Norman F. Francis Jr

**** ************ ***.

Erie, PA 16504

814-***-****

E-mail address, act7e3@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

My objective is to obtain a rewarding and challenging position in the fields of engineering and manufacturing, with an opportunity to utilize my experience and education for the success of my employer and advancement of my career.

EXPERIENCE

Jan 2009 to Present

Manufacturing / Process Engineer

Parker Hannifin, Autoclave Engineers Facility, Erie Pennsylvania

Establish manufacturing routings and costing of new products. Design tooling and fixtures; maintain tooling inventories and budgets in conjunction with tooling suppliers for an entire machining operation. Manage CNC Programmers, and manage DNC network. Review process flows to increase efficiency and reduction of costs. Create plant layouts to incorporate lean manufacturing techniques and tools inclusive of Kaizen events, 5S, value stream mapping, Continuous Improvement and Kanban. Initiation of capital expenditure projects.

July 2005 to March 2008

Project Manager / Store Fixtures department

Bush Industries, Jamestown New York

Manage fixture projects from inception thru manufacturing, costing, scheduling and installation if required. Create fixture designs, material requirements, and manufacturing routings with Autodesk Inventor 3D software. Daily functions included strong interaction with customers, vendors, and overseeing store fixture manufacturing personnel along with establishing efficient manufacturing processes utilizing lean principals.

August 1998 to July 2005

Product to manufacturing coordinator / CNC Programmer

Bush Industries, Erie Pennsylvania

Liaison between engineering and manufacturing to incorporate product and process changes, review new products for manufacturability, create manufacturing routings, assisting with capability studies for boring machinery, program a variety of CNC boring and routing machinery, create optimization programs for Schelling Saws.

February 1990 to August 1998

Senior Draftsmen / UNIX System Administrator

Bush Industries, Jamestown New York

Maintain, upgrade and operate various software packages on a network of IBM RISC 6000’s using a UNIX operating system, check engineering drawings, working closely with the bill of material system, and coordinate the company’s engineering change system utilizing an IBM AS400 computer.

June 1987 to May 1989

Designer, New Carrier Construction

Newport News Shipbuilding, and Dry Dock Co.

Newport News, Virginia

Duties included overseeing and maintaining piping and mechanical systems involved with installation of the catapult launching and weapons elevator systems on the Nimitz class aircraft carriers. Resolving design, and installation problems in the design office, and aboard ship. Initiating and revising drawings, creating purchase orders, and working closely with mil-specs and vendor drawings.

EDUCATION

Houghton College

810 Union Road

West Seneca, New York 14224

Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management

Triangle Tech

Erie, Pennsylvania

Associate of Specialized Technology Degree in mechanical drafting and design

General McLane High School

Edinboro, Pennsylvania

RELATED SKILLS / TRAINING

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt

Parker Hannifin internal lean training

Mixed Model Value Stream Mapping, Duggan Associates

Project Management Principles, Management Concepts, Vienna Va.

Leadership and Coaching, Development Dimensions International

AS400

AutoCAD, Northwest Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center, Erie PA

Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 3D

Autodesk Inventor

REFERENCES

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