1. Trenton Hicks
1045 E. Woodward Heights Blvd #319, Hazel Park, MI 48030 • (313) 422-5111 • Trent5111@gmail.com
PROFILE
Mechanical Enginner with experience in the defense and energy industries seeking new opportunities, applying education and
professional experience to pursue rewarding challenges in an engineering field. Team player who truly understands
independent responsibilities for interdependent success, derived from producing excellent measurable results in fast-paced and
deliberate team-centric envirornments to exceed the expecatations of management, peers and personal goals.
EDUCATION
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
Bachelor of Science, 05/2015
● Major: Mechanical Engineering
Renaissance High School Detroit, MI
● Diploma, September 2005 – June 2009
WORK EXPERIENCE
General Dynamics Sterling Heights, MI
Quality Assurance Engineer - Contractor 10/2015 – 07/2016
 Worked with products mangers, systems integrators, and other QA team members to ensure high quality products.
 Responsible for establishing test strategies and methods for new systems on both Abrams and Stryker platforms.
 Wrote and performed final inspections records, delivering 10 multi-million dollar assets to the US Government.
 Executed software validations on 2 new software releases to ensure engineering compliance to customer requirements.
 Completed pre and post vehicle checkouts to establish engineering baselines ahead of prototype testing.
DTE Energy Downtown Detroit, MI
Fossil Generation Procurement – Intern 5/2014 – 8/2014
 Reviewed old vendor contracts for renegotiation.
 Reviewed purchase orders to place suppliers on contract.
 Identified areas for cost savings.
DTE Fermi II Nuclear Plant Frenchtown Charter Township, MI
Inventory Analyst – Co-Op 1/2014 – 5/2014
 Used SAP and SRM to pull inventory information.
 Analyzed inventory to pick up on trends and outliers in material purchases and usage.
 Kept track of material reservations during outage to suggest purchases or removal.
 Suggested items to keep on stock as well as items to delete from stock.
General Electric Louisville, KY
Supplier Quality - Co-Op 5/2013– 8/2013
● Conducted projects to reduce service call rate and customer complaints.
● Communicated with service techs regarding field issues.
● Tested damaged field parts.
● Created monthly reports of year-to-date damage cost for Sourced Finished Goods team.
General Electric Louisville, KY
Business Team Leader – BTL Co-Op 8/2012 – 12/2012
● Managed final assembly on washing machine assembly line.
● Supervised 40 line operators.
● Tracked defects.
● Created hour-by-hour spreadsheet for 3 of 4 lines in factory.
VOLUNTEER
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Volunteer 6/2013 – 8/2013
● Assisted in constructing homes for low-income families.
● Aided in cleaning and maintaining the landscape and areas surrounding the homes.