Kain Place-Hildesheim

Experience

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  Penn State University: Center for Engineering Design and Entrepreneurship

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2015

  Lab Assistant

  Assist with instruction of technical drawing, SolidWorks, and HTML.Develop lesson plans and hold office hours for an introductory engineering design course.

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  Amerimax

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Engineering Intern

  Performed and managed wind load and leak testing for exterior products to determine performance capabilitiesUpdated 2D drawings of aluminum extrusion products by modeling them in 3D CAD software SolidWorks

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  Armstrong World Industries

  Feb 2016 - May 2018

  Product Design Engineer

  Designed and developed new products and systems from ideation to production on a team with industrial designersCreated 3D printed, metal formed, and wood design prototypes for preliminary testingDesigned and tested my patent pending system for human factors important in residential productsCoordinated with a Chinese production facility for manufacturability needs and production prototypes of stamped and formed metal components

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  Weldon Solutions

  May 2018 - Oct 2019

  Application Engineer

  Developed and implemented turnkey automation and grinding solutions for customer applicationsWrote and maintained programs for FANUC robots and CNC grinding applicationsCommissioned and installed grinding and robotic systemsTroubleshot, tested, and fixed systems to prepare them for production run-offs and customer acceptanceCreated training materials and trained customers on operation of installed systemsMachined precision components used in our production systems

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  BAE Systems, Inc.

  Oct 2019 - Jul 2022

  Developed and deployed initial phases of the Digital Pre-Assembly process to reduce manufacturing issues by increasing design verification capabilitiesLed implementation and training of Auros IQ knowledge aware software in pursuit of operational excellence initiatives with successful adoption in the design communityDecomposed installations into discreet interfaces to create reusable knowledge units of production and assembly design requirements Facilitated drawing changes between machining and design teams to create producible GD&T on drawingsInvestigated and executed root cause analysis of design issues on the weld, machining, and assembly lines by interpreting drawing GD&T and inspecting the 3D CAD in CreoCollaborated with the quality team to perform weld joint design of experiments (DoE) and understand weld variation

  • Senior Systems Engineer, Digital Pre-Assembly

    Oct 2020 - Jul 2022

  • Mechanical Engineer, Engineering Support for Items in Production

    Oct 2019 - Oct 2020
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  Wolfspeed

  Aug 2022 - now

  Automation Project Manager, Materials