THOMAS L. HOFFMAN

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MIAMISBURG, OHIO 45342

937-***-**** Cell 937-***-****)

acvr4d@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Manufacturing/Process/Industrial Engineer

Applied Lean Manufacturing techniques to improve production line efficiencies

Employed 5S principles in numerous work stations

Instituted cell manufacturing in production areas

7 years experience in medical industry

Coordinated Kaizen activities on daily basis

Wrote standardized work instructions and packing instructions for manufacturing operations.

Implemented single piece flow processes

Developed department equipment layouts for efficiency

Implemented new products in manufacturing from prototype thru mass production

Created and maintained Bills of Materials

Hands on involvement with production processes analyzing quality and customer concerns

Used MRP system on daily basis

Trained production employees on equipment and processes

Solved day-to-day quality and production problems

Performed engineering trials with proven results

Developed new machines and tooling

Directed major tooling investment projects

Facilitated employee involvement teams

Purchased, installed, developed capital equipment

Familiar with ISO standards

Used AutoCAD to perform process and plant layouts

Resolved problems to meet customer demands

Supervised production employees

Supervised manufacturing engineering technicians

Summary

Hands on engineer that applies Lean Manufacturing, and solves production issues using Kaizen activities, Performed multiple engineering functions: manufacturing engineer, industrial engineering, quality engineering. Gets results by tireless work ethic.

Employment

TSS Technologies -West Chester, OH -MEDICAL Feb. 2009 – Feb. 2016

Manufacturing Engineer/Industrial Engineer

DimcoGray – Centerville, OH Oct. 2008 – Nov. 2008

Contract Engineer in Engineering

Creative Extruded Products –Tipp City, OH Sept. 2006 – Sept. 2008

Manufacturing Engineer/Industrial Engineer

Delphi – Vandalia, OH April 2006 – August 2006

Contract Engineer in Industrial Engineering

Green Tokai – Brookville, OH Jan. 1998 – Feb. 2006

New Model/Manufacturing Engineer

Delphi-Harrison/PDSI - Moraine, OH Nov.,1996 – Jan., 1998

Contract Manufacturing Engineer

Robbins and Myers - Springfield, OH July, 1979 – Aug., 1996

Manufacturing Engineer/Industrial Engineer

Inland Div. General Motors - Dayton, OH July, 1977 – May, 1979

Production Engineer

Co-op student July, 1972 – July, 1977

EDUCATION:

* Master of Science in Engineering Management April, 1983

- University of Dayton

* Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering July, 1977

- General Motors Institute (Kettering University)

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