Saige Kirkland

Twin Cities Area – February 2016
Saige L Kirkland SaigeKirkland@gmail.com
651 260 7599

Objective I am seeking a career position in product design and mechanical engineering.

Experience
Airtex Design Group Quality Engineer 1/13 – Present
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Represented management on sourcing trip to China
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Developed the Quality Management System
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Create, evaluate and revise inspection documents
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Perform inspections on all finished and in-process goods
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Create and maintain domestic and import quality manuals
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Train and coordinate overseas inspections with 3rd party inspection company
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Work with Sales, Product Development and Operations teams to ensure customers’
quality requirements are met
• Coordinate corrective action projects including time studies and design changes
• Create and perform Six Sigma continuous improvement projects
Design Engineer 7/11 – Present
• Work with customers from start to finish in new product development
• Create specification drawings for internal use
• Create models and drawings in SolidWorks for quoting and production
• Work with factories to revise products from prototyping to production goods
Ryt-Way Industries Line Lead / Machine Operator 10/08-7/11
• Supervised up to 12 employees
• Followed SQF and USDA quality control and sanitation policies
• Operated and repaired Hayssen and Bartelt food packing machinery

Education
Associate of Applied Science in Product Design and Engineering Technology 2010
Northwest Technical Institute (NTI) Eagan, MN

Skills
• Microsoft Office Proficient
• Adobe Creative Suite Proficient
• 7 years SolidWorks CAD
• 500 hours PTC Pro/E Wildfire 4.0 CAD
• 3 years IT support
• Six Sigma Experience