Engineering Management

Charles Kirkman (Kirk) Weaver, II Phone: 734-***-****

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Canton, Michigan 48187-1911 ablsto@r.postjobfree.com

industrial, product & Manufacturing Engineering, project, IT & BUSINESS

leader

( Problem Solving ( Project Management ( Continuous Process Productivity,

Quality & Cost Improvement

( Simplifying Complex Manufacturing & Business Issues ( Communications (

Process Improvement ( Teamwork

Expertise in manufacturing & engineering business & process analysis &

improvement, production systems leadership and strong understanding of the

roles of quality, planning, uptime, flexibility, risk management, uptime,

IT applications development, capacity & storage planning, technology

refresh, stakeholder satisfaction and security in an organization.

Understands business issues at multiple levels and from various

perspectives. Top notch organizational, strategic planning and Project

Management skills. Demonstrated ability to mentor colleagues & employees,

build cross functional, cultural, and global teams. Skilled at growing

strong, successful client relationships, while implementing rock solid cost

and budget control. Experienced plant and office facilities planning.

logistics, materials requirements and engineering background. Thrived in

high tech electronics and heavy duty engine lean manufacturing operations.

Led process re-engineering teams in the Kaizan improvement process and

improved engineering process productivity and efficiency.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Stakeholder Focused Cost Budget Control Technology Planning &

Integration

Leadership/Team Operations Risk Materials & Strategic

Builder Reduction Planning

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Electronic Data Systems an HP Company, Detroit, Michigan

Engineering TEST LAB Service DelIvery Team Manager (10/2000-10/2009)

Responsible for delivering IT services in a major, heavy duty, diesel

engine design and manufacturing, product development engineering testing

laboratory. Led a team of applications development, project management,

consulting and infrastructure support personnel in the delivery of "new

product", development testing, IT systems and creating enabling tools for

this client's product development engineering business. Working with the

client's globally located IT and product engineering personnel was critical

to the integration activity.

. Rescued a $1.5 M service delivery contract from cancellation by

increasing value to client. Absorbed more responsibility, provided

enabling technologies and services, took on tasks proving difficult

and/or undesirable for the client to perform and delivered data

acquisition services at a 99% uptime level.

. Changed client relationship from order taker to a partner/consultant

by increasing knowledge of client's business, delivering efficiency

improvements and cost savings of $2 M annually, and helping meet

client and leadership goals and commitments. This established a

strong, thriving and trusting client relationship.

. Improved retention of high performance, quality team members,

motivating strong cooperation.

. Managed projects to refresh technology upgrade computing hardware, OS,

network & applications to meet continually changing business

requirements, integrated client with their globally based parent and

prepared for emerging best practices. Developed a strategic IT plan

for the client.

Engineering IT business leader (02/1996-10/2000)

Responsible for delivering IT services to a major, heavy duty, diesel

engine design and manufacturing, product engineering organization. Client

functional areas were the following: Electronic Systems, Product

Engineering Laboratory, Field Service - Warranty & Distributor Support,

Product Design - Integrated Product Development, and Sales Engineering.

. Evaluated services to be delivered, costs of resources to meet

obligations, client expectations and aligned them accordingly to

provide stability, quality and client satisfaction.

. Successfully managed the profitability of this $5 M business, grew it

by $1 M annually and selected high performance team members to meet

this growth

Electronic Data Systems a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation, Kokomo,

Indiana

Account Manager & MANUFACTURING IT MANAGER (09/1985 - 02/1996)

Responsible for delivering IT services to a major, automotive electronics,

design, manufacturing and product engineering organization. Functional

areas were the following: Manufacturing, Reliability Engineering, Service

Engineering, Sales & Marketing Engineering. Client satisfaction reached a

partner relationship level. Mentoring and team building were required to

retain high performance, quality team members.

. Evaluated service needs, cost of resources, client expectations and

aligned them accordingly to provide stability, quality, refreshed

technology and captained this successful $10 M dollar business.

. Managed project to implement Workstream (WS), a system to support

semiconductor manufacturing. WS is a product tracking, parameter

measurement and product cost system developed by a third party

supplier. WS replaced manual processes. Led the cross functional team

to acquire computing, networking and other infrastructure resources

needed to run this application successfully. Tailored WS to meet

client's needs create user documentation and train users as the

application was implemented by manufacturing.

. Managed projects to deliver product tracking, planning and scheduling

for the plastic molding operation, and resolved contract requirements

and obligation misunderstandings.

Delco Electronics, Division General Motors Corporation, Kokomo, Indiana

Senior Manufacturing engineer (& Sr. Industrial EngineEr) (06/1975

-09/1985)

Responsible for performing evaluation of operational processes, manage

projects, identifying best practices and improvements, improve quality,

reduce expense, provide capacity to meet schedules and establish an

accurate cost of product. Implemented a process level computer based

budgeting system for semiconductor manufacturing.

. Designed and implemented a $2.9 M cost saving assembly process for

audio speakers.

. Implemented a common process description for three semiconductor

integrated circuit fabrication facilities, which helped to achieve a

true cost of product for these operations.

. Developed a course encompassing practical usable Industrial

Engineering skills and tools for the Division and trained all IE

personnel, leading to consistency in costing product and proper use of

tools. It included defining standardized machine efficiency and

machines per person formulae across the Division. This information

was shared with other GM component divisions.

. Worked with cross functional teams, developed floor plans and

implemented model year capacity planning requirement, equipment

changes and upgrades on production floor which led to greater

efficiency and ability to assemble required product volume.

