Engineer Project Manager

Troy Fortney

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Ballwin, MO **021

cell: 636-***-****

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Summary

Manufacturing Engineer with extensive manufacturing experience. Expertise

includes Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and Design for Assembly.

Strong points are Statistical Process Control (SPC), Root Cause Analysis,

and the ability to communicate well with all levels of employees.

Work Experience

Maintenance Supervisor, Wentzville, Missouri

General Motors (May 2012-present)

. Supervised facility maintenance staff responsible for an 82 acre assembly

plant

. Management responsibilities implementing the Total Preventative

Maintenance (TPM) program

. Project manager to optimized a new maintenance shop layout and reduce

overall area

. Created Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and safety standards

Senior Process Engineer, Corporate Technical Support Team, St. Peters,

Missouri

Woodbridge Corporation (1998-2009)

Largest global automotive polyurethane foam supplier $300m in sales in 17

countries and 60 facilities

. Improved operations at multiple operations requiring multi-tasking for

complex situations and extensive world travel in the US, Canada, Germany,

England, and Australia

. Implemented a Continuous Improvement Process involving 5S, 6 sigma, and

Kaizen methods

. Key decision maker responsible for global scrap reduction from 1.54% to

0.65% and improving raw material usage globally from 1% to 4.5% under

budget saving $10 million/year

. Installed robots incorporating Continuous Improvement with leading edge

manufacturing technologies

. 6 month contract at a German facility improving scrap rate from 20% to 5%

. Oversaw program launches from design to prototype to production-averaged

2 per year from multiple automotive customers, foreign and domestic

. Interim Process manager during a major program launch

. Organized annual global Process Engineering training seminar promoting a

corporate culture of Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing

Process Engineer, Assigned to Ford Interior Trim Plant, Chesterfield,

Michigan

. Responsible for formulating the chemistry for multiple production lines

. Improved Scrap from 1.33% to 0.65%

. Improved Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) efficiencies 20%

Process Engineer, Brodhead Plant, Brodhead, Wisconsin

. Advanced from Engineer Trainee to Process Engineer

. Programmed Fanuc and ABB Robots

Supervisor, Dodgeville, Wisconsin

United Parcel Service (1990-1998)

. Best in Wisconsin for quality

. Organized and achieved OSHA compliance audit

. Routinely exceeded efficiency and productivity standards

Package Handler, Dodgeville, Wisconsin

. Unloaded package cars and loaded semi-trailers while attending UW-

Platteville

. Part time Next Day Air driver

. Continuously recognized as the best operation in Wisconsin

Education and Training

Missouri University of Science & Technology

Master of Science- May 2012

Major: Manufacturing Engineering

Graduate Certificate: Manufacturing Systems- May 2011

Graduate Certificate: Engineering Mechanics- May 2012

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Bachelor of Science- May 1997

Major: Industrial Technology Management

Minor: Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Project Management Institute

Certified Associate in Project Management - June 2008

Woodbridge Group

Six Sigma Green Belt Technical Training Expected completion May 2013

Six Sigma Academy-November 2006

Advanced Product Quality Planning

Integritas Business Systems, Inc.-June 2005

Computers

Auto CAD, Microsoft Office, Mat Lab

Activities

Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Habitat for Humanity, marathons,

biking, and traveling

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