Zachary K. Miller

**** *. ***** **** **., New Era, MI 49446

231-***-**** abh90u@r.postjobfree.com

October 5, 2010

Dear Recruiter,

Attached below is my resume which I am submitting in response to your

search for a Facilities Engineer. I have extensive management experience

with a background in Plant and facilities engineering. This past

experience includes managing maintenance crews, engineers and technicians,

and at one time over 150 unionized production personnel. Responsibilities

included both production and maintenance scheduling; including project work

and work-station setup on weekends to enable production to continue

uninterrupted. This experience showed me the importance of decisiveness

and leadership. I have Foundry experience in two very different foundries:

Hayes-Lemmerz (small aluminum automotive castings) and Kurdziel Iron (Large

Gray and Ductile Iron castings); additionally, I have worked with Stainless

Steel (304L & 316L) castings and machining for the past 5 years. I am very

interested in the position that Cannon-Muskegon has open.

My engineering background enables me to look for cost savings and

quality improvement at every opportunity. I firmly believe in making an

operation Lean and always being vigilant in looking for further

improvements to products, processes, and operations. This philosophy,

correctly applied, will always put the wants and needs of the customer

first. In the past, I have created savings valued at many times my salary.

Also, I have specified and procured materials and parts, issued RFQs,

and performed the purchasing function, in all except typing the PO. I

believe in keeping close track of major projects, and concurrently watching

out for small things that get in the way of Safety and Production. Safety

is my first priority, and must be the first priority of all of those that

report to me.

. BS in Mechanical Engineering (MSME complete less thesis)

. 10+ years of supervisory and management experience in manufacturing

and casting facilities.

. Production control experience, designing for disruption-free

production.

. Accomplished project leader: maintained budget, task assignment, and

schedule on multi-million dollar projects.

I would be interested to talk with you directly. I am available at your

convenience at the number or e-mail address above, and thank you for your

consideration.

Very Best Regards,

Zachary K. Miller

Zachary K. Miller

8534 W. Stony Lake Rd. 231-***-****

New Era, MI 49446

abh90u@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: Improvement of Plant and production equipment to favorably

impact company products, and process; to improve quality, operations, and

organizational structure for growth.

Strengths: ( Extensive background and familiarity with manufacturing and

operations.

( Successful Engineering Manager and Project Leader with

attention to team building, communication, and conformance to

budget and schedule.

( Consistent performer with emphasis on cost savings, design

improvement, new product development, project startup, and

safety.

( Excellent verbal and written communication ability including

presentation in front of customers, internal staff, and

management.

Work History:

Engineering Manager, Brawn Mixer, Inc., Holland, MI

Brawn Mixer is a small manufacturer of chemical process, pharmaceutical,

food-grade, and general use mixers for hundreds of industries. They are a

global seller of custom stainless steel mixers and agitators.

Engineering Manager with direct responsibility for product/process

design, and engineering staffing. Determined feasibility, applicability,

and design of mixer to meet customer needs.

. Created final manufacturing prints and Bills of Material for production

for all mixer models using AutoCAD 2002 and MAS90 MRP software.

. In charge of Facilities upkeep and planning for future growth: floor-

space and machinery.

. Interacted directly with customers and representatives to establish

better communication in order to fully understand the use of the mixer so

as to provide best overall result.

Focused on the design and application of the mixer to suit customer needs

and budget. Designed products to keep manufacturing costs low while

keeping durability and ruggedness of the product high. Supervised,

mentored, and trained design and applications engineers as well as internal

customer service/sales personnel. Employed Sept. 2005 thru present.

Product/Process Engineer, Kurdziel Iron Inc., Rothbury, MI

Kurdziel Iron is a leading gray and ductile iron foundry, producing cast

iron CNC machine bases among scores of other products. Molds are sand-

molded; and castings are poured, finished, and painted on-site.

. Product/Process Engineer with customer care responsibility for $23

million product.

. Successfully helped launch 14 new products from customer design submittal

thru sales.

. Lead production team to motivate, communicate urgency, and create fast

sample turn-around.

Plant-wide savings realized through waste reduction, elimination of non-

value added activity, and design changes amounted to double annual salary

within 9 months of start. Worked with sales to quote new opportunities,

and managed production of samples through shipment. Provided new revenue

streams, savings, and improved products. Employed Oct. 2004 thru Aug.

2005.

Engineering Manager, Bekaert Wire, Muskegon, MI Pro-tem via Manpower

Bekaert Wire draws, tempers, and finishes coil wire for innumerable

industries around the world.

Engineering Manager Pro-tem for 200,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility

during decreased production and equipment phase-out. Managed and oversaw

needed facilities improvements to production and plant safety. Managed a

staff of one engineer and 8 unionized maintenance laborers weekly &

weekends. Employed Mar. to Sept. 2004 (two months prior to plant

shutdown).

Resume Zachary K. Miller

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Project Leader, Hayes-Lemmerz International Inc., Montague, MI

Hayes-Lemmerz is a worldwide producer of cast and machined metal automotive

components. MI division activities included casting and machining of

suspension components.

. Project Co-Leader for $19 million dollar installation of new casting and

manufacturing line equipment. Installation of VRC/PRC casting machines

for shell molded aluminum parts.

. Organized project team in manufacturing, scheduling, floor plans, RFQ's,

supplier evaluation, motivating better team communication.

. Direct Customer interaction, managed scheduling meetings and progress

reviews.

Six Sigma Green Belt. Designed machine cell layout including concept and

purchase. Created and tracked Quality documents. Observed and improved

prototype build process.

Product Engineer, Emergency-One, Inc., Ocala, FL

Emergency-One, Inc. is one of the largest producers of custom emergency

vehicles in the world. Complete vehicles (frame, chassis, cab, body, and

aerial apparatus) are built on site to customer specs.

Engineer for E-One custom cab design group; Instituted policy and decision-

making for custom cab group as a team member and leader. All work in both

cab and aerial groups required decision-making and leadership of designers

and close communication with customers and suppliers.

Education:

Presently: Master's of Science in Mechanical Engineering (To finish Thesis

in 2010)

Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids/Allendale, MI.

June 2001: Master's in Business Administration, GVSU, Seidman School of

Business

Emphasis on Management, Operations, Marketing, and Quality.

March 1991: Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State

University, East Lansing, MI Other coursework included

packaging, chemistry, physics, business law, and economics.

Seminars, Certifications, Memberships, and other courses and skills:

. Six Sigma Green Belt

. Extensive knowledge of: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and

Outlook).

. Extensive Microsoft Project experience, with Gantt charts and resource

allocation.

. Extensive experience on AutoCAD 2002, MRP systems MAS90, and AS400.

. Fred Pryor Seminar: Managing and Supervising Technical Personnel

. Manage-By-Fact leadership and decision making training, Hayes-Lemmerz,

Inc.

. Leadership Training; Electrolux coordinated with Davenport University.

. Quality Education and Development; Emergency-One, Inc.

. Lorin Leadership; Lorin Industries, Inc.

. Member Toastmasters International.

. Certified SCUBA diver

. Currently pursuing Private Pilot's License.

. Hobbies: Any outdoor activities, hiking, mountain-climbing,

birdwatching, some hunting, Christmas tree farming, and health and

fitness activities.

. Baker College of Muskegon: Instructor of Business (Economics and

management), Mathematics, and Engineering.

. Member of ACT/Technical Board, Baker College of Muskegon.

References provided upon request.

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