Derrick T. Shaw, MBA, SSGB - http://derrickshaw.webs.com/
Gastonia, North Carolina 28054 ~ 478-***-**** ~ E-mail: accb4k@r.postjobfree.com
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Government secret security clearance
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Plant Manager / Project Manager / Senior Process Engineer / Consultant Manufacturing Engineer
Visionary lean leader with aggressive problem solving skills that bring quick resolutions to deficient processes and
budget issues. Change agent for developing people, processes, systems, and ROI through using lean manufacturing and
six sigma technology, turnaround management and Project Management Body of Knowledge. Articulate communicator
who energetically establishes relationships and create unity with diverse groups at all levels. Result driven
commitments to corporate objectives. Strengths in:
Strategic Vision & Growth Planning New Product Development & Launch
Coaching & Development Project Profit & Lost/Financial Control
Organization & Infrastructure Management Proposal/Capital Project Management
Change/Turnaround Management Program & Operations Management
Business Development/Customer Relations AutoCad, Catia V5, MS Office, Lotus Notes
Teamcenter, AS400, Costpoint, LN Baan
Lean Manufacturing Implementation
Over 15,000 hours of CATIA V5 operation
ATA Chapters 11, 23, 25, 33, 39, 51, 52, 53, 54, 71
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Denver Global Products, Lincolnton, NC January 2013 – December 2013
(Denver Global Products is a respected leader in developing Home Products and Innovative Engineering Solutions)
Director of Operations – March 2013 – December 2013
Sr. Consultant Industrial Engineer / Mfg. Business Process Designer - January 2013 – March 2013
Designs Business Processes for new product, systems integration, and assembly processes. Develops and implements
robust systems that operate efficiently.
Managed daily plant operations, personnel, priorities, capital project planning, & production forecast
Created present and future state plant layouts that increased production outputs by 60%.
Developed concepts for jigs, tooling, fixtures, and plans that enhanced operator opportunity to succeed.
Managed and coached a team of 4 managers, 15 supervisors, & over 300 people in production operators.
Developed Control Plans, PFMEA, 5S, and robust systems to manage new product operations.
Developed procedures for operations department containing; production, inventory, maintenance, & purchasing
Boeing Commercial Aircraft, Charleston, SC July 2011 – January 2013
(Boeing Commercial Aircraft (BCA) is home of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. BCA operates globally and is highly ranked
amongst the 100 Fortune 500 companies.)
Contractor – Sr. Project Manufacturing Engineer
Effectively implemented and used Boeing Specs to ensure Engineering Intent is met and complies with FAA regulations and
Airworthiness Directives, PC-700 Guidelines, various Boeing Procedures for the Fuselage (Mid-Body) section of the Boeing 787 - 8 &
-9.
Implemented Process Best Practices to solve Emergent Process Issues, Non-conformances, and Change Notices
Efficiently interrogated Engineering Requirement Models using 3D Modeling Packages such as 3DVIA, Redars/EID, CATIA
V5, IVT
Created and revised Installation Plans using DELMIA Project Engineer, ENOVIA, DELMIA Operations, and Velocity
Manufacturing Software, PSDS - Boeing (BAC Specs), COGNOS, and CACS
Created Manufacturing Installation Build Plans and Bill of Material for Boeing 787 -8 current model Engineering Change
Request and -9 Development Model Air Craft
Implemented Tooling Actions for tools that help improve mechanics productivity
Implement standard work instructions that help streamline the Manufacturing Process
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Orlando, FL April 2009 – May 2011
(Northrop Grumman Corporation is an active competitor with other Fortune 100 companies. NGC is also the second
largest Government Contracting Leader in its industry containing 5 major sectors across various levels of expertise.)
Manufacturing Engineer III
Evaluated system integration and test results that supported assembly processes for a multi-faceted group of government
programs that build military laser rangefinders and designators; presenting the results to the management team daily.
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Professional Experience Continued
Created work instructions, visual aids, and presentations to train operators in assembling quality product.
Instituted jigs, tooling, and improvement ideas that enhanced the manufacturing processes and product build,
Troubleshot issues that arose within the product build processes and solved the issues to root cause.
Created work instructions from installation drawings in Teamcenter 2005
Blue Bird Corporation, Fort Valley, GA October 2006 – April 2009
(Over $201. Million in sales, Blue Bird Corporation is the industry leader in design and manufacturing the chassis and
bus bodies for the A B, C, & D type buses.)
Advanced Project Manufacturing Engineer / Product Launch Manager
Launched the liquid propane gas (LPG) fueled school bus project into the production process. Managed budget and
construction of a fuel station built according to Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and Propane
Education & Research Council (PERC) standards.
Transitioned LPG school bus chassis projects and pilot builds into current production at 95% efficiency.
Performed material cost analysis that provided 75 % ROI with make versus buy decisions.
Managed new and obsolete material for current and new model chassis production implementations.
Executed continuous improvement for LPG school bus chassis projects that reduced product downtime.
Evaluated installation drawings in Catia V5 for developing work instructions.
Perform engineering evaluations and analyses pertaining to product sampling, using the DMAIC methodology.
Implement immediate solutions to manufacturing processes; increased production yields by 35%.
Lead functional groups that launched new products into the process to meet customer demands.
Wrote proposals with cost analysis to determine the need for continuous improvement capital funds.
Championed lean manufacturing and six sigma process improvement initiatives and root cause and analysis.
Koyo Corporation, USA, Orangeburg, SC February 2004 - October 2006
($4.5 billion in global sales, Koyo Corporation is a worldwide leader in the bearing industry. )
Senior Process / Manufacturing Engineer
Managed Process Enhancement Project (PEP) and improved the operational availability rate (OAR) of grinding machines
reducing cycle time efficiency by 93%. Develop workflow diagrams that improved process sequence.
Performed engineering analysis and calculations to accommodate customers’ increased production demands.
Implemented capital projects that increased production by 1.5 million bearing sets per year.
Electrolux Home Products, Orangeburg, SC 2002 - 2004
($12.5 billion in global revenue, Electrolux Home Products is a worldwide leader in the manufacturing household
appliances, Lawn & Garden equipment.)
Industrial / Manufacturing Engineer
Championed lean manufacturing focus groups of dynamic individuals in the final assembly line areas for balancing
projects. These projects consisted of 4 automated assembly lines with 488 direct employees and 40 indirect employees.
Reduced cycle time from 25 sec. to 19.4 sec. through optimizing manpower utilization. (5S, time studies, root
cause).
Reduced product quality defects by 75% effectiveness and improved ergonomics by 85% within the process.
Reduced scrap rate and improved first pass yield by 65 % (DMAIC, Value Stream Maps)
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Walden University, Minneapolis, MN
Pursuing PhD, Applied Management and Decision Sciences
Specialization: Engineering Management (Expected Candidacy May 2014)
Webster University, Columbia, SC/St. Louis, MO
Master of Business Administration
South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC
B.S., Electrical Engineering Technology
Villanova University,
Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate program