Stephen “Cory” C. Brozina
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Home Address
Blacksburg, VA
24060
Objective: To obtain employment as an Industrial Engineer.
Education: M.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering, May 2007
Management Systems Concentration
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
GPA 3.41/4.00
B.S., Industrial and Systems Engineering, May 2005
Minor: Business
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
EIT (Engineer in training)
Experience: Financial Officer, Project Esperanza Inc.: Sept ’06-Dec ‘07
• Filed for PE’s incorporated status and non-profit status
• Set-up and ran PE’s financial records using QuickBooks
• Organized company’s website
• Dealt with all business/legal issues within organization
• Worked with youth in the Dominican Republic
Data Manager/Director of Imagination, Virginia Tech: Jan ’06-July ‘07
• In charge of all student data for the College of Engineering
• Director of ‘Imagination’-Engineering summer camp for 6th and 7th graders
• Developed and implemented various types of engineering educational activities for camp participants
• Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) Outreach Coordinator-facilitated engineering activities for nearby Somali-Bantu refugees
• Hired and managed a staff of ten for ‘Imagination’
• Ran engineering activity for local girls conference
• Mentored freshman college students
Logistics Systems Engineer, Northrop Grumman: July ’05-Jan ‘06
• Writing support manuals for the Navy via Excel and an oracle database
• Vendor/supplier relations to support logistics effort
• Working on multiple projects
• Excel, Access and Oracle database work
Undergraduate Research: Fall ’04
• Prescription drug medication broadcast media design
• Written proposal to the IRB
• Cognitive ergonomics
• Technical video editing
• Conducting in depth analysis and collecting data
Internship with the United States Postal Service: Summer ‘04
• Work Sampling/Time Studies data collection using the Palm Powered hand held data collection device
• Intensely shadowed maintenance supervisors on all shifts for data collection and find process improvement opportunities
• Worked independently
• Process improvement
Senior Design Project with SteelCraft-IR: Fall/Spring ’03-‘04
• Performed process improvements along several of the assembly lines
• Written project proposal
• Performed detailed cost analysis on the implementation of merging and consolidating several major assembly lines
• Reduced lead-time and WIP for the aforementioned lines
• Contacted vendors for detailed cost quotes on conveyors, vertical lift machines, and dust filtration systems
• Presented oral and written reports to Steelcraft and class
Substitute Teacher, grades K-12: May ’02-June ‘04
Leadership/Awards:
• Lean Manufacturing graduate work
• Vice President of Virginia Tech chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) ’04-‘05
• IIE Officer ’03-‘04
• Volunteer math tutor in North County High School MD ‘05
• Inner-city youth football coach Baltimore, MD ‘05
• Deans list Fall 2004
• Undergraduate Core Curriculum student representative
• Participated in the Henry-Decker Leadership Conference
• SEC (Student Engineering Council)
• 2nd place in IIE regional technical paper competition
• Softball and soccer team captain
• Outstanding Service-Learner Award April ‘06
• ISE representative for Graduate Student Assembly
• Lead large group bible study (20-35 people)