Ryan L. Denton
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Manufacturing Engineer
< Accomplished and results oriented engineer and leader with strong
communication skills.
< Skilled at effectively fostering strong working relationships between
functional areas of organizations.
< Effective at building rapport with all areas of personnel from upper
management to hourly workforce.
Engineering Skills
FACILITATED KAIZEN Statistical Process Control Process Design and
EVENTS AutoCAD Experience Improvements
Facility Layout Microsoft Project Experience Capital Budget
MiniTab Experience Process Documentation Management
Bill of Material Time and Motion Studies Value Stream Mapping
Maintenance Lean Manufacturing Production Financials
Cost Estimation of Six Sigma
Projects
Professional Experience
ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE 2010-2010
Graham, KY
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace and Defense provides energetic solutions for the
aerospace and defense industries. Ensign-Bickford operates multiple
facilities across the US and employees approximately 500 employees.
Manufacturing Engineer
March 2010-August 2010
1 Key Responsibilities:
< Responsible for manufacturing engineering within the plastic
explosives division.
< Responsible for process improvements and equipment improvements.
< Utilize best practices to lead projects across multiple departments
such as maintenance, quality engineering, and administration.
Masco Bath corporation (Aqua Glass Corporation) 2005-
2010
Adamsville, TN
Masco Bath Corporation manufactures and distributes Aqua Glass and American
Shower & Bath branded bathing fixtures to home centers in North America and
is part of parent company MASCO Corp. Masco Bath operates four
manufacturing facilities inside the US and employs approximately 450
employees inside the Adamsville facility.
Engineer
2008-March 2010
Promoted to key engineering professional within Adamsville location
to focus on all aspects of product and process engineering.
1 Key Responsibilities:
< Responsible for all shop floor drawings, engineering decisions such as
material review board, and management of drafting staff.
< Involved in waste reduction projects, both environmental, process, and
product wastes.
< Liaison between local operations, corporate marketing, and new product
development. Released multiple new product and product families.
< Generate project update reports for management team and maintain
project schedules.
< Responsible for capital project justifications and management of
capital projects.
< Work directly with safety and environmental department to ensure
project and process compliance.
< Managed engineering change order (ECO) process.
< Held responsibilities for bill of materials (BOMs) and standard
costing for multiple facilities.
< Involved in multiple Kaizen based projects and proper implementation
to initiate large savings and cost reductions.
< Continuous improvement of processes and products in existing
production lines using various six sigma skills and lean manufacturing
techniques.
< Utilize statistical techniques (SPC) to evaluate processes and
specifications.
Project Engineer
2006-2008
2 Key Responsibilities:
< Relocated a facility from Canada to the Tennessee facility. Held role
of project manager and general engineer. Coordinated contractors,
subcontractors, internal resources, and external resources. Project
was delivered on time and within the budget constraints.
< Setup a new production line and the associated capital equipment.
Capital equipment justifications, safety reviews, and external
contractors were all coordinated to deliver new equipment to the
facility. In addition to the new equipment, new tooling was released
for the new product line and the product line was immediately
released.
Co-op Engineer
2005-2006
Key Responsibilities:
o Performed time studies and implemented standard work instructions for
a company division.
o Managed engineering resources for global sourcing project.
o Updated and maintained bill of materials and assisted in standard
costing activities with finance department.
o Completed new product drawings and created quality control drawings.
Professional Experience (continued)
3 LEAN IMPLEMENATION AT FASTENAL
Cookeville, TN
Completed project to implement a kanban inventory system and utilized
single minute exchange of dies (SMED). Other manufacturing improvements
implemented as the result of project.
4 Industrial advisory board
Crump, TN
Participate in curriculum development for CAD students. Assist in special
projects and provide industrial advice to program.
Education And Development
5 TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
6 2007
Cookeville, TN
Bachelors of Science degree achieved,
Industrial and Systems Engineering
7 UNION UNIVERSITY
2009
Jackson, TN
Masters degree achieved,
Master of Business Administration
1 Professional Development and Continued Education:
< Institute of Industrial Engineers Member