Profile
Detailed – oriented and results driven graduate student/professional with knowledge in quality engineering, process improvement, process cost reduction, project management, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and Occupational Health and Safety. Objective is to obtain a full-time position in quality/lean engineering or project management.
Professional/Graduate Student Experience
Engineering Management Graduate Assistant/Student Intern June 2015 – Present
Veterans Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
Implementing a Lean Hospital Methodology and utilizing Engineering Management skills to evaluate and design implementation strategies.
Instructor for Engineering Fundamentals class Jan 2015 – May 2015
Middle Tennessee State University/ Department of Engineering Technology
Successful completion of the class; Course objective: to introduce students to careers in engineering and technology, their disciplines, educational requirements and employment opportunities; to teach engineering essentials (why choosing engineering as a career, ethics, pursuing student opportunities, design and teamwork, engineering communication, estimation, SOLVEM); Units (fundamental dimensions and base units, universal units, dimensionless numbers); Excel Workbooks; Graphical solutions
Occupational Health and Safety Graduate Student intern Jan 2015 – May 2015
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) Maintenance /SouthGroup,LLC
Working with MNAA Maintenance members to create Job Safety Analysis (JSA’s) documentation, identify job related hazards, recommend preventive measures, and conduct training with members
Graduate Teaching Assistant / Department of Engineering Technology Jan 2014 – Dec 2015
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN (Spring and Fall Semesters)
Graduate Teaching Assistant for Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and Engineering Economy classes; Projects coordinator for Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing classes
Process Engineer Feb 2007 – Aug 2012
Bridgestone Metalpha, Clarksville, TN
Daily process operations, update and maintain QMS documentation, update and maintain product specifications and process running conditions, maintain stable process control, follow up on 4M changes, quality oriented ; Projects approval for process improvement; Recommendation , conclusion, results and discussion on written technical reports after tests; Successful completion of test requests with cost reduction purposes and quality improvement; Successful completion of Monthly Reports and monthly Key Performance Indicators; Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications (PowerPoint , Excel , Word , Access )
Education
Master Candidate Jan 2015 - Present
Middle Tennessee State University (expected graduation: December 2015)
College of Graduate Studies / Professional Sciences
Concentration: Engineering Management
Master Candidate May 2013 – Dec 2014 Middle Tennessee State University
College of Graduate Studies / Department of Engineering Technology
Concentration: Occupational Health and Safety
Classes completed: Safety Planning; Safety Technology and Engineering, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing (Productivity strategies/Lean Systems), Engineering Economy, Current and Future Trends in Engineering and Technology, Leadership and Motivation, Methods of Research; PMI Project Management; Occupational Environmental Hygiene, Computer-Assist Draft Design I, Accounting and Legal Issues for Managers, Anthropometric factors in Accident Prevention (Ergonomics class), Probabilistic and Statistical Reasoning
Polytechnic University in Bucharest, Romania Oct 1998 – Feb 2004
Faculty of Engineering in Foreign Languages (English)
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (Country: Romania)
U.S Equivalency from World Education Services, Inc: Bachelor Degree in chemical engineering from a regionally accredited institution (Length of program: 5 years)
Ion Heliade Radulescu High School, Targoviste, Romania Sept 1994 – June 1998
High School Diploma (Major: Chemistry; Minor: Biology)
Projects completed for Six Sigma Greenbelt and Lean Manufacturing Certifications:
Six Sigma Greenbelt Project at Nissan, Smyrna TN (Sept 2013 – Dec 2014)
Project name: Sunroof Flush Concern for Nissan Infinity Models (“J” Models)
• Team Work; Team brainstormed potential Critical to Quality characteristics that could affect the flush condition on the vehicles. The team focus was: Measurement System Analysis (Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility)
Lean Manufacturing Project at Nissan, Smyrna TN (March 31, 2014 – April 4th, 2014)
• Team Work; Team analyzed a system performance within the plant, created the Current State Value Stream Map and used the Absolute Benchmarking Calculator to find out the system performance
Projects completed for Occupational Health and Safety program:
Ergonomics Industry project at Vi-Jon in Smyrna TN (Feb 2015 – May 2015): Applying the knowledge from the ergonomic class to improve Body Lotion Assembly Line workers comfort, ability to work effectively and reduce physical problems. Team observed and analyzed the workers job tasks and recommended solutions as: update on anti-fatigue mats, workstation improvement for pallet building team, conveyor ergonomics and proper lifting techniques, engineering controls and utilize automation to reduce labor in the pack out station for each line.
Veterans Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare Safety Project (Feb 2014 – May 2014): Applying the knowledge from the Safety in Engineering and Technology class to recommend solutions on how TVHS can avoid repeat and willful violations. Team analyzed the data given by the VA hospital for the most cited "Serious" Violations by specific OSHA citation and subpart for all of OSHA Region 4 VA facilities, Rank of 29 CFR Subparts as to frequency of citation. The rank of al...
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