Bryan West

westbn@email.uc.edu


Cooperative Learning and Part Time Experiences

  • Electrical Engineer- General Cable Corporation, Suffern, NY- 1 quarter:
    • Designed an engineering analysis printout utilizing HFA, the company’s database system, to acquire the necessary information.
    • Helped design a template for a manufacturing facilities Manufacturing Specification Datasheet.

  • Electrical Engineer- General Cable Corporation, Marshall, TX- 1 quarter:
    • Created a control unit utilizing a C-more programmed touch screen interface integrated with an Allen Bradley PLC 5 for operation of a 125kV test set with multiple testing modes.

  • Electrical Engineer- General Cable Corporation, Lawrenceburg, KY- 1 quarter:
    • Team member on an Arc-Flash safety project.
    • Analyzed electrical test data for the Datacom product line to determine if the electrical specifications could be upgraded.

  • Process Engineer- General Cable Corporation, Jackson, TN- 1 quarter:
    • Reduced production scrap using Lean Sigma principals.
    • Analyzed competitor plenum products to aid an ongoing cable design project.
    • Completed a material handler time study reducing indirect labor by 6 hours.

  • Electrical Engineer- General Cable Corporation, Indianapolis, IN- 1 quarter:
    • Improved a wire insulation testing method, creating more accurate results.
    • Provided aid to a Blackbelt project which resulted in a 70% time reduction on sample preparation.

  • Packaging Engineer- General Cable Corporation, Highland Heights, KY- 1 quarter:
    • Made product packaging uniform between two manufacturing facilities creating a cost savings of $12,000.
    • Identified a possible savings of $255,000 plus upside by altering packaging on certain products.

  • Part-time Engineer- General Cable Corporation, Highland Heights, KY- 1 quarter:
    • Supported the Automotive Engineering team by providing product drawings and process capability measurements.

Skills/ Expertise Areas

  • Microsoft Office

  • RS LOGIX 5

  • C-more programming software

  • Minitab

  • Matlab

Areas of Interest

  • Controls/PLC

  • Manufacturing/process control

Type of Project Sought

  • Duke Energy Benchtop Generator