JOHN W. ARNEY

ace11d@r.postjobfree.com 586-***-****

**** ********** *****, ***. ***, Corona, CA 92879

Advanced program development and product manager with 15+ years of experience

leading product development, design, project management, prototype production tooling,

process refinement and improvement, lean cost reduction.

Multi talented, detailed oriented managerial professional committed to high performance

personnel and product, exceeding internal and external customer delivery, quality,

validation, and reliability requirements.

Aerospace and automotive experience: mechanical/electrical hardware products and

assemblies.

Technical:

Project Management, Lean Manufacturing, 5s, DOE, DFMEA, PFMEA, APQP, ADVP&R,

DVP&R, GD&T, Cost Reduction, Root Cause Problem Solving Analysis, Continuous

Improvement. Six Sigma, Product Reliability, Validation, Tooling, Machining, and Welding

Practices.

Software: Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Project, Team Center. Working knowledge of

Unigraphics, Catia, Spinfire, Stress and Strain Analysis.

Customer APQP.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

New Business Development: Engineer IV 2014 Present

United Technologies Corporation, Aerospace Structures Division,

Riverside, California

United Technologies is a diversified company that provides a broad range of high tech

products and services for commercial and military defense aerospace structural

requirements.

• Responsible for advanced development of aerospace military composite hardware

and product development. Precision formed, carbon fiber composite and machined

aluminum jet fighter wings, vertical/horizontal tail, and structural components.

Interface with customers, internal, and external metal tooling machine builders, and

production processing departments.

• Utilizing and implementing improved product productivity by using, dfmea pfmea,

lean initiatives, and 5s practices.

Engineering Manager 2012 2013

Heico Aerospace Corporation, Corona, California Loss/Lack of Work

Heico (Thermal Structures) supplies high performance and high temperature resistant

commercial and military (external and interior) structural hardware components for gas

turbine jet engines and military components.

• Led and manage multi disciplined skilled engineering team of 7 which included, (1)

tooling, (1) manufacturing, (2) processing, (2) cad designers and (1) chemical

engineers in structural carbon fiber and fiberglass composite component designs,

production tooling, manufacturing processes and equipment maintenance.

Hands on engineering manager with emphasis on team management, design

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development, tooling, machining, smooth product operations, training, problem

solving, and use of lean, 5s, and 6 sigma practices for product continuous

improvement of standard work, and overall part cost reduction.

Led lean and 5s activities for cost reduction, efficiency, and streamlining. Reduced

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scrap percentages 30 40% utilizing tooling modifications, maintenance frequency,

tooling refurbishment, and process improvement.

Developed improved standard work documentation along with video recordings for

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training, reducing wasted motion, scrap, and process repeatable quality built.

Developed department budgets to support profit initiatives.

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Lead Project Engineer 2011 2012

Continental Structural Plastics, Troy, Michigan

Continental Structural Plastics is supplier of class A compression molded exterior panels

for high performance sports cars and large trailer truck cabs.

• Led and directed early product design and tooling development of the 2014 Chevrolet

Corvette Stingray lightweight (smc sheet molded) composite components and metal

reinforced assemblies.

• Achieved prototype, production, and secondary equipment ready per customer

milestone schedules.

Collaborate with (OEM, General Motors) program product development teams during

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early and evolving production design, advanced quality planning, integration, and

validation stages.

Teamed with internal/external cross functional groups to develop project

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management plans for customer, product, and quality delivery. Managed,

coordinated, and updated customer finalized unigraphics math models to outside

tooling vendors.

Developed and updated BOMs, manufacturing process standard work instruction

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sheets, customer APQP program, and dimensional integrity plans.

Accelerated prototype and production time 30% by introducing and implementing 3D

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dimensional laser scanning procedure for validating dimensional accuracy during

prototype and pre production stages. Improved pre production part approval process

(pre PPAP) dimensional accuracy by 40%. Estimated cost savings $160,000 per

future program.

Introduced the use of vacuum assist to cooling fixture stage of the process. Improved

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dimensional accuracy interfacing part fit.

Consultant 2009 2011

Plastic Component Design and Tooling, Macomb, Michigan

Senior Project Engineer, Vehicle Validation and Reliability

Earlier at GM includes

Senior Project Design and Release Engineer 1999–2009

General Motors Corporation, Warren, Michigan

General Motors is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in

Detroit, Michigan, and among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales,

employing 202,000 people and doing business in some 157 countries. Lack of Work

General Motor’s bankrupt 2009.

Senior Project Engineer, Vehicle Validation and Reliability

• Oversaw development of vehicles and exterior components electrical/mechanical

hardware for (Cadillac, GMC, Chevrolet, and Buick) launched in U.S., Canada,

Germany, and Mexico.

• Developed advanced vehicle ADVP&R and DVP&R plans, integration, and 3 life test

reliability test plans.

Proactively developed and utilized project management timing plans, initiated design

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of experiments, root cause problem solving, static, dynamic, and three life reliability

function for vehicle testing.

Reported, documented, and presented test performance data, including development

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status, change, risk, timing constraints, and corrected action plans to senior

management.

Reviewed and signed off supplier component PPAP approval and MVSS certification

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during development and final test stage prior to full production.

Commanded on time, on budget, completion for 28 highly successful vehicle

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programs during company tenure. Decreased cost $1M+ per year by implementing

four cost reduction programs during company tenure.

Senior Project Design and Release Engineer

• Led development of 3 D math models during early concept design, prototype, and

final production stages of hardware system and components. Utilized 6 Sigma

concepts to ensure quality, manufacturability, and revenue.

• Defined product criteria, including Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP),

Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Process (PFMEA) with

suppliers,

• Oversaw (CAE) computer analysis, and vehicle subsystem validation. Interfaced with

outside suppliers as to specifications, performance and ECR requirements.

• Collaborated with integration prototype and production launch teams in U.S.,

Canada, and Mexico for engineering change request and implementation.

• Products include: exterior plastic claddings, fender flares, wheel liners, luggage

carriers, and running boards.

• Launched 8 (Cadillac, Chevrolet Tahoe, and Suburban, SUVs Trucks) projects time

and product recognized as top of the line for SUVs.

• Promoted to Senior Vehicle Validation Engineer (3/15/2004)

Senior R&D Preproduction and Production Engineer

Eaton Corporation, Laurinburg, North Carolina 1997–1999

• Directed product development of OEM golf grip designs, aluminum or urethane

prototypes. Initiated the development of steel injection and compression molds,

secondary tooling, and special production equipment with outside suppliers.

• Oversaw CAD designers and eight manufacturing technicians during development,

pre production, and product launch. Communicate with OEM supplier engineering.

• Conducted quality assurance reviews during each step of production.

Additional earlier experience includes:

• Plastics: Injection molded small and large automotive components.

• Advance metal alloys and production: Melting, forming, ingot vacuum remelt, heat

treat of super alloy materials. Materials include stelilte, cobalt ingots, sheets, bars,

and powder metal.

Education:

• Masters of Business Administration (MBA) 2006

University of Phoenix, Troy, Michigan.

• Bachelor of Science (BS) Manufacturing Engineering,

Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.

• General Motors University, Warren, Michigan Advanced Vehicle Development,

Project Management, and Validation.

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