CHARLES (CHIP) MARK

**** **** ******* *****, ***** Pleasant, South Carolina

Home: 843-***-**** email: accgwk@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 765-***-****

Qualifications

Results-oriented engineer with thirty years experience in engineering

and production management. Background in managing multi-million dollar

projects using CNC programming, machining and tooling. Proven team

leader and skilled in utilizing modern management techniques to

achieve goals. Successfully completed projects to reduce costs,

increasing efficiency and improve quality.

Professional Experience

PARKER HANNIFIN, Charleston, South Carolina

2008 to 2014

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturer of gas turbine engine and fuel system parts

Responsibilities

. Develop manufacturing processes, create routings and process

instructions for assembly and testing new and existing products.

. Lead High Performance Teams in continual improvement projects using

root cause analysis.

. Make improvements to manufacturing processes and equipment based on

FMEA review by team members.

Accomplishments

. Improved "on time" delivery in Pilot Nozzle cell from less than 70%

to 100% for the past eight months using continuous improvement

projects and lean manufacturing.

. Completed the implementation of six new products in the past year.

Included design and installation of assembly and test fixtures,

routings, process instructions and PFMEA's.

TRW AUTOMOTIVE, Lafayette, Indiana

1996 to 2008

Senior Manufacturing Engineer / Launch Engineer / Manufacturing

Engineer Coordinator,

Manufacturer of steering columns and power steering pumps

Responsibilities

. Managed Manufacturing Engineers responsible for CNC machining.

. Setup and maintain CNC machining programs on new and existing

products. Machined bar stock, aluminum castings and steel forgings.

Equipment: Cincinnati lathes, Mazak, Mori Seiki and Leblonde

vertical machining centers.

. Use Allen Bradley PLC programming knowledge and equipment to

improve lean manufacturing processes.

. Launched new products using Program Manager software. Installation

of new products included: CAD design, equipment purchase, tracking

costs, equipment installation and product run-off.

Accomplishments

. Completed two Green Belt cost saving projects per year. Example

project: Saved $120,000 per year by re-organizing machining cell.

This project included the purchase of a new CNC machining center,

fixtures and insert type tooling.

. Reduced PPM to below 50 in the new machining cell using continuous

improvement and FMEA teams.

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P. L. PORTER COMPANY, Westfield, Indiana

1994 - 1996

Process Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturer of seat reclining mechanisms and framework

Responsibilities

. Improved first time yield on welded products using continuous

improvement methods.

. Purchased and installed equipment for assembly and testing

automotive seats.

Accomplishment

. Lead task force team that reduced scrap by 30% using new welding

programs.

LANDIS & GYR METERING, Lafayette, Indiana 1987 -

1994

Senior Manufacturing Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer,

Manufacturer of watt-hour electronic meters

Responsibilities

. Design assembly fixtures & tooling (CAD). Supervise the build and

installation of new assembly fixtures and production lines.

Accomplishment

. Designed equipment and program managed the build and installation

of new automated assembly line that produced 300 watt-hour meters

per shift.

Education

INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Terre Haute, Indiana

Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Design Technology

. Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.

. High Performance Team process improvement.

. Pro-E, AutoCAD, CADAM, Unigraphics and Catia

. Design for Manufacturing and Assembly

. Global Development (APQP), SPC (Minitab), DOE, Kaizen and Kanban

processes.

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