Experience

MPI PRODUCTS LLC

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Quality Engineer

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  - Manage activities relative to customer complaints: -- Customer interface -- Immediate response actions -- Root cause analysis -- Corrective/preventive actions - Assist production with interpreting test results to ensure customer specifications are maintained. - Manage containment of non conforming materials. - Work collaboratively with production to drive continuous improvement efforts. - Manage activities relative to customer complaints: -- Customer interface -- Immediate response actions -- Root cause analysis -- Corrective/preventive actions - Assist production with interpreting test results to ensure customer specifications are maintained. - Manage containment of non conforming materials. - Work collaboratively with production to drive continuous improvement efforts.



Guardian Industries

• United States
• Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quality Engineer

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2021

  - Plan, coordinate and maintain IGCC and SGCC plant certification. - Initiate CAPA process for customer concerns. - Lead cross functional groups in root cause analysis. - Carry out process capability studies. - Develop and carry out machine validation plans through use of statistical methods. - Develop and initiate methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation of products and components. - Develop and report quality metrics to key stakeholders. - Plan, coordinate and maintain IGCC and SGCC plant certification. - Initiate CAPA process for customer concerns. - Lead cross functional groups in root cause analysis. - Carry out process capability studies. - Develop and carry out machine validation plans through use of statistical methods. - Develop and initiate methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation of products and components. - Develop and report quality metrics to key stakeholders.



American Girl

• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quality Engineer

  • Apr 2016 - Aug 2019

  - Review product designs for compliance to engineering standards. - Analyze and interpret key performance indicators (KPI's) to drive continuous improvement. - Communicate with suppliers to ensure understanding of requirements and resolve quality issues. - Review product designs for compliance to engineering standards. - Analyze and interpret key performance indicators (KPI's) to drive continuous improvement. - Communicate with suppliers to ensure understanding of requirements and resolve quality issues.



Edge Consulting Engineers, Inc.

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Technician

  • Nov 2015 - Apr 2016

  - Develop drawing packages for telecommunications customers. - Ensure designs meet code requirements while also meeting their specs and needs. - Maintain active change management log to document design changes. - Develop VB scripts to help increase productivity. - Develop drawing packages for telecommunications customers. - Ensure designs meet code requirements while also meeting their specs and needs. - Maintain active change management log to document design changes. - Develop VB scripts to help increase productivity.



WPS Health Insurance

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Data Analyst

  • May 2015 - Nov 2015

  • Pull data from government repositories using SAP Business Object and SAS statistical software. • Develop reports for upper management to show trends and patterns in current Medicare claims billing. • Identify possible cases of fraud and report them to upper management. • Pull data from government repositories using SAP Business Object and SAS statistical software. • Develop reports for upper management to show trends and patterns in current Medicare claims billing. • Identify possible cases of fraud and report them to upper management.



Universal Tank & Fabrication LLC

• Dubuque, Iowa Area

• Operations Engineer

  • Oct 2014 - May 2015

  Duties & Responsibilities • Maintain CNC files for accurate and on time part manufacturing. • Design jigs and fixtures to increase productivity. • Shop layout design and development. • Asses project requirements, new products, and innovations. • Conduct research to analyze the feasibility, design, operation, and performance of equipment, components, and systems. • Using CAD and Inventor to develop design alternatives while also interacting with shop floor to maintain a feasible design.



Andersen Corporation

• United States
• Building Materials
• 700 & Above Employee

• Designer I

  • Apr 2014 - Oct 2014

  Maintain Air, Water, and Structural certifications for Andersen E-Series products. • Configure units through order processing software. • Coordinate with shipping and third party vendors to keep project on schedule. • Develop test drawing package to show product assemblies and BOM’s. • Install and witness testing of units, troubleshoot problems that may arise. • Review and revise test reports to ensure they conform to current product designs. • Update (PLM/PDM) system to maintain reliable information for product design and budgeting.

• CAD Technician

  • Feb 2013 - Apr 2014

  Summary:- Develop custom window and door units to meet customer needs while maintaining current manufacturing specifications.- Develop programs using AUTOLISP & Visual Basic in order to standardize drawings and decrease drawing response time.Projects:- Developed program to calculate mull distances for radius auxiliary units using Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic. This greatly reduced set up time for manufacturing as the old method for finding the mull distance was to print out a full scale template and measure the dimension.



Jay-Reese Contractors

• Austin, Texas Area

• Project Manager

  • May 2012 - Jan 2013

  - Managed multiple projects simultaneously. Budgets ranged in size from $200,000 - $300,000. Responsibilities: - Estimate project cost. - Develop project schedule - Procure materials and equipment - Maintain project budget and scope Projects: - Union Pacific Medina Restoration of existing rail road bridge; project consisted of driving new piles into existing track in train traffic. After piles were driven we had a 10 hour window of time to tear down and rebuild bridge to union pacific specifications. - Union Pacific Galveston Restoration of abutment under bridge. Project consisted of chipping off existing concrete, doweling into underlying concrete, setting up forms and finally pouring a new layer around existing abutment. - Union Pacific Fort Worth Restoration of bridge abutment similar to Union Pacific Galveston.