2. About Me
• RPI Class of 2018, Chemical Engineering
– Sheer Idiocy Improv Comedy Troupe
• RPI’s best and ONLY improv troupe
– Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity
• Executive Committee for Fall ’15
3. A View from Below:
Program Management
• PMs require deep
understanding of
how Mack functions
– As a first-time intern, this
presents issues due to lack of
familiarity and relationships
– Also it presents unique
advantages to both Mack and
me, as I am able learn about, as
well as support, a variety of
projects
“The Fox knows many
things, the Hedgehog
knows one big thing”
– Isaiah Berlin
4. Developing Programs
• A Software Controlled Intravenous Pump
Startup
– Tooling
• Controlling of files (VERY IMPORTANT)
– Quoting
• Receiving estimates from the Application Development
Center
• Using these estimates to creating a pricing file with
multiple scenarios for differing annual volumes and
tooling cavitations.
5. Developing Programs
(Continued)
• An innovative sterilization startup
– Differences between design and reality
• Redlining prints
– Consulting with manufacturing and creating prints which will
actually be able to be manufactured
• Underdeveloped 3D models
– Consulting with manufacturing to determine if we could quote
given a customer supplied 3D assembly model.
6. Launch/Recent
Production Programs
• Major multinational food safety company
– Mold Tracking and Sampling
– Sending samples to Customer
• Coordination of secondary operations
• Not losing samples
7. Launch/Recent
Programs (Continued)
• Leading Razor Manufacturer
– Pricing File
• Had to modify the functionality of pricing file to
account for differences in volumes between molded
parts and assemblies
– Packaging and shipping magazines
• Specific packing requirements, over 25 part numbers
created and controlled to accomplish customer
requirements.
8. Older/End
of Life Programs
• One of the world’s premier office furniture
companies (Transfer Program)
– Identify issues / “Engineering Archaeology”
oAssembly Issues
oTooling Issues
– Implement Plan to Solve them
oLong Term and Short term
9. Older/End
of Life Programs Continued
• A global provider of forklifts and material
handling solutions (One line discontinued, new line in
production)
– New product lines replace old parts
– Need to account for old materials
• Assessing where they can be used elsewhere
• Calculating the charge to the customer
10. A Mutually Beneficial
Relationship
• I benefited from this experience:
– Intimate knowledge of manufacturing
– Communication skills
– Management knowledge
• How Mack benefited:
– Support for Program Managers and Customer Service
• Engineering Change Orders
• Pricing Files / Pricing Lists
• Tracking
