Project Manager Mechanical Engineering
Resume:
Mr. Patrice K r vel
Belle Mead, New Jersey 08502 E-mail:
*********@*****.***
URL: www.traoumad.net
Summary
Senior Engineering Manager with extensive machine design, and controls
expertise who has lead highly technical teams in technologically advanced
organizations. An individual with the following attributes:
. An expert engineer who has developed high end custom machine
systems and manufacturing processes using a vast array of
technologies including hydrostatic mechanisms, robotics,
vision systems, advanced sensors, and Nd-Yag micro-welding.
. A project manager with comprehensive skills in planning and
organizing technologically advanced projects from concepts
through commercialization.
. A leader of cross-functional teams who uses his
interpersonal skills to improve an organization efficiency
and break down barriers between people and departments.
. A certified Six Sigma Black Belt.
Beumer Corporation, New Jersey
09/2010-Present
Manufacturer of logistic equipment
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MANAGER 09/2010-
Present
Supervise a Mechanical Engineering Group of four. Responsible for the
design of custom logistic equipment. Current projects: Destination design,
system layout. Initiated a process improvement project to document and
organize all company processes in a way that made them usable in a lean
effort. Set up Value Stream Mapping classes and train all staff and
management. Upon the success of this effort I have been assigned the task
of developing lean processes to improve bottom line and work efficiency.
Preparation to the PMP certification.
Moore Tool Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut
04/2006 - 10/2009
$16 million Manufacturer of High-Precision Machine Tools and OEM machine
systems.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MANAGER 11/2008-
10/2009
Supervised Mechanical Engineering Group of five: three engineers and two
designers. Responsible for the design of standard and custom capital
equipment and systems. In this position, I also kept my previous Senior
Project Manager responsibilities.
Main Achievements:
. Created a team culture by mentoring staff and other departments to join
in solving design for manufacturing issues. Paid particular attention to
the dynamics within the group to improve cooperation and synergy.
. Improved quality of design with FEA and improved quality of documentation
by establishing a strict process of internal and cross-departmental
reviews. Led design for manufacturing efforts of high tolerance parts and
mechanisms.
. Championed precision engineering principles to improve design process
efficiency and quality. Led continuous improvements on legacy jig
grinders.
. Supervised the design of two next generation high end grinding machine
tools from concept to final design. Became the key contact with the plant
to improve product manufacturability. This work included the design a
high speed mechanical spindle.
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, SPECIAL MACHINES 04/2006-
10/2008
Directed assigned custom capital equipment projects from inception to
verification and commissioning.
Main Achievements:
. Managed, concurrently, seven special machine design projects with a total
budget of $9 million. Gross margin reached 25% on average. Established
effective relationships with customers and internal departments.
. Mentored the organization into a project management culture by
demonstrating the benefits of workload planning, time line tracking and
assertive feedback of issues to management.
. Ensured completeness of design requirements and quality of execution by
implementing frequent, in depth, design reviews with departments and
customers. My efforts improved workflow and reduced delivery slippage.
Olympic Precision Inc., Bremerton, Washington
02/2003 - 03/2006
Start-up Engineering Firm.
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND PROJECT MANAGER
Directed the engineering efforts of a government funded project created to
develop laser drilling technology for diesel injectors.
Main Achievements:
. Developed project schedules and supported project administration with
reports and presentations to management, partners and the US Army. Our
project costs fell 33% below budget.
. Provided machine design technical leadership to staff. Designed and built
a prototype control system for a five axis CNC drilling platform.
. Developed a vision system to register diesel injector datum surfaces in
the machine coordinate system as a reference to the metrology process.
. In the absence of commercially available metrology systems to measure
injector nozzle geometry as a feedback to the injector design process, I
initiated contacts with the US Army to acquire additional government
funding for prototyping a novel scanning micro-probe to be used in the
evaluation of laser drilled diesel injector nozzles. Delivered a
prototype and feasibility data to the US Army and to an industrial
customer. This micro-probe was the subject of a patent application.
Corning Inc., Corning, New York
10/1998 - 08/2002
$3.5 billion Global Telecommunication and Special Material Manufacturer.
MANAGER MACHINE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY 03/2001- 08/2002
Led machine technology development for the Corporation by providing
technical leadership . Supervised a group of 12 engineers and scientists
(with a budget of $3.7 million) in a department of 65. Increased the group
technical diversity by hiring precision machine design expertise, software
design, process analysis, FEA and DFM methodology. Developed new machine
concepts and prototypes (mechanism, controls and instrumentation) requested
by multiple corporate organizations (Photonics, Environmental Sciences,
Life Sciences, Fiber Manufacturing). Implemented the GE work-out process
through the phases of innovation. Our design teams included our own
engineers and engineers from other internal organizations.
Main Achievements:
. My group improved the measurement time of fiber polarization six-fold, by
solving an existing production machine stiffness and control issues.
. Managed the development of an automated machine to experiment with faster
laser cutting techniques of masks required in the manufacturing of diesel
particulate filters. The vision based approach reduced the cutting time
by an hour.
. Developed a novel packaging scheme that cut in half the assembly of
optical amplifiers. The scheme eliminated uncontrolled stresses on the
fiber, thus increasing the fiber winding process reliability.
MANAGER ADVANCED ASSEMBLY DEVELOPMENT 10/1998-
03/2001
Led the development of manufacturing assembly technology for multiple
corporate organizations (Telecommunication, Life Sciences, Environmental
Science) with a group of nine engineers and scientists (budget of $2.8
million) in a department of 45. I focused my group's efforts on the
transfer of processes and components designs from the laboratory to the
manufacturing floor. Staffed the group with machine design and software
design competencies. As a project manager, I directed assigned projects
when complexity required a multifunctional manager.
Main Achievements:
. Reduced the preparation of DNA arrays from one week to eight hours by
designing an automatic custom robotic cell. This machine used a vision
system as position feedback to the robot and as a quality inspection
instrument. A fluid transfer accuracy of 0.2 micro-liter was achieved on
24/7 production schedule. The effectiveness of this machine allowed the
Life Sciences Division to create a production line for the manufacturing
of DNA arrays used in High Throughput Screening applications. The team
received a cash award for innovation, speed and quality of execution.
. Reduced the inspection time of WDM filters from five minutes to ten
seconds using a in-house designed high precision semi-automatic station.
Education
Six Sigma Black Belt certification from Central Connecticut Sate University-
2010.
ISO 9001 auditor for Burke E. Porter
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering: Diplome d'Ingenieur de
l'Ecole National Superieure des Arts et Industries, Strasbourg, France,
Major: Systems & Control Engineering. Minor: Mechanical Engineering.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering: University of Lille,
France, Major: Mechanical Engineering. Minor: Applied Mathematics.
Fluent speaker of French and English. US Citizen.
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