Nathaniel Sowards
Industrial Engineer
Fort Walton Beach,Florida
Summary
Motivated and dedicated Industrial Engineer with nearly 3 years of experience in the aerospace/defense industry, collaborating with internal and external leadership and support teams to ensure sustainment and growth of the business. Looking for full-time employment in a technical role that will challenge and develop engineering and leadership skills.
Overview
4
4
years of post-secondary education
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Industrial Engineer I
Leonardo DRS
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
07.2019 - Current
- Drafted equipment layout plans to enhance workplace efficiency for new and existing production floors.
- Supervised production workers to determine problematic areas and implement solutions and standard times for optimized production.
- Utilizing Power Query and Power BI, developed reports that tracked production yield rates, labor improvements (learning curves), and project expenditures.
- Developed facility models using discrete event simulation software to analyze internal product capacities, workforce staffing, and resource utilization.
Senior Technical Intern - Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer
Leonardo DRS
Fort Walton Beach, United States
05.2018 - 08.2018
- Designed, modeled and implemented facility layout plans to reduce material travel times.
- Developed and maintained manufacturing process plans using Deltek Costpoint MES Solumina.
- Monitored and analyzed efficiency data from numerous product lines to determine where to implement continuous improvement efforts.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 08.2015 - 05.2019
Skills
CAD Software - Solidworks, AutoCAD
Timeline
Industrial Engineer I
Leonardo DRS
07.2019 - Current
Senior Technical Intern - Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer
Leonardo DRS
05.2018 - 08.2018
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
Florida State University
08.2015 - 05.2019
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