Engineer Project Manager

JAY H. BROOKS

***** ***** ***** **, *********, NY 13309

Phone: 315-***-**** Email: ********@*****.**.***

Work experience in Manufacturing Engineering and Facility Maintenance provides an understanding of

how to effectively coordinate the man, method, and machine to be cost effective, maintain a safe work

environment, and maximize production and quality. Manufacturing experience combined with five

years experience in Research and Development provides a good understanding of the full spectrum of

product development to production.

ENGINEERING SKILLS

Use PFMEA & FMEA and Continuous Improvement methodologies

Design, set up, and implement cell concept and progressive assembly lines, processes &

documentation

Experience with ISO9001 and 14001 certifications

Worked to develop an effective Audit and Quality system

Participated in the development and implementation of BRP

Enforce compliance of environmental, health and safety standards per OSHA requirements for

production and facility operations

Develop, document and monitor processes to ensure safety, quality, cost effectiveness and on-time

delivery

Determine feasibility of procuring new equipment versus modifying existing facilities by

considering costs, time limits, company goals, and space availability(Cost/Benefit Analysis).

Monitor inline and finished goods quality and developed First Pass Yield reporting documentation

Work inline quality issues through MBF’s and assisted supervisors and operators as needed

Monitor part usages and scrap to reduce costs and to maintain accurate inventory

Compute job cost estimations

Reviewed component and assembly drawings to determine critical checks

Work with outside contractors for facility construction, maintenance and equipment

installation/relocation

Developed and documented contractor safety guidelines and monitored contractor safety compliance

Plan, layout, coordinate installation and startup of new equipment into facility/production lines

Plan, schedule and allocate labor, parts and supplies to ensure efficient use of all resources

Plan, schedule and monitor all maintenance work performed on all production equipment, including

support equipment, and inspect completed work

Schedule equipment/tooling maintenance/upgrades/removals/new installations to minimize

production downtime

Work with various tools such as wrenches, saws, drills, milling machines, lathes, drill presses,

benders, sheers, meters, PC-PLC, and other various tools to troubleshoot, test and to fabricate

fixtures for equipment adaptations

Design new cost effective products and processes

Interpret schematics and drawings

Establish processes to improve production time and maintain or improve quality

Draft and Implement new process guidelines to build quality products from the process start

Participated in the development of Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery metrics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Facilities and Engineering Manager, REDCO Foods Inc., Little Falls, NY 8/2009 – 5/2010

Maintenance Supervisor, REDCO Foods Inc., Little Falls, NY 8/2008 – 8/2009

Prepare an annual maintenance and capital budget for a $3-5 million capital plan

Project Manager for $2 million purchase and successful installation of 2 new Perfecta tea machines

within budget and on schedule

Plan, coordinate and execute preventive maintenance for all production equipment for a 3 shift

operation, a 132,000 sq. ft. building, and the acquisition and start-up of a 100,000 sq. ft. warehouse

Manufacturing Engineer, PAR Logistics Management Systems, Yorkville, NY 6/2005–8/2008

Develop assembly methods and processes from drawings

Interpret military specifications and blueprints

Develop costs and Standard Hours based upon time study analysis

Develop line layout drawings and process documentation

Set up production lines and verified process ergonomics and earned standard hours

Design Engineer, Austin Mohawk & Company, Inc., Utica, NY 5/2004 – 3/2005

Use Solid Works to develop schematic drawings for customers

Create detailed Bill Of Materials (BOMs), shop drawings and MRP entry

Consult with management and fabricators to reduce costs and increase productivity efficiently

Review drawings and Bill of Materials (BOMs) to ensure proper configurations

Process Engineer, Strandflex, Oriskany, NY 7/2003 – 11/2003

Analyze procedures, make recommendations, and implement modifications

Develop metrics to measure the results of existing and new processes

Manufacturing Engineer, The Fountainhead Group, New York Mills, NY 11/2002 – 7/2003

Analyze current production and packaging operations, determine shortcomings and develop methods

to improve production time and decrease costs to stay within budget guidelines

Design and fabricate equipment / tools to increase productivity and higher quality of product

Facilities/Manufacturing Engineer, Low Complexity Manufacturing Group, Utica, NY 4/1994–5/2002

Supported HVAC system for 35000 ft2 air conditioned space

Supported heating and air handling systems for 20000 ft2 space

Set up production lines and verify process ergonomics and earned standard hours

Managed upgrades to facility, security and HVAC systems

Provided support for boilers, HVAC, clean room, compressors, compactors, bailers, vacuum and dust

collection systems, emergency lighting, security system, fire panel and sprinkler system, plumbing,

electrical, mechanical and pneumatic equipment

Design, set up, and implement cell concept and progressive assembly lines, processes &

documentation

Monitor inline and finished goods quality and developed First Pass Yield reporting documentation

Work inline quality issues through MBF’s and assisted supervisors and operators as needed

Use PFMEA & FMEA and Continuous Improvement methodologies

Establish processes to improve production time and maintain or improve quality

Draft and Implement new process guidelines to build quality products from the process start

Processing Technician, General Electric Research & Development, Schenectady, NY 8/1986–12/1991

Develop thin film fabrication processes

Independently worked in clean room performing experiments and testing of equipment and

procedures

Conduct military (MIL) specification tests

COMPUTER SKILLS

AutoCAD, Solid Works, Visual Manufacturing

MS Office: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows,

EDUCATION

SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome, Utica, NY

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology, December 1993, GPA 3.92

Schenectady County Community College, Schenectady, NY

General Chemistry I & II, Fall 1987 and Spring 1988, GPA 4.0

Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY

Associates in Applied Science, Electrical Engineering Technology, May 1986, GPA 3.59

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