality'Control'Project'

to$ $ ACH$Foods$

May$2015$ Ankeny,$IA$

! Analyzed!loss!of!product,!changeover!times,!and!bottle!fill!ratios!that!fell!out!of!the!set!60/40! tolerance.!Through!this,!we!provided!ACH!Foods!with!an!adequate!means!of!justifying!the!purchase! of!an!upgraded,!more!efficient,!fourDhopper!machine.$ Sep$2012! Recreation'Supervisor'

to$ $ Kankakee$Valley$Park$District$

Apr$2013$ Kankakee,$IL$

! Supervised!and!taught!various!sports!and!activities,!handled!money,!and!opened/closed!the!facilities! EDUCATION

Aug$2013:$ Iowa'State'University'<'Ames,!IA GPA:'2.72'! May$2016$ Bachelor$of$Science$in$Industrial$Engineering$

$ $ Member$of$Phi$Gamma$Delta$(FIJI)$Fraternity$

$ $ Member$of$Institute$of$Industrial$Engineers$$

Aug$2011:$ Kankakee'Community'College'<!Kankakee,!IL' ' Jun$2013$ Associates$in$Engineering$Science$

RELEVENT SKILLS/COURSES

! AutoCAD/Solidworks/Autodesk!Inventor!3D!

! Time!Studies,!Optimization,!Industrial!Automation,!Manufacturing!Process,!5S!

! Microsoft!Office;!Proficient!in!Excel;!Technical!Writing! INTERESTS

I!enjoy!innovating;!creating!new!ways!to!do!a!seemingly!sluggish!task!or!reDengineering!inefficient!products! or!processes.!Inefficiency!is!my!biggest!pet!peeve.

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