DavidSmith1999AnalyzedproductcostingprocessIdentifiedopportunitiestoimproveaccuracyofproductcostsby5ResearchedandreformulatedprocurementstrategyforprimaryrawmaterialinputwithteammembersConstructedmodeldemonstratingpotentialrevenueincreaseof15millionConductedclientinterviewsandledfocusgroupsaspartofinitialphaseofreengineeringinitiativeParticipatedintwoweektrainingprogramcomposedof15summerinternsCharacterizedvariousmarketsegmentswithinAutomotiveBusinessUnitandlaidfoundationforfutureworkinotherCumminsbusinessunitsInterviewedexternalcustomerstobetterunderstandboththeirspokenandunspokenneedsCollecteddetaileddutycycledatafromenduserapplicationsthroughouttheUSDevelopedstandardmarketsegmentprofileformatwithinputfrominternalcustomersPresentedfindingstoengineeringmarketingandsalesorganizationsfordevelopingvaluepackagesthatgiveCumminsacomparativeadvantageinthemarketplaceLeddesignofvirtualengineusingProEngineercomputeraideddesignandfiniteelementanalysistoolsDemonstrateduseofindustryleadingtechnologiestohelpmeetfutureemissionsstandardsandmorestringentproductperformancereliabilityandweighttargetsPresenteddesignconceptstoseniormanagementusingquarterscalestereolithographymodelLedCylinderBlockTeaminredesigningcylinderblockfornewengineplatformprogramConcurrentlyengineeredandintegratedcompetingdesignrequirementsaspartofcrossfunctionalteamWorkedcloselywithsuppliersandengineplantpersonneltogainbroadbackgroundinmanufacturingprocesses