Engineer Project Manager

Mark H. Tinklepaugh

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Brewerton, NY 13029 (315) 657-

7793

Email:

abh3kf@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Engineering professional seeking new opportunities to use my technical

skills and innovation to make significant contributions to a manufacturing

organization.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY AND SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

Jr clancy, syracuse, NY 9/07-

Mechanical Engineer- Develop and produce unique equipment for the theater

industry including hoists, variable acoustics, and other electromechanical

systems. Integrating with architectural building systems through the use

of 2D & 3D CAD.

Quality/Manufacturing Program Manager for Carmel PAC. Implemented

structured Lean-6 Sigma concepts to reduce cost, improve quality, bring

multiple new suppliers on-line. Developed engineering prototypes; design

reviews for standardization, error proofing, tolerance rationalization and

process development with suppliers.

New York Air Brake, (knorr bremse) WATERTOWN, NY 11/96 - 9/07

New York Air Brake is a leading domestic manufacturer of freight and

locomotive brake systems.

Senior Quality Engineer

Quality and Supplier development for Domestic and International suppliers

supporting 3 manufacturing locations.

. Products include rubber, plastics, highly cored complex castings in

iron, steel, aluminum and brass, machining and fabrications.

. Lead Auditor & Certification for ISO9001:2000 and supplier

manufacturing systems

. Merit Awards for performance and goal achievements in critical company

programs

. TPM, Kaisen, Process Flow, FMEA, DFMA, Process mapping, Advanced

Metrology, PPAP, Continuous Improvement programs

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Utilized Lean 6 Sigma based tools in problem solving, decision making and

in quality / process improvement teams. Team leader of specific

development projects. A significant individual contributor and effective

communicator. Served on AAR technical committees.

. Personally Invented / Developed / Improved precision pneumatic brake

systems parts.

. Lead Engineer for development, testing and qualification of '618' Wire

Braid hose products.

. Presented / Published technical Hose Product paper at Association of

American Railroads

. Value engineered 300+ historic components for latest production

methods/cost reduction.

. Engineering support of all commodity teams (casting, injection

molding, machining) Extensive knowledge of casting processes, defect

reduction and manufacturing processing.

CHICAGO PNEUMATIC TOOL CO., UTICA, N.Y. 11/ 93 - 11/96

Design Engineer

Duties included Design, R&D using analytical and physical testing,

production support, assembly/inspection/test specifications, creation of

Service Manuals, and interfacing directly with customers on applications

and field trial of prototypes.

. Developed 28 highly cored castings in 18 months, with on-site aluminum

foundry for new product line. Innovative design with unprecedented

weight savings and part reductions.

. Project manager for joint project with United Kingdom based division.

UTC CARRIER CORP., SYRACUSE, N.Y 1/91 - 11/93

Carlyle Compressor Division

Design/Drafting CAD

Develop and maintain drawings & databases of compressor components,

assemblies, patent drawings, plant layouts, complex test rack systems and

their packaging.

Extensive work developing castings & machining designs for reciprocating,

vane, screw and scroll compressors.

. Awarded for outstanding creativity and technical skills.

TEGMEN CORP., SYRACUSE, N.Y. 8/90 -

1/91

Quality Control Manger

Tegmen, a start-up company producing products utilizing direct bond copper-

ceramic technology. Supplied components to major military electronics

manufacturers.

. Professionally staffed department and wrote processes to accommodate

300% company growth & advanced quality certification to MIL-I-45208.

General electric co., GESD, Syracuse, NY contract position 1/90-

7/90

Supplier Quality Assurance Planner

. Developed and documented quality requirements, inspection, and testing

requires for purchased components.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Tech.

8/87 -12/89 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

Institute Of Technology

8/85 - 5/87 Associate in Applied Science, Mech. Eng. Tech.

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

Morrisville Ag & Tech College

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

GE Greenbelt Training, Certified Greenbelt

Lean Manufacturing (Leader/Facilitator training)

Kepner Tregoe Project Management

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer

Syracuse University - MS Engineering Management coursework

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Unigraphics NX,

AutoCAD 2D & 3D Inventor 2011

SAP

AFFILIATIONS

Officer of the Syracuse SME Chapter

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME

American Society of Quality, ASQ

Boy Scouts of America

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