● PROFILE
Motivated individual pursing with nearly 4 years of experience in materials engineering on a global and diverse team to support product and process development in the highly dynamic and competitive automotive market.
● EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration
Youngstown State University, May 2016
Youngstown, OH
Bachelor of Engineering: Magna Cum Laude
Major: Chemical Engineering Minor: Mathematics
Youngstown State University, ABET Accredited, May 2011
Youngstown, OH
● RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Materials Engineer, June 2012 – Present
Delphi Automotive, Warren OH
•Supported product development and use of manufactured and purchased automotive extruded cables and thermoplastic insulation materials by applying knowledge of materials and process
•Reviewed material specifications and conferred with other materials engineers (metals and polymers) to select proper materials are used in particular applications
•Evaluated customer specifications and industry standards (ISO, SAE, JASO, ASTM, etc) to gather product requirements to plan and implement laboratory operations and advise lab technicians in evaluations
•Corresponded with outside suppliers on projects to address quality issues, improve product performance, and support downstream customers with training and product questions
•Served as a liaison to outside suppliers to understand processing conditions of their products and communicate them to Process Extrusion Engineers with Microsoft SharePoint
•Purchased materials and tracked shipments for product testing and evaluation
•Collaborated with Production Control and Process Extrusion Engineers to perform trials to support market demand, cost-savings initiatives, and business strategies
•Analyzed test results; refined and repeated trials by changing processing extrusion conditions or modifying formulations as needed
•Compiled test results and presented findings to customers (Chrysler, Ford, GM) and negotiated revisions of specifications to obtain their approval
•Updated specifications and technical documents; conveyed relevant documentation within the organization as needed
•Consulted with Supplier Quality Engineers to audit suppliers and performed failure analysis to determine the root cause when supplier issues arose
•Mentored new engineers in the Cable/Materials Department and trained new hires to efficiently use Delphi computer systems
•Managed projects to update the Bill of Design (BOD) and provided technical support to guide Application Engineers in selecting the proper product
Chemical Engineer, February 2012 – June 2012
Marsh Bellofram Corporation; Bellofram Silicones, Newell, WV
•Oversaw the production of automotive gaskets and seals made from silicone rubber on extrusion lines
•Resolved quality issues on silicone rubber injection molded parts
•Headed production runs and scheduled appropriate production shifts to reduce changeovers
•Implemented changes and improvements on the production line for cost savings, efficiency, and product quality improvements
•Participated in customer audits of materials and production; presented control documents and process flow diagrams
•Ensured customer quotas were fulfilled by monitoring work in progress and confirming a stocked secondary assembly process
•Published Visual Product Standards (VPS) to assure product quality was maintained by employees
•Conducted tests on products to confirm properties and validate specifications
Engineering Intern, May 2005 – May 2011
Redex Industries Incorporated, Salem OH
•Participated in a project to improve the heat exchanger process used while manufacturing Udder Cream to achieve cost savings by reducing water consumption
•Compounded raw materials in both a lab setting and a production setting
•Experimented with new product formulas in the lab
•Fixed ...
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