Clay Patterson

Clay Patterson

Graduate Student at Southern Methodist University

Name variants:
Clayton Patterson
Last updated Jul 07, 2024

Contact Information

Last Update
Feb 4, 2016
Location
Dallas, TX

Workplace

Apex Tool Group, LLC
Manufacturing Intern

Sparks Glencoe, MD

Industry

Business Supplies and Equipment, Any Lawful Business, Whol Hardware Mfg Industrial Machinery Mfg Hand/Edge Tools, Develop Manufacture Market Sell Tools An, Manufacturer of Hand/Edge Tools, Mfg Hand/Edge Tools, Mfg Power-Driven Handtools, Mfg Power-Driven Handtools Whol Hardware, Mfg Hand Tools, Mfg Machine Tool Access Mfg Hand/Edge Tools, Hand & Edge Tool Mfg

Work History

Manufacturing Intern

Garland, TX
• Performed time observation studies to identify bottlenecks in production • Created spreadsheet of header tools for reduced inventory and tool ordering (≈$50,000 savings) • Developed standa...
May 2012 — Aug 2012

Sawmill Efficiency Technician

Nacogdoches, TX
•Worked with employees shift scheduling •Corrected and improved employees lumber grading procedures •Managed lumber inventory
Jun 2010 — Aug 2010

Materials Engineering Intern

Virginia Beach, VA
•Learned mechanical processes of manufacturing advanced sub-machine gun •Updated the KRISS operators manual with new pictures and processes •Inspected parts for quality and specifications ...
Jun 2009 — Aug 2009

Wood Pellet Production Manager

Nacogdoches, TX
•Operated electronic wood pallet stacking machinery •Earned forklift operator certification •Learned pellet manufacturing processes
Jun 2008 — Aug 2008

Education

Occupations

Apprentice
Engineer
Quality Engineer
Technician
Student Worker
Compliance Engineer
Technical Specialist
Technical Support Specialists

Skills

Analytics
Optimization
Operations Research
Decision Support
Entrepreneurship Education
Management Science
Mathematics
Mathematica
C++
AMPL
Java
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