John K. Otoo

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Woodbury, MN 55129 acf2cl@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Results-oriented mechanical engineer with 10 years engineering and

supervisory experience, and 5 years project management and automation

experience in a manufacturing setting. Accomplished project manager with

ability to clearly define project goals, effectively use resources and

clearly communicate with a team.

Master's degree in Engineering and Technology Management from the

University of St. Thomas, Spring of 2012. Recent coursework includes:

. Mechatronics

. Strategic Quality Management

. Project Management

. Lean Six Sigma

. Managerial Accounting & Performance Management

. Intellectual Property

. Operations Management

Qualifications

Project Selected as project manager at one of the company's four

Management processing locations. Led a team of 6 engineers in numerous

process improvement projects over a period of 5 years. Most

of the projects involved planning, estimating costs and

developing a realistic timeline and schedules.

Communication Easily built relationships with staff after graduating

college and being immediately promoted to a supervisory

position at a different facility.

Supervision Supervised staff of 24 maintenance personnel, across three

shifts. Made recommendations for hiring and firing,

provided day-to-day direction, monitored production quality

and quantity, and gave evaluation input.

Attended a minimum of 6 in-depth safety training sessions

per year and passed training on to staff, implemented

procedures and ensured the safety of all assigned staff.

Familiar with Hazmat, OSHA and MSDS guidelines.

Production Improved equipment availability and reliability by 30%, and

reduced down time by more than 25%.

Took initiative to share ideas on reducing part and material

costs. Initiated plan to purchase parts rather than a

complete assemblies resulting in more than $50,000/year

savings. Shared extensive knowledge of pumps and initiated

an in-house repair program that resulted in significant cost

savings, but even more importantly significantly reduced

equipment down-time.

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John K. Otoo

651-***-**** acf2cl@r.postjobfree.com

Production Mechanical Systems - Extensive experience with hydraulics

Continued and pneumatics, as well as pumps, mills, conveyers and

grinders.

Electrical/Automated Systems - Work in a team of 8 to keep

more than 200 machines on a fully-automated line in

production. Some experience with programmable logic

controllers (PLC).

Installations Involved with the installation of more than 50 major pieces

of automated equipment.

Design Designed pumps for efficiency and effectiveness, making

extensive use of AutoCAD.

Taking initiative to transfer extensive AutoCAD experience

to SolidWorks.

Computers Firm understanding of Internet, e-mail, Microsoft Office and

AutoCAD. Familiar with SolidWorks and computer simulation

software.

Work History

Manufacturing Engineer (Intern), Hazen Manufacturing Company, Columbia

Heights, MN March 2014-Present -

Perform and develop Process Validation protocols including IQ, OQ, PQ,

implement continuous improvement projects, interface with suppliers and

vendors.

Responsibilities: project research, justification and implementation -

current projects - catheters and injection molding.

Maintenance Technician, - Up North Plastics, Inc., Cottage Grove, MN

2005-June2014

Up North uses the latest, state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment and an

entirely automated production line, housed in a 400,000 square-foot plant,

to produce trash and silage bags, bunker covers and shrink film. It is the

leading manufacturer of high-quality, polyethylene materials.

Acting Project Manager 1998-2004

Mechanical Engineer/Maintenance Engineer - Ashanti Goldfields Corp., Ghana,

Africa 1994-2004

Ashanti is a gold mining company based in Ghana, with 15,000 employees.

It's been in existence for more than 100 years, and has always been one of

the world's largest gold producers. The majority of operations involved

pumps, mills, conveyers and crushers.

Education

M.S., Engineering and Technology Management

University of St. Thomas - St. Paul, MN Spring 2012

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Ghana,

Africa

Ghana's premier science and technology institution.

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