Kathryn N. Roy

Experience

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  Boilermaker Aquatic Center

  Sept 2012 - May 2014

  Aquatic Event Staff

  Assisted with managing and coordinating university swim team and other aquatic center events.

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  PQ Corporation

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Engineering Intern

  • Worked closely with plant engineers, operators and instrument technicians to review and revise outdated standard operating procedures and parts & instrumentation diagrams. • Designed metal platform and developed plumbing diagram to support new pump installation. • Updated plant equipment parts catalog and cross referenced to in-house parts inventory to help ensure immediate availability of essential production parts.

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  Great Dane

  Jan 2016 - Sept 2017

  Product Engineer

  - Modify existing refrigerated trailer designs to meet customer specific order criteria, while adhering to corporate engineering guidelines.- Utilize CATIA to produce order specific detailed drawing packages with complete bill of materials.- Communicate and work effectively with other disciplines including sales, supply chain, manufacturing, accounting and corporate engineering to ensure product quality and customer expectations are met or exceeded. - Clearly communicate design concepts to production personnel and provide support for materials procurement to ensure trailer production occurs as scheduled. - Provide technical engineering support to manufacturing personnel to ensure trailer is built to customer specifications and quality standards.- Resolve design, manufacturing and materials problems in a timely and effective manner. Show less

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  Newell Brands

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2018

  Associate Product Engineer

  Outdoor & Recreation | Coleman | Portable Cooking & LightingI work as a core member of the new product development (NPD) team for both new and existing products, aiding in the technical execution of projects from conception through production launch.- Collaborate with other disciplines including Marketing, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing, and Supply Chain.- Translate marketing requirements into technical performance requirements.- Report project status and risks to cross-functional and leadership teams to ensure that programs stay on schedule and within budget while meeting performance requirements.- Research and implement technologies to meet project objectives.- Analyze and determine preferred solutions to technical challenges using a disciplined approach and multiple methodologies.- Recommend appropriate materials for application to meet part performance specifications.- Create proof of concept prototypes.- Establish critical to quality metrics and product manufacturing specifications.- Develop product test plans, and compile and summarize test results to provide data for use in solving problems.- Create and lead design validation testing based on DFMEA.- Utilize an understanding of manufacturing processes and technologies to develop and produce a product.- Identify cost and risks at the product component level to meet defined cost targets.- Document key project decisions and design changes.- Manage multiple projects from ideation to production.- Collaborate with international development teams and vendors.- Participate in forums to encourage ideation and technical sharing. Show less

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  Electrolux

  Oct 2018 - Sept 2023

  Food Preservation | Global | CX Top Freezer, Single Door Architecture• Lead technical development and implementation of Single Door and Top Freezer products into the global market. Responsible for the completion of multiple engineering projects within budgetary, scheduling, and performance guidelines.• Collaborate with global and local R&D teams to develop technical solutions for projects throughout the product development cycle from scoping to production. • Transform concepts and ideas from customers and marketing into executable product requirements. • Collaborate with both technical and non-technical teams to evaluate technical opportunities, consumer needs, and optimized designs. Utilize modular design methodologies to reduce complexity of design.• Identify potential design and manufacturing hurdles that must be overcome to manufacture a product.• Organize design team efforts to ensure adherence to the formal product development process. Motivate team to accomplish project objectives and maintain focus on cost, performance, and schedule. • Lead all core design activities and coordinate cross functional activities including reliability testing and agency certification. • Create technical product documentation required for project execution and check point gates. These include technical specifications, test plans, DFMEA, DFM/DFA, and CTQs.• Ensure the timely preparation and execution of engineering project documentation including ECNs, BOMs, and test reports.• Develop agendas, facilitate, and document project meetings. Identify critical path tasks and track project schedule. Regularly present project status to cross-functional and leadership teams.• Interface with Project Management to effectively coordinate activities between R&D, Manufacturing/Operations, Quality, Purchasing, and Product Line. • Serve as mentor and provide day-to-day oversight to Co-Op team member. Show less Participated in the mechanical development of essential consumer products that have national and international exposure to millions of consumers. This involved working with a creative, collaborative team of engineering and design professionals, test labs, marketing, industrial design, and sales towards the successful launch of new consumer products. Development was within a fast-paced environment with superior engineering and design culture using top-of-the-line development tools, state-of-the-art testing and prototyping facilities.- Developed technical solutions of a project through product lifecycle including: scoping, designing from concept to production using CATIA V5 software, creating functional prototypes, testing, and design verification, introduction to the market and post-launch value engineering plans.- Followed a standard engineering workflow, with milestones, and specific deliverables to be complemented with an innovative, continuous improvement spirit and obsession for exceeding customer expectations.- Investigate and prescribe optimized materials and manufacturing processes for a given component and sub-systems- Applied critical thinking to understand depth of design and to predict why, when, and how designs fail.- Contributed in collaborative sessions within and outside technical domain to gather information and vet technical opportunities, consumer needs, and optimized design.- Generated novel technical innovation that can be used to gain competitive advantage- Served as a mentor and provided day-to-day oversight to co-op team member. Show less

  • Senior R&D Project Engineer

    Jan 2022 - Sept 2023

  • Development Engineer

    Oct 2018 - Jan 2022
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  TTI Floor Care North America

  Oct 2023 - now

  Sr. Project Engineer

  • Lead cross-functional team in the design, scheduling, validation, and future launch of a new vacuum cleaner product in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.• Responsible for both technical and non-technical project management, including development and maintenance of overall project schedule, and ensuring that key deliverables, timelines, quality, performance, and cost targets are met.• Define product requirements through collaboration with marketing, industrial design, design engineering, electrical engineering, and quality teams.• Work closely with electrical and design engineering teams to ensure product meets performance, marketing, and regulatory requirements. Participate in design reviews and brainstorming sessions.• Proactively identify opportunities for design compatibility with future projects on product roadmap.• Build functional prototypes, establish test plans, and troubleshoot design issues to validate that design meets performance, usability, manufacturing, and regulatory requirements.• Routinely anticipate risks, create mitigation plans, and take corrective action.• Regularly facilitate project meetings with domestic and international (China, Vietnam) project teams, and present status updates to leadership team.• Review quotes for tooling and parts, provide feedback, and identify cost-reduction opportunities. Show less