Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Additional Information
Languages
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Melanie Acosta

Tustin

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Engineer

Barksdale
08.2022 - Current
  • Provided technical expertise throughout all phases of the project, ensuring accurate execution of designs and specifications.
  • Maintained records for each project and engineering discipline
  • Determined and scheduled priorities as required to progress engineering work.
  • Led cross-functional teams to streamline project delivery processes, significantly enhancing efficiency and team collaboration.
  • Documented and developed engineering procedures and processes.
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration to achieve project goals.
  • Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.

Salesperson

Nordstrom Rack
11.2020 - 12.2022
  • Arranged merchandise for display to highlight new styles, attract customers and enhance sales.
  • Brought motivation and energy to sales floor, creating positive and fun atmosphere.
  • Sparked social conversations with customers to provide friendly atmosphere and smooth shopping experience.
  • Expanded client bases by offering exceptional customer service and telecommunication skills.

Customer Service/Engineering Intern

Hydraflow
09.2019 - 02.2020
  • Responsible for assisting department in ensuring customer needs and expectations were met in timely and accurate manner.
  • Created and implemented process improvements to reduce workloads.
  • Documented paperwork with customers to track requests, problems and solutions.

Summer Intern

Boeing
06.2017 - 08.2017
  • Assisted Project Manager by reviewing projects and attending meetings.
  • Participated in Integrated Project Teams and helped create annual summer intern yearbook.
  • Devised new and improved records management programs to organize and protect data.
  • Generated Excel tracking spreadsheet that maintained current data.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
05-2022

Skills

  • Project management
  • Scheduling and planning
  • People Skills
  • Planning and deployment
  • Team Management
  • Historical Pricing Analysis
  • Continuous improvement
  • Collaboration
  • Proficient in Excel and Word
  • Strategy Development

Additional Information

Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams:

  • Traveled to Boston, Massachusets with a team to present an innovated Gum Removal Machine at MIT
  • This project took 2 years to brainstorm, build, and overcome obstacles for abrasion, mechanical, and chemical components


Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Project Engineer

Barksdale
08.2022 - Current

Salesperson

Nordstrom Rack
11.2020 - 12.2022

Customer Service/Engineering Intern

Hydraflow
09.2019 - 02.2020

Summer Intern

Boeing
06.2017 - 08.2017

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

California State University - Long Beach
Melanie Acosta