Engineer Quality Control

Linden Lawver

*** ***** ****** ****, ***** Carolina 27511

919-***-**** *************@*****.***

SUMMARY

. A highly qualified manufacturing engineering professional with

broad-based sheet metal fabrication and assembly experience

including manufacturing methods, labor standards, cost reductions,

documentation maintenance, line balancing, and factory layout.

. Well versed in time studies, assembly line design, and commercial

packaging.

. Creative and analytical in improving production processing and

plant layout, with strong bottom-line orientation.

. Works equally well on individual assignments or as a member of a

team.

EXPERIENCE

MORTON METALCRAFT, Apex, North Carolina

Sheet metal components for large OEM's

Account Engineer 2004 - 2009

. Quoted products based on customer drawings by determining

appropriate manufacturing methods and labor standards, custom

tooling requirements, and analysis of customer specifications.

Awarded 5 year, $20,000,000 contact in 2009. In previous 3 years

was awarded over $1,000,000 of new business and retained over

$1,000,000 of redesigned business in each year.

. Implemented new/revised products into computer databases,

design/order custom tooling and fixtures, provide process drawings

using Pro-E Wildfire 3.0 and ACAD 2004. 100% of the projects were

implemented on time.

. Acted as the liaison between the customer and the production floor.

. Provided cost reduction ideas and implement when approved.

Example: Suggested changing the design of a threaded boss to one

that had a shoulder. This eliminated the need to tap the threads

after welding. As a result an annual cost savings to the customer

of $40,000 was realized.

. Internal auditor for ISO 9001 processes.

SOUTHBEND, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina

Gas fired commercial cooking equipment (ranges, ovens, broilers)

Manufacturing Engineer 1997 - 2003

. Implemented production of new and redesigned products, including

documentation, establishing routings, designing assembly and weld

fixtures, calculating space requirements, designing ergonomic work

place layouts, writing assembly procedures, ascertaining packaging

requirements, and verifying bills of materials.

. Saved $530,000 annually in labor costs by updating assembly line

labor balance and labor standards based on results from time

studies. Including redesigning the workplace layouts using

ergonomic principles.

. Changed factory layout from process oriented to cellular product

line, cutting work-in-process storage by 50% and minimizing lead-

times from ten days to three. This included researching data,

developing layout, and overseeing the implementation.

. Surpassed objective of trimming unit cost of product line by almost

25% by standardizing and redesigning components, improving assembly

methods, and eliminating assembly tasks.

. Saved $300,000 annually by analyzing sizes of sheet steel and parts

and determined more economical sheet sizes that reduced scrap, and

provided detailed work instructions to increase yield per sheet.

. Modified packaging from wood slat to corrugated crating, decreasing

freight damage by 85%, eliminating small parts pilferage, lessening

floor space needs, reducing worker injuries, and easing disposal at

the customer's site.

. Wrote capital justification reports for production equipment and

tooling.

. Streamlined method for implementing engineering change notices into

production, shortening implementation from up to six months to as

little as one week.

. Assured ISO 9001 compliance by writing and updating assembly

procedures.

Industrial Engineer 1980 - 1997

. Created standard data, based on stopwatch time studies, for sheet

metal fabrication and sub-assembly areas.

. Reduced product costs by improving methods and work place layouts.

. Selected and ordered factory operating supplies for assembly

areas.

. Set up incoming inspection program that predated introduction of

quality control department.

. Transferred production from South Bend, Indiana, to North Carolina

plant.

EDUCATION

Associate of Science (Mathematics Major), Highland Community

College, Freeport, Illinois

COMPUTER SKILLS

Pro-E Wildfire 3.0. ACAD 2004. MicroSoft Word, Excel

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerances, ISO auditor

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