Engineer Project Manager

Kevin M. Young

** ***** ***** ( Hampstead, NH *3841 ( 603-***-**** ( ********@*****.***

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Objective: Seeking a Management or Engineering Position in a fast

paced, growth-oriented company where my experience will be used

to improve the bottom line

Experience: Stonyfield, Londonderry, NH

Stonyfield is the third largest yogurt maker in the US. Sales

for Stonyfield are in excess of $350 million.

Performance Manager April 2005 -

Present

. As part of plant leadership team from 2006 to 2010 had

productivity savings of $7.3 million

. Responsible for establishment and implementation of

measurement tools and systems for plant KPI's

. Key Contributor to decreasing raw material losses from 4.8%

in 2006 to 1.7% in 2011 (Aprox. $3 million savings). In

2008, 1 of 13 employees who received the top company award

for contribution to losses reduction

. Helped to improve plant efficiency from 53% in 2006 to 72% in

2011

. Member of steering committee that established manufacturing

master plan for employee involvement and plant improvement

. Mentor/Coach for SMED team that reduced batching time from

5.5 hours to 3 hours

. As steering committee member, part of two employee problem

solving groups

o Downtime caused by misplaced or poor sealing on 6 oz

line decreased by 50%

o Complaints from no fruit on 6 oz line decreased by 90%

. As a member of Kaizen Blitz team for 6 oz, driving force in

reduced cleaning time from 5.5 hrs to 4.5 hrs and reduced

average changeover time from 36 minutes to 25 minutes

. Engineering Project Controller for $82 million in Capital

Expenditures over a 2 year period

. Developed and implemented tracking system for supplier

quality and manufacturing representative for Material Reject

Team

. Independently performed detailed analysis on consumer

complaints showing correlation with formula change and

brought to upper management resulting in a 50% decrease in

complaints

. Manufacturing representative for Sustainable Packaging team

responsible for organizing and leading line trials and

implementing new packaging. 2 year savings of 1 million

pounds of plastic.

. Key member of team which converted our 4 oz line to bio-based

plastic reducing our Green House Gas Emissions by 9%.

. Trained operators and implemented 5S for manufacturing lines

. Project manager for $700k smoothie line upgrade

Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, Quincy, MA

Stop & Shop is the largest food retailer in the Northeast with

over 350 stores and sales approaching $17 billion. Stop & Shop

is a division of Royal Ahold of the Netherlands

Senior Industrial Engineer December 2001

- April 2005

. Performed store audits of weekly sales tags/signs. Identify and evaluate

reasons for waste and provide feedback to senior management on correct

signage by commodity along with optimum quantity of signage. Savings in

2003 over $1.5 million

. Managed and planned $12 million store bottle room operations involving

conversion of machines from one vendor to another, testing new equipment,

and evaluating future vendor contracts.

. Performed study on actual labor used in the bottle rooms of

13 stores and determined new formula to calculate required

labor hours based on store volume, layout, location,

equipment, etc. (Potential benefit - $2.2 million)

. Developed and implemented quality performance system for

bottle room vendors based on six-sigma model.

. Tested and evaluated new equipment versus current/existing

equipment for store operations use. Includes identifying

selection criteria, developing a decision matrix, rating the

equipment with input from team and performing a ROI analysis

. Reviewed proposed legislation affecting Stop & Shop, determine the

financial impact (labor and/or materials) to Stop & Shop and recommend

course of action to upper management

. Developed standards for calculation of store labor hours

. Improved labor reporting process to upper management from 2 week lead

time to 2 days

Globalware Solutions, Haverhill, MA

A $175M multi-national company providing manufacturing, supply

chain management, e-commerce, and customer care services to the

hardware and software manufacturers.

Industrial Engineer April 2000 -

December 2001

. Played key role in start-up of manufacturing/distribution

facility in Amsterdam, Netherlands

o Developed facilities requirement model for remote

company start-up sites which included equipment needs,

essential procedures/process flows, and personnel

o Designed facility layout for site utilizing lean

manufacturing principles

o Oversaw/implemented facility model for Amsterdam

facility

o Developed and conducted training for new personnel

o Implemented quality program and served as quality

manager

o Coordinated installation of equipment and facility

contractors

o Established business relationships with suppliers

. Developed corporate training program on lean manufacturing:

Kaizen, JIT, 5S, and modular manufacturing

. Implemented the use of visual aids and production layouts in

manufacturing

. Improved productivity on key assembly lines by 50%

. Automated wafer sealing process resulting in labor reduction

of 70%

. Developed and implemented new label approval process

resulting in 75% reduction in quality issues

. Evaluated potential business partner in Ireland

. Supervised 2 Maintenance Technicians

. Performed classical industrial engineering functions: time

studies, ROI, costing, process flows, etc.

New Balance Athletic Shoe Company, Brighton, MA

New Balance is one of the largest shoe manufacturers in the

world. Sales for New Balance are in excess of $1.5 billion.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer February 2000

- April 2000

Manufacturing Engineer January 1998 -

February 2000

. Implemented new packing line resulting in annual labor

savings of $125k.

. Member of two company award-winning TQM teams. One which

decreased the factory defect rate from 13% to 1.5% and the

other, which improved packing efficiencies by 15%.

. Established labor and material standards, and determined new

product costs.

. Successfully implemented four new products as the

manufacturing representative for the introduction of new

products.

. Redesigned factory layout resulting in labor savings of $25k.

. Trained operators on modular manufacturing techniques.

. Improved factory inspection from 3.5% to 0.6% and reduced

supplier reject rate by 5%.

. Supervised six quality inspectors responsible for incoming

materials, in-process product, and finished product

Wyre Wynd, Jewett City, CT

Wyre Wynd is a manufacturer of bare and tinned copper wire used

in power conduction.

Industrial Engineer/ISO Coordinator December 1994

- January 1998

. Member of a three person project team responsible for the

design and implementation of a Microsoft Access based ERP

system

. Provided plant-wide technical support for a Microsoft Access

based computer system.

. Developed and implemented a database system for manufacturing

specifications which provided plant-wide access and improved

the customer order process.

. Designed product specifications for customers and determined

costs.

. Reduced material waste by 50% for multi-end wire water

blocking process.

. Improved and managed manufacturing process for lightweight

tinned product line which decreased scrap rate.

. Developed procedures and trained operators on use of new

equipment resulting in greater efficiency.

. Managed and maintained ISO quality system.

Education Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

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