Experience

Sam The Concrete Man

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Franchise Owner

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Residential and light commercial concrete services Residential and light commercial concrete services



3M

• Germany
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process Engineering Supervisor

  • May 2022 - Apr 2023

  - Supervised team of 10 process engineers operating in 4 divisions at the Cottage Grove, MN site - Coached team in effective use of Lean Six Sigma tools, beginning with Design of Experiments - Identified and promoted high performing reports - Coached challenging reports through the softening of their rough edges - Supervised team of 10 process engineers operating in 4 divisions at the Cottage Grove, MN site - Coached team in effective use of Lean Six Sigma tools, beginning with Design of Experiments - Identified and promoted high performing reports - Coached challenging reports through the softening of their rough edges



Federal Foam Technologies, Inc.

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Quality Assurance Manager

  • Apr 2017 - Mar 2022

  - Develop and monitor metrics to determine internal and external quality challenges - Use data to support continuous improvement efforts and enable data rich communications with suppliers - Manage Quality Assurance and Document Control personnel, enabling clean upgrade to ISO 9001:2015 - Administer closed loop corrective action and preventative action plans - Direct and train cross-functional continuous improvement teams - Used DMAIC tools, including DOE to identify and reduce tap application process variation Show less



Andersen Corporation

• United States
• Building Materials
• 700 & Above Employee

• Life Prediction Engineer III

  • 2004 - 2016

  - Initiated a customer response analysis at the MN State Fair to gauge customer perception of a technical defect in the proposed "invisible screen." This study ensured the successful product made it to market. - Developed CALT (Calibrated Accelerated Life Testing) of various materials and products including pigments, natural fiber composites, adhesives, and corner joining systems. - Drove the evolution of product testing from "test to standard" method to "test to failure," enabling reduced testing of products that far exceed customer requirements, while focusing efforts on those close to failure. - Proficient in numbers Design of Experiment (DOE) techniques, including Factorial (full and fractional), Response Surface Methods (RSM), Mixture, and Taguchi Methods. - Developed and taught interactive DOE classes to colleagues Show less



Aspen Research Corporation

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research and Development Engineer

  • 2000 - 2003

  - Developed measurement methods to measure and monitor glass cleanliness and effectiveness of stay-clean technology Determined methods to stabilize the key process indicators in both the natural fiber composite material compounding process, and the resulting material's profile extrusion process. - Published author and speaker at the 2002 Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference - Contributor to the Department of Energy's "An Insulating Glass Knowledge Base Phase II Final Report" Show less



Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Equipment and Project Engineer

  • 1995 - 1999

  - Converted etch processes from timed to end-pointed, increasing both yield and throughput - Increased throughput of plasma photoresist strip processes by 20% - Used SPC to identify trends to address potential failures before they occurred - Incorporated Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) to determine maintenance schedules and procedures - Converted etch processes from timed to end-pointed, increasing both yield and throughput - Increased throughput of plasma photoresist strip processes by 20% - Used SPC to identify trends to address potential failures before they occurred - Incorporated Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) to determine maintenance schedules and procedures



Motorola

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Photolithography Process Engineer

  • 1993 - 1995

  - Established an improved reticle inspection system - Improved yield through the reduction of particulate contamination at metal photo - Reduced engineer sustaining load through intensive operator training - Established an improved reticle inspection system - Improved yield through the reduction of particulate contamination at metal photo - Reduced engineer sustaining load through intensive operator training

• Technical Aide

  • 1989 - 1993

  - Authored a Record of Invention for a new type of Tape Flag dispenser - Designed and assembled new product prototypes - Formulated new adhesive blends for use in environmentally responsible tape - Authored a Record of Invention for a new type of Tape Flag dispenser - Designed and assembled new product prototypes - Formulated new adhesive blends for use in environmentally responsible tape



US Army

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Radar Signal Interceptor & Analyst

  • Jun 1984 - Jun 1986

  - Instructed officers on the efficient operation of the military intelligence battalion - Granted Top Secret Security Clearance - Operated and maintained tactical radar intercept and analysis equipment - Instructed officers on the efficient operation of the military intelligence battalion - Granted Top Secret Security Clearance - Operated and maintained tactical radar intercept and analysis equipment