Engineer Process

Robert A. Wolf

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Gallatin, TN ***66

Home: 615-***-**** Cell: 615-***-****

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SUMMARY

Customer and people oriented engineer with 14 years experience in fast

paced manufacturing environments. Broad experience base including lean

manufacturing, process improvement, equipment reliability, Quality,

Maintenance and Facilities management. Strengths include problem solving,

drive for results, written / verbal communication, and organization. Six

Sigma Green Belt Certified.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Communications Test Design, Inc., Nashville, TN 2009 to 2010

Process Engineer

Utilized engineering and lean manufacturing experience to improve processes

and efficiencies in warranty, service, and distribution facility.

. Lean start up and implementation

- Led training for Operators, Managers, Value Stream Managers, and

Staff.

- Trained and led implementation of 5S initiative.

- Coordinated and led first ever Kaizen event for Nashville facility.

. Led, budgeted and implemented various improvement projects leading to:

- 20% productivity improvement for largest customer line resulting in

$625K annualized savings.

- Throughput improvements of 10% in Receiving, Shipping, and Repair.

. Managed Facilities and Maintenance contracts for:

- Roofing, HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Forklifts and Batteries, and

basic building Maintenance.

. Quoted, designed and managed new business introduction activities.

. Managed Engineering P&L items and implemented actions to improve margins.

Dell Computer, Inc., Lebanon, TN 2000 to 2009

Manufacturing Process Engineer, 2006 to 2009

Incorporated Six Sigma and Lean principles to achieve increased efficiency

and lower cost.

. Built and led cross functional teams on process improvement activities

such as:

- Designed and installed new line layout with improved PLC controls

netting ~$3.5M savings.

- Implemented material storage and flow improvement resulting in $625K

of added capacity.

- Analyzed and rebalanced pick processes resulting in $1M cost

avoidance.

- Installed by-pass allowing units to be removed when issues arose,

resulting in $400K savings.

- Led scrap reduction initiatives resulting in 10% YOY reduction and

$250K cost avoidance.

- Designed Best of Breed headcount modeling process.

. Utilized time & motion studies to increase line efficiency.

. Managed teams of electrical, mechanical, and networking contractors on

improvement projects.

. Supported existing equipment by leading root cause analysis, FMEA, and

reliability efforts.

. Sharpened negotiation skills and ability to influence others through:

- Weekly facilitation of executive level meetings.

- Led Senior Management team through quarterly headcount planning

process

Engineering Maintenance Manager II, 2003 to 2006

Directed daily activities for two shifts including issue resolution and

communication, project scheduling, preventative maintenance coordination

and improvement, and managing parts stores.

. Managed team of 17 Maintenance Technicians, 9 contractors, and

Planner/Scheduler.

. Managed Reliability improvement efforts, resulting in 5% downtime

reduction, which included:

- Motor / Gearbox heat & vibration analysis / Compressed air sound

testing to locate leaks

- Auto lubrication for bearing wear reduction

- Preventative / Predictive Maintenance / TPM program improvement and

scheduling

. Led daily reviews and tracked Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) to

manage downtime.

. Assisted with implementation of Computerized Maintenance Management

System (CMMS) which monitored Mean Time Between Failure, Mean Time to

Repair, and trouble ticket load.

. Worked with EHS to improve Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO), ergonomics, and

machine guard safety.

. Designed and led training initiatives with Nashville State, to improve

PLC programming, Pneumatics, Basic Math, Basic Electrical and

Troubleshooting.

Manufacturing Quality Engineering Advisor, 2000 to 2003

Applied failure analysis process to identify and communicate failure types.

. Led the design, construction, and processes for Failure Analysis and

Ongoing Reliability labs.

. Managed safety criteria for labs, including safety audits, x-ray

training, and MSDS.

. Advised, trained, and directed the daily activities of two test

technicians.

. Worked with cross functional teams to implement new designs for fixturing

and tooling.

. Utilized Six Sigma process resulting in Green Belt certification:

- Led cross functional teams to reduce process damage, totaling $1.5M in

cost avoidance.

- Led multi-business team to improve vendor damage resulting in $1M in

scrap savings.

SW Manufacturing, Inc., Smithville, TN 1998 to 2000

Process Engineer

Utilized lean engineering principles to improve both new and existing

processes.

Bridgestone / Firestone, Inc., Morrison, TN 1996 to 1998

Jr. Process Engineer

Oversaw new tire release, including initial design and machine

certification.

EDUCATION

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, May 1996, GPA (major) 3.26/4.0

skills

AutoCAD Lite, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, and

Visio. Leadership Academy Graduate, Dell Training and Development; Six

Sigma Green Belt Certified, Basic PLC knowledge.

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