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Kevin W. Powell

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer (Methods Operations Tooling, MOT)

Personal Information

**** *. ********** ****, ***. 6201

Tucson, AZ 85743

Phone # 520-***-****

Email: h24rh4@r.postjobfree.com

Occupational Objective

To work and manage in a manufacture plant that uses Lean Six Sigma to effectively and systemically eliminate waste in their manufacturing processes.

Education

Computer Information Science, Bachelor of Science Degree

Eastern Washington University

Studied computer hardware and software programming

Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Bachelor of Science Degree

Western Washington University

Studied machine design, metals machining and fabrication processing, plastics mould design and processing

Automated Manufacturing Maintenance Technician, certification

Ogden Vocation Applied Technology Center

Studied automated process measure and control, how to trouble shoot equipment, OEE, TPM, and PM

Work History

Manufacturing Engineer: BE Aerospace, Tucson, AZ

Contract position (temp)

Job entailed: Improvement of processes, SOP development and re-write, waste reduction, design of new hand tools, and line balancing.

Industrial Engineer: Boeing Helicopter, Mesa, AZ

Contract position

Manufactured Apache military helicopters

Job entailed: Develop and used process analysis and measurement techniques to evaluate and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of resources. Presented performance data and recommendations to management for resource allocation decisions. Analyzes the impact of process changes to assure accuracy of budget projections. Manages use of approved processes and coordinates integration of changes to processes.

Manufacturing Engineer: Timken Aftermarket Aerospace division

Contract position (temp)

manufactured helicopter turbine engine components and bearing sets

Job Entailed: Create and modify manufacturing work instructions (shop floor travelers), develop and improved manufacturing processes, MRB non-conformities disposition/rework, CNC programming, Creating and maintaining shop floor BOM, organize, plan, and implement new projects, reduce cycle time and cost, improve quality and delivery, reduce floor layout, financial analysis of manufacturing key inputs/outputs in operations for finding best practices. Develop and Manage work assignments and scheduling, Designed tooling for forming sheet metal parts.

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer: Triumph Group Inc.

Contract position (temp)

manufactured and assembled - turbine engine components

Job Entailed: Designed and improved manufacturing processes, created and modified tooling, test/check and verify quality specifications are being accomplished, prototype development and new product introduction to manufacturing, determine root cause and corrective action in MRB, financial analyses of manufacturing key inputs/outputs in operations for finding best practices, and designing in Solidworks tooling using DFSS and DFMA for production.

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer : Levolor Blinds, Salt Lake City

August 2005 to January 2007

manufactured and assembled- cellular fabric blinds

Job Entailed: designed, researched, developed, built, and implemented production machines to reduce scrap and machine downtime, as well as, improve machine quality output. Designed injection molds, Used Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma practices to layout production workcells and storage racks to equalize and synchronize optimum flow for new products and processing equipment. Computer match up of orders to cut fabric remnants to achieve a higher yield from material.

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer: Weir International, pumps, Salt Lake City

March 2003 to May 2005 manufactured: rubber and plastic pump products

Job Entailed: using SMED and DFMA to design and modify steel molds for molding rubber and plastic parts. Molds were from 11 tons down to .2 lbs and were standardized to the presses and material molded for reducing mold/press setup times, scrap reduction and part extraction from molds. Designed and built manufacturing and material handling equipment, Optimize best logistics and human motion process flow, performed cost analysis studies on setting up and managing MRB system to detect and eliminate defects in the molded products. I was the go to guy for continuous process improvement in getting rid of processing delays, mudda, and setting up multi-machine operations overseen by one operator. Performed capacity and capability studies to achieve a good working implementation plan for material, labor, equipment, and tooling/mold requirements when ramping up for new urethane and new rubber products coming online.

