Janet L. Fish

Objective Project Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Project Manager or

Lean Manager

Registered Professional Engineer in Ohio since 1987

Certified by OPMA as a Lean Enterprise Specialist in 2004

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt by the American Society for Quality in 2008

American Society for Quality Certified Quality Engineer obtained in 2009

Core Skills New Product Introduction Lean Manufacturing Implementation

Project Management Analytical Problem Solving Team Building,

Leadership, Mentoring

Value Stream Mapping Continuous Improvement Ideas Cross-functional

Meeting Facilitation

Optimizing Plant Layout Lean, 5S, Ergonomics Training Communication

& Presentation Skills

Industrial Engineer

2009 - 2010

The Will-Burt Company (Telescoping Masts) 401

Collins Blvd., Orrville, Ohio 44667

. Contract Lean implementation project to improve flow and reduce inventory

by 50% for major military contract mast.

Project Engineer

2000 - 2008

Kinetico (Residential and Commercial Water Softeners) 10845

Kinsman Road, Newbury, Ohio 44065

Lean Projects

. Saved $300,000 in annual shipping costs by bringing Cartridge Production

in house from vendor in California.

. Decreased order-to-ship lead time from average of 6 days to 2 days while

also reducing work in process.

. Developed tote cart kanban system to transport softener valves from

assembly to wet test to final assembly.

. Created two bin kanban system for purchased parts when moving Commercial

RO to Building 3.

. Videoed Final Assembly of each softener product line to analyze job

methods and reduce non-value added time.

. Led weekly kaizen meetings with Final Assemblers to brainstorm and

implement improvements in cabinet assembly area.

New Product Lines

Quick Flo Tank Purefecta K2 and K5 Drinking Water Systems Block

Salt Softener for UK Cabinet Softener for France

. Designed layouts for efficient flow, purchased workbenches and carts,

labeled shelves and bins, designed kanban systems, specified and ordered

tools and equipment, collaborated with Machine Shop to create custom

tools and fixtures needed.

. Requested product design enhancements during the field trial stage of

development to improve manufacturability.

. Facilitated weekly cross-functional meetings with 20 people from

Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and Manufacturing.

. Led weekly meetings to create K5 value stream map, decide layout and

product flow, takt and cycle times, and kanbans.

. Resolved issues with vendors of rotational and vacuum form molded parts

for new cabinet softeners.

Capital Improvement Projects

. Building 1: Designed AutoCAD layouts and worked with Maintenance and

contractors to build a new Quality Assurance Lab, enlarge the Machine

Shop and improve the flow of molds needing repair and cleaning through

the Machine Shop.

. Building 2: Designed AutoCAD layouts and worked with Maintenance and

contractors to add two dock doors, move finished product opposite the

dock, move resin storage behind the filling machines to not disrupt

production, and improve the flow of softener valves from inventory as

molded parts through assembly, wet test and final assembly as softeners.

Ergonomic Projects

. Developed new procedure with telescoping boxes for Final Assembly to

eliminate 50 lb repetitive 20 inch high lift.

. Specified motorized height benches and conveyors for injection molding

department to minimize bending and reaching.

. Configured packaging benches for UPS department to keep common boxes

within easy reach and reduce walking.

. Purchased adjustable stools for 60 production employees in Molding,

Drinking Water and Softener Valve Assembly.

. Initiated design of automated machine to eliminate twisting wrists while

hand siliconing 1200 pistons per day.

Training

. Supervised and mentored a co-op student for 4 years designing tools,

fixtures and manufacturing equipment.

. Trained 50 production employees to understand basic Ergonomic principles

to be able to contribute improvement ideas.

. Trained and mentored 40 new 5S leaders over 6 years to conduct quarterly

audits of other manufacturing departments.

. Wrote TWI Job Instruction Standardized Work procedures and trained 10

Drinking Water Assemblers on new K5 product.

. Identified training needs and planned future training for 130 production

employees with the Director of Manufacturing.

. Gave Powerpoint presentations on 5S, Ergonomics and Lean to visiting

professional societies and regional managers.

Design Engineer 1998

- 2000

ProQuip (Custom Industrial Mixers) 850 East Highland

Road, Macedonia, Ohio 44056

. AutoCAD design of impellers, shafts, and mechanical seals for agitators

primarily for the chemical industry.

Mechanical Engineer 1997

- 1998

Cyberex (Uninterruptible Power Systems) 7171 Industrial

Park Blvd., Mentor, Ohio 44060

. Created standard and engineered designs from the prototype of the

Cyberwave - a new product line.

. Reduced sheet metal costs and improved sales of the 30KVA model by

reducing the width from 55 to 37 inches.

. Designed the mechanical packaging for over 50 UPS and Static Switch

orders totaling $4.3 million in sales.

Manufacturing Engineer 1995

- 1997

Reliance Electric (Electric Motors) 4200

Benefit Avenue, Ashtabula, Ohio 44004

. Reported directly to the Plant Manager on a special assignment to

renovate the main office, lobby, and entryway.

. Prepared Project Approval Requests for $215,000 in renovation

expenditures.

. Coordinated with the General Contractor and subcontractors to make

decisions and define the scope of the work.

. Produced AutoCAD layouts of new walls, ceiling, lighting, HVAC, cubicles,

furniture, printers, and copiers.

. Communicated the status and future direction of the project to all

employees through monthly update memos.

Manufacturing Engineer 1994 -

1995

AirMaze Corporation (Air and Liquid Filters) 115 East

Steels Corners Road, Stow, Ohio 44224

. Assumed the majority of my supervisor's responsibilities after he was

transferred to another facility 8/94.

. Worked closely with Maintenance to obtain services to repair machinery.

. Wrote Appropriation Requests for $96,000 in capital expenditures for

machinery, building repair and safety items.

. Conducted monthly safety tours and implemented a safety program.

. Coordinated hazardous and non-hazardous waste disposal.

Product Design Engineer

1982 - 1988

Test Engineer

The Timken Company (Tapered Roller Bearings) 1835

Dueber Avenue, Canton, Ohio 44706

. Spearheaded project to correct Roller Aim Sizes and limit roller

inventory resulting in $56 million inventory reduction.

. Designed prototype and production tapered roller bearings and created

assembly drawings on CADAM.

. Specialized in high-speed applications for machine tools and helicopters.

. Generated Finite Element Analysis models of bearing components.

. Assigned customer jobs to three engineers as Section Leader and trained

two International Sales Engineers.

. Performed bearing application testing and studied bearing damage

analysis.

Co-op Engineer 1978 -

1981

ACF Industries, Amcar Division (Railroad Freight Cars) St.

Charles, Missouri 63301

. Worked for five semesters during college in the Test Center, Research &

Development and Engineering Analysis.

Software Solidworks, AutoCAD, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Project, Visio,

eVSM (Value Stream Mapping)

Training TWI Job Instruction and Job Relations, Lean Enterprise

Institute's Creating Continuous Flow and Creating Level Pull,

Training the Trainer, APICS Fundamentals of Manufacturing

Control, ISO 9000 Internal Audit, CNC Programming, Statistical

Process Control, PLC Programming, OSHA 10-Hour Compliance,

Troubleshooting

Professional Societies SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers), ASQ

(American Society for Quality),

OPMA (Operations & Plant Managers Association), Women

Advancing Women.

Education University of Illinois

1982

College of Engineering 1308 W.

Green St., Urbana, Illinois 61801

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering 4.7/5.0 GPA

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