Engineer Mechanical
Resume:
Rayburn Keith Richardson
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
EDUCATION
David Lipscomb University Middle Tennessee State
University
Master of Business Bachelor of Electro-
Mechanical Engineering
December 2010 May 1998
Nashville Technical Institute
Associate of Electrical Engineering
December 1992
WORK HISTORY
Square D / Schneider Electric
Lavergne, TN
Operations Manager / Manufacturing Manager
1/03 to present
Managed up to 40 employees with 7 separate functional groups in
organization
Maintained 96% On-Time Delivery and .03% Field Failures continuous since
2003
Manage and initiate priorities for projects to support all departments,
record effectiveness of projects, and timeliness of accomplishments
Initiate and implement effective methods of efficiency with emphasis on
cost, labor, and inventory
Direct the scheduling and control of manufacturing to meet lead times and
fast response
Maximize strengths of personnel through training, leadership, empowerment
and open communication
Maintain safety records, training files and attendance of employees
Worked closely with off shore organizations in Australia, China, and Taiwan
On-site supplier investigations for cost reduction opportunities and help
suppliers meet delivery, quantity, and quality technical requirements
Lead Kaizen events, Six Sigma projects, SPS audits that improved base cost
for order services, reduced material cost for operations, reduced lead
times for manufacturing, while meeting corporate KPI's
ArvinMeritor Pulaski, TN
Manufacturing / Mechanical Engineer
12/00 to 1/03
Establish procedures and develop required methods, processes, machines,
tools, jigs, fixtures, etc. to produce product to company objectives
Analysis of engineering documents of company products to develop assembly
guides, standards, instructions and illustrations: aided in flex manning
charts for work cells
Plan and coordinate equipment relocations and process documents for new
product launches with the use of Kanban
Design specifications for new equipment and equipment rebuilds
QS9000 Internal Auditor, ISO 14000 Implementation Team
Equipment process applications: Welding (arc, mig, tig), locktite, torque,
staking, fluid filled components, damping force test, gas fill
applications, insert pressing, tube sizing, stamping, pressure decay test,
and robotic welding, Fanuc robots
Calsonic North America Shelbyville, TN
Manufacturing Engineer 10/98 to
11/00
Develop required methods, processes, machines, tools, jigs, fixtures, etc
to produce product
Determine and specify most economical method, operation and sequence to
fabricate part
Provide technical guidance, assist supervision on new techniques,
participate in cost studies
Kaizen improvements and work cell rearrangement
Equipment process applications: Welding (arc, mig, tig), robotic welding,
pressure decay test, industrial painting, stamp pressing, stamping, glue
applications, robotic pick and place, tube sizing, tube flare, roll
closure, pressure decay testing, Motoman and Panasonic robots
INTEREST
Bowling, Golf, Collecting Sports Memorabilia
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