Background

I am currently a product engineer at NGK Automotive Ceramics on the Light Duty Product Management team. I received a BSE in Chemical Engineering with a concentration in Biopharmaceutical Engineering from the University of Michigan. I have experience in product management, aftertreatment systems, cryogenics, consulting work -- specifically environmental and civil engineering consulting -- as well as leadership, laboratory work, technical writing, and process design.

Job experience

• July 2022 - present
  Product Enginer
  NGK Automotive Cermaics USA Inc.
  

  Novi, MI, USA

  • Managed client account with General Motors (GM), accounting for 90 million dollars in annual sales. Provided technical support simultaneously for multiple GM programs requiring both gasoline and diesel aftertreatment products. Responsible for managing all NGK product applications used by GM and advising NGK product development team regarding US market requirements for the EPA Tier 4 Emissions Regulation.
  • Oversaw and assisted with internal product development testing program; Oversaw and assisted with all GM validation testing working closely with test engineering team and chairing multiple weekly meetings with GM engineers and attained project management experience.
  • Assisted in preparing materials for supplier technical review at GM HQ in order to win a significant GM program nomination. Gained experience with using DFMEA, PFMEA, and FMEA as well as ADVP&R tools for project management.
  • Enhanced logistic and supply chain management skills through working with various internal and external teams located across the US, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, and Poland and participated in Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training.
  • Enhanced technical communication skills through working with engineering team headquartered in Japan on a daily basis in order to provide robust technical and program support to GM.
  • Worked with various internal and external teams in the United States and across the world to manage, organize, and oversee product and sample shipments and orders needed for GM and internal product development.

• June 2021 - August 2021
  Utilities Summer Intern
  WithersRavenel
  

  Asheville, NC, USA

  • Composed flow sheet for a planned water treatment plant; Assisted in composition of designs for a water treatment plant expansion.
  • Accompanied engineers on a Phase 1 Environmental Inspection; Accompanied engineers and state inspector on a SRF Inspection.
  • Reviewed sewer and force mains for damage; Evaluated calculations for pipe installations; Assessed contractor pay applications.
  • Examined cost estimates for projects. .

• June 2019 - August 2019
  Geotechnical Summer Intern
  S&ME Inc.
  

  Greenville, SC, USA

  • Wrote final engineering summary reports for boring projects, concrete testing for clients, and wrote project proposal memos.
  • Constructed drilling assignment sheets; Helped manage sites; Devised boring location plans, and laid out drilling sites.
  • Classified soils using the USCS; Entered soil information in gINT, and carried out/assisted with laboratory procedures and testing.
  • Enhanced skill in gINT; Developed lab skills; Gained experience using GPS devices, GIS maps, topographic maps, and Google Earth.

• October 2018 - April 2019
  Research Assistant
  University of Michigan Department of Surgery
  

  Ann Arbor, MI, USA

  • Contributed to preclinical Ozempic trials by helping with procedures such as Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR); Weighing mice; Polymerase Chain Reaction, and glucose tolerance testing; Worked with mice; Led a project to optimize sample testing.

Education

• University Of Michigan Ann Arbor
  BSE Chemical Engineering with Biopharmaceutical Concentration
  

  2018 - 2024

  Notable Coursework: Engineering Statistics and Problem Solving, Fundamentals of Biochemistry, Chemical Process Simulation and Design, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Occupational Safety Management.