Experience

Red River Commodities Inc

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • Jun 2022 - Present

• Operations Engineer

  • Sep 2020 - Jun 2022



Uponor

• Finland
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Process Design and Development Engineer

  • Jun 2011 - Sep 2020

  Responsible for supporting and improving coating lines for PEX tubing used in fire sprinkler, plumbing or radiant heating (in floor). Led a project that reduced the overall scrap percentage by 5%, while eliminating the need for 2/3 of the equipment causing the issue. Helped install a Polyethylene powder material handling system at a chosen offsite location. The system unloads railcars into multiple silos which are then downsized into containers and eventually trucked to the main manufacturing plant. This project saves $1.5-2.5 million/year in raw material costs. Manage capital equipment installations to increase capacity needs. Duties include: designing custom equipment needs in 3D modeling software, sourcing fab shops or equipment vendors, managing capital account and timelines, directing electricians, technicians and millwrights, help debug electrical controls and qualifying the equipment for production use. Participate in two small group committees empowered to plan holiday events and improve safety. Volunteer time to spend with STEM projects, tours and job shadows. Show less



Minnesota Wire

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process Engineer

  • Oct 2010 - May 2011

  Created a repeatable process for the manufacturing of a prototype product line known as iStretch, a family of stretchable wires, using statistical analysis tools like DOE. Set the costing model, authored the manufacturing and assembly instructions for all constructions in iStretch. Further reduced manufacturing costs for iStretch, while researching other possible constructions, by modifying equipment and process parameters. Created a repeatable process for the manufacturing of a prototype product line known as iStretch, a family of stretchable wires, using statistical analysis tools like DOE. Set the costing model, authored the manufacturing and assembly instructions for all constructions in iStretch. Further reduced manufacturing costs for iStretch, while researching other possible constructions, by modifying equipment and process parameters.



Minco Products, Inc

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Manufacturing Engineer

  • Jan 2008 - Apr 2010

  Troubleshot production/quality problems in the manufacturing of flexible thin foil heating elements, while assisting in the implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and Lean/Six Sigma principles in an ISO 9001 certified environment. Troubleshot production/quality problems in the manufacturing of flexible thin foil heating elements, while assisting in the implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and Lean/Six Sigma principles in an ISO 9001 certified environment.



United Taconite LLC

• Engineering Intern

  • May 2006 - Aug 2006

  Provided process control engineering support to increase efficiency, quality and productivity in the mineral processing operation. I also coordinated with consultants and contractors working on special projects. Provided process control engineering support to increase efficiency, quality and productivity in the mineral processing operation. I also coordinated with consultants and contractors working on special projects.



Hutchinson Technology, Inc

• Mechanical Engineering Co-op

  • May 2005 - Dec 2005

  Analyzed data and conducted testing to upgrade the status of a stainless steel etching machine from prototype to production-ready. Analyzed data and conducted testing to upgrade the status of a stainless steel etching machine from prototype to production-ready.



Wenger Hall Engineering

• Resident Assistant

  • Oct 2003 - Jul 2004

  Provided safety and security of the Engineering building and its 50 residents. Planned and executed group social activities and coordinated weeklong student recruitment camps. Provided safety and security of the Engineering building and its 50 residents. Planned and executed group social activities and coordinated weeklong student recruitment camps.