ROBERT WALMSLEY

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MANUFACTURING – PROCESS ENGINEER

Experienced manufacturing professional with a diversified work history in automotive, medical devices, large copiers-printers, large heavy equipment, paper and consumer products

Multi-functional engineer with proven capability of performing in a management/engineer dual-role

Motivated and committed trainer with strong interpersonal, team-building and worker development skills

Engineering problem-solver with extensive hands-on process improvement implementation skills

WORK EXPERIENCE

FERNO-WASHINGTON INC., WILMINGTON, OHIO 2013 – 2015

Privately held global manufacturer/distributer of medical emergency & mortuary transport devices

Operations Manager - Manufacturing Engineering Leader

Accountable for the overall performance and direction of the manufacturing production facility

Function in a dual-role as operations manager and manufacturing-process engineering leader

Provide oversight, training and direction for a staff of supervisors, manufacturing/process engineers, programmers and over 125 production team members

Perform E2E assessments of manufacturing operations for processes improvement opportunities

Designed and implemented a manufacturing process that successfully launched Ferno’s newest global medical transport device

DE FOXX GROUP (VERSATEX), CINCINNATI, OH 2009 – 2013

Privately held company comprised of three separate service brands Foxx construction, Versatex and XLC Services. Serves provided by this group include construction/facilities management, engineered solutions and supply chain management/contract staffing for an array of fortune 100 companies.

Regional Manufacturing Process Engineer & Site Manager (with Procter & Gamble Company)

Provided process engineering and site management support at nearly 20 North American (NA) P&G and other fortune 500 plants (Paper-making, Energy, Foods and Personal & Family Care Products)

Performed E2E manufacturing process improvement assessments in the NA manufacturing plants; this effort led to several million dollars in delivered cost savings in 2011/12

Training director and process improvement projects coordinator for contract workforces at the NA plants

Served as contract Site Manager at three P&G plant locations during the transition of P&G production work to outside contracting firms

K&K TECHNICAL, ERLANGER, KY (with Toyota -TEMA) 2005 – 2009

Provider of contract professionals for companies requiring experienced project managers, multi-functional engineering specialists and other technical staffing

Senior Automotive Engineer

Provided engineering support during the new vehicle development cycles for Toyota -North America

Performed FEMA studies and process optimizations assessments on pre-production vehicle stamped parts, welded assemblies and tooling; This effort yielded annualized cost savings of over $16 million

Provided trouble-shooting direction during vehicle accuracy/fitting trials at the NA assembly plants and at the Tier1 parts supplier facilities

DE FOXX GROUP (XLC SERVICES), CINCINNATI, OH 2000 – 2005

Single-source provider of contract manufacturing and warehouse management

Operations Manager (with Procter & Gamble Company)

Accountable for the manufacturing operations for P&G’s Babycare prototyping facility

Responsible for the hiring, training and direction for supervisor’s and 125 full-time contractor workers

Facilitated process improvement training in the facility (TPS principals - Lean, 5S, DFM/DFA)

Introduced a continuous flow assembly-line concept in an R&D environment; this change resulted in a production throughput increase of nearly 80%, and a unit cost savings of over 50%

XEROX CORPORATION, CINCINNATI, OH 1997 – 2000

Leader in document technology and services

Operations Manager (1999 – 2000)

Managed Xerox’s National Recovery and Remanufacturing Center in Cincinnati, OH

Accountable for the overall performance for the recovery and remanufacturing operations

Provided daily direction setting for supervisors, planners and union/non-union workers

Successfully transitioned and merged two manufacturing operations into the Cincinnati, Ohio region

Electro-Mechanical Engineer (1997 – 1999)

Developed the manufacturing processes and provided workforce supervision to disassemble, rebuild and retest various electro-mechanical assemblies used in large/small copiers and printers

PRIOR RELATIVE EXPERIENCE

EMERSON ELECTRIC, PITTSBURGH, PA 1995 - 1997

Senior Design Engineer: Led design and process improvement efforts to reduce the total number of parts used in finished product assemblies by over 25%; increased production throughput by over 30%

EXTREL- ASEA-BROWN-BOVERI, PITTSBURGH, PA 1994 - 1995

Mechanical Engineer: Successfully designed the company’s first mass-spectrometer with an integrated heated in-let system. This design enabled mobility of the equipment throughout the entire processing plant

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP., PITTSBURGH, PA 1978 - 1994

Manufacturing Engineer: Responsible for developing the manufacturing processes required to machine, assemble and test large equipment and machinery used for commercial and naval nuclear power generation

Mechanical Draftsman-Tool Designer: Generated complete design layouts, component part machining drawings and tool-fixture designs utilizing CAD/CAM, GD&T technologies

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/ KNOWLEDGE

Specialized Training: Toyota green-belt (TPS principals/Lean/5S methodology); DMAIC problem-solving; applied GD&T and DFM/DFA guidelines; SPC analysis; CAD software; Drafting-design

Equipment/ Process Knowledge: CNC lathes/mills, Progressive/Transfer Stamping Presses, Electro-Mechanical Assemblies, High Speed Converting and Packaging Lines, Weld Processes, Powder Metals/Coatings, Anodizing, Digital Measuring Equipment

Computer Software Knowledge: CAD software, Microsoft office, AS400, Power-Link, ERP/MRP

EDUCATION

B.S. Mechanical Engineering Tech. Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA

A.S. Drafting-Design Triangle Tech Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Manufacturing Technologist (CMFGT) Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Quality Systems Auditor (ISO 9000) International Accreditation Board

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