Michelle D. Soltysik

9/00 - 12/00

École Centrale Paris, France

Post-graduate work in product and system development

8/98 - 5/00

Pennsylvania State University at University Park
M.S. Industrial Engineering, May 2000 (GPA 3.5/4.0)

Thesis: “Benchmarking Dimensional and Geometric Accuracy Among Rapid Prototyping Systems” 

8/92 - 5/98

Pennsylvania State University at University Park
B.S. Industrial Engineering, May 1998 (GPA 3.3/4.0)

B.S. French

1/96 - 5/96

École Commerciale De La Chambre De Commerce Et D'Industrie De Paris, France
Education Abroad Program

10/02 – 1/06

American LaFrance Corporation (Div. of Freightliner Corp.), Ladson, SC

Fire apparatus and emergency vehicle manufacturing

Manufacturing and Industrial Engineer

Major Responsibilities:

• Process improvements on Cab trim product lines, Cab subassemblies, and electric shop

• Multi-task project management

• Planning, evaluation, and procurement of necessary production tooling, equipment, and facilities

Accomplishments:

• Integral part of Ladson facility start-up activities
• Implementation of 5S, Kaizen, and lean manufacturing projects
• Development of manufacturing procedures and process control plans
• Layout redesigns of production areas to maximize workflow and workspace and reduce work-in-process
• Time studies of manufacturing operations to line balance operations and increase efficiency
• Creation of procedures to comply with ISO 9001 certification
• Implementation of shop broadcast system to increase productivity
• Continual process improvement and cost reduction

8/99 - 5/00

1/99 - 5/99

8/98 - 12/98

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Graduate Research Assistant

• Conducted research on various rapid prototyping processes and test parts
• Evaluated several rapid prototyping processes
• Designed a test part to benchmark dimensional and geometric accuracy of rapid prototyping systems

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Conducted undergraduate machining laboratories and experiments
• Evaluated undergraduate student performance

5/99 - 8/99

5/98 - 8/98

Procter & Gamble, Mehoopany, PA

Papermaking and consumer products manufacturing
Industrial Engineer

Major Responsibilities:

• Process improvement
• Reduction of cost and inventory variances
• Standardization of operating and calibrating procedures

Accomplishments:

• Qualified on technical processes of the papermaking module
• Worked with several module teams to develop a moisture test to evaluate process capabilities
• Identified and documented variance allocation methods used by Papermaking and Stock Prep modules
• Generated variance allocation system based on tonnage produced and bill of materials for each brand
• Improved and updated calibration of papermaking test equipment
• Trained 5/6M papermaking department on updated calibration methods
• Led project to streamline safety documentation in the papermaking module

6/97 - 8/97

Centre Technique Moteur NAMKEY, Lens, France

Automotive component manufacturing
Industrial Engineering Intern

Accomplishments:

• Worked with team to plan process flow, organization, and capacity of a new air filter system product
• Wrote and distributed a French technical vocabulary guide
• Utilized the French versions of VISIO Technical and MS Office

5/96 - 8/96, 12/96

5/95 - 8/95

5/94 - 8/94, 12/94

Arrow International, Inc., Reading, PA

Medical device manufacturing
Industrial Engineering Intern

Accomplishments:

• Redesigned floor layouts to accommodate a new coiling process
• Standardized rates for the Czech Republic and performed evaluations for the CE mark
• Investigated the quality control of the grinding machinery
• Tested and recommended a redesign of a cath-lock product
• Participated in design of automatic pull-test procedure
• Evaluated parameters of a resistance welder for product quality control