EXPERIENCE

Magnum Piering, Cincinnati, OH ​          1/2015-Present

​Quality Manager

•           Devised and established company's quality procedures, standards and specifications;

•           reviewed customer requirements and made sure they were met;

•           worked with purchasing staff to establish quality requirements from external suppliers;

•           set standards for quality as well as health and safety;

•           Managed team of inspectors to make sure goals were met

•           Managed day to day quality operations

•           Recruited for inspector team to add talent including: Interviews and screening.

•           Provided coaching and training to team members.

•           Planed, developed and established strategy for Quality Systems and Product Development

•           Performed yearly, quarterly and monthly quality meetings

•           made sure that manufacturing and production processes meet international and national standards; looked at ways to reduce waste and increase efficiency; defining quality procedures in conjunction with operating staff;

Setting up and maintaining controls and documentation procedures;

Monitoring performance by gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports; making suggestions for changes and improvements and how to implement them; using relevant quality tools and making sure managers and other staff understand how to improve the business; making sure the company is working as effectively as possible to keep up with competitors.

Contract Assignments Through Aerotek from 10/12 to 01/15

Faxon Machining, Cincinnati, OH ​          11/2014- 1/2015

​Quality Engineer (Contract)

• DOE and SPC Studies

Fuji Autotech, Cincinnati, OH ​                      08/2014- 11/2014

​Quality Engineer (Contract)

• DOE and SPC Studies

• Conducted scrap reviews

• Conducted PPAP Activities

Spear USA, Cincinnati, OH ​                      01/2014- 07/2014

​Quality Engineer (Contract)

• DOE and SPC Studies

• Provided directive in Lean Six Sigma

• Reviewed Quality daily to maximize efficiencies and reduce defects

Cincinnati Sub-Zero, Cincinnati, OH ​            01/2013- 01/2014

​Technical Sales Support (Contract)

• Provided detailed quotes for various products

   on budgets and sales drawings

• Provided coaching for independent sales reps

• Reviewed RFQ’s for bidding

Valeo, Cincinnati, OH               10/2012-01/2013

Supplier Quality Engineer (Contract)

•           Managed Suppliers to ensure that quality standards were met

•           Worked with Suppliers through the PPAP process

•           Reviewed submissions in the SRM system from suppliers for various part projects involving injection molding

•           Monitored suppliers to ensure they met quality standards

•           Performed process audits to evaluate capability of process and to ensure all standards were met

•           Evaluated SPC studies, and other quality related submissions in the SRM to ensure that the process was capable for SOP

•           Conducted Design reviews with suppliers and R&D Engineers to ensure that the specifications on the print were understood and suggested changes when needed

•           Worked with buyers during the supplier selection process to ensure that internal standards could be achieved.

•           Traveled weekly to various sites to work with suppliers to ensure maximum quality.

•           Utilized principles of Lean and Six Sigma

•           Coached and worked with suppliers on FMEA and FTA after incidents of out of standard parts were found to ensure a timely resolution

•           Monitored and managed suppliers quality and process

•           Managed suppliers corrective actions to ensure they would solve quality issues

•           Utilized principles of root cause analysis to understand the cause of various problems.

Alexander & Associates, Cincinnati, OH 07/2012- 10/2012

Mechanical Design Engineer (Co-Op)

•           Used SolidEdge, AutoCAD and SolidWorks to design Machine Components

•           Managed time and priorities to ensure projects were done in a timely manner

•           Created assemblies and parts in various CAD platforms

•           Designed a frame/mounting system for a paper converting machine project.

•           Created ISO views and BOM drawings of complex assemblies

SigmaTek, Cincinnati, OH              04/2011- 06/2012

Applications Engineer Team Lead

•           Used principles of Root Cause Analysis to examine, reproduce and isolate harmful effects of machine processes to validate required fixes.

•           Used FEA (NEi) to evaluate heat distribution of various material types during sheet metal fabrication with laser, oxy and plasma machines to report to development suggested methods to address heat distribution and head movement of cutting machines

•           Used and supported 2D CAD packages

•           Trouble shot and provided technical support for SigmaNest, Solid Works and other software.

•           Provided Technical support for post processors for various machines.

•           Did training both onsite at customer’s locations and in the Cincinnati office for basic user training to advanced training.

•           Worked on cross disciplinary teams to advise developers in respect to mechanical principles for best practice for development of algorithms for software functionality.

•           Researched many aspects of machine components to ensure software functionality best suited limitations of mechanical movement of various machines.

•           Preformed SPC studies on test production runs of various materials to ensure repeatability of various processes and various machines.

•           Applied Fluid Mechanics principles to make accurate suggestions for control of flow of assist gases.

•           Worked with Sales and Marketing to answer questions and assist customers with buying decisions and ensure that claims for literature were accurate.

•           Applied principles of Thermo Dynamics to study the use of kerf diameter and over all heat on parts nested on a sheet to develop a best practice based on material thickness, type and part clearance to ensure proper application.

•           Worked with developers to establish proper cutting conditions for material tables based on thickness and material type in respect to feed rates, pierce times and proper kerf compensation.

•           Supervised AE’s with help desk call volume, escalated customer accounts, advanced questions, coordinating lunch scheduling, onboarding and training in standards of customer service

Time Warner Cable, Cincinnati, OH                  8/2010 – 4/2011

Inbound Sales Representative

•           Handle inbound calls using sales techniques to offer solutions for customer needs for Television, Internet and Home Phone.

•           Handle service requests to ensure services are available at customer’s residence via contact with engineering and construction staff

3DVision Technologies, Cincinnati, OH                  8/ 2009 – 2/ 2010

Inside Sales Development Representative

•           Did cold calling to engineering offices to facilitate adaptation of SolidWorks and to build strong relationships.

•           Did data clean up in the CRM to insure correct business contacts were maintained

•           Worked with various customers to solve problems

•           Gave demonstrations of all aspects of Solid Works software to potential customers at trade shows and customer sites

•           Did comparative drafting of SolidWorks models between Solid Edge

AutoCAD and various other platforms.

Oncall-LLC, Cincinnati, OH    02/2007 – 07/2009

Inside Sales

•           Made out bound calls to pharmacists and doctors to sell skin care products

•           Managed time and tracked numbers to meet goals and deadlines.

•           Worked on a national accounts level to help facilitate the transition of product use.

•           Targeted top usage hospitals to sell various products.

RELEVANT PROJECTS (Academic)

Gear reduction box for air compressor(2010)

•           Design of all aspects of gears, shafts and bearings

•           Design based on directed specifications and cost limitations

•           Design based on maintenance limitations, safety considerations and reliability

•           Used Solid Edge software to create 3D models of all aspects of design and do simulation of assembly

Design of solid body electric guitar(2009)

•           Studied physical properties of various woods to create maximum energy transference from strings to body using FEA software

•           Created equations to quickly determine scale length and proper fret positioning for tuning and intonation

•           Programmed wood routing CNC machine to machine body of guitar

•           Used various equipment to validate and measure various electrical and physical attributes

•           Used Solid Edge software to model all parts of guitar