1. James Hunter Read
859-705-8830 | J.Hunter.Read@gmail.com | 1611 Versailles Road; Lexington, KY 40504
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
 Engineer in Training with proven leadership capability
 Strong technical, interpersonal and problem solving skills
 Experience in manufacturing, engineering design, and project management
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
GPA: 3.11 Graduated: May 2015
Biomedical senior design project: as team leader managed team of four during year-long
project; developed system to objectively quantify recovery of joint replacement patients;
patent application process for prototype design in-process by project sponsor.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Schneider Electric, Various Locations Jul 2015 – Present
Project Engineer – Data Centers
 Manage subcontractors of various trades to ensure timely completion of project.
 Drive equipment procurement based on engineering design drawings and field coordination.
 Troubleshoot issues found in the field to provide quick and sustainable resolutions.
General Electric Appliances, Louisville, KY May – Aug 2014
Plant Quality Engineer – Autopsy Lab
 Root-caused defects in (420) printed control boards leading to (35) corrective action reports.
 Led project that reduced the unnecessary scrapping of a printed circuit board resulting in a
$10,000 per year savings.
 Optimized electromechanical lab layout according to 5S principles to improve efficiency.
General Electric Appliances, Louisville, KY May – Aug 2013
Materials Business Team Leader
 Managed 15-30 mobile operators on production floor daily and oversaw troubleshooting of
material delivery/flow issues.
 Developed and implemented new material storage area for (50) unique parts.
 By standardizing work, reduced lost starts due to material flow from 15% to 6%.
General Electric Appliances, Louisville, KY Jan – May 2013
Product Quality Engineer – Microwaves
 Investigated magnetron operating temperature with international manufacture and specified
design change, thereby reducing GE’s service call rate (SCR).
 Developed externally-focused metric to assess consumer concerns and feedback with 20+
microwave products.
Sportsman’s Warehouse, Lexington, KY May 2010 – May 2014
Sales Associate (worked 20 hours/week during school year)
 Provided quality customer service by being knowledgeable of over 500 products.
CERTIFICATIONS
Engineer in Training – KY State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land
Surveyors
OSHA 30 Hour Construction Safety Course
COMPUTER SKILLS
Engineering Software: MATLAB/Simulink, ANSYS, ProE/Creo, AutoCAD, and Inventor
Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access