Devin Sanford
Project Engineer II
Red Oak,TX
Summary
Devoted Mechanical Engineer with immense knowledge of engineering equipment and software. Dedicated to learning and improving technical skills by communicating effectively. Known to be flexible and proactive in offering support for all projects. Providing 3.5 years of experience in a wide range of manufacturing, project, and reliability type engineering. Committed to executing concrete work with an eye for detail. Consistently commended for meeting stringent project deadlines, presenting accurate and well drawn out information to a wide range of audiences, and being an organized and dependable candidate.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Engineer II
CertainTeed
06.2023 - Current
- Fire Supply Line Repair - Conducted and organized the repair of a 60 year old underground pipe that supply's emergency water. Coordinated with contractors to locate and replace train tracks, 80 sqft of PVC piping and complete fire system testing on time and within a 200K budget. With the completion of this project it eliminated all possible risks of delaying production start up, shipping, and scheduling issues.
Manufacturing Engineer - EOM Rotational Program
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
07.2022 - Current
- 5/16" Legacy Collar Sealer Jaw Design - Developed a new Jaw design to seal Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP) Ports, using solid works to create both 3D and 2D drawings.
- Impulse Collar Sealer RCA Investigation - Lead and collaborated with facilities team to establish a new robust method to improve, maintain, and operate collar sealers for the new VueLife HP Cell Therapy product line. This improved collar sealer reliability and drove the release of the VueLife HP Product line.
- Launching New Product Line Extensions for Cell Therapy - Performed new product launches by creating Item Master, BOM, and Routing using the QAD cloud-based system. Ultimately completing change orders to enable customers to purchase cell therapy products.
- VueLife HP Launch Preparation - Rapidly learned the manufacturing process and trained operators on both thermal welding and collar sealing processes.
Project Engineer - EOM Rotational Program
Saint-Gobain Abrasives
07.2021 - 07.2022
- Sustainability/ Water Reduction Project - Lead site business objectives to reduce water usage by developing a turn key design and scope within a strict 6 month timeframe, resulting in an 80% water reduction rate.
- CapEx Project Submission - Communicated with vendors and contractors to outline process components. Underwent a three vendor bidding process while staying within 10% of the budget once submitted by YE.
- Design Spiral Separator Stand - Designed and fabricated a sorting stand to eliminate EHS concerns of safety, while efficiently separating production splash bubbles for specialty grains and powders facility.
Engineering Co-Op Student
Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Bolster Key Design and Prototyping - Collaborated with a design team to acquire measurements and provide feedback which drove towards creating clear solidworks designs. The improved designs eliminated known failure points, corrected manufacturing errors, and exceeded previous designs durability.
- Roller Project - Communicated with vendors, collaborated with on-site engineering specialists, and reviewed drawing specifications, which lead to proposing 3 new vendors that will acquire any of KIA's roller needs, both new and re-coated.
- Stamp Cushion Equalization Training - Conducted training sessions, and created documents which covered technical, operational, and the general "How To" on maintaining and de-energizing the Stamping Cushion system.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL05.2021
Skills
- Proficient Solidworks
- MS Word, Excel, Power Point
- Strong Verbal and Written
- Engineering Design
- Project Management
- Critical Thinking
Key Projects
- Assisted with creating Validations and Protocol for New and reintroduced machines.
- Created Work Instructions and Standard Operating Procedures.
- Completed and created Maintenance Request Forms/Preventative Maintenance.
- Lead Multiple Root Cause Analysis Projects.
- Designed Process Flow Diagrams for furnace cooling water projects.
- Experience reviewing Internal Control Reference Framework system (ICRF).
- Collaboratively established a baseline time study to decrease cycle times by implementing 5s ergonomics and material replacement improvements.
Trainings & Certifications
- Business Finances for Everyone
- Yellow Belt Certified - Defect Reduction
- Crucial Conversation Training
- Influencing Without Authority
- Clifton Strengths
- DISC Training
- Situational Leadership II
- LOTO / Arc Flash
- Project Management Training (PMP)
Affiliations
- National Society of Black Engineers
- National Society of Leadership and Success
- Safety Champion - Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
- Tuskegee University Business and Engineers Leadership Finance Co-Chair
- CertainTeed - Asphalt Safety Champion
Timeline
Project Engineer II
CertainTeed
06.2023 - Current
Manufacturing Engineer - EOM Rotational Program
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
07.2022 - Current
Project Engineer - EOM Rotational Program
Saint-Gobain Abrasives
07.2021 - 07.2022
Engineering Co-Op Student
Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia
01.2021 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Tuskegee University