Engineer Manufacturing
Resume:
Christopher W. Eltringham
Mt. Pleasant, SC. 29466
email: ********@*******.***
Over 25 years of hands on Design & Manufacturing experience in a wide range
of high & low volume commercial & military industries. A certified Lean
Sigma Black Belt with a proven track record of implementing business goal
initiatives & delivering results utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Continuous
Improvement & Lean Sigma tools.
Professional Experience
Parker Hannifin, Mount Holly, SC
2008-present
Manufacturer of power generation & fuel flow products serving both military
& commercial customers
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
. Provide daily hands on manufacturing production floor support
. Create & maintain manufacturing process documentation, including work
instructions, BOM's & part routings utilizing Microsoft Excel, Word,
Power Point & ERP system
. Ensure manufacturing process documents are accurate & followed
. Write manufacturing process changes to both new & current products
using Engineering change system
. Develop & implement process improvements to improve FTY, reduce scrap
& eliminate rework
. Conduct internal Quality Audits
. Conduct Gage R & R studies
. Conducted two 10 Step analysis projects resulting in FTY improving
from 50% to over 90%
. Developed & implemented process improvements to two manufacturing
cells to improve quality & efficiency using Lean Manufacturing & Lean
Sigma techniques
ITT Power Solutions, West Springfield, Ma.
2005-2008
Manufacturer of low & high volume high voltage military (MRAP) & commercial
power supplies for Lockheed Martin & General Dynamics
Process Engineer
. Provided daily hands on manufacturing production floor support
. Created process documentation including BOM's, Routings, Process
Operation Sheets & Work Instructions utilizing Microsoft Excel, Word &
Power Point
. Ensured manufacturing process documents are accurate & followed
. Facilitate PFMEA's for new & existing products
. Lead multiple production floor Kaizen events, reducing floor space,
establishing 5S/Visual standards & reducing scrap to meet customer
Takt times
. Conduct DFM activities for new & existing products to reduce design
time and production costs
. Developed & implemented process improvements to improve quality &
efficiency
. Created & established new manufacturing cells utilizing Lean
Manufacturing techniques
. Trained operators in assembly & inspection process for new & existing
products
. Conducted Internal Quality Audits IAW ISO 9000 requirements
Ensign Bickford Aerospace & Defense Co. Simsbury, Ct.
2002-2005
Manufacturer of explosive devices for military & mining industries
Lean Manufacturing Engineer
. Lead manufacturing team for new product development
. Facilitated DFMEA's for new products
. Developed & implemented one piece flow for new manufacturing cell
utilizing Kanbans to meet Takt time
. Established Standard Work for manufacturing cells, trained operators in
product assembly
. Created process documentation including work instructions, BOM's &
tooling drawings utilizing Microsoft Excel, Word & Power Point software
Wiremold, West Hartford, Ct
1999-2002
High volume manufacturer of metal & plastic wire raceway systems for
building/construction industry
Manufacturing Engineer responsible for Roll Forming area
. Provided daily hands on manufacturing floor support of metal roll
forming production area
. Designed & developed machinery & tooling reducing cycle times by 50%,
increasing thruput by 30%
. Lead Kaizen teams in implementation of one piece flow, cellular
manufacturing, 5S & Just in time (JIT) manufacturing to reduce cycle
times, reduce scrap, increase productivity & reduce machine changeover
times (SMED)
. Implemented & controlled TPM activities within the metallic roll form
mill line cells to keep equipment operational
. Trained off site as one of four Lean Sigma Black Belts in the company
to run Kaizens using Minitab Software
. Championed two (2) Lean Sigma Black Belt projects resulting in cost
savings of $300,000
Stanley Engineered Components, New Britain, Ct
1998-1999
High volume manufacturer of appliance components for General Electric,
Frigidaire & Whirlpool
Product Engineer-Mechanical
. Designed & developed new appliance products IAW customer
specifications
. Lead & supported Kaizen teams to introduce Lean Manufacturing, one
piece flow & 5S to the production floor
. Implemented cellular manufacturing to several production areas,
including visual controls & kanbans which resulted in a 20% reduction
in WIP
Danaher Tool Group, West Hartford, Ct
1995-1998
High volume manufacturer of hand tools for Craftsman, Napa & Allen
Manufacturing Engineer responsible for hand tool accessory production area
. Designed & developed hand tool products
. Provided daily manufacturing floor support for production area
. Developed & implemented ISO9000 design standards & procedures
including detail drawings utilizing CADKEY 3D software
. Conducted multiple plant wide quality audits
. Reduced external rejects by defining & implementing inspection
criteria. Trained operators to inspect to new criteria
. Qualified new machinery & production tooling to improve process &
reduce variation
. Implemented cellular manufacturing & one piece flow to production
floor using Danaher Business System (DBS) tools
. Lead & supported multiple Kaizen events resulting in reduced cycle
times, reduced scrap & increased productivity
Dynamic Controls Corp. South Windsor, Ct
1986-1995
Low volume manufacturer of aerospace equipment for General Dynamics, Boeing
& Lockheed
Mechanical Design Engineer
. Designed & packaged electro-mechanical aerospace equipment from
initial concept thru production utilizing CADKEY 3D software
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge Ma.
1983-1986
Detail Draftsman ( Co-op)
. Generated & revised drawings of electro-mechanical assemblies & detail
parts for the aerospace industry
Skills
Quality Tools Manufacturing Techniques
Improvement Tools
Lean Sigma Black Belt Lean Manufacturing
Effective Leadership
PFMEA & DFMEA Cellular Manufacturing Danaher
Business System
DOE JIT Production Value Stream
Mapping
QFD One Piece Flow Production Team
Building
Comparative Analysis Wiremold Production System
High Performing Teams
Root Cause Analysis TPM
10 Step Analysis Mistake Proofing (Poke-Yoke)
5 Why Analysis 5S/Visual Management
DFM SMED
Education
Northeastern University, Boston Ma
BSMET - 1986
Lean Sigma Black Belt TBM Institute-Durham, NC - 2001
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