Objective
I wish to obtain an Engineering position within an established Manufacturing Company. It is my desire to apply my 25 years of design and production experience within the Manufacturing and Medical Industries to a position that will prove mutually beneficial to me as well as the Employer.
Experience
BTU Inc. Billerica, MA 2010 – Present
Manufacturing Engineer
Annual $150 million Manufacture of high heat metallization firing furnaces for the alternative energy industry.
Key Accomplishments
• Lead supplier quality audits in ISO-9000
• Lead cost saving teams.
• Participated in process and product improvement activities.
• Lead & participated in PPAP and APQP activities.
• Lead Kaizen teams.
• Wrote customer 8D’S.
• Wrote customer Control Plans, Design and Process FMEA’S
• Experienced with Auto CAD Inventor.
• Constructed and trained operator work Instructions.
Stant USA, Waltham, MA 2005 – 2010
Manufacturing Engineer
Annual $190 million TS16949 certified automotive component assembly facility. Specializing in fuel & radiator caps, filler pipes, transmission oil valves, automotive and aircraft thermostats.
Key Accomplishments
• Project manager on new production high speed machinery design and
Implementation.
• Lead supplier quality audits in TS16949
• Lead sourcing team for new Asian casting vendors.
• Lead cost saving teams.
• Developed costing system for customer quotes.
• Participated in process and product improvement activities.
• Maintained defect tracking system for OEE improvements.
• Lead & participated in PPAP and APQP activities.
• Lead Kaizen teams.
• Wrote customer 8D’S.
• Wrote customer Control Plans, Design and Process FMEA’S
• Experienced with Auto CAD Inventor.
Constructed and trained operator work Instructions.
Alcoa Automotive Castings KCC, Hawesville, KY
2001- 2005
Annual $80 million automotive aluminum foundry. Specializing in the PRC/ VRC casting process for safety critical suspension components and systems.
Manufacturing Process Engineer
Key Accomplishments
• Reduced 60% of KCC scrap rate from 35% to 7% saving KCC $2.24 Million annually in production cost.
• Increased Operational Availability (OA) from 50% to 95%
• Increased casting machine efficiency (OEE) from 51% to 88%
• Participated in Process and product improvement activities
• Maintained Defect tracking system for product performances
• Participated in PPAP and APQP activities
• Participated and lead Kaizen teams
• Constructed and trained Operator Work Instructions
• Developed Safe Work Procedures for work related activities
• Experience with constructing customer 8-D’s for problem resolution
• Occasionally act as Shift Supervisor for casting operation
• Knowledgeable of QS 9000 requirements
• Underwent Alcoa Business System (ABS) training
• MS Office proficient (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, Visio and MS Presentation.
Advanced Casting Technology, Bedford, MA
1982-2001
Annual $10 million sand and permanent mold non-ferrous foundry specializing in pumps and valves for the aerospace, automotive, and defense industries.
Process Engineer
Responsible for quality control, human resources, purchasing, facilities, vendor and customer relations, OSHA inspections, aircraft, and Department of Defense internal and external quality audits while supervising 5 Engineering technicians.
Key Accomplishments:
• Developed non-destructive x-ray techniques on aircraft castings to reduce scrap rate by 70%
• Design x-ray fixture and conducted quoting
• Obtained Level III Certification in x-ray
• Develop proto-types and initial tooling concepts for products
• Constructed work procedures and inspection requirements for produced products
• Act as Union liaison between management and manufacturing
• Implemented computerized job tracking system to conform to MIL-SPEC regulations
• Developed ultra-sonic measuring technique on aircraft pumps reducing both labor and scrap rate by 50%
• Developed procedures and quality control manual to meet MIL-SPEC regulations.
Education
B.S. Industrial Engineering
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, Massachusetts.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Licensed AHA CPR instructor.