Brandon Traino

• Responsible for analyzing and assembling first article components to engineering specifications.
• Reporting project risks engineering to minimize potential issues and ensure smooth execution.
• Train and lead project teams to achieve key milestones within tight deadlines.
• Develop project action items with engineering to streamline processes and enhance efficiency. Improving total assembly times by over 30%
• Provide engineering with more accurate working instructions to ensure the following assemblers understand the task and minimize potential confusion and mistakes.

• Responsible for sanding and trimming composite parts accurately to engineering drawings.
• Properly sanded and prepared machined patterns and composite molds
• Bonded and assembled composite parts using rivets, fasteners, nut plates, and adhesives.
• Repaired composite surfaces by filling or repairing them using Bondo and other fillers.
• Ensured that composite assemblies met engineering drawing specifications.

• Responsible for maintaining and rebuilding over 20 pit stop air guns multiple times a week for pit stop practices
• Accountable for tracking usage and wear of components and re-ordering parts as needed to maintain proper function
• Utilized video recording software to record pit stops at the race track and during practice
• Assisted in breaking down those pit stops using 60+ metrics to grade and compare pit crew members
• Tire changer for all three NASCAR series

• Effectively managed a small team by delegating tasks to meet and uphold company demands and expectations.
• Operated autoclaves and was responsible for loading and unloading parts as needed to keep production on schedule.
• Responsible for removing composite components from vacuum bags and disassembling molds carefully to ensure no damage was done to the mold or finished product
• Cleaned and maintained molds and tooling patterns utilizing the Chemlease release system per company SOP guidelines

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