Experience

Kirkhill, Inc.

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Quality Engineer II

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  - Provides company-wide data analyses based on Material Rejection Reports (MRRs) and shipment data for the purpose of ameliorating the top issues in each production department; utilizes said data to identify and correct inefficiencies in manufacturing/build processes for 4 departments (composite elastomeric ducts, extrudates, tapes, and molded seals). - Delegates product issues with several suppliers, 3 major customers, and 1 sister plant to achieve design requirements. - Increased inspection efficiency by 70% by creating tools for data analysis and part-defect detection using advanced Excel and by programming Keyence Vision systems. - Improved build processes of F-35 and commercial plane seals by designing new tools for manufacture and deleting unnecessary procedures, thus tripling production output and eliminating repeated non-conformances respectively. Show less



Niagara Bottling

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Plant Process Engineer

  • Feb 2021 - Mar 2022

  - Analyzed engineering drawings, technical manuals, and line-performance data to reduce yield losses of fluid and mechanical systems by 55% (combined) using DMAIC, 8D, and root cause analysis; improved and optimized performance/reliability of needle valves, pressure and proximity sensors, vision inspection systems, machine speeds, and cohesive machine operations through testing/troubleshooting, modifying existing setups, and re-building equipment (valves). - Implemented cleaning/maintenance procedures for nitrogen doser, reducing downtime by 60% and saving $980k/year. - Led daily, time-critical investigations and preventive/corrective action implementations for top 3 downtime anomalies across 3 production lines while working hand-in-hand with maintenance technicians and production operators. - Carried out root cause analyses and utilized continuous improvement tools to reduce ingredient (liquid sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup) waste by 43% and eliminate systematic discrepancies, saving $163k/year. - Designed a standard batching process using FMEA and Poka-yoke, which reduced major production errors by 95%. - Lead a team of 11 people to inspect and salvage over $1.2M worth of product. - Worked hand in hand with multiple departments, including Batching, Quality Assurance, Production, Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, Sanitation, and Management. Show less



UCLA

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• MentorSEAS Student Mentor

  • Sep 2019 - Jun 2020

  - Helped incoming transfer students transition more easily to UCLA by providing different resources for school, clubs, and internships. - Helped incoming transfer students transition more easily to UCLA by providing different resources for school, clubs, and internships.



SHPE

• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Chapter Transfer Representative

  • Jun 2019 - Jun 2020

  - Guided and advised transfer students from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and other backgrounds. - Taught useful educational practices and laid out different opportunities available to them. - Guided and advised transfer students from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and other backgrounds. - Taught useful educational practices and laid out different opportunities available to them.



Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manufacturing Intern

  • Jul 2019 - Sep 2019

  - Developed measures in the form of SOPs and job aids to ensure the enforcement of policies across the plant. - Collaborated with supervisors and operators to increase changeover process efficiency by 66% utilizing LSS principles. - Designed machinery diagrams to help operators locate crucial pieces of equipment throughout the production line. - Studied technical manuals to create safety/maintenance documentation to help maintain high machinery performance. - Developed measures in the form of SOPs and job aids to ensure the enforcement of policies across the plant. - Collaborated with supervisors and operators to increase changeover process efficiency by 66% utilizing LSS principles. - Designed machinery diagrams to help operators locate crucial pieces of equipment throughout the production line. - Studied technical manuals to create safety/maintenance documentation to help maintain high machinery performance.



Semiconductor Research Corporation

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Jul 2019 - Sep 2019

  Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Summer Research Experience at UCLA. - Conducted research on ibuprofen manufacturing through continuos processes. - Analyzed thermodynamic data and equations to produce accurate data. - Developped a mathematical model in MATLAB to run calculations. - Applied Control Theory to the model in order to make the system counteract any disturbances. Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Summer Research Experience at UCLA. - Conducted research on ibuprofen manufacturing through continuos processes. - Analyzed thermodynamic data and equations to produce accurate data. - Developped a mathematical model in MATLAB to run calculations. - Applied Control Theory to the model in order to make the system counteract any disturbances.



NASA’s L’Space Academy

• Project Manager and Design Engineer

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019

  L’SPACE ACADEMY; Proposal Submission- Completed NASA Proposal Writing and Evaluation Experience (NPWEE) online program.- Co-authored a proposal for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) addressing one of their near-future needs.- Managed team efforts and productivity, as well as helped design the concept idea. Project consisted of a He-3 collector to be used for future fuel consumption using nuclear fusion.

• Deputy Project Manager and Design Engineer

  • Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

  L’SPACE ACADEMY; Mission Concept Project- Completed NASA Mission Concept Academy online program.- Co-wrote a Preliminary Design Report (PDR) regarding a probe that could analyze soil samples to find water on Mars.- Managed team efforts and productivity, as well as helped design the probe.



NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• NCAS Project Manager and Design Engineer

  • Sep 2018 - Sep 2018

  NCAS: NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars. - Completed NASA’s NCAS online program. - Selected for on-site experience at JPL, which consisted of building and programming a rover for a competition. - Carried out the roles of Project Manager and Design Engineer with professional consultation; directed team efforts and designed different rovers that could perform well for the competition tasks and standards. - Designed different rovers that could perform well under the competition settings and standards. Show less



California State University, Fullerton

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  - Participated in chemistry undergraduate research regarding the production of nitrogen monoxide (NO), which is noxious to the atmosphere, with the purpose of determining if this chemical reaction is significant enough to implement measures to prevent it. - Carried out graduate-level calculations by using computational chemistry and analyzed the produced data to describe the process of the reaction. - Presented research and results at a symposium in California State University, Fullerton - Co-authored a published paper on the Journal of Physical Chemistry: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpca.9b02312 Show less



Society of Women Engineers

• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Chapter Secretary

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018

  - Organized/joined events and competitions related to engineering, such as California State University, Fullerton’s pumpkin launch, with the purpose of developing teamwork skills, putting our science knowledge to the test, and helping students become more interested in the sciences. - Volunteered at engineering-related events, such as the Girl Scouts Aerospace Day, in which we helped them build rockets, paper airplanes and taught them some basic engineering and physics concepts. - Helped contact 7 professionals in the field of STEM (more specifically chemistry, physics, and calculus) to have them give advice and share their stories with a group of 30 students. - Kept record of the club’s activities, number of members, and weekly meetings. Also reached out to our members regarding meetings and planned activities. Show less



Nutrition Club at Fullerton College

• Vice President

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018

  - Helped make executive decisions such as issuing changes to the club’s constitution. - Helped organize meetings and contact a total of 3 nutritionists and 2 alumni to have them come as guest speakers, with the purpose of teaching students healthy eating habits, career paths, and internship opportunities in the field. - Helped make executive decisions such as issuing changes to the club’s constitution. - Helped organize meetings and contact a total of 3 nutritionists and 2 alumni to have them come as guest speakers, with the purpose of teaching students healthy eating habits, career paths, and internship opportunities in the field.