Engineering for a contract manufacturer

Participated in College of Idaho’s 3-2 Engineering program: attended College of Idaho for the first 3 years and graduated with a B.S. in Math/Physics, then attended Washington University in St Louis for the final two years and graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. Worked as a web app developer after college, then did a stint as a Dental Assistant. Began work at Plexus in June 2019 starting as a Manufacturing Technician. Transitioned to Product Engineer in April 2020. Product engineering responsibilities include working closely with our customers, interpreting customer drawings, creating process flows, writing product assembly instructions, and problem solving as issues arise (Continuous Improvement).

Graduated from University of Minnesota with a Chemical Engineer B.S. Worked in chemical research at North Dakota State University for 2 years. Obtained M.E. in Materials Science and Engineering from Boise State in 2013. Worked at Plexus in Engineering, Continuous Improvement, and Operations. Focus in process development and troubleshooting, particularly for cleaning, coating, bonding, and failure analysis, and in training and development of new engineers. President of the local chapter of the Surface Mount Technologies Association, and a participant in standard development for various industry organizations.

Graduated from Boise State with a Mechanical Engineering bachelor’s degree in December 2019. Started with Plexus in June 2019 as an intern, full time in January 2020 as an NPI Engineer, working with product setup and understanding process controls on unknown assemblies. Well versed in the Plexus Product Quality Planning process, adapted from the process used by the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and in accordance with AS9145 Aerospace Series standards, which is a process that evaluates product criteria and requirements against process controls to determine high risk customer requirements. Work with customer documentation and multiple engineering and administrative groups to determine process controls and best practices to mitigate risk.

United States Air Force. Started at Plexus as an entry level associate after finishing service, worked up to manufacturing technician on both surface mount and wave solder operations. Completed Electronics Engineering Technology bachelor’s degree from ITT and became a Functional Test Debug Technician, then a Manufacturing Engineer shortly after. Moved into Quality Engineering role in 2019 which includes interpreting customer quality requirements, then implementing them in work instructions and inspection plans. Work directly with customer on all quality concerns and return requests. Work closely with internal engineering teams in solving problems adversely affecting quality yield and performance.

Graduated from Boise State with a Materials Science and Engineering bachelor’s degree in May 2019.  Started with Plexus in February 2019 as a Supplier Quality Intern. After graduating I transitioned to a Supplier Quality Engineer which includes ensuring the supply base is meeting our end customer’s quality requirements. This involves interpreting the customer quality requirements and flowing those down to the suppliers. Work closely with internal engineering, purchasing and materials teams to ensure incoming raw material has proper quality documentation and is free of defects. Work to drive improvements in supplier performance through corrective actions and quality system audits.