Tanner Brandt

Experience

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  3M

  May 2013 - May 2014

  Technical Aide

  o Explored a variety of abrasive and resin compositions and application techniques in the development of a new hand pad product as a part of a project team of engineerso Designed and created a reflective bead application process for the small scale pavement marking production processo Aided in the development and testing of pilot scale pavement marking production as well as lab scale concept design

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  University of Minnesota

  Sept 2014 - May 2015

  Subject Tutor

  o Worked with student athletes throughout the semester, communicating in a relatable and meaningful way and building trust and relationships with themo Taught and explained chemistry, math, and physics in order to help student athletes comprehend the class material

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  3M

  May 2015 - Jun 2017

  R&D Technician

  Research in silicon-based materials to improve the energy density of rechargeable battery's negative electrode. Included a wide variety of experimentation and verification methods. My roles and responsibilities were many on a team that had multiple employees turnover in my time.o Data presentation: compiled DOE and other experimental results and into PowerPoints, synthesized findings, and communicated research to teammates o Data Analysis: used SEM and battery performance data to compare material ratios, analyzing root causes in order to shift composition and solve/mitigate problems of premature product death and reach Key Performance Indicatorso Trained coworkers: developed and wrote testing protocols in order to complete a Gage R&R, trained coworkers in a variety of analytical testing techniques, checking for variation and process improvementso Quality: wrote the papers detailing the testing procedure for density, carbon content, specific surface area for quality testing, verifying manufacturing standardso Process Improvement: addressed problem of too broad of a particle-size-distribution by suggesting and testing potential manufacturing process changeso Hazard and Safety Assessment: collaborated with EHS environmental safety division to ideate and implement processing changes to minimize hazard associated with the raw materials and synthesized materials, meeting ISO, OSHA and EPA requirementso Time Management: supported/collaborated in research for several groups, balancing time and research directives from multiple parties Show less

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  Shenyang university

  Sept 2017 - Jul 2019

  Chinese Student

  I lived in Shenyang and studied Chinese 4 hours each day. Outside of that I developed friendships, learned out to make Chinese dishes and lived normal life in China. I also organized events providing various kinds of support from the concept stage down to content to day of logistics, from behind the scenes work to emceeing. Additionally I managed a budget of several thousand dollars, allocating toward expenses of different events and purposes.

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  SUEZ - Water Technologies & Solutions

  Feb 2020 - Sept 2022

  Process Engineer

  Manufacturing environmentTracked OEE, support CoQExecuted projects to remove downtimes and improve product quality.SUEZ – Water Technologies & Solutions became Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions in September 2022.

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  Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions

  Sept 2022 - now

  Project Engineer