Process Improvement Engineer

Patrick M. Parks

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Colfax, Iowa 50054 ******@***.***

CAREER SUMMARY

Experience working in a manufacturing environment in a variety of roles. Utilized AutoCAD and 3D

modeling technologies to design and edit drawings for engineers and outside vendors. Worked with

engineers and wage employees to implement new process improvement, time savings, and money saving

throughout the production line.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

John Deere Engine Works 2011 – Current

Part-time Manufacturing Engineer

Performed daily task to calculate the wage employees production numbers and help the department improve

process, save time, and money. Ensure all gages are up to date in the control plan and get calibrated at the correct

time.

Prepared and submitted department work orders using SAP for wage employees

Provide and prepared the Personal Protective Equipment for the wage employees in cabinets throughout the

production line for easy access.

Helped with Daily Time Recordings and Continuous Process Improvement for department, completed daily

time recording when supervisor was absence and worked on process improvements to allow the workers to

produce more production to reach higher continuous process improvement percents.

Created initial drafts and made adjustments to existing drafts based on engineering or outside vendor’s

directions using AutoCAD, when making drawing I looked for ways to make process improvements, ways to

cut time, cost, and resources of the item I was asked design.

Ensure all department gages are calibrated on time, by implementing a gage table process where each

department would put their gages in the table and once per shift the gage department would come by to pick

up the gages that were in the table.

Conducted audits within the department such as sera audits for the safety department to ensure the employee

had a safe working environment, 5s audits both in office and on shop floor to make sure the working area was

clean and well picked up, and department audits to help wage employees come up with process improvements

to make their job easier.

Assist supervisor with managing department and employees in a unionized factory.

Work in team environment with engineers and supervisor.

Experience with: GD&T, blue print reading, CMMs, Optical comparator and Basic hand tools (calipers,

micrometers, gauge pins, etc.)

LeMar Industries 2008 – 2010

Welder

Utilized blue prints to construct fixtures.

Presented acceptable and clean welds

Ran forklift trucks and overhead cranes

Operate variety of machines used in the manufacturing process

1.Beam Line

Angle Master

2.

Saw

3.

COMPUTER COMPETENCIES

Word Excel PowerPoint Auto Cad Pro Engineering Solid Works SAP Internet for Research

EDUCATION/AFFILIATION

University of Northern Iowa Manufacturing Technology: Manufacturing Design Bachelor of Science–

Anticipated Graduation December 2013

Des Moines Area Community College Computer Aided Design Technology Associate of Art and Science

Degree: 2008 2010

Dean’s Award for high scholastic Achievement: 2009

1.

Completed 30-hour Occupational Safety and Health Training Course in General Industry Safety and

Health December 2011

UNI American Foundry Society club member: August 2010 - July 2011

UNI Society of Manufacturing Engineers club member: January 2013 - Present

o Vice president May 2013- Present

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