William Cooper

Experience

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  MBTA

  Sept 2016 - Dec 2016

  Mechanical Quality Intern

  • Spearheaded a cost analysis report on reusing tread brake shoes saving thousands of dollars daily.• Redesigned a primary suspension spring cap using AutoCAD to correct premature part failures.• Installed Stryker evacuation chairs and monitored ADA compliance status of entire coach fleet.

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  Keolis Commuter Services

  Oct 2017 - Dec 2019

  • Guided twenty (20) craft employees for completing all-new digital work processes in shop floor.• Enhanced asset management throughput to improve maintenance procedures and reduce labor costs.• Collaborated with onsite staff to resolve material discrepancies and gather more useful resources. • Produced daily locomotive discrepancy reports that communicated fleet maintenance priorities.• Performed warranty closeout inspections on HSP46 locomotives per MBTA contract guidelines.• Reverse-engineered locomotive parts using AutoCAD for enhancing overall fleet performance.

  • IT Specialist Contractor

    Aug 2018 - Dec 2019

  • Mechanical Engineer Intern

    Oct 2017 - Jul 2018
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  Amtrak

  Jan 2020 - Mar 2021

  Management Trainee

  • Successfully completed all leadership training courses online and in classroom settings.• Worked in three (3) cross-functional job rotations to gain practical engineering experience.• Passed all required job exams for NORAC, AMT 2/3/5, and other safety-related rule courses.

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  Delaware Car Company

  Feb 2022 - Nov 2023

  Design Engineer

  • Reverse-engineered passenger car parts using AutoCAD for designing and shop manufacturing.• Computed finite element analyses (FEAs) on railcar structural components with Autodesk Inventor.• Gained significant mechanical engineering experience for future career growth in the industry.

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  Siemens

  Nov 2023 - now

  Service Project Manager