Engineer Manufacturing

Duane Miller

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

E-mail: ***************@********.***

OBJECTIVE

My primary focus for employment has been in Manufacturing Cost Estimating, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality

Engineering and Procurement - Supply Chain Management.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Cost Estimator

November 2012 - Present

Mindlance Wichita, KS

Part of the logistics transfer team with responsibilities in developing should cost target pricing.

Cost Estimator

April 2011 - November 2011

PDS Technical Services, Inc. San Antnio, Tx

Contracted to Boeing to support the KC135 program. Primary contact for obtaining funding approval for minor facilities

upgrades, ground support equipment and tooling. Received 3 recognition awards during my brief tenure. The most

notable was for developing a program direct tooling cost tracking system.

Cost Estimator

March 2007 - July 2010

M7 Aerospace San Antonio, TX

Developed manufacturing component & assembly cost for a variety of aircraft. Estimates broke out specific component

or assembly cost details such as; materials, manufacturing operations (set-up, production rates, tooling), processing cost

(heat treat, alodine coating, paint), & hardware. The first major cost project that I was responsible for in developing and

awarded was for Boeing, KC135 spoilers. The power point presentation that I developed for this was project was use as a

base line for similar assembly project estimates by upper management. Estimates over $100,000 were subject to higher

management review. Depending on work load and importance, review meeting were schedule with the Manufacturing

Engineering Manager and the Manufacturing VP on a daily basis. Quote requests were tracked to ensure timely response

to customers which included: Bell, Boeing, Lockheed, Northrup, Sikorsky, & Vought. .

Repair Engineer

June 2006 - March 2007

Belcan Technical Services Greer, SC

Contracted to Honeywell to support an effort to reduce Abrams AGT1500 engine repair cost by 6%. This was to be

accomplished by performing a repair or limit change feasibility study by reviewing component scrap data for areas of

concentrated defects. Also, involved in re-certifiying 30 thremal spray repairs. Honeywell ha d plans to build a new facily

to perform all thermal spray repairs for GE.

Manufacturing Process Engineer

March 2005 - March 2006

Apollo Design Services Jacksonville, FL

Contracted to Kaman Aerostructures with responsibilities in developing manufacturing process plans, first article

inspection data sheets, and resolving manufacturing producibility issues (correcting tools, drawings, and plans).

Assembly Engineer

February 2003 - February 2004

Belcan Technical Services Cincinnati, OH

Contracted to GEAE Development Engines with responsibilities in overseeing complete engine build, updating planning

and handling non-conformances.

Quality Engineer

November 2001 - September 2002

Belcan Technical Services Cincinnati, OH

Contracted to Barnes Aerospace Quality Dept. with responsibilities for establishing component inspection requirements,

resolving non-conformance issues, Case Record Management (MRB), submitting customer's Vendor Source Evaluation

GT500 form for manufacturing approval and updating existing quality plans to ISO 200 1 requirements.

Lead Repair Engineer

March 1998 - August 2000

Belcan Engineering Cincinnati, OH

Managed and supported various Engineering Projects for Aerospace companies on a contract basis. A breakdown of

these projects and longevity are as follows:

1) Set-up and inputted data tracking system (Excel Spread Sheet) that enabled a 3 man team to review and process

(incorporate into repair manuals), if necessary, a backlog (3+ yrs) of Process Change Request's (PCR) for the General

Electric Engine Services (GEES) Repair Group in Cincinnati, Ohio (6 months).

2) Implemented an audit that reviewed and documented the actual repairs, processes and controls used on all critical

rotating parts for the JT8D engines for the GEES repair facility in Dallas, Texas (6 months).

3) Developed (researched and documented) blade and vane repairs across engine lines for the GEES Repair Group in

Cincinnati, Ohio (6 months)

4) Involved in establishing and implementing source approval repairs on 1st and 2nd Stage HPT Blades on JT8D, JT9D,

PW2000 and PW4000 engines lines for a Pratt & Whitney (P & W) repair facility in Dallas, Texas (6 months).

5) Developed process sheets/routers on JT9D HPC Air Seals for a P & W repair facility in Singapore, China (3 months).

Process Engineer

March 1996 - March 1997

Rhinestahl Corporation Cincinnati, OH

Developed manufacturing process plansfor aircraft engine ground support equipment for General Electric, Pratt &

Whitney, and Stuart Stevenson. Responsibilities also included purchasing (materials, hardware and tooling) and outsource

contracts (heat treating, coating and other services).

Cost Estimator

January 1994 - December 1995

Textron Automotive Troy, MI

Developed manufacturing cost estimates utilizing Windows 94 Excel (formatted spreadsheet for quoting application).

Within this first and second tier automotive parts (stampings, roll forms and assemblies) supplier's organization, it was my

responsibility to provide the initial manufacturing process, production rate standards and tooling cost to determine the part

piece price on high volume jobs for Ford, GM, Nissan, Toyota, ... ect. This resonsibility extended over four manufacturing

plants.

Configuration Specialist

March 1989 - June 1993

General Electric Aircraft Engines Cincinnati, OH

Primary interface in the processing of design changes within the GEAE organization. Responsibilities included the

management of technical data utilizing and networking within several computerized systems.

Technical Coordinator

June 1985 - December 1988

Air Clean Damper Company Milford, OH

As part of a two man team which represented the Industrial Damper Divison, I was required to design dampers to meet

customers' system specification. Responsibilities also included providing cost estimetes, detailed drawings and the

technical information necessary to install and operate this equipment.

Cost Estimator

June 1984 - June 1985

Porter Precision Products Cincinnati, OH

Within this manufacturers' organization, it was my responsibility to provide the customer with bids for all special made

punched and dies. I was required to have a thorough knowledge of the companies manufacturing equipment and

capabilities. Further, I had to interface well with shop and sales personnel.

Cost Estimator

October 1981 - March 1984

A.R. Industries Cincinnati, OH

It was with this heavy fabricating and machining job shop that I began utilizing my Industrial Engineering training and

found the most satisfaction due to the diverse applications required to get any job done in a quality/service orientated

company.

EDUCATION

Cincinnati Technical College Cincinnati

Industrial Engineering

SKILLS

AutoCAD 14 Intermediate

Microsoft Word Expert

Power Point Intermediate

SPC (Mini-tab) Intermediate

Time & Motion Studies Intermediate

Kaisen (Kanban) Intermediate

NC Programing (Mazak) Intermediate

Technical Writing Expert

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