Experience

PACCAR Engine Company

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

• Area Manager - Material Handling

  • Aug 2023 - Present

• Section Manager - Quality

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  - Coordinate Quality Assurance activities with production and validate effectiveness to protect external customers - Develop, manage, and analyze processes that directly impact plant metrics - Assist with developing and conducting QA training programs - Establish group and individual accountabilities for both exempt and non-exempt employees; track goal attainments and provide leadership and development as required

• Unit Manager - Material Handling

  • Mar 2021 - Aug 2021

  - Conducted frequent safety coaching with team and lead the implementation of safe work practices - Held team accountable for adhering to PACCAR policies, work performance, and attendance - Managed material handling activities to meet plant goals - Led and participated in projects to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost

• Logistics Engineer

  • Jul 2018 - Mar 2021

  - Managed the design, implementation, and lifecycle of product packaging - Worked with Capital budgeting to manage the budget and process of returnable procurement to support future build rates - Led material packaging, storage, and flow for PACCAR’s Model Year 2021 Pre-Series build, which included daily coordination with PACCAR’s offsite warehouse - Developed and implemented plans with Manufacturing Engineering to ensure optimal lineside part delivery locations

• Quality Engineer - Assembly

  • Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

  - Drove quality concerns to closure by communicating with suppliers worldwide, while protecting the plant from further impact - Maintained corrective action database to track issues until resolutions were reached - Led or participated in process improvement efforts such as: 5S, line audits, PQI initiatives, and DPU - Assisted with developing and implementing quality training programs for PACCAR associates

• Quality Engineer - Machining

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2017

  - Identified root cause for problems that occurred during the machining process and worked with cross-functional teams to implement corrective actions - Provided and analyzed any statistical data as requested - Developed and improved inspection methods and criteria for machined cylinder blocks



Mississippi State University

• Mississippi State, MS

• College of Businss Academic Advising Graduate Assistant

  • Aug 2014 - May 2015

  - Assist 2000 + students with academic inquiries - Aid in the daily upkeep of the Academic Advising Office - Schedule meetings for staff, as well as basic clerical work - Assist 2000 + students with academic inquiries - Aid in the daily upkeep of the Academic Advising Office - Schedule meetings for staff, as well as basic clerical work



Aurora Flight Sciences

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quality Data Specialist

  • Feb 2014 - Jul 2014

  - Created/Monitored Non-conforming Material (NCM) reports for defective aircraft - Gathered data for the creation of spreadsheets/pareto charts to illustrate production trends - Prepared First Article Inspection packages for manufactured aircraft parts - Created/Monitored Non-conforming Material (NCM) reports for defective aircraft - Gathered data for the creation of spreadsheets/pareto charts to illustrate production trends - Prepared First Article Inspection packages for manufactured aircraft parts