Engineer Customer Service

INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING & PROCESS ENGINEER

Conceptual thinking, self starter, data oriented and result driven person

with Lean and Six Sigma background. Extensive experience and knowledge in

manufacturing processes, process improvement and cost reduction. Dynamic

and resourceful person with Capex justification and procurement skills to

greatly improve the bottom line of the company. Hands on experience in

leading and facilitating Kaizen and major capital projects. Capable of

analyzing opportunities with outside the box thinking. Experienced in

safety management and compliance.

KEY QUALIFICATION

Project management

Process improvement

Problem solving

Lean principles

Kaizen leader

Workplace organization

Capex justification

Facility planning

Time study

Ergonomics

Cost management

Procurement skills

Customer Service

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Case New Holland America, LLC., Lebanon, Indiana

01/2008 - 05/2010

Continuous Improvement Manager (05/2009 - 05/2010)

Managed, provided, and controlled support projects and outside contracts.

Provided and implemented cost saving ideas with improved process.

Recognized by superiors for effective communication skills, delegated to

the contact person position to communicate any needs with building owner.

Managed the justification, design and bids of a $4.5M mezzanine project

Better managed operational costs to budget by new processes and ideas

Saved over $100K annually and created a more environmentally friendly

company with enhanced recycling programs

Lean Industrial Engineer (01/2008 - 05/2009)

Provided solutions for any bottleneck operations by using the Kaizen

approach. Updated the packaging costs.

Facilitated Kaizen events in improving process flow and visuals

Led a team in establishing better packaging labor costs structure

Established work instructions for all processes

Leggett & Platt, Inc., Whittier, California (A fortune 500 company)

08/2005 - 01/2008

Continuous Improvement / Compliance Manager

Facilitated and implemented Kaizen events to improve productivity and flow.

Helped management in justifying any cost saving projects. Managed branch's

environmental and safety programs, trainings, and activities.

Led new product design requirement projects for new customers

Saved over $100K annually on raw material cost by rearranging the raw

material storage room

Reduced travel time and bottle neck by moving carton storage room closer to

packing department

Implemented a 2 man assembly line from a 4 man assembly line to improve

productivity by 30%

Performed feasibility study on having automation to improve productivity

and reducing inventory

Helped other branch establish their compliance programs

Hollywood Bed and Spring Manufacturing, Commerce, California

07/2002 - 08/2005

Industrial & Product Engineer / Purchasing

Maintained the company's master production schedule (MPS) and material

information to produce accurate material requirement planning (MRP) report.

Used the MRP report to purchase and schedule materials and production.

Suggested and implemented other improvement ideas.

Increased packing productivity by over 50% by implementing the employee

incentive program

Saved over $400K annually, improved Safety and Environmental compliance by

implementing new water-based paint

Eliminated material shortage and lowered inventory level by maximizing the

utilization of the Master Production Scheduling and the Material

Requirement Planning (MRP) to better manage material planning and logistic

Designed, sourced, and procured materials and services for new product

lines

Performed labor cost reduction by implementing lean-approach for

manufacturing

Leggett & Platt, Inc., Whittier, California (A fortune 500 company)

08/1996 - 06/2002

Industrial Engineer / Safety / Engineering Supervisor (06/1999 - 06/2002)

Supervised the Engineering Department in addition to previous job

assignments.

Approved and installed a $250K auto-bagger machine to automate the bagging

operation for all North American usage

Re-aligned and implemented new production standards throughout 3 facilities

using Predetermined Motion Time-Study

Helped management in productivity improvement, safety programs

establishment and standard establishment for the new branch acquisition

Industrial / Safety Engineer (08/1996 - 06/1999)

Re-aligned and maintained the accuracy of all time studies for work

standards. Performed process improvements on work cells. Learned and

maintained safety compliance standard.

Designed and implemented layout for a new warehouse

Established 3 man assembly lines from 5 man assembly lines to improve

productivity by 35%

Designed and implemented layout for a new warehouse

Re-deployed, improved and maintained firm's overall safety programs,

including safety program development and maintenance, conducting safety

trainings, and correspondences with the corporate risk management team

EDUCATION

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California

BS in Industrial Engineering

TRAINING & CERTIFICATION

Lean Thinking by Back to Basics

Path to Excellence Six Sigma Black CAT by the Leggett & Platt Continuous

Improvement team

Lean Manufacturing by the Glendale College Professional Development Center

Six-Sigma Black Belt practitioner by the Glendale College Professional

Development Center

Pre-Determined Motion Time-Study (PMT) by Robert Krave Consulting Company

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