Project Manager Engineering
Resume:
JON A. THORPE
Litchfield, CT. ****9
******@***.***
MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
Delivering value through leadership, experience and technical expertise
SUMMARY
Senior level technology and manufacturing professional with demonstrated
technical documentation, interpersonal, and leadership skills, utilized in
demanding plant and production environments. A gifted Project Manager
skilled in working with various technical, production and corporate
disciplines in the design, development, and launch of leading-edge products
and processes; always a valuable addition and leader for any team.
A spirit of inquisitiveness and a deep desire to gain and apply knowledge
result in a drive toward creating working yet elegant systems from
theoretical concepts. The leadership and project experience along with
dedication to staying ahead of the technology curve have fully prepared me
to use my experiences to improve any company.
. Gifted as a trouble shooter, known for quickly identifying problems
and being creative in arriving at solutions, professional and capable
a technical leader, skilled at driving large and small development
projects, able to break down challenges to their basic and fundamental
roots; an insightful employee with an eye toward problem solving in as
economical and effective a manner as is possible. Ready, willing and
able to function in any role necessary to insure project success and
on time project delivery.
CORE COMPETENCIES
. Manufacturing . Documentation . Prototype Development . Machine Shop .
Testing . Electrical Engineering
. Budget Development . Data Analysis . Manufacturing Information Management
Systems . MRP . EDMS
. Strategic Planning . ROI . ISO . TPM . RFPs . Performance Optimization .
Electromechanical Devices
. Graphic User Interface . Programming . LAN . Integration . Digital
Printing Equipment . CAD
. Schematics . Engineering . Production . Quality . Written and Oral
Communication . OCR
. PC Boards . Manpower and Materials Scheduling . Computer Configuration .
Harnessing
. Technical Support . Digital Photography . High Speed Mail Insertion and
Sorting Systems
. Project Management . Lotus Notes . Microsoft Office Suite . Access .
Visio . Retrofitting
. Process Definition . Process Documentation . Kaisen . Leadership
Experience
DIRECT EXPERIENCE
INC JET Inc Norwich CT
2008 - 2009
Provides effective printing solutions in the commercial packaging, graphics
and mailing markets
Field Applications Engineer/Technical Documentation Specialist
Delivered key technical support for the Engineering Group by testing
equipment and troubleshooting graphic user interface software for
industrial ink jet printing systems. Hands-on experience with multiple high
tech mail packaging and digital printing systems.
. Provided extensive technical documentation support by creating and or
updating a wide variety of Engineering and Manufacturing product,
quality and technical systems documents including assembly
instructions, training manuals and operation guides.
. View examples here:
http://amazingiphone.com/JonThorpe/TechnicalDocumentation/
ID MAIL SYSTEMS Inc Middletown, CT
2007 - 2008
Supplies mail room equipment including mail sorters, mail processing
equipment, barcode sorters, mail sorting equipment and mlocr systems.
Systems Integration Support Engineer
Provided key technical support for machine builds of high speed mail
sorting systems and equipment.
. Delivered engineering support for Manufacturing and Service
Departments by performing equipment tests to resolve customer
concerns.
. Provided technical documentation support for creation or update of
operations guides and service manuals.
Jon Thorpe
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Experience Continued
PITNEY BOWES Inc (Document Messaging Technologies Div.) Danbury, CT
1986 - 2006
Manufacturer of document insertion systems and related software and
hardware, provider of services related to mailing, packaging, and shipping.
Systems Integration Support Eng. / Mfg. Supervisor
1998 - 2006
Provided daily supervision, planning, scheduling and tracking of workload
for 12-member Systems Team and coordinated and tracked 15 other matrixed
engineering employees. Successfully oversaw materials scheduling for all
regular projects and special unscheduled projects for the Engineering
Department along with ordering, planning and scheduling any relevant
special parts or equipment. Active supplementary roles of Engineering
Support Coordinator and Retrofits Coordinator. Contributions and expertise
directly affected 50% of $100M in revenue annually.
. Key leader in driving the design & development of an Access database
for Engineering Support. Development occurred over a three year
cycle and resulted in improved on time delivery of custom engineering
features to manufacturing systems during systems integration
View Engineering materials, manpower and scheduling presentation here:
http://amazingiphone.com/JonThorpe/TechnicalDocumentation/PB%20EngScheduling
DatabasePresentation/
Product Modification Specialist
1990 - 1998
Subject Matter Expert for layout and build of electrical harnessing for
varying types of power distribution and machine control enclosures as well
as the modification of electrical & electro-mechanical systems assemblies,
PC boards, harnesses and components.
. Instrumental in implementing moving laser beam scanners and high speed
camera systems, which achieved significant gains in accuracy in mail
integrity at high processing speeds
. Managed the development, implementation and evaluation of complex
designs during product manufacturing and testing in order to ensure
the completion of projects as efficiently and effectively as possible
Custom & Prototype Harnessing Specialist
1988 - 1989
PC Board Assembly & Repair Specialist
1986 - 1987
ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE
THORPE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Litchfield, CT
2005 - Present
Web based products including telecommunications products, upgrades and
social media program
Web Developer and Owner
. Partner in the engineering and development of a complete interactive
social media program product
. Designer and developer of an Internet based website project
www.amazingiphone.com
. Launched profit making web pages within website using Google Adsense
pay per click advertising
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Business Management
NYSU Technical School
CERTIFICATIONS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
Understating Mailing Systems
Understanding Full System Integration
Digital Video camera image capture systems.
Digital Ink Jet printing and printing solutions
Optical Character Reader "OCR" system solutions
Local Area Network, "LAN" Connectivity & Basics
Video Checking character scanning and integrity checking systems
Standard barcode scanner and moving beam laser scanner application
Computer configuration, modification, troubleshooting and software
integration
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