GARRETT GARRIGA

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EDUCATION

Mississippi State University Starkville, MS

B.S., Industrial Engineering August 2002

CERTIFICATIONS

Lean Green Belt – Weatherford International Global Supply Chain

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt – Northrop Grumman Ship Systems

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt – Completed Online training via MoreSteam.com

Engineer Intern (E.I.) – Mississippi State Board of Professional Engineers

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

07/2012-Current Weatherford Int’l – Manufacturing Engineer/Facilities Manager Fort Worth, TX

Supervised a safety-driven team of 6 Maintenance Technicians

Managed maintenance activities of 3 buildings and related equipment

o Precision equipment including both CNC and manual lathes/mills

o Rubber process equipment such as autoclaves and extruders

Coordinated contractors on special projects to improve our processes and physical facilities

Developed preventive maintenance program for production equipment in each building

o Ordered and maintained critical parts inventory

o Scheduled PMs (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-Annual, and Annual)

Participated in 1st major Lean project with an annualized impact of $500,000

o Identified run-rate, mixed model, and job shop products through demand segmentation

o Created single-piece flow method for run-rate product line

o Implemented Supermarket that presented material directly to the line

o Championed creation of test subs with integral 2” hex for safer removal

o Sourced drill press to install landing seat assembly for safer part assembly

Established improvement plan for ARES Packer product line

o Created VSM to identify bottlenecks/create line balance

o Worked with assembly team to reorganize subassembly workstations

Directed sourcing and/or in-house development and/or upgrade to modern production standards

o Converted horizontal pneumatic ram from manual to fail-safe electromechanical device

o Automatic die press for end rings used in open-hole Packer products

07/2011-02/2012 Viskase Co. – Industrial Engineer Osceola, AR

Worked daily within the Technical Assistance Group to maximize plant efficiency and product quality

Supported Ergonomic and Safety initiatives throughout the plant

Designed and sourced new casing guide prototype

Sourced and installed automated weighing solution

Managed MS Project file tracking Quality initiatives in finishing area

11/2005-04/2011 Tyson Foods – Senior Industrial Engineer Forest, MS

Chairperson of several Special Project Teams

o WOG Yield – Net 1.20% increase ($3.5 Million improvement)

o Safety and Heath – Identified ergonomic and safety opportunities

o Support Labor Reduction – $600,000 annually

Mined data from Standard Cost System and Agri-Stats reports to isolate improvement opportunity

Managed Weekly Plant Profit Improvement Plan and Profitability Reports

Supported HR with manning plans including Base Crewing and Supplemental Staffing calculations

Develop and deploy Capital and Operational Projects

o Compose justifications, submitted and audited all capital projects

o Manage plant projects with 22% total MIRR

o Interact with vendors from scope of work to implementation

10/2004-11/2005 Global FAS – Business Process Engineer Gulfport, MS

Responsible for developing corporate Lean Six Sigma deployment plan

Decreased lead time on client file from 10 days to JIT

Increased production team productivity 50%

Decreased overtime requirements 40%

Trained individuals in various Process Improvement methodologies

Developed production metrics system to monitor employee performance daily

08/2002-08/2004 Northrop Grumman Ship Systems – Industrial Engineer New Orleans, LA

Worked in a team/matrix environment in the NGSS Avondale Unit Manufacturing Area

Participated in Six Sigma, RCCA, Lean, and Kaizen improvement activities

Cog IE on a $150 million project to realign production facilities

o Designed layout concepts for new unit manufacturing halls

o Used value stream mapping to study flow of current state and justify new state

o Built AutoCAD model of new facility integrated with old facilities, maximizing land resources and

minimizing current production impact

Part of first wave of Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Candidates

o Learned to work in a Six Sigma team environment applying Six Sigma tools

o First project exposed $1,000,000 in extra cost and a small implementation will save $100,000

over two years – seed project for other Six Sigma projects

Served as Cog IPT I.E. for Pre-Fabrication area (Plate and SABLE Shop) and Outfitting Fabrication

Shops Area (Machine, Pipe, Sheetmetal, Carpenter, and Main Fabrication)

o Applied Industrial Engineering tools to improve upstream shop loading to reduce downtime of

downstream processes

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COURSES (PARTICIPANT)

Myers-Briggs Personality Profiling

Zenger-Miller Management School Leadership Modules:

o The Basic Principles for a Collaborative Workplace

o Moving from Conflict to Collaboration

o Clarifying Team Roles and Responsibilities

o Establishing Performance Expectations

o Personal Strategies for Navigating Change

o Managing Your Priorities

Northrop Grumman Modules

o Meeting Advantage

o Presentation Advantage

o Writing Advantage

Certified in EASE

Certified in UMT Plus time study software

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING (INSTRUCTOR)

Basic and Advanced Microsoft Excel Class

Lean Tools

Lean Six Sigma Basics

ORGANIZATIONS

American Mensa

Institute of Industrial Engineers

Mississippi Society of Professional Engineers

Mississippi State University Alumni Association

PRESENTATIONS

Six Sigma – What it is and What it Can Do for Your Company – Mississippi Engineering Society Winter

Meeting - 2005

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