Engineer Six Sigma

Robert Bradley

** ****** *** **** ? Paragould, AR 72450 ? 870-***-**** ?

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OBJECTIVE: Manufacturing Engineering position with a variety of tasks

which would challenge my abilities and afford new opportunities.

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Solid background in engineering and manufacturing.

Cost savings, process and tooling improvement.

Originated Capital Appropriations Requests to $650K per year.

Experience in turning, milling, grinding, broaching, thread rolling,

punching.

Tool design and plant layouts utilizing AutoCAD.

Expedited troubleshooting of equipment and processes.

Effective as team player or working alone.

Hands on type of person / enjoys involvement in all aspects of a project.

Proficient at training others.

Knowledge and experience with Six Sigma, ISO-9000.

Experience

2007-2009: GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMPANY; Tulsa, OK

Manufacturing Engineer

Prepared capital appropriation requests ($50-350K/yr) to justify spending

requirements.

Designed tooling and gages.

Diagnosed and solved manufacturing problems to maximize production and

quality, reduce man

hours, and to minimize cost.

Responsible for process improvements, acceptance run-off, set-up of capital

equipment.

Partnered with vendors in design and modification of equipment.

Ordered new tooling and fixtures.

Prepared Work Procedures for new products.

2000-2007: EMERSON MOTOR COMPANY; Paragould, AR

Manufacturing Engineer

Saved $204K per year in operator costs by setting up 5 work cells.

Prepared capital appropriation requests ($50-350K/yr) to justify spending

requirements.

Designed tooling and gages.

Diagnosed and solved manufacturing problems to maximize production and

quality, reduce man

hours, and to minimize cost.

Responsible for process improvements, acceptance run-off, set-up of capital

equipment.

Partnered with vendors in design and modification of equipment.

Ordered new tooling and fixtures.

Prepared Work Procedures for new products.

Certified Six Sigma Yellow Belt.

This location was a 1200+ employee machining and assembly operation

producing up to 40,000 electric appliance motors per day. Provided

engineering support for Shaft Machining department, consisting of about 60

pieces of equipment and machining up to 80,000 shafts per day for in house

and external locations. Operations involved turning, grinding, thread

rolling, spline rolling, drilling, cold extrusion and broaching.

1997-2000: EATON-VICKERS INC; Omaha, NE

Manufacturing Engineer

Developed cycle scheduling for three departments.

Responsible for process improvement, acceptance run-off and capital

equipment set-up.

Updated and maintained processes to meet ISO-9000 requirements.

Launched re-commissioning of machining cell that required working through

an interpreter with foreign engineers, tool development and optimization,

modifying all programs provided by the engineers, writing new programs for

additional products, and training operators on tooling setup and machine

operation. Programming this machining center required seven different

programs to run simultaneously. The programs were written manually with a

text editor.

Worked with tooling vendors to specify tools to cut design features.

Ordered replacement tooling for fixtures and machines.

Reported to Sr. Engineer in a 2500-employee machining and assembly

operation producing hydraulic pumps and motors. Assigned to machining in

this 500,000 sq/ft plant involved in machining, grinding, honing and

drilling of cast iron.

1994-1997: FLUID HANDLING COMPONENTS; Little Rock, AR

Manufacturing / Quality Engineer

Prepared drawings for production use and for modification of tooling.

Programmed CNC grinder.

Developed manufacturing and quality assurance procedures for entire shop.

Designed and made fixtures for production of parts.

Responsible for modification and maintenance of OD, ID, Blanchard, and

centerless grinders used in production of carbide seal faces.

1981-1993: CARRIER AIR CONDITIONING; Maumelle, AR

Quote Control Coordinator

Quoted special orders to Sales Engineers.

Slashed response time from two weeks to two days.

Improved methods of recording quote requests and responses.

Coordinated equipment orders, design, part production, and inspection of

special orders.

Assisted in writing IS0-9000 procedures.

Worked in the Engineering Department, quoting special orders that totaled

25% of all sales at this facility.

Taught Intro to PC courses.

Lead Quality Control Inspector

Approved final inspection on assembly lines.

Machine Operator

Operated brake presses and CNC turret punch presses.

Re-programmed equipment to improve cycle time

Trained 90% of new operators.

Education

B.S. Mechanical engineering Technology-University of Arkansas AT Little

Rock 1995 (While

Working Full-Time)

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Intro To Six Sigma, Six Sigma Yellowbelt Certification, Intro to Six Sigma

Greenbelt, AutoCAD and Solid Edge courses, Effective Phone Communications,

Customer Satisfaction, Quality Circles, Intro to PC, Excel, Word, and

Access.

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