Manager Project
Resume:
PAUL E. DOWLING
Hatfield, PA 19440
Email: ***********@*****.***
SUMMARY
Offer broad-base, diverse experience in diverse industries. Able to
contribute as team leader or as hands-on technician. Proficient computer
skills. Expertise includes:
|New Product |Value Engineering/DFM|Facilities & |
|Introduction | |Equipment |
|Documentation Control|Concurrent |Installations |
| |Engineering |CNC Machining/PLC |
|Process |Cost Control/Most |Programming |
|Improvement/Lean |Operations/Project |Tool and Die Maker |
|Vendor Management |Management |Product & Process |
|Mechanical Design |Lean/Six Sigma |Standards |
SPECIAL SKILLS
Proficient in MS Office, Project Visio; AutoCAD, Micro Station,
SolidWorks; PC Gerber, Oracle, Impact (PDM), MFG/PRO; IEC, UL, ISO;
MasterCAM, SpeedCAM, PSpice, Promodel, Maynard Operational Sequence
Technique/MTM, JIT.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Porous Power Technologies (2012-present)
Mechanical Engineer
Working under contract for the COO of a battery technology company.
. Specify, order and install various electromechanical equipment.
. Layout floor plans and utilities.
. CAD
Alan Ritchey, inc. (2005-2011)
Engineering Director
Working under the divisional VP for postal system contractor, responsible
for process improvement and cost reduction in multi-facility logistics and
warehousing environment. Using SolidWorks, MasterCAM, Microsoft Project,
design and build electro-mechanical systems, including robots, servos,
PLC, conveyor, bar code, VFD, sortation and material handling systems.
Developed all infrastructure necessary for design and build process.
Developed necessary process documents and training programs.
. Re-engineered processes at all six company sites assessing operations
/ determining where changes could be made. Convinced site managers of
specific production methods that would be more efficient and cost
effective. Reduced costs 23%.
. Built systems to automate production of selected product lines.
Needed to create an infrastructure to engineer new processes at
Ritchey. Created workable equipment plans for selected product lines.
Purchased necessary equipment for machining, assembly and
installation. Achieved objectives and enabled cut in headcount by
38%.
. Bar codes on the material handling equipment at Ritchey needed to be
removed. The company had been using an expensive, multi-layered label
to cover them. Designed, built and installed thermal equipment to
remove the codes. Saved $500K per year in label consumption.
Solus Industrial Innovations, Aston, PA (2003-2005)
Engineering Manager
For conveyor components (plastics) industry, responsible for product
design and documentation, machining mold and extrusion process, continuing
improvement, tooling, capitol, facilities, NC programming, costing and
network administration. Develop, release and implement policy and
processes for release to manufacture, quality and RMA, preventive
maintenance, product costing. Develop, launch and monitor projects for
lean development, cost reduction and quality improvement.
. Determined, justified and implemented tooling and equipment
requirements, CNC.
. Developed takt time, state maps and pacemaker processes to pull to
customer demand.
. Defined space and laid out facility and work cells for product
specific process flow.
. Purchased automated equipment. Changed floor layout. Upgraded
assembly tooling. Trained personnel on use of equipment. Cut lead
time 50%.
APD Cryogenics, Allentown, PA (1999-2001)
Program Manager
Reduced recurring product cost of new and existing products. Developed
cross-functional team to manage the introduction of commercialized,
manufacturable products through the R&D and operations processes. Reduced
purchase costs and produced favorable PPV. Negotiate primary vendor
contracts and develop strategic vendor resources. Contribute to a
manufacturing environment that concentrates on core competencies. Cut
labor content and establish alternate sources. Provide design and
manufacturing engineering expertise to reduce part count and develop
product modularity of high tech, cryogenic, electro-mechanical equipment.
. Reduced product cost by 25%, and still counting, saving $6.8MM on one
major new product launch alone. Created pricing models projecting
costs into multiple years. Reduced labor costs by 33%.
. Developed partnerships with sister divisions, leveraging resources,
and expertise within the corporation.
. Reduced overall inventory by 30%.
. Developed strategic outsource partners, reducing vendor base by 66%,
instilling trust and win-win relationships with primary suppliers.
Established overall cost reduction from new vendors of 15% while
increasing on-time delivery by 50%. First pass yield increased by 10%.
Developed "pull" from vendor. Reduced product development cycle by
25%+.
. Implemented strategic terms and conditions targeted at vendor-managed
inventory, JIT delivery, and vendor based design. Pooled purchasing
requirements, establishing a strong procurement front.
. Planned, and negotiated numerous multi-years, blanket purchases, each
covering $1MM annually.
. Deployed a vendor audit team to categorization partner capability.
Implemented multiple new strategic processes within vendor sites
. For projects up to $10M, interact with many levels of staff,
management, technical disciplines, customers and venders, to develop
project plans, budgets; staff/resource requirements, schedules; risk
identification and mitigation.
. Formulate and refine scope and objectives, co-ordinate activities of
project team to ensure project progress. Co-ordinate and respond to
requests for changes from original specifications.
. Track, monitor, review, analyze, and report project progress. Promote
effective working relationships.
GENERAL INSTRUMENT, Horsham, PA (1995-1999)
Engineering Manager
Oversaw production department and provided for the early launch of new
products into manufacturing. Seeded market with initial deliveries of
products for the Cable TV industry. Teamed with design group and primary
production facility to identify product reliability and production issues
obtained from actual manufacturing process. Provided early visibility of
new components, tooling and equipment. Created interim product
documentation. Established inventory control and product quality
processes.
. Grew business from intermittent production to $20MM in first year.
. Developed forecast, production plan, staffing requirements and
schedule. Maintained on-time delivery at 98%. Continually improving
quality process produced less than 1% defects.
. Established factory wide continuous improvement teams, saving three
times the department budget. Responsible for multiple factories.
. Developed and implemented product and process documentation for a
multitude of new products.
. Redesigned mechanical package, creating multiple options from common
parts.
. Identified reliability, documentation, and producibility issues.
Provided feedback to engineering and primary factory, expediting
primary factory's start up cycle.
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION
BS Mfg. Eng., Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ, 3.0 GPA.
AS, Operations Management, Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ, 3.0
GPA.
Certificate, Integrated Resources Manager, Montgomery County Community
College, Blue Bell, PA, 3.0 GPA.
Certificate, Computer Science, Montgomery County Community Col., 3.5 GPA
Dean's List, Magna Cum Laude
Certificate, CISCO Networking Academy, 4.0 GPA.
Certificate, Project Management, Villanova University, Villanova Pa, 4.0
GPA.
Six Sigma Green Belt Training, Drexel, Philadelphia. PA
Member, Phi Theta Kappa, International Honor Society.
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