Engineer Quality Assurance
Resume:
GARY G. RIGGLE
Menominee, MI
49858
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Summary of Experience
Over 20 years of engineering experience in manufacturing. Extensive
background in project engineering, design, project leadership, quality,
safety, Lean Manufacturing, Kanban, cellular manufacturing, and customer
service. Utilized AutoCAD 2006, SolidWorks 2010, Pro-E Wildfire 4.0, and
MicroCADAM
2008 to Garland Commercial Industries, Freeland, Pennsylvania
July A $40 million division of the publicly traded Manitowoc Company
2010 manufacturing commercial foodservice equipment.
2009 Senior Project Engineer: Responsible for engineering,
to designing, and developing new components for Clam Shell Grill
2010 technology for McDonald's and Chick-fil-A customer.
Established and documented new testing procedures for others to
follow. Involved with PFEMA, DFEMA, and 8-D process.
Identified shaft seal failures early in production run.
Result: Directed the re-design and testing of a new shaft seal
to secure sales of $25,000,000 per year.
Identified and tested seal materials globally. Result:
Identified and selected a new material, Viton 'A', from 8
different materials with no additional cost.
Reduced service and warranty issues related to shaft seal
failures. Result: Saved $50,000 per year.
Directed, designed, and tested a new front platen weight for
McDonalds (UK).
Result: Secured projected sales of $17,000,000.
Identified the need for new packaging for shipping grills.
Result: Re-designed packaging to reduce shipping damage and
saved $120,000 yearly.
Directed the re-design of 5 new concept grills for Chick-fil-A.
Result: Secured projected sales of $12,000,000.
Identified the need for a gas train support bracket. Result:
Implemented a new support bracket with a projected savings of
$1,000,000.
2008 Project Engineer: Responsible for engineering, designing,
to developing, and testing new components for Clam Shell Grill
2009 technology for McDonald's customer. Site support engineer for
the Clam shell grill product line.
Designed new platen cowl and shoulder bolt. Result: Saved
$180,000 per year.
Lead mechanical engineer for the $40,000,000 order of clam
shell grills to McDonalds (Japan). Result: Reduced inventory,
lead times, and assembly problems by correcting the BOM's and
drawings with a savings of $12,000 per year.
Designed and implemented a flex gas tube bending fixture.
Result: Reduced service calls and assembly time by $10,000 per
year.
Identified and implemented welding procedure for actuator
frame. Result: Saved $12,000 per year in rework on the
assembly line.
Promoted to Senior Project Engineer.
1995 to Nu-Vu Foodservice Systems, Menominee, Michigan
2008 A $20 million manufacturer of commercial foodservice equipment.
2005 Project Engineer: Responsible for developing new products with
to gas and electric capabilities including convection ovens,
2008 conveyors, rotisseries, deck and roll-in ovens. Implemented
Cellular Manufacturing and Quality Assurance techniques, Kanban
parts storage systems, employee cross training programs, and
quality assurance check list for product lines.
Instituted welding and material changes. Result: Stopped
material cracking failures due to thermal expansion and saved
$50,000 per year.
Developed new gas burner systems. Result: Saved $25,000 per
year.
Instituted a quality assurance program for assembly line.
Result: Pin pointed problem areas in assembly. Reduced
re-work at final test by 50%, $20,000 per year.
Completed Cellular Manufacturing arrangements. Result:
Increased productivity and generated savings of $60,000 per
year.
1999 Design Engineer: Responsible for the designing, prototyping,
to testing of new products.
2005
Designed, developed, and tested a new Retarder/Proofer system
for Donatos Pizza. Result: Generated $750,000 order.
Designed, developed, and tested a new Oven/Proofer system for
Subway.
Result: Awarded contract totaling $10,000,000 per year.
Developed the design for a new 16-pan roll-in convection oven.
Result: Increased ease in assembly and service, and saved
$2,500 per unit.
1995 Designer: Responsible for designing and testing new and
to existing products.
1999
Designed new products including Oven/Proofers, Deck Ovens,
Conveyor Ovens, and Rotisseries. Result: Generated new sales
of $280,000 per year.
Promoted to Design Engineer.
1977 to Held Project Leader, Designer, and Draftsman contract positions
1995 with Northern Technical Services, Green Bay, Wisconsin; Troy
Design Service, Lansing, Michigan; and Rapid Design Services,
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Education: B.S. Degree, Mechanical/General Engineering, Warren National
University, Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Technical Word, Excel, SolidWorks 2010 Pro-ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0,
Skills: AutoCAD 2006 Micro CADAM CAD CAM
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