. Developed capacity and design requirements for two Automatic Storage

and Retrieval Systems to free up production floor space.

EDUCATION

Master's of Science Degree - Industrial Engineering

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Bachelor's of Science Degree - Industrial Engineering

Kettering University/General Motors Institute, Flint, MI

TRAINING

Leading People, Account Leaders Program, P&L Management, Project

Management, Developing People, Career Management, Problem Solving &

Decision Making, Export Compliance, Information Security, Business Ethics,

Performance Management, Cultural Diversity, Harassment in the Workplace,

Team Building, Time Management, Quality Management, TQM (Total Quality

Management), MRP/ERP, SPC (Statistical Quality Control), Kaizan (Japanese

form of Productivity Improvement) Workshops, Client Satisfaction, Keeping

Commitments, PERT (Program Evaluation & Review Technique), CPM (Critical

Path Planning Method). QMS (Quality Management Systems), CMM (Capability

Maturity Model), CMMI (CMM Integration), asset management. Studying Lean 6

Sigma Concepts (my goal is Green/Black Belt Certification) and

Reviewing Project Management Institutes (PMI) Project Management Practices

and Procedures (PMP) (my goal is Certification).

TECHNICAL SKILLS

MS Office, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Exchange, MS Project, Lotus

Notes, SAP Administrative tools, HTML, MS Windows O.S., MAC/Apple O.S.,

Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Concepts, Leading teams in ISO 9000,

9001 & QS 9000 re-certification audits, IT Systems Configuration Planning &

Design, Project Leadership, Problem Solving, Re-Engineering & Productivity

Improvement, Statistical Quality Control Methods.

AFFILIATIONS

Past Chapter No. 137 Chairman, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME),

member & past Chapter No. 143 President, Institute of Industrial Engineers

in (IIE) in Central Indiana, member Engineering Society of Detroit & member

Boy Scouts of America, Council, District & Unit Leadership and Adult

Leadership Trainer (Indiana and Michigan), Soccer Coach YMCA, Police

Athletic League & Northwestern High School, Kokomo, IN

FACILITIES ACTIVITES SUMMARY

Oversaw operations of company facilities and equipment to ensure operations

met established guidelines. Reviewed and approves all estimates of material

and labor costs for routine repairs, replacements, and improvements.

Overseaw general building maintenance, schedules repairs and ensures that

potential safety hazards are addressed in a timely manner. Was current on

OSHA and other safety guidelines and inspects buildings to ensure fire-code

compliance. Maintained inventory of equipment and routine maintenance

repairs to equipment. Inspected invoices to ensure that appropriate

supplies were delivered to facilities in an accurate and timely manner.

Determined space requirements and provided recommendations to upper

management to ensure provision of appropriate office space, furniture and

equipment for effective facilities operations. Identified contractors and

vendors of materials, equipment and supplies. Coordinated with outside

contractors and vendors of equipment and supplies to ensure that supplies

and equipment were delivered in a timely and cost effective manner.

Contacted contractors on equipment repairs such as, carpet

repairs/replacements, painting, electrical and/or plumbing work. Evaluated

cost and quality of services, goods, and supplies to ensure that quality

and cost match contract specifications. Maintained and monitored

established contractor and vendor agreements to ensure that deliveries met

established agreements. Recommended and initiated the selection and hiring

of employees. Trained and evaluated employees to enhance their performance,

development, and work product. Addressed performance issues and made

recommendations for personnel actions. Made recommendations for salary

increases, transfers and terminations to manager. Supervised routine

movement of people to new office spaces to ensure minimal hindrance to

business operations. Coordinated with management, contractors and movers

during all phases of the move. Supervised and provided specifications for

various construction projects. Monitored Office, Data Center, Lab HVAC, UPS

and power systems. Was responsible for minor lease hold improvements within

all facilities and labs. Was able to provide 24/7 facility/security

support on an as needed basis. Supervised construction projects related to

facility improvements.

MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES SUMMARY

Promoted and developed Lean manufacturing operation plans, standard time

data, use of Predetermined Time Standards, developed and implemented Lead-

Time reduction. Facilitated and defined requirements for ERP (Enterprise

Requirements Planning), PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), PDM (Product

Data Management), MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) requirements for

system development. Implemented short range Capacity operations and

created mid and long range Capacity plans. Led Client product and service

quoting reviews. Created user groups promoted active participation for

continuous improvement and managed & owned Projects. Facilitated

definition of client requirements and developed responses to RFQ s

(Requests for Quotation). Created and maintained Engineering &

Manufacturing work Time Standards. Developed and mentored Work Place

organization. Created and implemented facility and floor plan designs and

layouts. Supported control of archiving and maintenance of layouts.

Created and improved Machine & Work Center Line Balancing. Supported

manufacturing WO (Work Order) close process. Contributed to Client

Industrial initiatives. Measured & tracked Efficiency Factors and

facilitated productivity & process improvement initiatives. Worked with

potential & new clients and facilitated assembly introductions & start-ups.

Developed & maintained production flow, process and cost accounting

routings for product. Investigated and implemented Safety Improvements.

Led cross functional teams to develop and implement productivity solutions.

Led identification and prioritization of productivity opportunities. Led

training for value engineering, 6-sigma lean manufacturing, and cost

improvement. Led client focus teams in cost improvement and cycle time

reduction efforts. Developed & maintained manufacturing plans for clients.

Facilitated and led Cost Reduction Initiatives.

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