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Suzannah Schiefla

Hastings,MI

Summary

Highly personable and motivated individual with a passion for problem solving, connecting with others, and community involvement. Seeking full time employment opportunities in engineering or project management. Results-oriented thinker polished in developing quality improvement plans and monitoring employee performance to cultivate adherence to company standards. Focused and driven with aptitude for process improvement. Dedicated to going above and beyond to mitigate risk and improve quality.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Quality Engineer

Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
09.2023 - 03.2024
  • Contributed to root cause analysis to determine core reason for failures and errors.
  • Helped run a clinic with other quality engineers. Collaborated with floor workers to understand Quality Notifications and then monitored their progress through SAP.

Project Manager

Stryker Instruments Contractor
03.2023 - 05.2023
  • Managed a diverse team of individuals project tasks and kept a project on budget and timeline using Microsoft project and Trello
  • Leveraged skills in communication and relationship building to connect with team members
  • Skills in Technical writing and my medical device experience were used often generate instructions for use as well as to help teammates complete their work.

Project Engineer

Flexfab
04.2022 - 11.2022
  • Managed personal projects including the design of a series of experiments to understand if the current glue Flexfab is using to bond PPS plastic to PPS plastic is truly their best option
  • Identified several viable alternative glues through managing supplier relationships and tapping into formerly established relationships.

Supplier Quality Engineer

Viking Corporation
07.2021 - 03.2022
  • Managed Supplier relationships and worked in manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain management to assess quality and ensure all products were free from defects and in compliance with engineering and manufacturing specifications and government standards
  • Utilized solid works to view product drawings and to help make informed quality decisions
  • Worked to resolve any quality issues and provide guidance on process enhancements and improvements
  • Accepted PPAP documentation for new products and managed the PPAP inventory.

Product Development Engineer

Kimberly-Clark
06.2019 - 07.2021
  • Support critical new product design and process development initiatives for Kimberly-Clark’s class II medical devices
  • Coordinated a process improvement quality initiative in Nogales, Mexico for U by Kotex Tampons.
  • Wrote and revised specifications for regular sized product guided by data and learnings from a series of design of experiments.

Education

BS Chemical Engineering -

Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI

Skills

  • Medical Device Experience
  • Supplier Negotiation & Relations
  • Project Management
  • Six Sigma Green Belt
  • Strategic Problem Solving
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Public Speaking and Presentations
  • Technical Writing
  • Rapid Learning Cycle Methodology
  • PIVOT Table Analysis
  • Human Subject Testing
  • Test Method Development & Verification
  • Prototype Production
  • Microsoft Project & Trello
  • Consumer Research Analysis
  • Mental Health First Aid Certified
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Control Plan Development
  • Team Leadership
  • Quality Documentation
  • Six Sigma Methodologies
  • PPAP Submissions
  • Product Design
  • Relationship Building

Timeline

Quality Engineer

Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
09.2023 - 03.2024

Project Manager

Stryker Instruments Contractor
03.2023 - 05.2023

Project Engineer

Flexfab
04.2022 - 11.2022

Supplier Quality Engineer

Viking Corporation
07.2021 - 03.2022

Product Development Engineer

Kimberly-Clark
06.2019 - 07.2021

BS Chemical Engineering -

Michigan Technological University
Suzannah Schiefla