Adriana C. Whitten
Manufacturing Engineering Intern
Lansing, MI · (517) 555 0129 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/adrianacwhitten
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Two summer internships in vehicle assembly, plus a campus manufacturing laboratory role
INDUSTRIES
Vehicle assembly, automotive manufacturing
SPECIALTIES
Time study, line balancing, standard work, workstation layout
SYSTEMS
CATIA, Minitab, Microsoft Excel, Tableau
CREDENTIALS
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 10 hour general industry certification; Six Sigma yellow belt
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in progress, Michigan State University, expected 2027
Executive Summary
Mechanical engineering student in a second summer at a vehicle assembly plant, working general assembly on line balance and standard work. Spends the day on the floor with a stopwatch and a notebook rather than at a desk, and brings the operators into every change before it is written.
Signature Achievements
- Rebalanced four general assembly stations and removed 11 seconds of operator walking per vehicle.
- Ran 60 time studies that gave the plant its first accurate cycle time data on the door line.
- Built the workstation layout drawing that the team used to relocate two tool balancers.
- Presented the summer project to plant leadership and had the change approved for the fall shutdown.
Professional Experience
Manufacturing Engineering Intern
Capital Assembly Works, Lansing, MI Summer 2025 and Summer 2026
General assembly area of a vehicle plant running two shifts and 1,100 employees
- Conducted time studies and rebalanced station work content against takt time.
- Updated standard work documents and reviewed each change with the operators who run the station.
- Tracked line stoppages and reported the top three causes to the area supervisor each week.
Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant
Spartan Manufacturing Laboratory, East Lansing, MI 2024 to present
Supports the machining and metrology teaching laboratory during term time
- Sets up and maintains lathes, mills and measurement equipment for undergraduate laboratory sessions.
- Coaches first year students through machine safety and basic setup.
- Keeps the tooling inventory and the calibration records for the measurement bench.
Licensure and Certification
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 10 hour general industry certification
Six Sigma yellow belt
Student member, Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Education
Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in progress, Michigan State University, expected 2027
Core Skills
Time study · Line balancing · Standard work · Workstation layout · Data collection · Operator engagement · Technical drawing · Presentation