Engineer

Summary of Qualifications

Highly motivated mechanical engineer seeking to grow in a manufacturing and design engineering environment. Experienced in various engineering processes and project management. Key focuses include new product design, value engineering, lean manufacturing, research and development, and testing and verification. Seeking new role in the Denver area as Quality Corporation was sold and is relocating to Mississippi.

Education

University of Minnesota August 2013

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Professional Experience

Quality Corporation September 2015-Present

Manufacturing Engineer

Implement procedures to improve inventory tracking, BOM issues, and raw material purchasing that allow for a functional use of an ERP software program

Create production routings, bills of materials, work instructions, and production packages

Design and lead continuous improvement projects allowing the company to streamline scheduling procedures and reduce work in progress by 40%

Create fixtures for welding and CNC machines using Inventor CAD software

Troubleshoot quality issues and implement control procedures that reduce errors without increasing costs

Rittal Corporation October 2013-September 2015

Engineer-CNC Programming

Created CNC Programs to support new and revised production parts for sheet metal punching centers, lasers, panel benders, and roll forming machines using multiple CAD/CAM software packages

Participated in the design reviews, make/buy analysis, created production routings, verified bill of materials using SAP and Creo

Created, documented, and initialized continuous improvement projects using lean principles and data driven analysis to streamline production, remove unnecessary operations, and better utilize existing equipment

Led instillation, start up, and determined best practices for a new automated Salvagini S4 P4 punch/fold system. Responsible for system integration with existing secondary operations to ensure one piece flow

Managed the set up and implementation of a software system to allow for the automatic creation of nest programs to better utilize material as well as reduce lead time needed to process orders

Identified process improvements to save the organization more than $300,000 dollars annually by removing unnecessary steps, reducing process times, and increasing capacity

Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power September 2011-May 2013

Research Assistant

Partnered with professors and graduate students to improve performance and reliability of a Hybrid Hydraulic Passenger Vehicle

Identified design flaws while formulating and implementing solutions on a second generation Hybrid Hydraulic Passenger Vehicle

Conducted testing using a hydrostatic dynamometer to determine performance of the vehicle

Skills

Matlab/Simulink, experience with C++, LabView, Excel, Project, Access, Inventor

Creo/ProEngineer, SAP, AutoCad, Solidworks, Alliance ERP, Sheet metal Punching & Forming, Lean Manufacturing

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