Continuous Improvement Project Management

STEVEN BARTOS

Lake Geneva, WI ***** ● ad5p3f@r.postjobfree.com ● 262-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

Equipment Engineering Manager

Brunk Industries 2019 - 2024

Employee Management:

oLed and managed a team of engineers and technicians weekly activities to ensure project alignment.

oDaily management, automation, and project meeting for understand obstacles and help needed.

oRecruitment and mentor engineers to foster their professional growth within the organization.

Project Management:

oProposed and implemented large-scale automation projects for medical device manufacturing.

oSupervised multiple teams at west and east location, ensuring effective project execution.

oPlanned and executed detail timelines for internal automation projects to meet project milestones.

oMaintained strong customer relations to address client needs and concerns with OQ (Operational Qualifications) and PQ (Performance Measurement Qualification) requirements.

Continuous Improvement:

oEstablished and led continuous improvement team to enhance OEE (overall equipment effectiveness).

oRestructured facilities and equipment for improved fill rates, work flow, and product turns.

Design and Controls:

oLed automation cell designs from concept development to prototyping and reliability testing.

oProgrammed and configured Allen Bradley PLC’s, Cognex vision and 3 to 6 axis Epson robots systems.

Manufacturing Engineer III

The Vollrath Company 1998 –2019

Project Management:

oProject management, documented procedures, and trained personnel for three location.

oUtilized the DMAIC (Define Measure Analyze Improve Control) for continuous improvement projects.

oInstallation of a secondary line for aluminum stamping to meet capacity demands. This was a multifaceted project utilizing existing equipment and purchase components. Other involvement required production planning, SolidWorks layout of the line, programming of controls, and training.

oDesigned and programmed an existing Fanuc robot to tend a wire former, lower cost to manufacture.

oUpgraded the existing ABB Robots finishing process to reduce deburring costs and improved quality.

oImplemented automated production reporting system utilizing PLC and Outlook to email a summary of the minute by minute data to supervisors.

EDUCATION

California State University Sacramento

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

CERTIFICATIONS

oProgramming and Maintenance Training, Fanuc America

oAdvanced Programming Training, ABB Robotic

oSafety Officer Training, Laser Institute of America

oGreen Belt - Lean Manufacturing Certification, Vollrath Company

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

oSolidworks Essentials, advanced Part Modeling, Weldments and Sheet metal

oMini Tab for data analysis

oRobot, PLC and HMI Programming

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