Engineer Engineering
Resume:
Daniel Ramon
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SENIOR LEVEL OPERATIONS - ENGINEERING EXECUTIVE
CORPORATE STRATEGY, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMANTATION
Results-driven Operations and Engineering Executive offering 30 plus years of comprehensive experience in Operational Management including expertise in; DoD, Aerospace and Automotive Manufacturing, Engineering, R&D, Facilities Management, Safety Management and Foreign customers relations. Solid record of developing and implementing highly effective product-specific turnaround strategies; Expertly create and enforce aggressive resource planning programs including cost reduction, organizational management, process improvements, staff development, accountability measures and daily systems and controls; Dynamic organizational, prioritization and time management skills; consistently achieve critical deadlines while maintaining high quality standards. Fluent in Spanish and available to travel and relocate.
EXECUTIVE QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERTISE
• Lean Manufacturing
• Over 20 Years of Progressive Manufacturing and Production Experience
• Budget Development $6M - $60M
• Reorganization, Startup & Turnaround Management
• Re-Engineering Operations & Process Improvement
• Cost Analysis, Reduction & Control
• Strategic Product Development & Rollout
• Over 3 Decades of Operational Experience
• Quality & Continuous Improvement
• Capitalization Strategies
• Facility Maintenance & Management
• Customer and Board Relations
• Executive Advisory and Decision Support
• Staff Management & Training
• Systems Engineering
• Controls and Electrical Engineering
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
MAST Technology Inc., Independence, MO 1/10 – Present
Sr. Engineering Manager & Senior Pyrotechnic/Explosives Mfg. Engineer
Manage US DoD, Foreign Military, Aerospace, R&D and Commercial contracts from scope of work, provision of deliverables, production and relationship management. As senior management involved in strategic planning process, formulating corporate vision, strategic direction, initiating growth strategies, approval of capital projects, development initiatives and strategic guidance on all operations. Manage all aspects of manufacturing facilities – Lake City Army Ammo Plant/Johnson Co. Ops. – Military and Commercial Ordnance, Chemical and Energetic materials processing
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Launched a re-engineering initiative for existing operations and introduced automation to the manufacture of a Blasting fuse (replacing manual line) reducing labor cost by $336K per year –cost of automation $585K
• Successfully re-engineered the M79 Electric Match assembly (Rock Island) a legacy product that had not been produced in almost 30 years due to major technical issues, 2 previous contractors failed to produce this product - $100K monthly revenue
• In the production arena developed and implemented strategies that increased product awareness to reduce scrap rates; re-work and overtime on 40mm M781 production line saving $850K per year
Pyrotechnic Specialties Inc., Byron, GA 10/06 – 12/09
Senior Vice President of Engineering
Held principle responsibility for managing process and plant engineering, technical strategies, new product R&D (energetic formulations/ordnance), production and manufacturing of 50 pyrotechnic/explosive compositions and 40 US DoD, Foreign Military, Aerospace and Automotive Products; Directed production line and facility maintenance for 112 buildings on 250 acres
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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Improved throughput on 6 productions lines an average of 21% across the board increasing monthly sales by $342K and reduced labor work force by 12%
• Developed New Flash Bang Grenade, Perchlorate free – Monthly revenue $65K
• Developed delay train & flash comp - South Korean Training Grenade - $100K annual contract
• Increased Foreign Military and Commercial sales from $256k to $2.1 million a year
Pyrotechnic Specialties Inc., Byron, GA 7/01 – 10/06
Vice President of Manufacturing & Engineering
Directed Manufacturing, Engineering, Line and Facility Maintenance, Safety and Environmental Operations; and P&L management for a facility comprised of 265 employees. Re-engineered processing lines and established performance indicators, operating goals, realignment initiatives, productivity improvements and cost reduction programs that consistently improved product output, product quality and on time deliveries. Executed team building responsibilities; actively recruited, trained, supervised, and evaluated all levels of employees in multiple departments. Directly supervised 5 Engineers, 7 Managers, 10 Supervisors, 12 Technicians and indirectly supervised 185 Operators 5 engineering technicians.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• In recognition of superior performance steadily progressed within company to attain executive position entrusted with operational turnaround within a most challenging and competitive
ordnance market
• Increased US Military and Commercial sales from $6 million to more than $24 million in less than 4 years
• Identified opportunities for improvement in production sequence, Mfg. /Eng. Inefficiencies, operating cost and design optimization that reduced labor force by 20% while setting record sales
• Excellent safety record
• Instrumental in acquiring ISO Certification
Other Position Held at Pyrotechnic Specialties Inc
Propellant Engineering Manager 7/00 – 7/01
Inflation Systems Inc., LaGrange, GA 7/99 –7/00
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Contracted for one year as part of a small engineering team (5 Engineers) challenged with designing and installing new automation for handling propellant and assembling new generation air bag inflators in the US, Mexico and Germany. Responsible for equipment optimization, work center design, preventive maintenance, instituting safety standards for US and Mexico operations. Directed training of Process Engineers, Engineering Techs, Line Technicians and Operators; Mexican Engineering Staff, Technicians and Senior Operators.
Partnered with Chemical Engineer to develop new ammonium nitrate based propellant in Washington State
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Successfully met companies first phase requirements of 180 parts per hour with less than 2.5% scrap on all assembly lines in the 1st year – 3 Lines in US (WA. & Ga.), 4 Lines in México, one line in Germany
• New air bag inflators generated $730 million in annual sales
• Instrumental in the development and production of new gas generating propellant (ammonium nitrate based), 3.1 million pounds per year – Propellant to load 21 Million 21st Century Air Bag Inflators
Advanced Inflator Technologies Inc., Seattle, WA 7/98 - 7/99
Director of Engineering & Manufacturing
Contracted for one year and given a budget of $12 million to lead R&D of new propellant formulations, micro gas generators and air bag inflators. Allocated facilities and all equipment required to complete project. Managed and trained 8 Engineers, 5 Eng Tech, 5 Supervisors, and 80 Operators for assembly operations; 2 Process Engineers, 1 Supervisor and 10 pellet/mix operators to produce propellant
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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Successfully perfected 4 out of 7 propellant formulations - CEO and CFO (co-owners) patented and sold new propellant formulations
• Developed and validated 2 micro gas generators and 2 air bag inflator designs. CEO and CFO (co-owners) patented and sold new designs
• Completed R&D project 8 weeks ahead of schedule (1 Year Allotted)
• Completed R&D project under budget (by $2.8 million) with exceptional planning, experience with air bag inflators, initiators and pyrotechnics manufacturing
Takata Corp Inc., Moses Lake, WA 2/92 - 7/98
Senior Technical Engineer
Partnered with chemical engineer to develop integration strategies to phase out sodium azide based propellants and re-engineer processing area for smokeless propellant manufacturing. Directed startup of non-azide smokeless propellant manufacturing in renovated facilities. Supervised and trained 8 Production Supervisors, 32 Technicians and 45 operators to process new smokeless propellant on 6 separate shifts.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Increased production of new propellant from 6K to 65K pounds per month in less than 8 months and met upper managements 2 year goal of 135K lbs per month in just 16 months
• Instrumental in the development and production of smokeless propellant -1.6 million lbs per year -used in 25 million Honda, Toyota and Nissan air bag inflators
Other Position Held at Takata Corp. Inc.
Sr. Propellant Supervisor
EDUCATION
B.S.M.E - EWU, Washington State
Certified Welding and Industrial Maintenance, BBCC, Washington State
Electrical Technology, Perry Institute, Washington State
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