Diverse background that includes the following:
Strengths include written communication, thinking analytically and creatively, learning quickly and independently (self-taught), multi-tasking, and self-starting.
Assisted the Newburg Middle School team with the building, design, and programming of their robot in the FIRST LEGO League Robotics Competition. The team placed 1st place in the State.
Started, organized, and led a drive at General Electric Appliances to provide non-perishable goods to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, an organization that provides assistance to those who suffer the effects of hunger, homelessness, and/or chemical dependency.
Researched the production of PWBs and cleaning technologies used for surface finishing. Simulated case study (using Arena) to determine which technology was the best based on overall cost (labor; overtime; electricity/gas; water; materials and parts; transportation; fines due to exceeding pollution limits for city, state, and federal government; etc.), environmental hazard and ecological risk assessment, time needed to complete whole process, etc.
Worked with team members on semester long lab assignment to simulate heat stress of various occupations and determine how gender, occupation, amount of clothing, and temperature relate to heat stress. Researched heat stress (causes, prevention, medical treatment, occurrences of death by occupation, etc.), and how to determine using existing lab equipment available. Developed presentation and reported results.
Redesigned and improved system performance as a key team member in a DMADV Six Sigma project. Developed Web site to give team members resources on Six Sigma, background information on project, and data collection. We met and exceeded the target goal through new design with 95% confidence, developed presentation and presented results, and submitted patent for new design.
Assisted team members with determining the name of the part, its purpose and importance in the printer. Researched polymers and their physical and thermal properties. Analyzed and reported on the functionality of the tractor wheel, original material used, manufacturing process and assembly, quality control inspection. Proposed material and manufacturing modifications and created design matrix to compare materials.
Cleaned bathroom tiles and tub; put up drywall; sanded drywall; painted primer in bedroom and bathroom.
Applied Chemical technologies is the developer of specialty chemical solutions for the automotive and aerospace industries. Managed quality control lab; ran physical and thermal quality control tests based on ASTM and ISO standards. Assisted with ISO 9002 certification, which included being responsible for maintaining SQC and calibration records, and co-authoring quality control manual.
Performed chemical tests for verification of product specifications.
Assisted with daily management of tutoring lab, which included generation of monthly and end of semester reports; preparation of tutor schedules; documented lab inventory; tutored in math, Accounting, Spanish, and Computer Science.
Recognized need to improve and automate administrative tasks of tutoring lab, which led to development of a data management system that created monthly tutoring reports for professors, queried hours tutored and grades, and generated reports. Tools included Pixel Toolbox; NSIS; The GIMP; MS Access, Word, Excel, and Visual Basic.
Taught math support (remedial math), "advanced" Pre-Algebra, and assisted Geometry students. Analyzed students' deficiencies in remedial math classes and tailored the curriculum to their needs.
Recognized common theme in students of having developmental problems with performing basic operations with fractions. Integrated technology into the classroom and programmed software to help students become more proficient in working with fractions.
Managed the Systems and Reliability Engineering Lab. Tracked inventory of tools and supplies, created form for borrowing tools, modified layout and organized lab, and set up procedure for testing.
Assisted with Gage R & R testing on failed units and analyzed results, which helped to determine root cause of failure.
Software usage included ReliaSoft's Weibull ++; MiniTab; MS Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Schedule Plus, Notepad, and Word.
Programmed Hitachi Flash EPROM control boards. Improved reliability before new product launch by black box testing (completed software evaluations) to find bugs and algorithm errors. Helped to resolve software-related issues during product launch.
Upgraded consignment washers with the latest control boards (software and graphics), which included checking service mode for fault codes.
Assisted electrical engineer with fixing electromechanical problems with washers. Learned how to solder; soldered circuit used for electrical testing.
Software usage included Hitachi Flash Programmer and MS Excel, Word, and Outlook.
Ran daily service call queries in QUICS, which was copied into an MS Excel/VBA application to analyze data. Verified corrective action taken by field service technicians by phone and/or e-mail, if further investigation was needed.
Issued weekly summary to supplier contact and SPQE.
Coordinated the return of failed units with same service code to determine root cause of failure.
Software usage included QUICS and MS Excel, Word, and Outlook.
Managed a competitive product teardown to generate new ideas. Planned and organized the people, space, and units; proposed new features and design changes.
Investigated the feasibility (costs, benefits, possible risks, timing, and yield) of uncompleted Six Sigma projects; analyzed findings and generated report.
Assisted Six Sigma Black Belts with quality inspections, data collection and analysis.
Analyzed production to assess quality issues caused by sealant.
Software usage included MiniTab, QUICS, CICS®; and MS Excel, Word, Outlook, Schedule Plus, and PowerPoint.