LA VERNE A. SHUCK, BSME, PE, CMfgE

P.O. Box ****8

Greenwood, SC 29649

H: 864-***-****

C: 864-***-****

bfnz7m@r.postjobfree.com

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER / COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL PROGRAMMER

Contract/ direct professional with >20 years of broad results-driven experience in the manufacturing industry including major suppliers for the US Department of Defense. Assimilate well into existing teams and quickly add value utilizing programming skills and extensive manufacturing background. Qualifications include:

• Six-Sigma Green Belt Certified

• Lean Manufacturing

• Continuous Flow Manufacturing

• Kaizen, Kanban

• Union / Non-Union Settings

• ISO 9000, 9001, 14000

• Trainer- CATIA Programming

• GD&T to ANSI 14.5

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Programming: CATIA, AutoCAD,CADAM, Compact II, Fortran, APT, UniAPT, Cutting tool and fixture design.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EATON HYDRAULICS, INC., Greenwood, SC 2000-2010

Contractor 2000-2006. Hired as employee 2006-2010.

Manufacturing Engineer / CNC Programmer 5/2001-6/2010

Implemented lean manufacturing principles in the manufacturing of Vane pumps for the Greenwood, SC plant, retooled and reprogramed ~200 parts to reduce perishable tool spend by ~$100K/ year from $3M/year.

• Moved late point machining of Gear Pump bodies from India to Greenwood with a $10K budget. The project was completed on time and under budget.

• Upgraded the Soft Side Rotor Cell operation from 6 operations using straddle mills to vertical mills eliminating 3 machining operations reducing work in process (WIP) from 11 days to 3 days, scrap by 25%, and improved quality to 1.67 CPK (process capability). Budget was $750K.

• Re-programmed and re-fixtured part fixtures for ~200 parts for MAZAK mills and upgraded the perishable tools for the Soft Side Ring Cell reducing scrap for the cell by 35% and improved thru-put by one day per order.

• Re-processed Flex Plate machining cell to remove 2 intermediate processes reducing the labor requirement by one man per shift and and cell cycle time by one day per order.

• Reprogrammed and re-tooled ~177 parts for Mori-Seki lathes to improve part quality to 1.67 CPK and reduce setup time by 20%.

Manufacturing Engineer / CNC Programmer, Spencer, IA 8/2000-5/2001

Led project and played a key role in moving ~200 parts from Greenwood, SC plant to Spencer, IA plant, performing retooling and reprogramming in APT as required.

Contract Assignments

VERITAS ENERGY, INC., Rapid City, SD 4/1999-8/2000

Owner / Systems Programmer

Integrated computer control systems for methane gas generators and alcohol distillation plants reducing labor costs by 50%.

AEROSTRUCTURES, INC., Nashville, TN 9/1997-4/1999

CNC Programmer

Performed 3, 4, & 5 axis programming in CATIA graphics for complex aircraft wing spars.

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VERITAS ENERGY, INC., Rapid City, SD 4/1997-9/1997

Owner / Systems Programmer

Integrated computer control systems for methane gas generators and alcohol distillation plants improving proudction thruput by 20%.

BOEING, Wichita, KS 1/1996-4/1997

CNC Programmer

Developed and implemented high-speed machining techniques for the 737 through 777 complex aircraft parts.

DELU CAD/CAM SERVICES, Dallas, TX 6/1995-12/1996

CNC Programmer

Responded to Requests for Quotes (RFQs), providing estimates for CNC programs in CATIA on various aircraft parts. Delivered projects within estimates on winning bids.

NORTHRUP-GRUMMAN/Vaught Aircraft Div., Fort Worth, TX 8/1994-12/1995

CNC Programmer

Performed 4 and 5 axis programming of Gulfstream V parts in CATIA graphics. Taught CATIA to Ten N/C programmers and Three management personall.

Selected Additional Contract Assignments

TEXTRON AEROSTRUCTURES - CNC Programmer

Performed 4 and 5 axis programming of Airbus wing parts in CATIA graphics.

BOEING /WICHITA - CNC Programmer

Performed 3, 4, and 5 axis programs for 777 engine mounts utilizing CATIA..

GENERAL DYNAMICS - CNC Programmer

Performed 4 and 5 axis programming in CADAM/AutoCAD/CATIA graphics of complex aircraft parts.

GENERAL ELECTRIC - CNC Quality Assurance Specialist

Defined and implemented procedures for software quality assurance of CNC programs.

ROCKWELL - CNC Programmer

Carried out programming and optimizing of APT programs for 4 and 5 axis machine tool parts on the B-1 reducing machine cycle time by ~ 30% and reduced perishable tooling costs by ~$30K/ year.

HUGHES HELICOPTER - CNC Programmer

Updated and optimized complex APT programs for 4-5 axis mills and 4-axis lathes reducing machine cycle time by ~ 20%.

MARTIN-MARIETTA - CNC Programmer

Performed APT parts programming for 4 and 5 axis machine tools to cut complex defense system parts.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Taught courses in Management Involvement in Numerical Control Programming and Manufacturing, and GD&T to ANSI 14.5 – for The Society of Manufacturing Engineering

EDUCATION / TRAINING

BSME, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD

Advanced courses in Business Administration, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

CERTIFICATIONS

CMfgE, (Certified Manufacturing Engineer)

PE (Professional Engineer)

Six-Sigma Green Belt Certified

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