Engineer Manager
Resume:
Email: abl3r7@r.postjobfree.com DALE PERKINS Cell: *-
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July 2nd, 2010
Resumebook360 / Hire Better
Los Angeles, California
Attention To: Hiring Manager
Requisition ID #: Not Provided
Position Reference: Sr. Manufacturing Process Engineer
Dear Hiring Manager,
I am submitting my resume in response to Resumebook360's employment
opportunity for a Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer.
Reflected within the enclosed resume is an extensive and diversified
experience in the fundamentals of Manufacturing Engineering and Project
Management. I have conducted design & production readiness reviews and
managed program performance matrices. I possess proven experience to
integrating new products into a lean manufacturing environment. I have a
strong knowledge of engineering and design-to-build for producibility as
well as problem solving techniques useful for root cause failure analyses &
corrective actions. I have managed entire departments and mentored senior
staff, managers, supervisors and production personnel in complex issues
related to design, production, testing and article performance. I have
successful leadership skills that incorporate personal hands-on involvement
while also excelling as a dependable member in a team environment.
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration of my resume.
Sincerely,
Dale Perkins
DALE PERKINS
Website: www.daleperkins.net Email: abl3r7@r.postjobfree.com
Cell: 1-310-***-****
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A staff engineer that will enhance strategic program goals through
initiating engineering design changes, maximizing production through-put,
and empowering project teams through partnering and mentoring.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
. Improved producibility by 29% in creating Kaizen cells and single piece
flow techniques.
. Reduced Inventory burden by 50%/$4M/4yr thru standardization of
component parts and fasteners.
. Reduced WIP cycle time by 37% thru process changes in metal pretreatment
and powder coat finishes.
. Improved On-Time shipments to >92% by implementing Lean Manufacturing,
better material flow & staggered hours.
COMPETENCIES
. Conducted New Product Launch readiness reviews. . Program
Management / Project Team leadership.
. Designed Capital Equipment improving through-put. . Created Rapid
Tooling Program to reduce lead times.
. Failure Analysis & Corrective Action proficient. . Problem
solving skills thru leadership & experience.
. Advanced Material Sciences & Processes integration. . Supply Chain
Management & Financial impacts.
. College courses in Management/Supervision skills. . DOD/NASA,
ANSI/ISO, ASTM/SAE knowledgeable.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009 - 2000 Sr. Manufacturing Engineer ARCHITECTURAL AREA LIGHTING
La Mirada, CA. 90638
Principal Engineer reporting to the company's President & the company's
Manufacturing Superintendent in responsibilities for burden & cost
reductions, through-put efficiencies and providing oversight supervision to
all operations & personnel.
. Responsibilities in transitioning engineering prototypes to production
utilizing design for producibility principles.
. Responsibilities in failure analyses, MRB determinations, product field
returns and warranties criteria.
. Developed Rapid Tooling & Fixturing Initiative reducing fab start lead
time to coincide with final engineering release.
. Designed capital equipment for improved through-put: 234kW IR Oven, 200W
UV Chamber, Variable Voltage Tester.
. Created and managed certified processing & testing of pretreatment
chemistries & finish coating applications.
2000 & 1999 Sr. Manufacturing Engineer GENERAL CERAMICS, INC.
Anaheim, CA. 92806
Held over for personal performance during the company's efforts to navigate
federal bankruptcy chapters 11 & 13. Principle responsibilities for failure
analysis & correction of product configurations, quality & performance
anomalies.
. Design producibility & cost tradeoff studies, 1st article development,
production transition, testing & qualification.
. Created tooling, documentation & cross training for single piece flow &
WIP reduction.
. Redesigned solid carbon brazing tooling for greater accuracy and life
cycle.
. Revamped metalizing process lines (Cu, Ni, Cr, & Au) for quality
improvement.
Processes: Ceramic & metalized furnace brazing, metallic plating's, PCB's,
vacuum, thermo and shock testing.
Projects: Electronic, electro-optic & thermo sensors for airborne missiles
& ground weapon target acquisition systems.
DALE PERKINS
Website: www.daleperkins.net Email: abl3r7@r.postjobfree.com
Cell: 1-310-***-****
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1998 - 1994 Assembly & Test Dept. Manager TAMARACK SCIENTIFIC CO.,
INC. Anaheim, CA. 92806
Hired by Owner & CEO with rapid advancement from Manufacturing Engineer to
Assy. & Test Dept. Manager due to personal initiatives to enhance company
goals.
. Decreased WIP and cycle times by instituting single piece flow
techniques.
. Improved On-Time shipments by creating reliable master build schedules &
time standards.
. Reversed Buy to Make decisions to improve yields, quality, & On-Time
requirements.
. Improved equipment performance through advanced calibration, pretesting
and optical bench alignments.
Processes: CNC machining, optic fabrication, applied optical coatings,
optic testing.
Projects: Laser ablation systems, micron positioning & robotic subsystems,
transmission/active optics.
1993 - 1989 Sr. Member Technical Staff TRW-SPACE & ELECTRONICS
GROUP,ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DIV
Redondo Beach, CA. 90278
Selected from 8 departmental candidates to manage classified programs.
Responsibilities to solely generate: R&D sciences & prototyping, proposals,
estimates, S.O.W., Mfg./Q.A./Test plans, hardware acquisitions, tooling and
vendor liaison.
. Redefined quality requirements for 1st article use as deliverable end
item.
. Responsible for producibility, failure analysis and corrective action.
. Managed steadfast adherence to quality, costs, performance and schedule.
Processes: Vacuum brazing, Welding- Laser, E.B., Fusion, Composite
fabrication, Graphite filament winding, Plating's, Optic fabrication &
coatings.
Projects: Hydrazine & hypergolic fuel tanks, Chemical & Diode lasers,
Cryogenic compressors & coolers, Thrust vectoring & Directional thruster
systems, Spectrometer telescopes, Solar Panels, Satellites & satellite
subsystems.
1989 - 1980 Sr. Manufacturing Engineer LORAL CORPORATION,
DEFENSE SYSTEMS DIV.- ARIZONA
Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340
Selected out of 15 departmental candidates to manage classified programs.
Responsibilities to solely generate advanced manufacturing & assembly
processes, written instructions, fixture jig designs and capital equipment
acquisitions.
. Provided functional leadership, engineering support and supervision of
production personnel.
. Participation in project technical reviews, product configuration &
schedule reviews and program performance audits.
. Generated deployment site requirements for schedules, technical
directives, personnel, support equipment and utilities.
Processes: Conventional machining, Die forming, Dip brazing, Wave
soldering, SMT/PCBA, TIG welding, Orbital riveting, Transparency molding,
Composite layups and Bonding- Nomex, Aluminum, & Graphite.
Projects: Synthetic aperture reconnaissance & airborne target acquisition
radar systems, Aircraft canopies, Aircraft C/L Pod tanks, EMI/EMP shielded
communication & launch control shelters, Missile erector & launch support
systems.
EDUCATION and CERTIFICATION
. University of California - Irvine, "Legal Issues for Managers".
. University of California - Irvine, "Elements of Supervision".
. Society of Manufacturing Engineers - Certified Manufacturing Engineer.
. St. Louis University, Parks College of Aeronautics - Aeronautical
Engineering.
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