Manager Years Experience

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Katherine 'Kit' Cross

Objective

To gain a professional position with a company where my

leadership, experience and knowledge, especially in the area of

Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering, can be used

effectively and further developed.

Experience

Olin Brass, Global Brass and Copper

June 2010 - October 2010 East Alton, IL

Continuous Improvement Coordinator

. Supported companies key initiatives - Lean Manufacturing,

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Voluntary Protection

Program (VPP) and Integrated Process Management (IPM)

. Focused on the safety of each and every employee by making

their jobs less strenuous

. Supported management with ensuring the involvement of

everyone in planning and implementing Lean and TPM

throughout the plant

. Utilized methodologies such as CEDAC, Root Cause Analysis,

Value Steam Management (VSM), Visual Work Place, 5S and

Quick Changeover (SMED)

. Coached improvement teams throughout the plant in using

methodologies

. Improved the efficiency of the Workman's Compensation

process by creating a process map and determining areas of

improvement

Hendrickson Truck Suspension Systems

Spent two 3 month periods at Hendrickson for each year of the co-op,

total of 10 co-op rotations equaling 30 months, 2.5 years of co-op

work experience overall

July 2007- June 2010 Lebanon, KY

Industrial Engineering Co-op - 6 co-op rotations = 1.5 years work

experience

. Laser and Plasma Burn Stations - cost savings $211,000

annually - improved steel utilization, programmed cut

files, conducted time studies, analyzed machine capacities,

created work instructions for software SigmaNest, trained 2

employees to replace myself

. Directed insourcing initiative - focused on parts

manufactured outside the plant and investigated the

reasonability of bringing them into the plant, concentrated

on fabrication process, forecast, and annual spending to

create a cost comparison

. Developed Quotes - Generated quotes for fabrication of new

products, included cutting steel, forming, welding,

assembly and labor cost

. Facilitated scrap reduction study, 40% to 0% scrap - Used

Design of Experiments (DOE) Determined cause of scrap on

the R-series suspension line, revised process to reduce

scrap

. Senior Thesis Project for Kettering University - Six Sigma

DMAIC methodology, Improved efficiency by 30%. Worked on

cross-functional team to reduce downtime at Steering

Knuckle Machining Center

. Lean Initiatives - Participated in Kaizen events as staff

industrial engineer to move towards a lean workplace and

continuous improvement

July 2005 - June 2007 Woodridge, IL

Mechanical Engineering Co-op - 4 co-op rotations = 1 year work experience

. Assisted in engineering changes - Utilized NX3 Modeling

program to create new models, assemblies, and prints, in

addition to working with Chinese supplier for CAD

outsourcing

. Conducted Fatigue Tests - Utilized test rig, Twin Beam

Tester, to verify conversion from dual to single wire welds

for suspension beams. Conducted fatigue test on potential

outsourced products for military applications. Wrote test

report explaining test procedure and results

. Revised Engineering Standards - Updated new welding process

specifications

Education

University of Missouri St. Louis

July - October 2010 St. Louis, MO

. Introduction and Intermediate Applications of Microsoft

Access

. Introduction and Intermediate Applications of Microsoft

Project

. Introduction and Intermediate Applications of Microsoft

Visio

Ohio State University Fisher School of Business in conjunction with

Productivity Inc

September - October 2010 Columbus, OH

. Lean Manager Certification Course, LMAC

. Completed 2 out of the 4 months of the class before leaving

Olin Brass

. Topics covered and tested on:

o Lean Manufacturing

o Value Stream Management

o Planning and Implementing Lean

o Project Management

o Continuous Systematic Improvement through Cause-and-Effect

Analysis

o Six Sigma

o Visual Workplace

o Quick Changeover

o Mistake Proofing

o Total Productive Maintenance, TPM

Kettering University

July 2005 - June 2010

Flint, MI

. BS, Industrial Engineering, Minor in Management GPA 3.10

Campbellsville University

July - September 2008 Campbellsville, KY

. Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, Quality

Hazelwood Central High School

2002 - 2005 Florissant, MO

. Graduated with honors GPA 3.87

Skills

. Microsoft Word, Power Point, Project and Excel- Work and

School, 10 yrs experience

. Microsoft Access and Project - Work, 1 year experience

. Microsoft Visio - Work, 1 year experience

. Unigraphics, NX3 and Solid Edge - Work, 3 years experience

. Arena - School, 1 year experience

. SigmaNest - Work, 4 years experience

. Minitab - School, 2 years experience

. AutoCAD - Work, 2 years experience

. Visual Basic - School, 1 year experience

. SigmaFlow VSM - Work, < 1 year experience

. Foreign language - 3 years high school Spanish

Activities

. Alpha Gamma Delta - National Women's Fraternity, Inducted

2007, Alumni Status

. Order of the Engineer - Joined December, 2009

. Organizations:

o Member of Institute of Industrial Engineers - Kettering

University Chapter

o Society of Women Engineers - Kettering University Chapter

o Society of Manufacturing Engineers - Kettering University

Chapter

o American Society of Quality - Central Kentucky Chapter

Recommendations

References Available Upon Request

"Kit is diligent with every aspect of her duties, which she

carries out with impeccable precision and grace. Her

knowledge and comfort level with the systems she works with

induces confidence and respect in those who depend upon

her."

- Daryl McMasters, IT, Hendrickson Truck Suspensions

"Kit Cross assisted our Quality Department as an Intern from 2006 to 2008

in a variety of project activities. Her well balance work & team oriented

style, and well thought-out approaches made her a valuable team member and

enjoyable to work with. As such, I can summarize my recommendation by

saying that I can highly recommend Kit as a valuable team member for any

organization and that I would not hesitate myself to hire Kit in the future

(if I have the opportunity)."

- Martin Henning, Plant Quality Manager 2006-2008, Hendrickson Truck

Suspensions

"Kit is a very diligent and earnest employee. She is not afraid to take on

any unusual task that is assigned to her. While working in the product

development group, it was clear that she had interest and aptitude in the

manufacturing side of the business. She appears to have managed this

transition very well."

John Stuart - Business Unit Manager, Hendrickson

Truck Suspensions

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