Experience

UNIPRES NORTH AMERICA, INC.

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, New Model Management

  • Apr 2022 - Present

• Assistant Manager New Model Management

  • Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

• New Model Engineer / Program Management

  • Jun 2019 - Apr 2021



Magna International

• Canada
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Process Engineer

  • Oct 2017 - Jun 2019

  • Responsible for implementing Engineering changes to GM, Nissan and coordinate with integrator for required change• Responsible for Prototype builds and coordinate the change to production as a full salable product • Responsible for writing CAPEX for new equipment buyoff and involved in business case analysis (BCA) for the new launch• Work on new equipment designs, buy-off equipment and responsible for trial run-off to SOP• Work on cycle time improvement and coordinate continuous improvement project for cost reduction• Responsible for updating and writing PFMEA/ Control Plan, WI for Nissan and GM products • Initiate tool moves and coordinate changes required in the tooling per customer’s request• Implement corrective action needed for the issue and work with Quality on root cause analysis, 8D• Responsible for equipment and process layout, and equipment implementation from designing to run-off



Unipres Southeast USA, Inc.

• Manufacturing Process Engineer

  • May 2016 - Oct 2017

  • Perform time studies, downtime analysis, pace study, create Spec charts, downtime charts, SOS• Utilized AIAG tools like RCA, 8D, FMEA for quality improvement activities• Coordinate kaizen projects to improve JPH and resolve downtime issues• Responsible for Jigs & Fixture’s drawing and modification - Modify and re-design datum blocks, clamps, locator pins, ejectors, part catchers, etc utilizing fabrication techniques• Design and supervise manufacturing process for line move and balancing• Assist Production Control in improving material process flow, investigating defects and implementing countermeasures • Involved in production launch for Nissan Rogue, which involved time study, weld balance, process flow, capability studies, documentation of shoki Ryodu activities• Work on root cause analysis, create 5-steps for defects, and implement robust countermeasure to eliminate recurrence of the defect• Responsible for spare parts- negotiating prices, preparing Purchase orders, and attending/ conducting meeting with suppliers• Improve Takt time for numerous cells by implementing proper process flow/material layout and kaizen activities



Mississippi State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Feb 2015 - May 2016

  • Prepared metal test samples by grinding, mounting, polishing and also etching.• Quench and Partition Steel Heat Treatment to obtain the third generation advanced high strength steels.• Used different failure characterization techniques, including Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) to obtain the crystallographic orientation of a material • Performed independent research on the mechanical behavior and chemical composition of steels • Prepared metal test samples by grinding, mounting, polishing and also etching.• Quench and Partition Steel Heat Treatment to obtain the third generation advanced high strength steels.• Used different failure characterization techniques, including Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) to obtain the crystallographic orientation of a material • Performed independent research on the mechanical behavior and chemical composition of steels