Work Experience

Process Improvement Engineer Intern

Synergy Tooling Systems · Jan 2022 – Aug 2022 · Hybrid

Synergy gave me a ground-level view of real manufacturing. I learned what it takes to hold tolerance in production: selecting workholding and fixturing, dialing in feeds and speeds, validating CAM toolpaths and G-code, and keeping both machines and people moving. I led the development and implementation of braille tooling in house, owning the flow from problem to finished parts. That meant turning parametric CAD into CNC setups, writing clear setup sheets, and building in process checks and first article inspection to catch drift. It also sharpened my design skills, because I had to make sure everything was genuinely machinable and producible, with proper tool access and workholding, sensible tolerances, sane stock removal, and efficient cycle time. Since manufacturing was new to me, the learning curve improved my problem solving; I learned the why behind process decisions, how to debug issues at the machine, and how to coordinate with machinists, engineering, and customer service so throughput stayed predictable.

I also learned how to connect people with clear information. I produced 3D visuals that explained tool function to customers, and I documented a tools and parts manual that gave customer service and engineering a shared vocabulary for parts and assemblies. The experience improved my skills and understanding across the entire path from identifying problems to getting parts into production to supporting customer service, and it sharpened my judgment on quality, process capability, and the tradeoffs that keep a line running.

Product Engineer Intern

Multi Parts · May 2021 – Aug 2021 · In‑person

Multi Parts was my first real step into professional engineering. I learned how requirements become pre‑production plans, how to design and run meaningful tests, and how to document procedures so results are repeatable and defensible. I designed a rotation test machine for throttle‑position and fuel‑sender sensors that operated inside a thermal chamber from −40 °C to 82 °C (−40 °F to 180 °F). Writing the procedures and running the trials taught me to control variables, validate instrumentation, and separate signal from noise so decisions are grounded in data.

The work sharpened my critical thinking and problem solving. I became more systematic about analyzing failure modes and tolerance stacks, weighing manufacturability and cost, and using inspection to gate releases to production. I also strengthened my documentation habits with clear specs, setup sheets, and reports that make tests reproducible. Most of all, I’m grateful for the chance to learn from the team; the experience deepened my understanding of engineering and the design process and made me genuinely excited to keep learning and building.