MICHAEL R.
Rock, Michigan 49880
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OBJECTIVE: Obtain a Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering position with an
established company that utilizes my process, production,
supervisory, and maintenance experience, and recognizes
employee work efforts and ethics.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Michigan
Technological University, Houghton, Michigan.
EXPERIENCE: Self-Employed, Forest Products Broker, Rock, Michigan. Arrange
and schedule the sale, loading, transportation, and
delivery of firewood, and graded hardwood and softwood logs
to paper mills and sawmills. (February 2010 to Present.)
King Soopers, Kroger Corporation, Colorado Springs,
Colorado. Target Corporation, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Set-up and administrated Preventative Maintenance (PM)
programs for powered pallet jacks, and industrial cardboard
balers and trash compactors. Unloaded delivery trucks and
stocked product shelves. (January 2008 to December 2009.
Part time positions.)
Cooper B-Line, Cooper Industries, Reno, Nevada.
MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING MANAGER
Ensured the maintenance of the grounds, infrastructure, production,
packaging, and conveying equipment for an 180,000 square
foot facility that manufactures metal harnesses and
hardware for telecommunication industries. Conducted
safety inspections and ergonomic evaluations. Supervised
four(4) Maintenance Technicians, was liaison for outsides
sales representatives, and facilitated subcontractors.
Implemented and trained personnel in a Lean Manufacturing
principled 5S program for the maintenance department.
Utilized a Computerized Maintenance Management System
(CMMS). (June 2007 to October 2007. Resigned due to
personal family issues in Colorado.)
AVX Corporation, KYOCERA Group of Japan, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
SENIOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS ENGINEER
Implemented proprietary processes for the manufacture of
microelectronic capacitors. (March 2007 to May 2007.
Temporary contract assignment.)
Service Management Systems Incorporated, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
FACILITY MAINTENANCE MANAGER
Ensured the maintenance, grounds keeping, and janitorial requirements
of the 1.3 million square foot Citadel Mall. Supervised
and vocationally trained four(4) Maintenance Technicians
and six(6) Custodial team members. Was a liaison for
outside sales representatives, and facilitated
subcontractors. (November 2005 to February 2007. Departed
due to mall was sold and maintenance contract was not
renewed with new mall management.)
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IR Security & Safety, Schlage Door Lock Company, Colorado
Springs, Colorado.
SENIOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS ENGINEER
Project Engineer responsible for the capital equipment
expenditure preparation, specification, negotiation,
coordination, safety guarding & ergonomic evaluation,
preventative maintenance (PM) program, Gantt chart timeline
tracking, and installation of automated manufacturing,
packaging, and conveying equipment.
Liaison for outside sales representatives.
Designed automated assembly machines utilizing Design for
Maintainability concepts with hands-on installation, PLC
programming, debugging, adjustment, maintenance, and repair
of same.
Designed tooling and assembly fixtures for door lock manufacturing in
a production-line, machining, polishing, and plating
environment.
Designed lock components utilizing Design for Assembly and Design for
Manufacturing (DFA/DFM) techniques coupled with the
processing of all documentation contained within the
Engineering Change Request (ECR).
Granted U.S. Patents #5,604,970 and #5,697,653 for a door lock
component design and assembly method respectively.
Project Engineer responsible for the transfer of door lock
manufacturing equipment from Colorado to a $2.2 million
capital project consisting of a new plant start up in
Ensenada, Mexico.
Project Engineer responsible for the disposition of
production equipment and layout documentation of a plant
closure in Brea, California.
Trained in and have utilized Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing
techniques which included time studies, routing revisions,
data analysis, Kaizen, value stream mapping, process flow
diagrams, plant layouts, cell layouts, ergonomic
evaluations, efficiencies, productivity improvements, and
cost reductions.
Trained hourly employees in Lean Manufacturing and Six
Sigma techniques.
(June 1989 to January 2005. Departed due to a corporate
downsizing layoff.)
Trane Company, Pueblo, Colorado
MANUFACTURING ENGINEER IV - New Plant Start-Up
Purchased, installed, and trained personnel on an industrial sized
hydraulically operated copper tubing bender.
Designed fixtures for nitrogen purged brazing of copper piping and
tubing.
Designed assembly fixtures for and assembled commercial grade HVAC
cooling systems.
Designed holding tanks for pressure vessels to conduct underwater
leak testing utilizing compressed air.
Operated bridge & cantilever cranes, MIG welders, and oxy-acetylene &
plasma torches. (January 1988 to May 1989. Departed for a
promotional opportunity.)
ABILITIES: Personal computer proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Statistical Process Control (SPC) software, Computerized
Maintenance Management System (CMMS), email usage, and
internet navigation. Utilized CADDS5 and CADDS7 for 2D
drawings and basic 3D modeling.