Stefan Soder

Engineer, Analyst

I moved to Cincinnati after earning my bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University’s Indianapolis campus. I have been working as a mechanical engineer for three and a half years, and have discovered a passion for analytics and data science that drives me to pursue the field professionally.

Contact

Phone (317) 696-6485

Location

2867 Erie Ave. #8
Cincinnati, Ohio 45208 US

Work

William Powell Valve Co.

Project Engineer

Nov.2015 — Present

Powell Valves is a leading manufacturer of industrial valves, serving customers around the world in industries such as petro-chemical, industrial gas, pulp & paper, and chemical & mechanical construction

  • Led projects for infrastructure and capability improvements by coordinating with internal business units and external consultants to guide implementations of improved calculation software and data management systems.
  • Conducted individualized new employee training in coordination with Human Resources to ensure that new hires in any business unit were given requisite foundational knowledge of Powell Products and product catalogues.
  • Responsible for modeling and simulation of new and updated product and modification designs utilizing Autodesk Inventor, NASTRAN In-CAD, and custom coded solutions to ensure compliance with customer needs and relevant industry standards
  • Consistently and effectively communicate technical product information to internal non-technical departments as well as product distributors and end users to provide troubleshooting guidance and engineered solutions.

Bosch Automotive Steering, LLC.

Quality Engineer

Sept.2014 — Sept.2015

As a Quality Engineer with Bosch Automotive Steering, I oversaw QA/QC and Statistical Process Control for two part manufacturing lines, totalling 15 manufacturing/machining stations including broaching, heat treatment, straightening, and grinding operations.

  • Collected, cleaned, analyzed and presented time series data for process control and improvement.
  • Oversaw Part Production Approval Packages, PFMEAs, Control Plans, and Dimensional Reports
  • Collaborated with Process Engineers to monitor and improve process efficiency
  • Conducted audits to ensure product and process quality

Duke Energy

College Co-op

Aug.2011 — Aug.2013

I worked for 4 semesters as a college co-op in the Duke Energy Midwest Generation Co-op program, gaining experience in plant operations, regional business analytics/performance metrics, steam turbine systems, and environmental controls.

  • Gibson Station, Major Environmental Projects
  • Cincinnati, OH; Fleet Consulting Services, Steam Turbine-Generator
  • Cincinnati, OH; Performance and Metrics
  • Edwardsport Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle plant, Operations

Education

Purdue University

08-2008 — 12-2013
Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science

Skills

Python 3.x

Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib/Seaborn, and SKLearn

Other Software

MS Excel, MS VBA for Excel, MS Access/SQL Fundamentals, MATLAB, Tableau, and Autodesk AutoCAD/Inventor/Nastran In-Cad