KENNETH P. ZENKERT

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0971

Clearwater, Florida, 33761

abl7xt@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

. Green Belt Certified.

Extensive experience in Electro-Mechanical Assembly,

Cables/Harnesses, molding, and CCA's.

In depth knowledge of IPC-610/620, J-STD-001 and various

military specifications.

Experienced in using the Oracle MRP system and structuring Bills of

Material.

A broad background that includes: Design, Prototype Manufacturing,

Lean Manufacturing,

Quality, Manufacturing, and Industrial Engineering, Teaching,

Management and Estimating.

EXPERIENCE:

2005-2010 DRS Laurel Technologies, Largo, FL, Facility, Div. of DRS

Technologies

. Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

. Assumed role as project engineer for all Cables & Harnesses

transferred from Johnstown, PA.

. Established training programs for new manufacturing

personnel in cable manufacturing.

> Applied Lean Manufacturing principles that reduced assembly

times of 20 labor intensive

cables built for the U.S. Army Tank Command by an average of 23%

each.

. Purchased and implemented over $0.75M of wire processing

& molding equipment.

. Subject matter expert for all Cable & Harness

assemblies.

. Recommended design changes to customers in support of

cable assemble issues.

. Designed harnesses for various electro-mechanical

assemblies.

. Generated work instructions for Assemblies,

Cables/Harnesses & CCA's.

. Developed estimates for Bids and Proposals.

1999-2005 DRS Laurel Technologies, Johnstown, PA, Facility, Div. of

DRS Technologies

. Sr. Engineer-Proposals

. Researched and recommended new technologies in support

of new business.

> Member of the DRS/Lockheed Martin Lean

Manufacturing Team to develop parametric pricing.

> Senior member of the DRS Lean Manufacturing

Team for developing labor standards.

. Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

. Led the Rapid Prototype manufacturing team for the

production start up of new programs.

. Successfully transitioned multi-$M programs from

engineering release to production.

. Justified the use of over $1M of Semi-Automatic of wire

processing equipment

. Initially responsible for all CCA manufacturing.

. Introduced the 1st table top Pick & Place machine for SMT

assembly.

. Created all the purchasing codes in support of buying CCA

components on tape & reel.

. Selected & monitored the installation of 10,000 sq.ft of

ESD flooring in support of

the business decision to transfer a fully automated CCA cell from

another division of DRS.

. Support all cable molding processes

. Invented a process that eliminated a transfer mold defect

used in cable manufacturing.

> Reduced assembly labor of products by a minimum of 15%

when using Lean Manufacturing Techniques.

. Instituted material shelf life controls that resulted in

over $45,000 in savings the first year.

. Designed cables & harnesses in support of customer needs.

. Redesigned a 120,000 sq. ft facility to accommodate

cellular manufacturing.

KENNETH P. ZENKERT

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1997-1999 Volt Technical Services - Boeing Commercial Aircraft,

Seattle, WA

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

> Assigned to Lean Manufacturing Program that improved the

757 production rate.

. Received BCA certification for Aircraft Wiring

Processes.

1989-1997 Interstate Electronics Corp. Anaheim, CA, Div. of

Figgie International

. Senior Manufacturing Engineer

. Team lead for the transition of $35M of products from

the Hartman Systems division.

1974-1989 Hartman Systems Corp. Huntington, NY Div. of

Figgie International

. Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

. Managed a team of eighteen Engineers, Cost Control and

Estimating personnel.

. Supervisor, Manufacturing Engineering

. Led a team of 5 Manufacturing Engineers.

. Senior Manufacturing Engineer

. Reviewed and released all drawings and created

Bills of material.

. Created work instructions and designed

Cables/Harnesses.

1973-1974 Data Communications, Inc., Melville, NY

. Manufacturing Engineering Consultant to companies who

required immediate solutions.

1965-1973 Hazeltine Corporation, Greenlawn, NY

. Quality Control Engineer (commercial division)

. Established inspection procedures for high volume

production of Harnesses and CCA's

. Engineering Technician (military division)

. Designed and built Cables/Harnesses, CCA's and

engineering breadboards

EDUCATION:

> Lockheed Martin Certificate of Lean

Manufacturing

> Laurel Highlands Community College PA.- Lean

Manufacturing Green Belt Certified

> DRS Technologies Certificate of Lean

Manufacturing

. Boeing certification for aircraft wiring

. American Graduate University- Certificate of Training-

Improvement and learning curves

. University of Wisconsin- Certificate in Industrial

Engineering

. California State University- Just-IN-Time Techniques and

Operations Management

> TQM training at Interstate Electronics.

. Bachelor of Science, Manufacturing Management 145

credits completed,

New York Institute of Technology, New York

. Associate of Science Degree, Electronics Technology,

New York State University at Farmingdale, New York

AWARDS:

. Nu Upsilon Tau Honor Society, New York Institute of

Technology

. Certificates of cost reduction, Interstate Electronics

MILITARY: U.S. Navy, Avionics Technician. Honorable discharge[pic]

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