Tara L. Meisinger has over 5 years of experience in process engineering. She currently works as a Process Engineer at Saft America, where she industrializes new cell designs, qualifies assembly processes, and leads continuous improvement efforts. Previously, she worked as a Process Development Engineer at Saft America, designing and executing tests to qualify cell assembly processes with a focus on laser welding. She has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park and skills in various engineering and design software.

1. Tara L. Meisinger
10410F Barrett’s Delight Drive, Cockeysville, MD 21030
(443) 823-8339
tara.meisinger@gmail.com
Work Experience
Saft America, Space andDefense Division:Cockeysville, MD October 2015 - Present
ProcessEngineer
- Industrializenew cylindrical andpouch cell designsandqualify all new mechanical cell assembly processes in both
areas
- Specialized in laser welding, ultrasonicwelding, and resistance welding
- Provide24/7 engineering supportonall cell assembly processesand lead continuousimprovementefforts
- Created and implementeda new operatortraining program
- Standardizedandwrote a majority of in-processdocumentation
Saft America, Space andDefense Division:Cockeysville, MD Sept 8, 2014 – October2015
ProcessDevelopmentEngineer
- Designed andexecuted teststo qualify cell assembly processes, with a focus on laser welding
- Provideddetailed reportsof weld qualification procedures andfindings
- Managedoperators and coordinatedR&D cell buildswith process engineering, operations, andplanning
- Providedprocessengineering supportonlaser welding operations
Boroughof Ringwood:Ringwood, NJ Summer2012- Summer2014
Engineering Intern
- Supervisedconstructionof drainage systemsforsuburbanneighborhoods.
- Collected survey data andused CAD to create designplans for aforementioned drainageprojects
- Independently workedonGIS project that located the water mains for the entire town
Project Experience
Lean Six SigmaProject: College Park, MD Spring 2014
TeamLeader
- UsedLean and Six Sigma principles suchas process maps, fishbonediagrams, andFMEA to aid Davis Constructionin
facility renovationoptimization
- Managedseventeam members: created schedules, facilitated meaningful discussions, andensuredthe team was
meeting deadlines
CardiovascularBiomechanicsResearch: College Park, MD Spring 2012 &Fall 2013
- Executed procedures to testbovine descendingaortic tissue
- Wrote a complete technical report on findings
Education
University of Maryland, College Park May 2014
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Skills
Cognex Vision Systems, Minitab, MATLAB, ArcMap/ArcGIS, Autodesk Inventor, ProEngineer, AutoCAD, FileMakerPro
*References available upon request