Jake Pullara

Experience

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  Lake Shore Sports

  Dec 2012 - Jan 2015

  Dockhand

  • Maintained the shop, and detailed high-end boats. • Prepared incoming inventory for sale in the showroom.• Serviced boats at private residences and transported boats several hundred miles to boat show destinations.

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  April Sound Country Club [Club Corp of America]

  Apr 2015 - Jan 2016

  Server/Bartender

  • Trained new employees in bartending and food service. • Provided exceptional food and beverage service in a fine dining atmosphere. • Coordinated with a team of 4-6 to organize and design private events.

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  Texas Tech Club [Club Corp of America]

  Jan 2016 - May 2019

  Server/Bartender

  • Assigned to the busiest section of the restaurant and helped obtain over $6,000 in sales in one night.• Provided upscale food and beverage service.• Trained new employees to serve in a fine dining atmosphere

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  Texas Tech University

  Jan 2018 - May 2019

  Student Assistant

  • Guide aspiring engineers to develop, construct, and program robots. • Organize, judge, and debug robotics competitions and other robotics events

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  RUF - Robótica de Utilidades Funcionales

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Design Engineer Intern

  • Designed a robotic arm, wrist cage, and hand using SolidWorks. • Researched and printed with PLA Max 3D printing material.• Printed and tested my design prototype to ensure quality and manufacturability• Collaborated with mentors and fellow engineers in a multidisciplinary team.

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  Michelin

  May 2019 - Aug 2022

  Quality And Process Engineer

  • Industrialized 275/80/R 22.5 P XDA Energy+, reducing scrap rate from 2.4% to <1% and created future design of experiments.• Designed, patented, and prototyped Hall Effect Sensor Device designed to detect critical defects.• Installed, programmed, and tested laser profilometers for digital process control, improving centering standard deviation from 1.94mm to .79mm within a single pose.• Collaborated transversely with other Quality Engineers to study and reduce variation across the plant.• Created standard for off-cut segregation that increased consumption by 4%.• Changed machine materials from A36 steel to Nylon 6/6: increasing MTTR from 6 to 12 months, reducing maintenance intervention time from 60 to 15 minutes and defect rate by 2%. Reduced annual part cost per machine from $5400 to $522. Resulting in an annual savings of $58,500.• Managed quality processes daily using SMQDC and reduced before cure quality non-conform rate by 30%.• Improved operator work experience by improving tool ergonomics and life by increasing RWH from 50-55 to 60-65.• Applied PLNA central referential for solvent application reducing VOC consumption by 16% or 22,560 gallons per year. Resulting in a net savings of $68,000 annually. Show less

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  Sealed Air Corporation

  Aug 2022 - now

  • Improved Slitting yield from 91.0% in 2022 to 93.6% in 2023 and saved the company 385k/yr. by developing a Roll Splicing procedure.• Supported IQ/OQ/PQ for new inline blending equipment improving plants' overall efficiency to produce more complex materials. • Collaborated with I&D to develop three new products lines including bio processing, frangible seal, and standard IV bag films. • Supported plant initiatives • Maintained ISO 15378 certification for pharmaceutical packaging through rigorous process optimization and compliance oversight, ensuring adherence to industry standards and enhancing quality assurance protocols.• Defined standard operating conditions and procedures which prioritized quality while maximizing rate, yield, and uptime.• Installed and maintained vision systems to address process issues that impacted performance of products in our Customer's processes. Show less

  • Process Engineering Manager

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Sr. Process Engineer

    Aug 2022 - Apr 2024