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WORK EXPERIENCE
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Delphi Steering (TAC Worldwide contractee), Saginaw, MI
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12/2007 - 12/2008
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Product Engineer
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- Worked with various functional groups to perform job tasks
- Exposed to PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) in the Automotive industry
- Maintained Bill of Materials
- Maintained multiple tracking systems as part of change management process
- Exposed to testing activities (crash sled, theft protection, torque testing, sliding and locking effort)
- Exposed to packaging methods and their impact to costs of the manufacturing operations
- Was responsible for the change management process for a future production steering column program
- Exposed to the prototype process (ordering, building, testing and shipping to the customer)
- Exposed to various manufacturing processes (welding, punching, rolling, extrusion, over mold, machining and assembly)
- Presented changes to Chief Engineer and change review board for approval
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Dow Automotive, Auburn Hills, MI
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4/2001 - 7/2005
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Lab Technician Co-op
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- Compounding adhesives using Ross and Molteni mixers
- Compounding pre-polymers using lab glassware
- Testing pre-polymers and raw materials for NCO and moisture levels using Titrino computerized titrators
- Testing pre-polymers and raw materials for viscosity using Brookfield viscometers
- Completed lap shear, tear and tensile elongation testing for strength and adhesion using Instron mechanical testers
- Testing adhesives for rheological properties using dynamic stress rheometers and Brookfield viscometers
- Testing adhesives for press flow readings using standard press flow equipment
- Testing adhesives for short-term strength, adhesion and cure rate with H-tensile testing using Instron mechanical testers
- Performing long-term testing, heat-aged testing, and quality assurance testing for in-production adhesives as needed
Thesis entitled Comparing Single Point Viscosity and Yield Stress to Capillary Rheometer Testing completed Fall 2006; approved Winter 2007. Used AR200 Rheometer and Capillary Rheometer software along with press flow, yield stress and sag bead testing to complete thesis work. -
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