Experience

Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc.

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Aftermarket Parts Product Line Manager

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  Yankton, SD As the Aftermarket Parts Product Line Manager: • Achieved 650% growth of Aftermarket Part sales with increased margin levels from involvement starting in 2015 • Sole owner of complete product line, working across the organization to grow our presence in the market • Identify targets & market potential by refining, sorting, and analyzing industry sales data in Excel • Generated technical design of all products as well as customer-facing… Show more As the Aftermarket Parts Product Line Manager: • Achieved 650% growth of Aftermarket Part sales with increased margin levels from involvement starting in 2015 • Sole owner of complete product line, working across the organization to grow our presence in the market • Identify targets & market potential by refining, sorting, and analyzing industry sales data in Excel • Generated technical design of all products as well as customer-facing online 3D catalog • Work with internal groups and customers to develop vendors, pricing, lead times, product volumes, online promotion, and sale of products As the Parts Value Stream Manager: Used analysis of inventory and sales data to lead and focus cross-functional team efforts to: • Drive continuous improvement of processes and problem-solving efforts • Eliminate parts that we didn’t sell often, increase stock of high-turn parts while also reducing their lead times • Improved parts on-time shipments from <40% to >70% with increasing volumes • Average time from “order receipt” to “order shipment” reduced 33% for 6,000 unique part numbers Show less



Springs Fabrication, LLC

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Jan 2014 - Sep 2015

  Broomfield, CO



Naval Nuclear Laboratory (FMP)

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

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Aug 2010 - Jan 2014

  Idaho Falls, Idaho • Troubleshoot problems on plant floor, including mechanical and radiological problems, that require interaction between operations, management, engineering, and the customer. • Completed failure mode analysis of radiological elevator system and designed solution to remotely repair system without major delays to production line. • Designed, tested, manufactured, and installed work site ventilation system for radiological decontamination efforts of crane system. • Coordinated… Show more • Troubleshoot problems on plant floor, including mechanical and radiological problems, that require interaction between operations, management, engineering, and the customer. • Completed failure mode analysis of radiological elevator system and designed solution to remotely repair system without major delays to production line. • Designed, tested, manufactured, and installed work site ventilation system for radiological decontamination efforts of crane system. • Coordinated engineering and management efforts to lean production by completing site-wide review of replacement parts and consumables inventory used on all product lines. • Designed, ordered material, coordinated construction efforts, and supervised construction and installation of elevated work platform for quick turnaround radiological containment upgrade project. • Lead engineer for prototype reactor fuel disassembly campaign including design of equipment, tooling, and procedures • Coordinate efforts with engineering at shipyards and research facilities across US. Show less



The Freeman Company - Yankton SD

• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Intern

  • May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Yankton, South Dakota • Troubleshoot problems that occur during production on the plant floor by working between operators, engineering, and management. • Designed and manufactured aviation parts using lathes, mills, and CNC machines • Designed and manufactured fixtures to increase production of aviation parts (see images below) • Increased accuracy and precision of autoclave system by designing and manufacturing new internal air flow system



Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc.

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Intern

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Yankton, South Dakota • Troubleshoot issues on the plant floor. • Worked with operators to overcome manufacturing issues. • Worked with engineers to solve design problems. • Created step by step instructions for customer to rebuild aggregate conveyor • Created 3D models of conveyor system. • Designed, modeled, and created manufacturing drawings for aggregate material screen (Grizzly).