Jared Behrens
Hudsonville,MI
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager - Automation
Tiara Yachts
725 E 40th St, Holland, MI 49424
03.2026 - Current
- Define Project Scope: Establish clear technical requirements, system limits, and performance targets before engineering begins.
- Develop Schedules: Create milestone timelines covering design, fabrication, testing, and installation.
- Budget Management: Allocate funds, track material costs, and manage financial resources.
- Engineering Alignment: Keep controls, electrical, and mechanical teams coordinated with project specifications.
- Vendor Management: Supervise equipment vendors, subcontractors, and installation partners.
- Cross-Functional Communication: Lead kickoff meetings, design reviews, and status updates for stakeholders.
Tooling Engineer & Program Manager
Transfer Tool Products
Grand Haven, MI
06.2023 - 02.2026
- Generated technical drawings, assembly instructions and bill of materials.
- Created 3D models for physical prototypes using SolidWorks or Inventor software packages.
- Sketched outline designs and used CAD programs to create detailed designs and specifications.
- Developed and tested prototypes of mechanical components utilizing CAD software.
- Researched and analyzed customer design proposals, specifications, manuals and other data.
- Finished projects on time and within budget.
- Update older designs and test new manufacturing technologies to make production faster and cheaper.
- Allocating team members, managing funds, and ensuring all resources are used efficiently.
Program Manager & Cmm Programmer
Tooling Systems Group
Grand Rapids, MI
06.2022 - 06.2023
- Developed project plans, identified risks, set objectives and monitored progress towards completion.
- Oversaw program compliance with requirements, schedule and budget.
- Conducted regular meetings with team members to review progress and address any issues or concerns arising from the program execution process.
CMM Technician
Commercial Tool Group
Comstock Park, MI
12.2017 - 06.2022
- Developed processes to ensure accurate measurements from CMM machines.
- Trained new employees in the operation of CMMs and related software applications.
- Generated detailed reports containing information about each part's dimensions, tolerances, and surface finish characteristics after conducting measurements on CMMs.
Education
High School Diploma -
Grandville High School
Grandville, MICertificate , GD&T -
Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids, MICetificate - Mechanical Design
Solid Professor
Grand Haven, MIAdvanced Part & Assembly Design
GoEngineer
Grand Rapids, MISkills
- CMM Programmer & Operator
- PC-Dmis
- Metrologic X4
- GD&T
- Motivated
- Zeiss CMM operation
- Machinist
- Mechanical Drawing
- Cost Estimation
- Prototype Development
- Analytical Thinking
- Design Verification & Validation
- Solidworks
- AutoCAD
- Project Management
- 2D and 3D Modeling
- Design for Manufacturing
- Communication Skills
- Continuous Improvement
- Plastic Mold Injection
- Part Layout
- Gage R & Gage R&R
Timeline
Project Manager - Automation
Tiara Yachts
03.2026 - Current
Tooling Engineer & Program Manager
Transfer Tool Products
06.2023 - 02.2026
Program Manager & Cmm Programmer
Tooling Systems Group
06.2022 - 06.2023
CMM Technician
Commercial Tool Group
12.2017 - 06.2022
Advanced Part & Assembly Design
GoEngineer
Cetificate - Mechanical Design
Solid Professor
Certificate , GD&T -
Grand Rapids Community College
High School Diploma -
Grandville High School