Engineer Manufacturing

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D&M Professional Consulting Services, LLC.

Greenville South Carolina

Dear D&M PCS Recruiter:

My name is Holden Phillips and my years of experience analyzing problems

and implementing solutions for manufacturing, process, quality,

productivity, material handling and manpower utilization for a diverse

clientele is the foundation I have to satisfy your need for a Senior

Industrial Engineer.

I am experienced in:

. Providing engineering design solutions

. Appropriations justifications and project management,

. Equipment Installation and start-up,

. Identifying opportunities for improvement in safety, quality of

operations, products, procedures and services.

. Elimination of inefficient, ineffective, non-value adding operations.

. Continuous process improvement and lean manufacturing concepts

implementation.

. Developing action plans and implementation strategies.

. Interfacing with all levels of management and manufacturing

associates.

. Analysis of manufacturing and procedural problems and providing

innovative and cost effective solutions.

. Solving problems, resolving conflicts and team building.

. Layout planning and optimization, equipment installation, ergonomics

and safety.

. Relating to shop floor, manufacturing and operational issues.

I welcome the opportunity to sit down with you to answer any questions that

you may have and further investigate how my background and desire to

contribute to your Client's success can best be utilized.

My resume is attached for your evaluation and consideration.

If you have any questions, I can be reached at the cell phone number listed

below.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Holden Phillips

709 Edwards Road

Greenville, SC 29615

H: 864-***-**** C: 864-***-**** E-mail:

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WILLIAM HOLDEN PHILLIPS

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MANAGEMENT / ENGINEERING / MANUFACTURING PROFESSIONAL

Technical Management ( Operational Analysis ( Problem Solving ( Reducing

Costs

Highly skilled professional offering strong qualifications developed over

38 years of continuous service within the manufacturing industry in

industrial and manufacturing engineering and staff management.

Demonstrated success in applying analytical skills in problem solving,

designing and implementing processes that consistently increase operator

efficiency, reduce operating costs, improve production yields, increase

profitability and enhanced safety. Adept in motivating and communicating

with employees to enable them to see where and how they can be most

effective in the company. Experienced in interacting with management,

peers, staff and diverse clientele, decision making, and leading by

example. Additional competencies in:

( Equipment Design / Repair ( Continuous Improvement ( Troubleshooting

( Preventive Maintenance ( Strong Computer Skills ( Project

Engineering

( Ergonomics and Safety ( Effective Resource ( Project

Utilization Management

( Manufacturing / Process ( Lean Manufacturing ( Facility Layout

Analysis Design

( Process Layout ( Planning and ( Material

Optimization Budgeting Handling

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CH2M HILL - LOCKWOOD GREENE, Spartanburg, SC 1994 -

2010

Global leader in full-service engineering design, construction and

operations.

Assist industrial clients, including general manufacturing, pharmaceutical

and consumer products, heavy equipment, automotive, Class 7 & 8 trucks,

metals - aluminum and steel, tire manufacturing, process, chemicals, and

nuclear fuel production, to improve process and manufacturing efficiencies,

product quality; personnel safety and profits.

. Reduced assembly areas approximately 25% through redesign of client's

Class 8 truck manufacturing facility layout by utilizing ergonomic design

and lean manufacturing concepts.

. Increased production and distribution efficiencies and total output by

approximately 40%, and delayed expenditure for hiring additional

personnel while consolidating specialty fibers manufacturing facility

with distribution center.

. Reduced maintenance interventions and costs by 33% by redesigning

fiberglass scrap handling shaker conveyors to reduce complexity of drive

components, improve reliability, and improve maintenance access.

. Improved the process flow and repaired part quality, while increasing the

production efficiency and output by more than 50% at the Army Depot

Rotary Wing Repair Facility,.

. Reduced potential personnel hazard by eliminating 50+% forklift traffic

within process areas by strategically relocating a semi-automatic drum

filling, palletizing and warehousing process circuit to an unused outside

dock area.

. Developed efficient design for receiving, handling, delivery and AS/RS

ambient storage of raw materials; handling, storage and delivery of semi-

finished goods; and handling, AS/RS cold storage and shipping of finished

goods within a cGMP / pharmaceutical environment.

