Engineer Project Manager

JERRY W. ROSE

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Proven performer in diverse manufacturing environments, achieving

excellent results by combining leadership ability and engineering

principles.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Industrial/Process Engineer

July 2006 to

April 2009

ARBORCRAFT FLOORS, Johnson City, TN

. Primary engineer for Sample and Molding Departments, leading Six

Sigma projects and Kaizen

events that resulted in significant improvements and cost

savings:

. Reduced color off complaints by 1 sigma resulting in over

130K savings during first year

. Increased productivity from an average of 50 ft molding/labor

hr to over 95 ft/labor hour

through process improvements, 5S, and employee awareness

. Installed KanBan system for handboard assembly in the Samples

Department

. Implemented a system to recover "A" grade material

. Developed improved method of stain application

. Eliminated build-up on bevel coating

. Project manager for CARB Certification Program, successfully

obtaining CARB Phase 1 Certification for

formaldehyde emissions of engineered product sold in California

. Established color standards for each SKU using color

spectrometer and control charts and trained

operators to use the meter and charts

Senior Industrial Engineer/Technical Writer

September 2005 to February 2006

AEROTEK ENGINEERING SERVICES, Knoxville, TN

(Temporary Contract)

Bosch Brakes, Johnson City, TN

. Provided contract industrial engineering support for a variety

of projects, including technical writing,

asset management, time studies and labor analysis

. Developed standardized operator instructions for machine

operators

. Performed fixed asset inventory which enabled the write-off of

over $11 Million in fixed assets saving over $1

Million in tax costs

. Analyzed tow motor utilization, recommended changes to improve

safety and efficiency, and reduce

clutter

Senior Industrial Engineer/Methods & Standards Team Manager

May 2003 to April 2005

SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION (now EPIC Technologies) Johnson City, TN

. Directed, mentored, and set priorities for members of the

Standards Team

. Maintained constructive relationships with other departments,

exchanging information necessary to develop

standards and provide quotes to service the customers of the

Industrial Engineering Department

. Administrated and maintained, in conjunction with Information

Systems, the computer systems (EASEworks and Routing Management

System) used by the Industrial Engineering Department

. Lead a team of engineers and technicians in developing routings

for 80% of active previously unsupported standards in a

two year period by developing over 1000 standards

. Member of cross-functional team that redesigned elevator starter

assembly line and increased output 70%. Success was

achieved by implementing lean principles through improved line

layout, changing from batch to flow manufacturing, and

rebalancing the work content of the line

. Core leader on software evaluation team for purchasing and

implementing EASEworks Computerized Pre-determined time

system used to develop routings, line balancing, and provide

quotes for new assemblies

. Member of i2 Business Release and Implementation team that

successfully implemented i2 Factor Planner software

. Designed, co-developed, implemented, administrated, and helped

maintain Routing Management System that compared, analyzed,

and reported time and cost deltas between current and proposed

standards

Senior Industrial Engineer

November 1998 to

May 2003

AEROTEK ENGINEERING SERVICES, Knoxville, TN

. Siemens, Johnson City, TN - Dec 2000 to May 2003

o Industrial Engineering support to i2 BR3 and Implementation

Team

. Universal Furniture, Morristown, TN - Aug 2000 to Oct 2000

o Developed and maintained standards database

o Performed time studies for standards support

. Telex / EVI, Sevierville, TN - Aug 1999 to Aug 2000

o Developed and maintained routings and standards through

time studies

o Worked with product and design engineers to improve

manufacturability and product flow as well as

provide cost estimates on new products

. Bristol Compressors, Bristol, VA - Apr 1999 to July 1999

o Performed and analyzed time and value-added studies to

update standards database and reduce non-value

added work

. Telex EVI, Newport & Sevierville, TN - Nov 1998 to Apr 1999

o Performed time studies and developed production standards

for new and incumbent products for the Newport

speaker and Sevierville microphone plants

o Rebalanced all speaker production lines to achieve maximum

production and/or lowest cost

Industrial Engineer

April 1997 to

November 1998

EXIDE CORPORATION, Bristol, TN

. Developed routings and monitored direct and indirect labor cost

. Lead internal auditor for QS-9000 process

Technical Services Coordinator

September 1992 to April

1997

LEVI STRAUSS & COMPANY, Johnson City, TN

. Project management for new product lines including team and plan

layouts, new garment costing using GSD predetermined time

system, setting and reviewing production rates

. Member QIT management team, SPC core team, safety committee

EDUCATION

EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, Johnson City, TN

Bachelor of Science, Manufacturing Engineering Technology

CERTIFICATION, TRAINING, AND SOFTWARE EXPERTISE

. Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

. Lean Manufacturing

. Kaizen Events

. Microsoft Project

. Ergonomics

. MiniTab (statistical analysis software)

. EASE works (Industrial Engineering pre-determined time software)

. I2 Factory Planner (Purchasing & scheduling software)

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