B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Mathematics
Northeastern University
Professional Work Experience
Military Services Co-op
GE Aviation
Lynn, MA
July - December 2021
GE Aviation is a world-leading provider of jet and turboprop engines for commercial, military, business and general aviation aircraft.
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In this role, I was a member of the Military Systems Operation, reporting to the Director of International Military Customer Support. This was an unusual but highly beneficial assignment for me in which I was thrust into the worlds of sales, finance and risk that are often off-limits to young engineers. During my 6 months in this role, I was given significant responsibility to map the process used by the business to respond to requests for proposals, advise Senior Executive stakeholders on potential process changes, and lead a Value Stream Mapping lean event at GE Aviation's headquarters in Evendale, OH. I was also involved in the real-time construction of engine services proposals for deals valued up to and exceeding $1B, which resulted in two business trips to Ohio in 6 months.
Key Accomplishments:
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Collaborated with consultants and sales leaders to construct tailored services contracts for foreign military customers
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Presented complex maintenance modelling processes to senior executive stakeholders and advised on changes
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Led a weeklong VSM event in Evendale, OH to improve proposal generation process for $100M - $1B+ deals
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Investigated and prototyped a centralized database system to automate the construction of services proposals
Manufacturing Engineering Co-op
GE Aviation
Lynn, MA
July - December 2020
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, my first experience in the aerospace field kicked off with a 4-week virtual program in which me and all other GE Aviation co-ops learned the fundamentals of jet engine design, supply chain management, Six Sigma and Lean from experts within the company.
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Fortunately, the business was able to transition co-ops to in-person roles and starting in September I was rolling up my sleeves in a machine shop in Lynn, MA under the guidance of several talented manufacturing engineers. My instructions from my manager were simple: talk to his staff of manufacturing engineers, quality specialists and production supervisors and then come back and tell him what I should be working on. This approach resulted in a set of lean initiatives and production tasks that provided direct benefit to the team. I developed a labor planning tool in Excel which allowed the production supervisor to significantly reduce machinist downtime and optimize labor distribution, something that was previously done mentally. I also created an automated part tracking tool in Excel which pulled data from a decades-old shop inventory system and created a clean, graphical representation of a part's status in the production line, identifying choke points and signaling opportunities for new builds. However, my favorite part of this role was getting out on the shop floor and putting "hands on parts" to find the source of manufacturing defects with my fellow ME's.
Key Accomplishments:
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Created Excel tools to improve labor planning and part tracking, contributing to $200K increase in shop output
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Collaborated with ME’s on quality investigations, nonconformance analysis, product audits and supplier issues
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Developed in-depth knowledge of machine processes used to manufacture military and commercial engine hardware
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Completed 4-week virtual class on fundamentals of jet engine design, supply chain management, Six Sigma and Lean
Engineering Research and Development Co-op
C&K Components
Waltham, MA
July - December 2019
C&K Components is a globally recognized manufacturer of electromechanical switches for the industrial, automotive, consumer, medical, aerospace and transportation markets.
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My first co-op of my time at Northeastern started strong with intensive CAD work alongside the company's draftsmen and engineers. C&K was in the middle of transitioning every single drawing all the way back to the early days of the company to a consistent modern format made up of a 2D part drawing paired with a 3D part model, existing only in Windchill. My job was to ensure the accuracy of the 3D models, if they existed, based on legacy 2D drawings, and make new 3D models from legacy 2D drawings if the models did not already exist. The challenge here was interpreting the old pdf files of drawings made 30+ years ago, many with ambiguous or impossible geometries, and making sure every single dimension was exactly as intended. It was in this experience that I developed a sharp eye for details and inconsistencies.
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Leveraged CAD skills with Creo Parametric 6.0 and PLM software Windchill to facilitate time-sensitive ECO’s
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Updated hundreds of legacy 2D CAD files with missing or incorrect data to a consistent 2D/3D company format
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Trained in the application of DFMEA/PFMEA best practices to the latest AIAG automotive standards
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Operated laboratory test equipment to evaluate force/travel specifications and investigated quality issues with Excel
Laboratory Assistant I
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Falmouth, MA
Summers 2017 - 2018
Key Accomplishments:
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Piloted a towable ROV on a 12-day research cruise to survey the Northeast Continental Shelf’s scallop habitat
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Worked with Principal Investigator to troubleshoot and repair ROV fiberoptic cables after at-sea equipment failure
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Utilized Raman spectroscopy and sanitary lab practices to evaluate microplastic presence in scallop gut tissue
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Conducted Raman spectroscopy on harmful algae species to analyze toxins, leading to co-authorship of paper
I also worked as a Ride Attendant for Summers 2015 - 2016 at Water Wizz Water Park in Wareham, MA!