CAREER SUMMARY

An Industrial Engineer experienced in sheet metal and plastics

manufacturing processes, including assembly, paint, and packaging of

consumer products. Strengths include process improvements, bill of

materials, product costing, and overall analytical skills. A results and

goal oriented professional motivated to complete projects and tasks on

time, accurately and within budget. Acknowledged as a self starter that

works well in groups or independently and maintains a positive attitude.

Versed in the use of various computer software programs, including all of

the Microsoft Office programs.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Waterloo Industries, Inc., Waterloo, IA 2004 to 2010

Waterloo Industries, a division of Fortune Brands, is the world's largest

producer of tool storage products.

Producing and marketing tool and garage storage products that include the

brands of Waterloo, Craftsman, and Cornwell.

Corporate Cost Engineer

Responsible for estimating manufacturing costs for new products and line

extensions. During the new product design process determine impact of

proposed changes on product cost and provide feedback to product managers

and product engineers and provide input on the items that have a major

impact on cost to determine opportunities for improvement.

. Provided product cost estimates for an average of over 350 cost

projects per year. The average accuracy of cost estimates was within

5% of the actual manufacturing costs.

. Researched, recommended, purchased and installed software to be used

in providing new product cost estimates and trained engineers,

designers, and others on use of software.

. Developed new product cost review process that allowed for improved

understanding of new product cost estimates and improved the overall

design process by identifying areas of opportunity.

. Worked with Cost Accounting on audit process of comparing

manufacturing costs with estimated new product cost, determined

reasons for differences, and if costs were higher than estimated,

worked with manufacturing to find methods to reduce costs.

. Completed competitive product cost analysis to determine areas of

opportunity to improve competitive position.

. Provided input to be used while converting bill of materials and

routings and product cost reports from in-house AS/400 system to

Oracle.

. Led review meetings with manufacturing on major projects to review

bill of materials and labor routes with manufacturing engineers and

associates to ensure accuracy of cost estimates.

. Created an Excel file system used to simplify the cost estimating

process for two separate customizable products that allowed the

product managers to be able to configure and determine best pricing

models to increase revenues.

Rubbermaid Home Products, Inc., Winfield, KS 1992 to 2003

Fortune 500 company producing ice chests, water coolers, shelving, plastic

tool boxes, as well as other plastic products.

Industrial Engineer

Responsible for all Industrial Engineering activities in multiple facility

company with a total of over 100 machines consisting of blow molders,

injection molders, and polyurethane foam cells.

. Implemented Cost savings projects resulting in total annual savings of

over $5,000,000.

. Trained, led and facilitated Kaizen teams in process improvement

projects.

. Managed project to automate the packaging of soft side blue ice

products, reducing labor costs.

. Served as Site Coordinator for Divisional Operations and Productivity

Improvement Council.

. Provided justification data for purchase of new equipment and wrote

appropriation to obtain corporate approval.

. Completed plant and work cell layouts for new equipment, new products,

and process improvements.

. Hired, supervised, and evaluated the work of Co-op Industrial Engineer

and Production Engineer.

. Managed project to upgrade Mattec production monitoring system to

allow for a 25% increase in number of machines that can be monitored.

Frigidaire Company, Webster City, IA 1986 to 1992

Division of Electrolux, producer of Laundry Products, with brand names such

as Frigidaire, White-Westinghouse, Tappan, and Kenmore.

Industrial Engineer

Responsible for Industrial Engineering activities in the assembly and final

packaging areas.

. Completed assembly line layout and work cell layout for 800,000 square

foot facility expansion which enabled addition of two new product

lines.

. Managed project to install equipment to increase capacity on one

assembly line by 75 percent.

. Completed time study, line balance, and layout improvements resulting

in 25% reduction in labor costs on one assembly line.

. Designed and implemented successful training program for approximately

750 hourly assembly line workers in the production of new products.

. Supervised college intern students that assisted in completing time

studies and line rebalance.

. Member of several concurrent engineering teams responsible for

bringing new products to market and making improvements to existing

products.

Other Industrial Engineer experience:

Fuller Brush Company, Great Bend, KS

Fruehauf Corporation, Liquid and Bulk Tank Division; Omaha, NE

EDUCATION

Masters of Science in Management, Friends University, Wichita, KS

1998

Bachelor's of Science in Industrial Engineering, Iowa State University,

Ames, IA 1983

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Supervising Peers

Injection Molding Processing I and II

Statistical Process Control

Design of Experiments

Advanced Microsoft Access

Microsoft Project

AutoCAD 2000

Zenger-Miller Front-Line Leadership

Design for Manufacturing

Facilitative Leadership

Occupational Ergonomics

DuPont Safety Training, STOP

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