. Designed ergonomically sound process for handling 2000-plus pound dry

powder bulk bags and palletized drums on elevated platforms/floors

utilizing air pallets and eliminating unsafe operation of pushing and

pulling manual skid mover.

. Developed criticality safe material handling strategy for UF6 cylinder

handling, U3O8 powder handling and miscellaneous commodities container

handling for a major U.S. nuclear fuel rod assembly manufacturer.

. Provided engineering design solutions, appropriations justifications,

project management, implementation and start-up for all capital projects

for two-year period for international aluminum manufacturer.

. Defined the materials transport, handling and storage requirements for

site development, construction of all support functions, and construction

of multiple nuclear power plants in the United Arab Emirates.

. Designed and integrated cooling tables for handling hot, 8-inch steel

pipe and the associated pipe conveyor systems with a pipe straightener,

straightener by-pass, a dynamic inspection station and the cool pipe

discharge station.

. Provided technical liaison between client and paint supplier for

qualification and implementation of a new heavy truck paint process;

including part cleaning, part handling, pre-paint preparation, paint

testing, and facility and process acceptance "buy-off" procedures.

MICHELIN TIRE CORPORATION, South Carolina and Dothan, Alabama sites

1978 - 1994

International Tire Company specializing in design and manufacture of

premium automobile, light truck, heavy truck, aeronautical, agricultural

and ultra-heavy duty off-road tires.

Industrial Engineer and Plant Industrial Engineering Manager at multiple

sites developing manufacturing methods and incentive programs, continuous

improvement, waste elimination, ergonomics, equipment layouts, department

budgeting, and providing input to the plants' business plans and budgets.

. Developed, implemented and managed multi-million dollar capital budget

for North America Mold Tooling and Mold Manufacture.

. Saved over $3 MM dollars over eighteen month period by analyzing

production forecasts and production schedules for all North American

manufacturing facilities and providing production schedule alternatives

to management which reduced tooling and mold requirements and

corresponding manufacturing costs.

. Provided planning and budgeting support to Dothan, AL Plant Manager and

directed the plant Industrial Engineering staff for incentive development

and process improvements resulting in cost reductions equivalent to 2-

plus times the I.E. department annual salaries.

. Redesigned tire manufacturing methods, equipment layout and equipment

cycles to facilitate efficient manufacture of polyester fiber bodied

light truck tires and the first U.S. designed Michelin ultra high

performance OEM tire in the Dothan, AL facility.

. Directed Industrial Engineering staffs in two tire tooling and mold part

machining and aluminum injection shops in the implementation of Just-In-

Time and cellular manufacturing techniques reducing in-process inventory,

improving quality, reducing cycle time and reducing costs by 20%.

. Coordinated a $20MM mold manufacturing expansion study / reorganization

plan including relocation of existing equipment and installation and

start-up of new equipment which provided manufacturing capacity to meet

the increased tooling demands.

. Implemented material handling improvements and new facility layouts in

rubber mixing facility and raw material warehouse which delayed hiring of

eight employees at an annual savings of approximately $200,000.

UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, NUCLEAR DIVISION, Oak Ridge, TN 1970 - 1978

Department of Energy (DOE) Contractor manufacturing Uranium Hexafluoride

(UF6) Gaseous Diffusion equipment and operating a uranium enrichment

facility for the manufacture of "nuclear power grade" enriched uranium

hexafluoride.

Maintenance and process engineer for the Maintenance and Operations

Divisions providing Maintenance Engineering support to the maintenance

shops and Operations Engineering support to the equipment test shop,

process facilities and decontamination / disassembly shop.

. Managed Union Carbide's K-25 Operations Division Quality Assurance

Program for Uranium Enrichment Facility compliance, program training,

implementation and audits.

. Assisted in the design, development, and prototyping of a fast-acting

emergency shutdown sealing system for prevention of uranium hexa-fluoride

gas leaks from axial compressors.

. Developed and implemented an oil reclamation / recycle system for

cleaning 500,000 gallons of process lubrication oils.

. Performed failure analysis of failed axial and centrifugal compressor

components.

EDUCATION

BS, Mechanical Engineer - Machine Design

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Industrial Engineering Specialized Training Course

Michelin Tire Corporation, Greenville, SC

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