Aaron Ansel
New Lexington,OH
Summary
Detail-oriented and hands-on engineer with over 10 years of experience in manufacturing, process design, and electrical systems testing. Proven expertise in troubleshooting, validating, and commissioning industrial automation and control systems. Strong background in electrical diagnostics, system integrity inspections, and root cause analysis. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant system performance. Seeking to contribute technical skills and analytical expertise in a testing-focused role within an industrial engineering environment.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Controls Technician
JSET Automated Technologies
Columbus, OH
05.2024 - 05.2025
- Device installation and setup.
- Troubleshoot and repair electrical circuits, devices, and wiring.
- Conduct detailed point-to-point inspections to ensure system integrity.
- Read and interpret technical documents related to devices and equipment.
- Work with commissioning agents to perform final system testing.
Launch Engineer
Cooper Standard
New Lexington, OH
04.2023 - 05.2024
- Create bill of materials & routings in SAP for new parts and current production parts.
- Determining equipment requirements and design for new products.
- Quote equipment for new products.
- Submit requisitions for equipment and components.
- Create and modify plant layout drawings.
- Champion intercompany equipment and product transfers.
- Coordinate equipment install and moves with vendor, maintenance, and production team.
- Coordinate launch activities based on customer timeline for new product launch.
- Communicate launch milestone completion with customer.
- Ensure milestones of product maturation timeline are met.
Process Design Engineer
Manifold & Phalor
Canal Winchester, OH
01.2022 - 07.2022
- Lead development of robotic and semi-automatic welding processes
- Develop and maintain welding procedure (WPS) and welder performance qualification records (WPQR)
- Witness welding of PQR test samples
- Provide technical support as related to AWS, ASME, and API standards and codes
- Coordinate failure and root cause analysis on welding related issues
- Streamline program naming convention and upload process for robotic welding with existing MP standards
- Work with production planning to update MP router and work orders per MP existing standards
- Using 3D modeling software (Solidworks) to reverse engineer customer components for repair
- Provide internal drawing and BOM to sales team for quotation of repair
- Coordinate with equipment suppliers for installation of new equipment and upgrading existing equipment
- Author work instructions and train operators on procedures
Process Engineer
AMG Vanadium
Zanesville, OH
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Review installation of infrastructure and equipment with contractors and commissioning team
- Document audit findings, facilitate cross department review, and champion corrective actions
- Provide support with final design concepts, configurations and installation of the Zanesville Plant Melt Shop and Roaster equipment and processes prior to start-up
- Provide technical support during commissioning and start-up of the Zanesville Plant
- Lead continuous improvement activities
Design Development Engineer
NIFCO America Corporation
Canal Winchester, OH
12.2019 - 05.2020
- Company Overview: (Design Department downsized in response to COVID-19)
- Creation of 3D models according to customer request and provided data (drawings, models, physical prototypes, etc.)
- Create and update component and assembly drawings to reflect any changes in design, inspection, or processing (material change, dimensional change, visual change, etc.)
- Create 3D animations to be used for training and communication changes with customer.
- Authoring 2D part print drawings using both 2D and 3D data.
- Facilitate timely creation and implementation of drawings to production team with continued support and ownership until SOP for all responsible parts.
- Conduct Cross Functional meetings to review drawings, quality control points, specifications, and all other related material from initial feasibility review and prototype build and throughout product maturation.
- Provide remote and on-site support to sister production facilities concerning visual/dimensional deviations or customer concerns by investigating potential roots causes, proposing corrective measures, implementing corrective actions and evaluating/reporting effectiveness of actions.
- Provide remote and on-site support to sister production facilities to monitor and support launch activities to ensure maturation milestones are satisfied per the agreement with the customer outlined during kickoff.
- Work with quality teams to provide customer specific documentation (gauge R&R, vehicle assembly, countermeasure protocol, etc.).
- Work with quality teams to verify parts meet customer specifications and that measurement methods correlate with condition witnessed in the application.
- Investigate, validate, and implement corrective actions to correct product nonconformities and optimize manufacturing process throughout product maturation.
