Alan Ulicny

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North Tonawanda, New York 14120 acp98v@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Accomplished engineer with extensive experience in lean initiatives, safety, operations, project management, process engineering, research and development. Well-organized, innovative leader able to manage projects, meet deadlines and motivate others. Proven success leading critical technical programs and production teams. Shown significant analytical, conceptual, communication, presentation and applied problem solving skills. Experienced in lean initiatives, quality, manufacturing excellence programs and statistical process control.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DuPont Corp, Tonawanda, New York 2013- 2014

Senior Manufacturing Technology Process Engineer

Manufacturing Technology Process Engineer for a manufacturer of PVF film. Responsible for process engineering support of operations across production unit. Maintained technical documentation for records and report-outs. Responsible for review of all process, training and procedural documentation.

Developed and refined Title V air emissions tracking spreadsheet.

Member of Process Hazards Analysis (PHA) teams.

Installation of large project to include new processing equipment.

Managed SOC database, P&IDs and Technical Standards for unit.

Niacet Corp, Niagara Falls, New York 2011- 2013

Senior Production Engineer

Production engineer for a manufacturer of food chemicals and additives. Responsible for maintaining production across multiple units and production lines. Responsible for achieving/maintaining a production “Balanced Scorecard”.

Production Capability and Environmental Manufacturing Excellence Champion

Active member of internal ISO 9001-2000 audit team.

Reviewed and revised a total of 145 SOP, forms and operational tests to ensure accuracy and adherence to current operating standards.

Responsible for unit-wide operator training and development of tracking system. Led first unit to achieve 100% compliance in training while meeting production goals.

FMC, Middleport, New York 2008-2011

Lean Operations Engineer/Production Supervisor

Operations engineer for manufacturer of agricultural chemicals. Responsible for implementing lean operation techniques. Responsible for site Behavior-Based Safety Program. Responsible for maintenance of SOP and MOC systems. Main contact between plant and corporate production scheduler.

Developed an Excel-based, “Behavior-Based Safety” tracking system used to monitor safety performance onsite. System later adopted at several other sites. At one-year milestone, all 2009 safety metrics improved 75% over 2008. Led BBS program at site.

Led warehouse reorganizations effort that achieved 25% reduction in stored materials, 40% reduction in finished goods retention and 35% increase in available storage space.

Vishay Intertechnology, Niagara Falls, New York 2006-2008

Process Engineer

Process engineer for manufacturing of passive components.

Developed new processes increasing capacity 50%, implemented 5 new product lines and improved quality 20% on existing product lines. Accomplished 25% efficiency increase as leader of QC test lab improvement team. Responsible for determining team direction and defining metrics.

American Technical Ceramics, Jacksonville, Florida 2003-2006

Process Engineer

Process engineer manufacturing of multi-layer ceramic capacitors.

Supported the $2M expansion of manufacturing operations.

Established 2 new product lines, managed capacity constraints and increased throughput levels 50% in 2 yrs.

Advanced Refractory Technologies, Buffalo, New York 1997-2001

Engineer

Lead engineer for a fuel cell development program and other DOE projects.

Member of team awarded US Patent 6,863,788 B2 “Interlocking Wettable Ceramic Tiles”.

EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Bachelor of Engineering – Materials Science and Engineering,

Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio

Skillpath Supervisor Training 2013

Certified Lean Practitioner, FMC 2010

World Class (Lean) Manufacturing, 2008

ISO 9001-2000 Internal Auditor Training, Vishay 2007

Advanced ISO Auditing, ATC, 2005

Design of Experiment, ATC, 2005

SPC II Masters Series, ATC, 2004

ISO 14001 Auditing, ATC, 2004

ISO 9001:2000 Internal Auditing, ATC, 2004

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