Benjamin E. Svikhart is an industrial engineering student at the University of Iowa seeking a full-time position. He has relevant work experience in quality engineering, manufacturing engineering, and supplier quality engineering. He has a 3.6 GPA and will graduate in Spring 2017 with a bachelor's in industrial engineering and a minor in business administration. He has strong leadership skills and technical abilities including proficiency with SAP, SharePoint, MS Access, Excel, and programming languages.

1. Benjamin E. Svikhart
P.O. Box 3063 Iowa City, IA 52246
benjamin-svikhart@uiowa.edu
(801) 349 5942
Education:
University of Iowa,IowaCity, IA GPA:3.6/4.0
Major:Industrial Engineering Graduation Date: Spring 2017
Minor:Business Administration President’s List: Junior year
EngineeringWorkExperience:
QualityEngineer,Intern Andersen Corp., North Branch, MN May.2016 – Aug. 2016
 Collected samples in preparation for 8 DOEs toevaluate effectivenessof current screw chase geometries
and created objectivemeasurement methods to control them
 Lead 2 A3 Projects around implementing standardized quality testing procedures
 Communicated with colleagues and customers in effortto provide and define a specificationthat willmeet
assembly needs, and one that can be measured during fabricationaccording to standard procedures
ManufacturingEngineer,Co-opWhirlpoolCorp.,Amana, IA Jan. 2015 – Aug. 2015
 Designed and implemented assembly fixture, saving 204 seconds per unit, yielding approximately $90,000
in labor savings annually
 Aided in design and implementation of new shelf ladder fastener, which was projected to reduce scratch
defects by 36%, saving approximately $30,000 in labor (not including lost units) annually
 Built database in MS Access to trackall incomplete BIR units ($6.2 million of inventory in Aug, 2015)
 Audited and redesigned 4 workstations in final assembly to comply with ergonomic standards
SupplierQualityEngineer,Co-opWhirlpoolCorp.,Amana, IA Jun. 2014 – Dec. 2014
 Managed and responded to quality issues for52 different Manufacturers in 72 different locations
throughout the United States and Mexico
 Reviewed 147 PPAP applications fromsuppliers and trackedall “Mega-Launch” PPAP documentation
through SharePoint application for Amana Operations
 Orchestrated plant wide first part approval audit system used to audit and control all materials entering
facility
 Worked withSupplier Development/Quality team to conductprocess audit of an external corporation
(supplier) resulting in quality improvements of approximately 30% after 1 year
 Involvedin solving 25 major supply side quality issues impacting Amana Operations
LeadershipExperiences
UndergraduateResearcher,University of IowaCollege of Engineering Aug. 2016 – Present
 Leading research effortin application of functional data towards financial engineering problem
GreekWeekand Internal CollectionsChairman,Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta Jan. 2013 – May.2016
 Assembled committee of 3 fellow members to delegate workin preparation for Greek Week events
 Presented goals and needs of committee to the entire chapter and other Greek organizations
 Coached fellow fraternity members in effortto reduce fines and delinquencies in professional manner
PrimaryFundraisingGroup,Charity Golf Outing, WhirlpoolCorp. Amana, IA 2014 – 2015
 Coordinated several fundraisers, providing $1,307 for Charities in the community
 Engaged full time staff, Amana Leadership Team, Suppliers, and other Co-ops to participate in golf outing
CustomerServiceAdvisor,Mister Hotshine Carwash Salt Lake City, UT Aug. 2011 – Aug. 2012
 Recommended service options for 200-800 customers per day and led state in sales as youngest advisor
Technical Skill andComputerBasedKnowledge:
 Data Systems: SAP, SharePoint, MS Access, MS Excel, SQL, Google Sheets, MS Outlook,Arena Simulation
 Programming Languages and CAD Software:R, VBA, HTML, PHP,C, MatLab, AutoCad , Creo Parametric,