- Responsible for making design-related decisions throughout the maturation process. Create and manipulate 3D data and solid models to reflect said changes.
- Initiate and/or carry out engineering change requests.
- Provide customer design support through meetings, hand sketches, drawings and data transfer (May be extended to on-site visitation)
- Investigate cost reduction activities and support kaizen initiatives
- Update DFMEA, control plans, and Quality sketches.
- (Design Department downsized in response to COVID-19)
Process Engineer
Miba Sinter USA, LLC
McConnelsville, OH
07.2016 - 08.2019
- Responsible for all aspects of serial production, including but not limited to, process control plans, automation design, tool design, material selection, authoring of process instructions, development of CNC programming.
- Investigation of daily process issues (quality concerns and equipment concerns, tooling errors, nonconformance material), Initial development of, and continuous updates to FMEA and control plan.
- Customer contact in event of quality concern, responsible for determining root cause -corrective action utilizing 8D process and other Six Sigma principles.
- CAD (Creo, SolidWorks, Inventor) for tooling and automation design, continuous improvement projects and developing process/product instructions.
- Ownership of continuous improvements projects (scrap, capacity, quality control, cycle time, tool life, etc.)
- Responsible for creation of PPAP samples and necessary process improvements prior to launch of serial production.
- Regular use of computer aided quality control software for periodic review of SPC data, analysis of process capabilities and investigation of dimensional deviations.
- Investigation and implementation of sort/rework methods of nonconforming material.
- Gauge R&R Process Capability Process Performance (OEE)
- Author various technical documents such as work instructions, inspection instruction, standard work procedure, etc.
Supervisor
Miba Sinter USA, LLC
03.2015 - 07.2016
- Managed 35-45 employees
- Communicate daily production plan to employees and ensure performance targets are reached.
- Responsible for total quality control.
- Deviate from production plan in the situation of tool breakage or unplanned maintenance.
- Responsible for upholding health and safety standards
- Counted nightly production totals
- Managed day to day production challenges
Quality Technician
Miba Sinter USA, LLC
03.2014 - 03.2015
- Operate Zeiss CMM using Calypso software.
- Perform calibration of measurement equipment.
- Deviate process control specifications according to customer specifications when required.
- Interpret customer part blueprints.
Lauffer Press Technician
Miba Sinter USA, LLC
03.2013 - 03.2014
- Operate hydraulic CNC press with integrated automation.
- Install part specific tooling according to blueprint.
- Adjust press positions and tooling to satisfy control plan requirements.
- Setup of linear advancement automation.
Education
Course Work - Mechanical Engineering Technology
Zane State College
Zanesville, OH02.2020
Chemical Engineering -
Kent State University
Kent, OH05.2012
Skills
- Device installation
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Technical document interpretation
- System testing
- Equipment maintenance
- Process improvement
- Project management
- Root cause analysis
- Quality control
- Team collaboration
- Effective communication
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Safety compliance
- Electrical safety
- Mechanical aptitude
- Schematic reading
- Instrumentation calibration
- Building automation systems
- Control system design
- Human-machine interface programming
- Industrial automation systems
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Self motivation
- Organizational skills
- OSHA compliance
- Technical drawings and schematics
Timeline
Controls Technician
JSET Automated Technologies
05.2024 - 05.2025
Launch Engineer
Cooper Standard
04.2023 - 05.2024
Process Design Engineer
Manifold & Phalor
01.2022 - 07.2022
Process Engineer
AMG Vanadium
01.2021 - 01.2022
Design Development Engineer
NIFCO America Corporation
12.2019 - 05.2020
Process Engineer
Miba Sinter USA, LLC
07.2016 - 08.2019
Supervisor
Miba Sinter USA, LLC
03.2015 - 07.2016
Quality Technician
Miba Sinter USA, LLC
03.2014 - 03.2015
Lauffer Press Technician
Miba Sinter USA, LLC
03.2013 - 03.2014
Course Work - Mechanical Engineering Technology
Zane State College
Chemical Engineering -
Kent State University