MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY
Experienced, energetic, passionate Mechanical Engineer. I have a solid background in design and implementation of applications in a high-speed automated factory. I have excellent troubleshooting capabilities finding the root cause of an issue, utilizing all the resources available with proven results. I have outstanding communication skills that is fueled by respecting and listening to all co-workers I talk with. Upon graduating from University of Illinois I was chosen for Energizer’s two-year Engineering Career Program. I am 1 of 5 engineers that have gone through this program, which was initiated in 2007. I am trained in lean, management, communications, and technically skilled in the following areas:
• Autodesk Inventor
• Pro-Engineer
• AutoCAD
• Microsoft Office
• SAP
• Leading to Lean (Maintenance Dispatch)
• RtPM Software
• Mistake Proofing
• Problem Solving
• Technical Writing
• GD&T
• Vault Pro
• Line Balancing
• Lean Concepts
EDUCATION
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, May 2009 GPA: 3.26
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Energizer Battery Inc. Jun ’09 – Present
Mechanical Engineer
Alkaline Battery Manufacturing, Asheboro, NC, Oct ’10 - Present
-Solved the longest standing quality issue on our separator insertion machine. This problem has been an issue since they installed the machine in 2002. I took the initiative on finding the root cause of the quality issue.
-100% of quality and safety issues tasked to me have been resolved in a very expedited manner.
- Active member and only engineer of the plants Ergonomic Team.
-Sole engineer for the plants number 1 issue in the plant that happened to be our main quality issue for FY’12. We reduced the damaged can rim defects by 70% compared to FY ’11.
-Improved efficiencies from 64% to 75% in one year for our impact AA raw cell lines by utilizing our downtime data to specifically target problem areas.
-Redesigned exit assembly to eliminate undetected dents in the cells, as well as eliminated unnecessary maintenance from abnormal destruction of components.
-Mentored the engineering co-op for the summer of 2012.
Energizer Packaging Facility, Asheboro, NC, Feb ’10 - Oct ’10
-Led lean events i.e. SMED events that have reduced change over time of dies from 60 min average to 15 min average.
-Via previous experience, I have utilized the fundamentals of line balancing in combination with basic ergonomic to increase production of a labor-intensive package from 60 skids per 8-hour to 200 skids per 8-hour shift. I have trained the supervisors of this and is now the standard work for similar pack types.
-Designed multiple pick and place end effectors for many unique packaging applications.
Lithium Battery Manufacturing, St. Albans, VT, Jun ’09 - Feb ’10
-Solved the longest standing ergonomic issue in lithium battery manufacturing of loading 13, 33 lb. reels (429 lbs.) onto a mandrel whose...
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