Project Manager Engineer
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Availability: Immediately
Position/Shift Senior Industrial Engineer/Days
ROBERT DALE GORSLINE, CMfgE, MSE
**** ********** **** *****; Zeeland, Michigan 49464
(P) 616-***-**** (C) 616-***-**** **************@*******.***
EDUCATION
Western Michigan University-Kalamazoo, Michigan 1996, 3.45 gpa
Master of Science Degree
Major: Engineering Management
Grand Valley State College-Allendale, Michigan
Bachelor of Science Degree
Major: Group Science (with a Chemistry emphasis 30 hours)
Certificates and Licenses:
Certificate (Two Year Program, BS equivalent), Industrial Engineering,
Michigan State University
Certified Manufacturing Engineer in the field of Manufacturing
Management, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Dearborn, Michigan
(Certificate Number 1215516)
TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
. Experience as a Project Manager in automotive using cross-
functional teams
. Improvement Engineer and Lean Manufacturing experience
. Research and Development background
. Strong analytical and decision making ability
. Strategic Planning experience
. Quality Engineering experience
. Excellent Continuous Improvement Skills (i.e., Value Stream
Mapping, etc.)
. Strong Personal Computer skills using MS Office (Excel, Word,
Explorer, and Power-point), MS Project, and AutoCAD
. Very familiar with managing, supervising, APQP, DFM, DFA, PFMEA,
Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, ISO and QS Certifications,
Packaging, Quality, Control Plans, PFMEAs, FMEAs, 5S, VAVE, Takt
Time, Kanban Systems, Value Stream Mapping, Labor Analysis (Time
Study, H.B. Maynard's MOST System, Work Sampling, and Pace
Rating), Line-Balancing, Through-put, Output, Downtime,
Scrap/Rework, Efficiency, Production Tracking, Program
Management, Product Launch, Quality Engineering and Control,
Inspection, Changeover/Setup, CNC Programming, some Product
Designing, and much more.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
. Master of Science graduate in Engineering Management
(Western Michigan University, 1996)
. Industrial Engineering undergraduate (Bachelor of Science
equivalent, Michigan State University)
. Bachelor of Science undergraduate in a Group Science with
Chemistry emphasis (Grand Valley State)
. Certified Manufacturing Engineer for over 20 years (through the
Society of Manufacturing Engineers of Ann Arbor)
. Continuous Improvement Leader Consultant for over 10 years
(through Gorsline Enterprises, LLC)
. Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer for over 20 years with
background ability to manage and produce:
. Six-Sigma statistical concepts Lean/Kaizen
Product launch
. Statistical Process Controls (SPC) Production support
Creative problem solver
. Ability to Drive cost reduction Supply chain
Material flow/processes
. Experienced with many computer applications Manage
reduction of waste
. Meet project deadlines within budget, thus improving profits
. Implement/maintain ISO quality management systems
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Gorsline Enterprises, LLC, Zeeland, MI 04/20/10-Current
Engineer Consultant
Providing service in the area of Industrial / Manufacturing
Engineering for various Michigan manufacturing companies
. Completed a short-term consulting project with a small furniture
manufacturer in Grand Rapids, Michigan
. Improved operational efficiencies by performing labor
utilizations (labor standards, efficiencies, capacities, costs,
etc.), improving the Upholstery Department (methods and layout),
designing an optimal full plant layout (using AutoCAD),
implementing new methods and equipment improvements,
manipulating production data into measurable and decision-making
documentation, and using process flow charts
Sparton Electronics Defense/Security Systems, De Leon Springs, FL
11/2009-03/2010
Industrial Engineer-(Contract)
Major electronics Sonobuoy manufacturer for Governmental/Commercial
Agencies to deploy and gather security information in the oceans
[i.e., submarines, etc.
