Colorado Springs, CO John Andrew Torrence acxg4d@r.postjobfree.com

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Education

University of Michigan College of Engineering Sept 2008 – Dec 2012

- Bachelor of Science in Earth System Science and Engineering

- Space Weather Concentration; Physics Minor

- Cum Laude

Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences Jan 2011 – Sept 2011 Undergraduate Research Assistant / Teaching Assistant

- Conducted independent research on radial density structure of Earth’s plasmasphere using IDL and MATLAB programming applications to process data from the EUV imager aboard NASA’s IMAGE spacecraft

- Co-authored first demographic survey of Solar and Space Physics to support the National Research Council’s Solar and Space Physics Decadal Survey process; published in the American Geophysical Union’s peer-reviewed Journal of Geophysical Research

- Graded undergraduate homework assignments and held office hours for a scientific computing and mathematics course: Earth System Analysis Work Experience

Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI June 2013 – Oct 2016 New Model Programs – Vehicle Launch Engineer

- Responsible for overall program management and delivery of new vehicle programs with quality while meeting prescribed budget and timing

- Oversee vehicle programs from prototyping through mass production and delivery to the customer

- Drive standardization in process and workflow to ensure successful new product launches on a global scale

- Lead cross-functional teams to drive issue resolution and minimize program risk

- Utilize lean manufacturing ideologies and customer correlated metrics to ensure delivery of a quality product while minimizing cost Flat Rock Assembly Plant, Flat Rock, MI May 2016 – Oct 2016

- Special Assignment to assist in the launch of Ford Motor Company’s new flagship luxury vehicle, the 2017 Lincoln Continental

- Responsible for the overall vehicle quality prior to mass release to market

- Developed and implemented a 265 point Critical to Quality Inspection program to identify and repair common and special cause customer concerns

- Enhanced production facility Quality Operating System to include customer specific containment and issue resolution prior to shipment

- Developed, prepared, and delivered Quality System reports for Ford Motor Company Senior Management Louisville Assembly Plant, Louisville, KY Sept 2015 – May 2016

- Completed all required launch activities on time and under budget for two high leverage product lines: Ford Escape and Lincoln MKC

- Completed Global Lessons Learned for launch activities to standardize work processes for all global regions

- Lead Design Change Management process to ensure all proposed changes to vehicle content met program timing without sacrificing quality

- Drove the Ford Consumer Product Audit process to show an improvement in program quality metrics from a 200% underachieve to a 20% overachieve to target throughout preproduction

- Received an Employee Recognition Cash Award for Outstanding Performance on 2017 model year launch Michigan Assembly Plant, Wayne, MI June 2013 – Sept 2015

- Launched 2014-2016 model year Ford Focus and C-Max global vehicle programs including the 2015 Focus Mid-Cycle Action and 2016 1.0L GTDI powertrain with stop /start technology

- Worked directly with Voice of the Customer vehicle fleet to capture functional issues and customer quality dislikes during pre-production to allow for root cause and containment prior to mass production

- Tracked production part pedigree for over 700 newly tooled final assembly parts

- Worked directly with supply base and logistics team to ensure all new parts met in-plant date for all build events while minimizing program risk

- Received 3 Employee Recognition Cash Awards for Outstanding Performance on 2014, 2015 and 2016 model year launches Technical Skills

- MATLAB

- Wolfram Mathematica

- Microsoft Office Suite

- Project Management

- Risk Assessment and Mitigation

- Critical Thinking

- Technical Communications

- Supply Chain Management

- Problem Solving

Hobbies / Interests

- Hiking

- Camping

- Astronomy

- Travel

- Disc Golf

- Darts

- Video Games

- Tabletop/Board Games

- Music Festivals

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