Sr. Engineer for Methods and Processes : Boeing, Aircraft, Salt Lake City

September 1998 to March 2002 manufactured: spare parts for airliners

Job Entailed: Transformation Process lead when Boeing purchased McDonnell Douglas. The job was to: designed and orchestrated layout of whole plant from large airliner fuselage build to flexible U-Cell workstations that produced airliner spare parts. Dismantled large structural tooling (tooling for building airliner barrel sections) were removed and new machines for making small spare parts where brought in and arranged according to Lean Manufacturing practices of one-piece flow. The spare parts and assemblies were made out of sheet metal, castings, purchased parts and machined metal parts. Improved productive and scrap reduction in the machining, cutting, drilling, bending, and assembling operations by employing JIT, SMED, Kanban, Multimodel, and Autonomation (automation with the human touch). Designed machinery and fixtures for new processes, Sustained and supported the lean methods and practices set in place for contentious improvement of all processes. Methods and Processes Specialist Engineer

Sr. Industrial Engineer: McDonnell Douglas, Salt Lake City

September 1995 to August 1998 manufactured: airliner fuselage fabrication

Job Entailed: engineering support for improving productive, processes and quality, decrease rework and out-of position work when building MD 90 aircraft fuselages. CNC programming for machining small components, Liaison engineer for outside suppliers and floor support.

Night Instructor: Ogden Applied Technology Center, Ogden, UT

Automated Manufacturing Maintenance (AMM) program,

February 1995 to January 1996

Job Entailed: instructing students in becoming maintenance technician in a manufacturing plant.

Shop Floor Supervisor & Industrial Engineer: Volvo Heavy Truck Plant, Engine &Axle line Assembly areas, Ogden Utah

October 1988 to December 1991 Plant produced: Class 8 heavy duty trucks

Job Entailed: Coordinate, sequence, kit, stage parts/assemblies, Engineering support; work content, routing and work standards, optimize line flow for the Engine & Axle lines assembly areas.

Process Engineer: GSC Foundry, machine shop, Ogden Utah

August 1987 to September 1988

Job Entailed: Scheduling , CNC programming, Engineering, and tooling support for the machine shop division.

Occupational Expertise

Design and modification of Process Machinery

Training of operators-SWI, SOP, PM & Safety

Designed tooling, racking, and fixturing

Designed Material handling & transporting devices

Designed forming tools, dies, and molds using SMED

Standardize and Modularize machine and process setup

New parts and process design & implementation

Continuous Process Improvement thru Kaizen Events

Assessing manpower load and machine requirements

Capability and capacity studies, analysis and improvements

Labor and machine allocation

Level loading schedule

CNC 3D development, modeling, and nc sequencing in Pro Engineer version 4 or Solidworks 2008 with CAMworks

Expert in using: RCA, DOE, DFMA, DTC, CAIV, Process Error Proofing, and Standardized Work

Project management and forecast analysis-supervised people and managed multimillion dollar new process introductions

Kitting, staging, sequencing-- raw material, components, hardware into just-in-time (JIT) Kan Ban service loops and supermarkets.

Monitor, Measure and Control systems

Safety & Risk assessment, lock out, alerts, shut down

FAA, OSHA, ISO and EPA compliance

Quality methods applied by:

Gage R& R, self-inspection (at station), successive inspection (next operation inspection), and Poka-yoke inspection fixtures.

Expert in ANSI 14.5 1994 GD&T

PFMEA

Applying adhesives, coatings and paints- equipment and methods

Process layout, equalization, sequencing, setup and support for Metal and Plastic processing and assembly

Rework/ material (MRB functions), hazardous waste and energy conservation, reduction, recycle and recovery systems

Expert in: Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma implementation and maintaining methods, practices, and techniques when processing & assembling parts. Well versed in the Toyota Production System and how to customize it for small operations: MRP, machining, casting, weldments, plastic processing, sheet metal, part programming, and assembly operations.

Computer Software Expertise: Microsoft Office Professional Suite, Pro Engineer Version 5, Solidworks 2007, Autocad, CAMworks, ProCAM 2, Cutflow, and MS Project.

Outside Activities: Running, Hiking, Cycling, Swimming, Tennis, Racquetball, Aerobics, Basketball, working on my car, alternate energy projects, computers, family, and reading.

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