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Kristin Miller

@kristinmiller

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Experienced architectural/mechanical engineer with underwriting and project management expertise.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role where I can apply mechanical/architectural engineering and underwriting experience in a collaborative environment offering technical challenges, project ownership, and growth opportunities.

I am a mechanical/architectural engineer with a strong background in group insurance underwriting, project coordination for large retail deployments, and HVAC system design. I combine analytical rigor—evidenced by FE completion and a high GPA—with practical experience in data analysis, billing/rating tools, and cross-functional collaboration.

I have led projects for Fortune 500 clients, managed engineering interns, and supported underwriting teams at major insurers, achieving high internal audit scores and contributing to system testing and special projects. After a focused career break to raise my family, I am ready to re-enter the workforce and apply my technical, analytical, and client-facing skills to make an immediate impact.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Career Break – Full-Time Parent

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Personal Household

May 2018 - Present (7 years 5 months)

Took a full-time career break to raise three children and manage household responsibilities, maintaining readiness to re-enter the professional workforce.

Household Management Time Management Organization Scheduling Communication Budgeting Childcare Prioritization

Underwriting Analyst

Aetna

Sep 2015 - May 2018 (2 years 8 months)

Scrubbed incoming life and disability insurance requests, assessed group risk for 52–100 lives, and produced rate analyses; managed outsourced cases (0–50 lives) and led testing and training for a new rating system, contributing to high internal audit scores.

Risk Assessment Excel QA Testing Training Case Management

Associate Underwriter

Mutual of Omaha

Oct 2012 - Sep 2015 (2 years 11 months)

Collaborated with sales teams to assess group life, short- and long-term disability, and dental risk, produced renewal and new business rates, and supported testing of internal sales applications to improve quoting accuracy and retention.

Risk Analysis Client Communication Sales Support Application Testing Retention

Assistant Project Manager

Sensus MI

Oct 2010 - Jan 2012 (1 year 3 months)

Led and coordinated projects across 1,400+ retail locations, managed engineering interns, developed tools to compute monthly billing statistics, and analyzed HVAC/refrigeration fault detection data to improve building performance.

Project Coordination Fault Detection Team Management Data Analysis Client Meetings Developer Tooling MBCx

Mechanical Intern

Specialized Engineering Solutions

May 2008 - Jul 2009 (1 year 2 months)

Supported HVAC and plumbing design tasks including load calculations with TRACE, equipment sizing, AutoCAD drafting, and review of client submittals across multiple concurrent projects.

HVAC Design Traces Autocad Project Coordination

Customer Service Representative

Bank of the West

Aug 2005 - May 2008 (2 years 9 months)

Delivered quality customer service, resolved client issues, executed financial transactions accurately, and managed cash handling and drawer balancing to maintain operational accuracy.

Customer Service Client Communication Compliance

Medical Receptionist Specialist

Alegent Health

Aug 2003 - Aug 2005 (2 years)

Managed patient check-in, scheduling, chart preparation, and HIPAA-compliant records handling while coordinating physician schedules and entering demographic and insurance data.

Scheduling Medical Reception HIPAA Data Entry Multitasking Chart Preparation

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Master of Science, Architectural Engineering (Mechanical emphasis)

Grade: 3.973 GPA

Activities and societies: Outstanding AE 8090 Mechanical/Acoustical Design – 1st Place; Dean's List; Chancellor's List; Honors Convocation Award

Completed a Master of Science in Architectural Engineering with an emphasis in Mechanical Engineering; passed the FE exam in October 2008 and graduated in May 2010 with strong academic performance.