Application Specialist

• Apr 2019 - Present

Manufacturing Engineer Paint Shop

• Jun 2014 - Apr 2019

Performed process improvement and automation assessments to identify capital needs.Responsible for quality, maintenance, and throughput through the ELPO, Sealer, Primer, and Topcoat process areas.Led Paint Specialist team to improve throughput and quality through process areas.Directed maintenance teams consisting of skilled trades’ personnel in troubleshooting and correcting of maintenance issues.Developed and documented processes providing staff training and troubleshooting automated equipment.Completed cost savings initiatives ($10,000 to $400,000 savings per year) and continuous improvement projects in the various process areas.Maintained ISO documentationCompleted a project that allows continuous line to maintain throughput and quality when a piece of equipment becomes inoperableCompleted appearance improvement projects with Paint Supplier BASFCreated a Quality Review Board and targeted bottleneck area to reduce top defect from 20% impact to first time quality to less than 5%Maintained Quality Review Board that assisted in identifying top defects resulting in a 10+% increase in first time quality in the Paint Shop

Enivironmental Health and Safety Intern

• May 2012 - Dec 2012

• 40 hours a week in the summer and 15 hours a week during the fall semester while remaining a full-time student.• Worked under the EHS manager to take weekly/monthly samples, create data reports, participate in EPA, OSHA, and company audits, and various other projects. • 40 hours a week in the summer and 15 hours a week during the fall semester while remaining a full-time student.• Worked under the EHS manager to take weekly/monthly samples, create data reports, participate in EPA, OSHA, and company audits, and various other projects.

Lot Attendant

• Nov 2010 - Apr 2012

Worked 21 hours a week while maintaining full time student status. Worked 21 hours a week while maintaining full time student status.