Vicki DeKruyter

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Hudsonville, Michigan 49426

Cell: 616-***-****

Email: abijfp@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objective:

A skilled and experienced Industrial Engineer with work experience in

maximizing production and operator

efficiencies through time studies, line-balancing, and work cell layout.

In-depth experience of TS / ISO 16949

compliance and auditing, database management, and Engineering Change

Management.

Professional Strengths:

. Process optimization;

. TS / ISO 16949 compliance;

. Process development;

. Database management;

. Project and team management;

. Detail-oriented;

. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Technical Skills:

Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Visio, Auto Cad,

Trans4M, AS400, Oracle, IDE / Windchill,

Doors, Intra Link, ABAS, PDM, and PLM. Green Belt in Six-Sigma.

Professional Experience:

Haerter Stamping

Kentwood, Michigan

5/2010 to Current

Project Engineer

. Project Manager for new product launches;

. Defining and implementing Continuous Improvement Projects;

. Help maintain and implement Quality Management Systems;

ODL (through Employment Group)

Zeeland, Michigan

9/2009 through 12/2009

Engineer

. Built and maintained Bills of Materials, Routings, and Item Masters

for decorative window products;

. Restructured operation sequences;

. Special projects such as cataloguing.

General Dynamics Muskegon Technical Center

(through HRU Technical Resources)

Muskegon, Michigan

6/2008 through 7/2009

Configuration Management / Data Engineer

. Derived and wrote Government Customer Requirements from Government

Customer Specifications for

military vehicles;

. Issued and amended such Government Customer Requirements through the

use of Doors Database;

. Issued and amended Bills of Materials and Item Masters for military

vehicles;

. Issued and amended weights of components required for military

vehicles;

. Reviewed and released models and prints through Intra Link for

military vehicles;

Lear Corporation

Walker, Michigan

8/1994 through 4/2008

Industrial Engineer

. Helped to open the Lear-Walker Facility in 1994 through the use of

manufacturing and procedural requirements;

. Maximized through-put of production lines and operator efficiencies

through use of time studies,

line-balancing, work-cell layout, material flow and layout, and Kaizen

principles;

. Maintained Plant Layout through use of Auto Cad;

. Initiated and tracked Engineering Changes through the use of AS400 and

PLM Systems; managed

weekly Engineering Change Meeting with Cross Functional Team to ensure

coordination and

implementation of such Changes;

. Initiated and managed APQP (Control Plans, FMEAs, SOPs, Check Sheets)

through weekly Documentation

Control Meetings to ensure correct and current documentation was available

for all plant personnel;

. Initiated and maintained Blueprint Files through computer system to

ensure correct and current prints

were available for all plant personnel;

. Prepared and maintained Engineering Permits / Deviations for

unscheduled changes in manufactured

products;

. Initiated and maintained Bills of Materials, Routings, and Item

Masters through use of Trans4M for new

and existing products;

. Prepared and maintained Requests for Quotes from new and existing

customers;

. Certified Auditor for TS / ISO 16949;

. Audited production lines and plant departments for compliance with TS

/ ISO 16949;

. Wrote procedures for TS / ISO 16949;

. Member of Safety and Ergonomics Team;

. Earned Green Belt in Six Sigma.

Excel Systems

Pikeville, Tennessee

1992 through 1994

Industrial Engineer

. Used Time Studies to evaluate fabrication and assembly processes;

. Completed study that lowered allowances to calculate standard rates;

. Completed study of indirect employees to illustrate utilization of

such employees;

. Involved in development and prototyping of new production lines;

. Responsible for inventory, scheduling, and building of prototypes.

Educational Qualification:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Manufacturing Engineering Technology

East Tennessee State University

1988

Completed 16 hours towards Master of Science Degree in Manufacturing

Engineering Technology

East Tennessee State University

1989

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