Tyler Block

New Products Project Manager at LifeStraw
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Detroit Metropolitan Area, US
Languages
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency
  • Korean Limited working proficiency
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Credentials

  • Product Management: Building a Product Roadmap
    LinkedIn
    Sep, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • Industrial Design Foundations
    LinkedIn
    Jun, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • SOLIDWORKS
    LinkedIn
    Jun, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • SOLIDWORKS: Surfacing
    LinkedIn
    Jun, 2020
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • LifeStraw
    • United States
    • Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • New Products Project Manager
      • Oct 2020 - Present

      Responsible for new product design and launch.

  • FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
    • United Kingdom
    • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Cost Optimization Engineer
      • Jun 2018 - Oct 2020

      ∙ Evaluate component designs for cost saving opportunities. Examples include hydraulic and electric steering systems, brakes, suspension and mounts. ∙ Manage 70+ component optimization projects valued at over $20M+.∙ Facilitate idea generation sessions for component optimization. ∙ Communicate and coordinate projects with suppliers and assembly plants.

  • KCW Engineering Technologies
    • Engineer
      • Jun 2016 - Jun 2018

      • Design and draft fiber optic systems using proprietary CAD software.• Calculate power loss in fiber optic networks over large distances. • Established excel based tools for improved work flow by automating calculations and creating work flow procedures to optimize the drafting process for all engineers and drafters.• Implemented project management tools to monitor progress on specific deliverables and overall project completion.

  • Open Range Video
    • Movies, Videos, and Sound
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Production Assistant
      • Sep 2014 - Jun 2018

      • Consulted with customers on their multimedia needs (video, sound, webcasting). • Fabricated custom equipment including camera rigs and monitor stands.

  • Apple
    • United States
    • Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Mobile Technician
      • Sep 2015 - Feb 2017

      • Work with customers to troubleshoot, identify and resolve hardware and software issues. • Develop and repair relationships with customers due to faulty hardware and software. • Educate and empower customers on how to use their products. Identify features and functions that improve the customer experience.

  • Code in the Schools
    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • After-School Instructor
      • Jul 2014 - Sep 2015

      • Communicate principles of computer science and machine design with students and teachers with varying levels of education and experience. • Collaborate with gaming industry professionals and educators to develop game design curricula around advanced computer software.• Facilitated the production of 8 promotional fundraising videos which resulted in $10,000 in new funds.

  • The Johns Hopkins University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Community Robotics Coordinator
      • Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

      • Created Baltimore’s first community based robotics program for Middle and High School students; an elective after school program where students build robots from concepts to fully functional designs.• Reorganized and reinvigorated a Johns Hopkins undergraduate student group, the Baltimore Robotics Institute (BRI), resulting in a threefold membership increase. • Taught BRI members the skills needed to mentor and teach urban youth. The program successfully led the Middle School robotics team to three regional competitions where they received two awards.• Developed an extensive training manual for future robotics coaches and a detailed technical guide for a robotics competition.• Awarded the Johns Hopkins Neighborhood Fund for 2014-2015. The $15,000 grant funds contributed to upgrades and renovations of a local community center. These included the purchase of laptops, lab benches, improved wireless internet, old equipment removal, installation of power outlets, running water and other needed renovations.

  • Premium Process Equipment LLC
    • Intern
      • May 2010 - May 2013

      • Accountable for sourcing a rare Incoloy superalloy, for a $750,000 specialty heat exchanger.• Researched Moisture Separator Reheaters (MSR).• Introduced patented MSR design to company as source of future income.• Revamped company website that highlighted ability to produce new technologies.• Audited design reports for theoretical and mathematical integrity.

  • Elanco Corp LLC
    • Intern
      • May 2010 - Aug 2012

      • Developed an automated spreadsheet that calculated lifting lug sizes for heat exchangers using ASME code, making manual calculations obsolete.• Generated a 3D model of the company’s machine shop to assist with the department’s expansion.• Charged, as an intern, to design a heat exchanger according to ASME Sec. VIII Div. I code.• Responsible for quality control on all materials.• ASME Sec. VIII Div. I code certified.

Education

  • University of Maryland Baltimore County
    Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering
    2008 - 2013

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