. Implemented significant Cost-Savings by redesigning and
consolidating Sonobuoy 53 Production Line components from five
(5) departments into one (1) full layout and changing batch
product flow into a one-piece flow
. Provided support of their 53 Line by updating labor standards,
Bill-Of-Materials, line-balancing, Work Instructions (with
digital pictures), and other documentation
. Assisted in redesign of work-center and facility layouts,
generated innovative ideas in other production lines, and acted
as Project Manager on other continuous improvement projects to
generate cost savings
. Worked closely with all levels of Management, Production
personnel, Teams, and outside suppliers / vendors
. Participated on a Management Team to establish Performance
Metrics and a method to display results onto 50 inch HD
Televisions
Gorsline Enterprises, LLC, Zeeland, MI 05/2000-10/2009
Owner/Engineer Consultant
Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering service company provided the
necessary skills for various Michigan manufacturing companies (i.e.,
Herman Miller Chair Plant [2 years], Charter House [7 months], Lear
Corporation [2 years], Diversified Machine, Inc., and others) to
implement Continuous Improvements and Lean Manufacturing
. Used continuous improvements to reduce the 7-Types of Waste,
increase output, establish Standard-Operating-Procedures (SOPs),
improve warehouse and shipping methods, stream-line product
flow, and exemplify value-added operations, applied Six-Sigma
statistical concepts and Statistical Process Controls (SPC),
used Lean/Kaizen
. Coordinated new product launches from Supply Chain-to-Packaging
(i.e., cradle-to-grave)
. Calculated labor standards for true potential output (using
performance rated time studies, work sampling studies, or
H.B.Maynard's MOST System)
. Provided accurate costs, determined workplace capacities,
ameliorated departmental reorganization, justified new
equipment/tooling purchases, enhanced product flow, improved
methods, increased efficiency, installed kanban systems, and
strengthened facility and work center layouts (using Autocad)
. Processed production lines by conceptualizing the process,
developing the process, designing the line layout, establishing
the labor standards, calculating the manpower, line-balancing,
procuring equipment, refining equipment/tooling and delivery and
transportation systems, setup departments, trained new
operators, created documentation, and coordinated startup
production lines
. Led a Strategic Planning Team, developed a Gantt Chart time
line, conceptualized and developed various facility layout
design proposals, maintained ISO quality management systems, and
used Project Management Skills
IET, Inc. (Industrial Engineering Technologies), Grand Rapids, MI
9/1998-5/2000
Industrial Engineer Supervisor
Industrial Engineering Consulting Firm with Corporate Headquarters in
Toledo, OH
. My position as Industrial Engineering Supervisor involved
hiring, training, preparing/scheduling related project work at
client facilities, and supervising ten (10) direct reporting
I.E. Consultants
. Wrote proposals, planned using Gantt Chart time lines, led many
consulting projects, and presented results of studies for
multiple clients including GM/Chrysler/ Ford/Johnson Controls
Inc./American Seating, Pactiv, etc.
. Designed a new JCI Plant for launching a new Jeep Instrument
Panel for Toledo, OH, installation
Meridian, Herman Miller, Ferrysburg, MI 11/1997-9/1998
Manufacturing Engineer (Contract)
Major, Global Office Furniture Manufacturer
. After a Kaizen Event, I combined five (5) 2-man assembly teams
into one (1) ergonomic assembly line
. Results: Reduced 75% floor-space, increased manufacturing area,
& realized $53,000 labor savings
L&W Engineering, Holland, MI 10/1994-11/1997
Cost Estimator/Manufacturing Engineer/Quality Rework Department
Supervisor/Company Liaison
Tier 1 Automotive Supplier of Stampings and Welded Assemblies
. Cost Estimated product components using an Excel spreadsheet
. Promoted into Manufacturing Engineering functions
. Procured and setup four (4) Nut Welders for a Brake Assembly
with 4 Operators I trained, created the documentation (i.e.,
Work Instructions, Packaging Instructions, etc.)
. Became a Quality Rework Departmental Supervisor supervising two
(2) direct reports to rework products on and off-site at
automotive customers' facilities
. Added a Liaison Position for acting on behalf of L&W with
customers (GM, Ford, Chrysler, and Honda) to respond to customer
concerns
. Assisted in helping the company obtain their QS Certification by
providing Process Flow Diagrams
Steelcase, Grand Rapids, MI 1/1994-10/1994
Industrial Engineer
Major Global Office Furniture Manufacturer
. Supported their incentive labor program through time studies and
cost improvement programs, and maintained their ISO quality
management system Manufacturing Engineer-(Contract) 1/1993-
12/1993
. Reduced product cost, through methods, better equipment and
tooling, and outside suppliers & vendors
Benteler Industries, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI 4/1989-1/1993
Cost Estimator; Manufacturing Engineer; Project Manager
Tier 1 Automotive Supplier of Stampings / Welded Tubular Door beam
Assemblies
. Initially cost estimated stampings on Excel spreadsheets from
blueprints and transferred the costing program onto an AS400
Mainframe Computer System
. Project Manager in charge of bringing new Door-beam concept
products to full production capability for new product launch
programs
. Led many cross-functional teams made of all levels of management
and interacted with all automotive customers regarding product
design car door-beams involving Statistical Process Control
(SPC), PPAPs, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
. Helped the company achieve ISO9000 Certification by flow
charting and writing some procedures
. Performed also facility and work-center layouts for operation
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