MELANIE ACOSTA
Tustin,CA
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
Barksdale Control Products
Los Angeles, CA
01.2026 - Current
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Actively tracked team and project performance, addressing delays or errors early and maintaining consistent follow‑up to make sure the team felt supported and valued.
- Verified product compliance on oil and gas/transportation projects and ensured all required customer documentation was complete and accurate
- Continuously seeks opportunities to learn new products and markets to grow professionally and support evolving business needs
- Oversaw cross‑functional collaboration across U.S., Chinese, and Korean teams to ensure timely delivery and consistent quality performance
Project Engineer
Barksdale Control Products
Los Angeles, CA
08.2022 - 12.2025
- Maintains and improves engineering documentation—including drawings, BOMs, and labeling—by driving timely updates and ensuring full compliance with customer standards
- Develops close partnerships with customers to define and manage project timelines, spanning from weeks to several years based on project complexity
- Communicates and collaborates effectively, building strong relationships within the team and across departments to ensure smooth coordination and successful outcomes.
- Responsible for maintaining and updating packaging instructions to ensure compliance with IATF certification requirements
- Coordinates the release and approval of new part numbers, proactively moving them through the process to protect production schedules and critical prototype milestones.
- Supports PPAP release activities in coordination with Quality and leads internal audits to ensure organizational and customer compliance, maintaining accurate and up‑to‑date PFMEAs, DFMEAs, work instructions, and control plans.
- Apply 80/20 analysis to prioritize high‑value components and partner with engineering and supply chain teams to rationalize and consolidate part numbers, reducing SKU proliferation and lowering inventory and engineering costs.
- Analyzes pricing against inflation trends and order history to recommend appropriate adjustments, improving margin outcomes through consistent and strategic pricing practices
Salesperson
Nordstrom Rack
Tustin, CA
11.2020 - 12.2022
- Arranged merchandise for display to highlight new styles, attract customers and enhance sales.
- Brought motivation and energy to sales floor, creating positive and fun atmosphere.
- Sparked social conversations with customers to provide friendly atmosphere and smooth shopping experience.
- Expanded client bases by offering exceptional customer service and telecommunication skills.
Customer Service/Engineering Intern
Hydraflow
Fullerton, CA
09.2019 - 02.2020
- Responsible for assisting department in ensuring customer needs and expectations were met in timely and accurate manner.
- Created and implemented process improvements to reduce workloads.
- Documented paperwork with customers to track requests, problems and solutions.
Summer Intern
Boeing
Huntington Beach, CA
06.2017 - 08.2017
- Assisted Project Manager by reviewing projects and attending meetings.
- Participated in Integrated Project Teams and helped create annual summer intern yearbook.
- Devised new and improved records management programs to organize and protect data.
- Generated Excel tracking spreadsheet that maintained current data.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA05.2022
Skills
- Project Management
- People Skills
- Customer Relationship
- Continuous Improvement
- Proficient in Excel/Word/SolidWorks
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Fluent in Spanish
- Data Analysis
- Collaboration/Teamwork
- Quality Compliance
Timeline
Project Manager
Barksdale Control Products
01.2026 - Current
Project Engineer
Barksdale Control Products
08.2022 - 12.2025
Salesperson
Nordstrom Rack
11.2020 - 12.2022
Customer Service/Engineering Intern
Hydraflow
09.2019 - 02.2020
Summer Intern
Boeing
06.2017 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
California State University - Long Beach