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Brett T. Chatas

Objective

I would like to obtain a position that would allow me to continue to

enjoy assisting in developing environments that foster continuous

process improvement, the promotion of effective and efficient process

management, the implementation of fair work standards and productivity

improvement techniques and the utilization of efficient cost controls

while maintaining a high level of quality.

Professional Profile

Manufacturing Engineer

Process Engineer

Industrial and Systems Engineer

Engineering Supervisor

Quality Audit Supervisor

Quality Engineer - Trained in Lean Mfg., Kaizen, Six Sigma, TQM, SPC,

ISO Certifications

Supply Chain/Logistics Engineer

Industrial Engineering Consultant

Experience

April '08 - March ArmorStruxx, LLC Lodi, CA

'10

Process Engineer / Quality Audit Supervisor

Manufacturing Engineer - Supported Initiating New Products and

Projects, Conducted Product Research and Testing of Product

Specifications, Contracts / BOMs Review Meeting Member.

Process Engineer - Full Capital Project Management, Included ROI

Analysis for the Funding Approvals, Managed the Design and Setup of

New Processes, Acquisition and Installation of New Mfg. Eqmnt.,

Designed New Custom M/H Eqmnt. and Required Test Eqmnt. Implemented

Several New Processes That Allowed the Acquisition of High Revenue

Contracts and Increased Mfg. Capabilities. Required Continuous Process

Re-Engineering to Incorporate New Products in to Existing

Configuration. Responsible for AutoCAD Layout Maintenance and Revision

Control.

Quality Audit Supervisor - Constant Analysis of Processes, Material

Flow, Labor Utilization, FMEA, Defects Analysis, Creation, Management

and On Going Analysis of NCMR Database (reducing scrap, rework rate

from 15%-20% down to 4%-5%), Supervised MSDS Compliance Audits, SOP

Creations, Updates and Compliance Audits Database Maintenance.

March '04 - BCS Engineering Works Discovery Bay, CA

Present Aerotek Engineering Consulting Stockton, CA

Industrial and Systems Engineer / Engineering Consultant

Full Facility Engineering Support Including New Processes and New

Product Implementation, Material Flow Analysis, Process Capacity

Analysis, Performance Modeling, Labor Modeling, Full Capital Project

Management, Facility Fit Up, Design and AutoCAD Design and Layout,

Implementation of Kaizen Quality Initiatives, Lean Manufacturing

Procedures, 6 Sigma SPC and On Going Process Improvement and

Re-Engineering.

Complete Project Management, Labor Utilization and Facility Simulation

Modeling, Complete Implementation of Performance Metrics, Work

Standards and Quality Systems.

Trained in Kaizen Principles, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TQM, SPC

and ISO Certification.

Aug. '01 - TNT Logistics - North America Roseville, CA

March'04

Sr. Process/Logistics Engineer

Assigned to Maintain Engineering Support for Several Distribution

Centers within the TNT Logistics North American Network - Hewlett

Packard, Honda Motors, Andersen Windows.

Implemented Processes, Performance Metrics, Standards, Labor Models

and Quality Systems.

Aug. '94 - Aug. FedEx Logistics/Supply Chain San Ramon, CA

'01 Services

Supply Chain Logistics Engineering Supervisor

Dept. Budget Control, Projects Management, Ensured IE Work Quality and

Integrity, Training and Direction to Corp. Goals (included training of

new and existing engineers and review and approval of scope, format

and quality of projects). Designed, Wrote, Reviewed and Revised

Process Documentation and Management Policies and Developed

Performance Standards for Facility Operations and Quality Programs.

Assigned to Maintain Engineering Support for Several Distribution

Centers Within the FedEx Logistics North American Network - Hewlett

Packard, Compaq, Sun, Ford Motors, and Toyota.

Facility Engineering Responsibilities Included Build to Suits, AutoCAD

Design and Layout, New Product and Processes Implements, Facility

Analysis and Re-Engineering.

Implemented Regional Performance Management and Information System

Which Included Performance Metrics, Work Standards, Labor Models and

Quality Systems and Reports. System Data Critical in Proposals, RFQs,

Labor and Capacity Planning, Facility Re-Engineering Projects, ABC and

Productivity Analysis, Reviews, and Continuous Quality Improvement

Measurement.

Selected as a Member of FedEx DCSS Design Team as Engineer Responsible

for Design of Cross Dock Process, Facility Layouts and Network

Optimization. Received FedEx Bravo Zulu Award in 2001 for DCSS Design

and Supply Chain Engineering Support.

Received Sun Silver Award in 1997-98 for SUN Micro Systems Team

Projects Competition for OEM ABC Cost Analysis of Supply Chain

Inventory Strategic Placement and Distribution.

Education

Fall Semester '92 San Jose State University San Jose, CA

BS Industrial and Systems Engineering

Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Member

Commended for Technical Support Specialist to FedEx, Anthem and GE

Nuclear Energy in 1993 for the Engineering Support Provided to the

Marketing, Programming, Quality Engineering and CSR Departments,

Significantly Aiding and Improving Production, Quality and in

Obtaining the ISO 9000+ Certifications.

References

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