Interviewed by: Luke Morris

 Current Career Information  Educational Information  Work Environment  Career Choice/Path  Mercer Education Experience Spring Luke Morris ISE 288 Alumni Interview

 Hoover Precision: Precision Ball bearings Multiple Materials Custom orders com com  Quality/Process Engineer Spring 2010Luke Morris ISE 288 Alumni Interview 3

 Graduated May 2006  BSE, Industrial Engineering Specialty  License/Certifications  MBA  Intern: YKK (Macon) 5S Time Studies Managers Assistant Spring Luke Morris ISE 288 Alumni Interview

 Routine Day Production meeting every morning at 9am  What jobs are hot  Any past due orders  Discuss any quality problems encountered Supervisor for all quality control hourly personnel  Often run into timely miscellaneous issues  Ex: High percentage of rejects Spring Luke Morris ISE 288 Alumni Interview

Continuous improvement projects Manage special product line  Develop price quotes for customers  Essential Job Skills Problem Solving New situations everyday (customer orders)  Competitive Salary Spring Luke Morris ISE 288 Alumni Interview

 Benefits Insurance Bonus program 401K Close to home Not long hours during the week Cell phone Work Clothes  Average Work Week 40 Hours Spring Luke Morris ISE 288 Alumni Interview

 Free Time/Weekends Able to leave work at work Rarely work weekends  Interaction with people outside the engineering world: Constantly  Presentations Occasional customer presentation ASTM(American Society Testing Materials) Spring Luke Morris ISE 288 Alumni Interview

 Piers Boss: Quality Manager Great source of information  Room for advancement  Travel Only as needed to vendors or customers Spring Luke Morris ISE 288 Alumni Interview

 Since Graduation Manufacturing and quality engineering Gaining experience  Family Life Married in 2008 So far no effect on work  Why ISE Enjoyed the material covered Felt it was very practice  Future Management position in same company Spring Luke Morris ISE 288 Alumni Interview

 Mercer Education Really prepared for work force Tools learned help with problem solving issues Constantly referencing books and projects  Most useful classes Design of experiments Statistical quality control Human factors engineering Computer aided manufacturing Operations management Spring Luke Morris ISE 288 Alumni Interview

 Least Helpful Classes O-group freshman year Calculus Lab Engineering Systems Analysis Spring Luke Morris ISE 288 Alumni Interview

 Least Helpful Classes O-group freshman year Calculus Lab Engineering Systems Analysis Spring Luke Morris ISE 288 Alumni Interview

 Erin Roberts  Luke Morris  Dr. Joan Burtner Spring Luke Morris ISE 288 Alumni Interview