Rayburn Keith Richardson

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Murfreesboro, TN 37128

615-***-****

EDUCATION

David Lipscomb University Middle Tennessee State

University

Master of Business Bachelor of Electro-

Mechanical Engineering

December 2010 May 1998

Nashville Technical Institute

Associate of Electrical Engineering

December 1992

WORK HISTORY

Square D / Schneider Electric

Lavergne, TN

Operations Manager / Manufacturing Manager

1/03 to present

Managed up to 40 employees with 7 separate functional groups in

organization

Maintained 96% On-Time Delivery and .03% Field Failures continuous since

2003

Manage and initiate priorities for projects to support all departments,

record effectiveness of projects, and timeliness of accomplishments

Initiate and implement effective methods of efficiency with emphasis on

cost, labor, and inventory

Direct the scheduling and control of manufacturing to meet lead times and

fast response

Maximize strengths of personnel through training, leadership, empowerment

and open communication

Maintain safety records, training files and attendance of employees

Worked closely with off shore organizations in Australia, China, and Taiwan

On-site supplier investigations for cost reduction opportunities and help

suppliers meet delivery, quantity, and quality technical requirements

Lead Kaizen events, Six Sigma projects, SPS audits that improved base cost

for order services, reduced material cost for operations, reduced lead

times for manufacturing, while meeting corporate KPI's

ArvinMeritor Pulaski, TN

Manufacturing / Mechanical Engineer

12/00 to 1/03

Establish procedures and develop required methods, processes, machines,

tools, jigs, fixtures, etc. to produce product to company objectives

Analysis of engineering documents of company products to develop assembly

guides, standards, instructions and illustrations: aided in flex manning

charts for work cells

Plan and coordinate equipment relocations and process documents for new

product launches with the use of Kanban

Design specifications for new equipment and equipment rebuilds

QS9000 Internal Auditor, ISO 14000 Implementation Team

Equipment process applications: Welding (arc, mig, tig), locktite, torque,

staking, fluid filled components, damping force test, gas fill

applications, insert pressing, tube sizing, stamping, pressure decay test,

and robotic welding, Fanuc robots

Calsonic North America Shelbyville, TN

Manufacturing Engineer 10/98 to

11/00

Develop required methods, processes, machines, tools, jigs, fixtures, etc

to produce product

Determine and specify most economical method, operation and sequence to

fabricate part

Provide technical guidance, assist supervision on new techniques,

participate in cost studies

Kaizen improvements and work cell rearrangement

Equipment process applications: Welding (arc, mig, tig), robotic welding,

pressure decay test, industrial painting, stamp pressing, stamping, glue

applications, robotic pick and place, tube sizing, tube flare, roll

closure, pressure decay testing, Motoman and Panasonic robots

INTEREST

Bowling, Golf, Collecting Sports Memorabilia

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