Engineer Process
Resume:
Jess B. Shepherd
Chattanooga, TN
****.*.********@*****.***
Cell 828-***-****
Summary:
Goal and results driven Manufacturing Process Engineer with extensive experience in aerospace and turbo
machinery manufacturing. Very team oriented with a strong background in manufacturing processes, design for
manufacturability, concurrent engineering and root cause analysis. Several plant and process start ups with focus on
quality, cost and delivery metrics. Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously at different levels of
planning and production.
Manufacturing / Process Engineer ISO9000 / AS9100
Machining, Tooling, Gaging RCA – Fishbone, 8D, Apollo
Design for Manufacturability Six Sigma, First Time Yield
Experience:
Alstom Power Turbomachines, LLC –Chattanooga, TN.
This Alstom facility started production in 2010 to manufacture power generation turbines primarily for the
commercial Nuclear Power generation industry in North America.
Manufacturing Process Engineer: - 2011 - Present
Lead Engineer on Southern Company retrofit rotors for Southeastern U.S.
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Backup Engineer on Pingwei OEM rotors for new China power plant.
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Designed and managed machining qualifications for Gas Turbine rotor manufacturing
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qualifications in support of the Lead Engineer on the project.
Review and approve production orders including all drawings, specifications, procedures and
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quality documents for completeness and compliance to requirements for rotor production.
Communicate with product engineering on design for manufacturability issues and proposals for
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their resolutions.
Conduct detailed kick-off s for each rotor project to the production, scheduling, order
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management and engineering teams.
Work closely with tool design engineers and programmers to develop the tool and gage
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requirements and machining plans for each rotor project.
Determine and design any machining tests needed for features not yet produced or to be produced
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with new tooling or processing plans.
Develop routings in SAP outlining all tests, test materials, tooling, gaging and machines required.
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Create special drawing requirements as needed for processing.
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GE Aviation / Unison Engine Components, Asheville, North Carolina.
Unison Engine Components is a division of Unison Industries, LLC which is a wholly owned subsidiary of
GE Aviation, manufacturing close tolerance, rotating jet engine components for OEM builders worldwide.
Manufacturing Process Engineer: - 2003 – 2011
Design manufacturing process sequences and operation sheets using TeamCenter Engineering &
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Unigraphics NX modeling to produce parts to drawings and specification requirements.
Design and detail fixtures, special tooling & gaging for manufacturing and inspection.
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Concurrent engineering development and NPI of new turbine engine components for Rolls-Royce
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and GE Aviation.
Lead engineer working with supplier quality engineers from Rolls Royce, GE Aviation and other
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key customers during audits on their requirements including AS9100 and ISO9001 requirements.
Review process capability and Gage R & R data and develop plans including process and/or gage
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design changes to achieve a minimum of six sigma CPK and 10% GR & R.
Submit design change proposals to engineering for design for manufacturability when applicable.
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Curtiss Wright Flight Systems, Inc., Shelby, North Carolina.
Manufacturers of mechanical actuation and flight control systems for commercial and military aircraft.
Manufacturing Engineer: - 2000 –2002 (Laid off due to commercial aerospace business conditions
resulting from events of 911, this was the second layoff following that event)
Developed processes & manufacturing documents using Unigraphics V17 software.
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Programming of machining centers using APT & Unigraphics CAM.
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Reprocessing parts relocated from Fairfield, NJ plant improving quality and reducing costs.
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New machinery specification & justifications.
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Continental Teves, Fletcher, North Carolina
Manufacturers of anti-lock brake systems for the automotive industry.
Manufacturing Engineer: - 1998 – 2000
Start-up of Honsberg Lamb dial index machining centers and Hoffman broaching machines for
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high volume automotive disc brake components.
QS9000 documentation including operator instructions, work instructions (for maintenance
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technicians & engineers), PFMEA, PPAP, 8Ds, Preventive Maintenance tasks.
Establishing and executing preventive and predictive maintenance programs for manufacturing
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equipment.
Schwitzer U. S. Inc. (Now Borg-Warner Turbos), Asheville, North Carolina.
Manufacturers of diesel engine components including: turbochargers, vibration dampers, and viscous fan
drive clutches.
1985 - 1998 Progression of roles from Manufacturing Engineer, Senior ME and ME supervisor.
Start-up of relocated viscous fan drive and remanufacturing turbocharger equipment and
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processes.
Established new off-site operation and processes for remanufacturing turbocharger cores
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improving material flow and MRP resulted in annual savings exceeding $1M.
Developed family of parts programs for turbo compressor wheels reducing programming time by
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90 %. Production prove out of programs was eliminated due to consistency.
Processes: two and four axis turning, horizontal machining centers, angle head, plunge and
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horizontal double disc grinding, electrostatic thermoplastic powder coating, induction hardening
and tempering, inertia welding, dynamic balancing of high speed - close tolerance componentry.
Worked with customers on product designs for manufacturability and remanufacturing (after
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market) specifications for improved processing / product cost.
Directed the activities of six to seven manufacturing and/or industrial engineers.
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Plant layout for continuous flow manufacturing for four product lines.
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Budgets, justification, specifications, and purchases for manufacturing equipment.
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EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science - Manufacturing Engineering Technology - Western Carolina University,
Cullowhee, North Carolina
Associate in Applied Science - Industrial Engineering Technology and Management - Blue Ridge
Technical College, Hendersonville, North Carolina
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