Jessica Sheppard has a MS in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University and a BA in Physics and Mathematics from Texas Lutheran University. She currently works as a Quality Inspector at Ultra Clean Technology where she inspects documentation, writes nonconformance reports, and investigates prints. Previously she worked in customer service and research roles developing filtration models and troubleshooting equipment.

1. Jessica (White) Sheppard
(470) 251-2286 ● 2600 Scofield Ridge Parkway Austin, TX 78727 jessicakwhite.sheppard@gmail.com
Education
MS Mechanical Engineering, TexasA&M University
College Station, TX
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3.24/4.0 Graduated 12/2014
Thesis: “Particle Size-Dependent Filtration of Non-loaded Particle Traps”
Adviser: Prof. Andrea Strzelec
TexasLutheran University Seguin, TX
Bachelor of Arts in Physics and Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude, GPA: 3.94/4.0 5/2012
Experience
West Valley Staffing: Ultra Clean Technology
Austin, TX
Jan 2016 – current, Quality Inspector: First Articles Inspection
Responsibilities:
• Inspecting documentation related to the fabrication of weldments and submitting First
Articles Inspection Reports (FAIRs) to the customer verifying the quality and correctness
of the finished product.
• Writing internal nonconformance reports on products that do not meet specifications.
• Investigating mechanical prints of first-built items to uncover possible print flaws, such as
self-conflicting specifications, missing specifications, and ambiguous dimensions or
instructions.
• Assisting ontime delivery through proactivity, followup, and nimble communication with
production, materials, engineering, and sales teams.
• Providing real-time status of reports as they are developed, from pre-worked state to
finalized state.
Achievements:
• Eliminated the total backlog of finished product types requiring FAIRs in four months, as
part of a team.
• Improved cycle time from product completion to FAIR submission from several weeks
per part to an average same-day submission.
West Valley Staffing: Ultra Clean Technology
Pflugerville, TX
May 2015 – August 2015, Customer Service Representative
• Researched and entered product orders, and coordinated their material/production
requirements with internal teams.
• Reduced overhead of unshipped finished goods by $200K (30% decrease) in a month
by creating a new overhead tracking tool. Overhead reduction was maintained by
implementation of this tool by the entire CSR team.
• Interfaced with customers, seeking to meet their expedite needs, following up on DMRs
and FAIRs, notifying customers of any delays due to materials shortages.
• Interfaced with the materials team and production floor managers as part of seeking to
meet customer expedite needs.
TexasA&M University College
Station, TX
August 2012 – December 2014

2. June 2013 – December 2014, Graduate Research Assistant, Combustion & Reaction
Characterization Laboratory
• Studied the particle-size dependent filtration efficiency of current commercial filtration
materials with a Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS).
• Developed a model describing particle-size dependent filtration efficiency in non- loaded
(clean) substrates.
• Troubleshot and repaired equipment as needed.
Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014 Graduate Teaching Assistant
• Taught an experimental lab section, including recitation and supervision of data
collection with focus on student safety.
University of Florida Gainesville, FL
May 2011 – August 2011, Summer REU Intern, D. B. Tanner Condensed Matter
Laboratory
• Collected and analyzed FTIR spectroscopy data of novel superconductors.
• Investigated and confirmed reflective anisotropy of superconductors.
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
May 2010 – August 2010, Summer REU Intern, Coherent Electron Control Laboratory
• Constructed new equipment instrumentation to support a plasmonic antenna inside a
vacuum chamber in the student machine shop
• Assembled a near-infrared laser
• Developed and refined a method for mode-locking the laser, and documented this
method as a manual.
TexasLutheran University Seguin, TX
January 2011 – May 2011, Student Worker, S. A. Hilbert’s Quantum Mechanics
Laboratory
May 2009 – August 2009, Research Intern, L. A. Davis Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Lab
Technical Skills
• MATLAB
• JMP Statistical Software
• Mechanical Print Interpretation
• Basic Machining (Lathe, End Mill, Bandsaw)