Project Manager Engineer

JAY TALLADAY, B.S.M.E.

***** ***** ******* ***

Carey, OH 43316

Mobile: 614-***-**** E-mail: abm2wh@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

BSME professional with project management, quality, process and laboratory

experience in a tier one, lean automotive environment.

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Cedarville College,

Cedarville, OH 2000

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Talladay Farms, Inc.: Milan, MI (5th generation family farm/business)

Vice President, July 2009 to Current

. Cost Savings: Investigated cost savings through capitol investments.

Assessed implementation costs and estimated savings

. Maintenance: Assessed equipment for maintenance requirements and

established Preventative Maintenance check list.

. Facilities: Assessed buildings and power supplies and decided path

forward for repairs, updates, etc.

M-Tek, Inc, Ohio Division: Upper Sandusky, OH (Japanese, Tier I, Interior

Trim Mfg.)

Product Engineer II, September 2004 to June 2009

. Project Manager: Primary customer contact for all aspects of a New

Model Launch from concept to Mass Production.

. Product Engineer: Create and Maintain Bill of Material and assembly

documents.

. Design: Review new work, customer requests, VA/VE, and Design Changes

for feasibility and provide Sales quote. Design Reviews.

. Sales and Quotations: create customer quotes for special/trial parts

and mold/process modifications. Track completed orders. Feed all

information to sales.

. Purchasing, Procurement, and Suppliers: Interfaced frequently with

purchasing on new model launch vendor selection, requirements, timing,

etc. Interfaced with buyers on material needs during new model

startup or minor model changes (e.g. bank builds).

. Lean and Kaizen teams: Led and participated in Kaizen and Lean teams.

. VA/VE: Reviewed processes, proposed, and implemented cost savings

items.

Quality Engineer, March 2004 to September 2004

. Customer liaison for quality and manufacturing issues and concerns

from start to finish.

. Championed problem resolution and continual improvement cross-

functional teams.

YUSA Corporation: Washington C.H., OH (Japanese, OEM, Rubber

molding/extrusion Mfg.)

Quality Assurance Specialist, 2001 to 2003

. Rubber Injection molding: Understanding of insert molding including

metal prep, compression tooling, rubber to substrate bonding, etc.

. Chassis components: Familiar with numerous chassis components like

struts, sub-frames, drivetrain, control arms, etc. and related

manufacturing methods.

. Supervision: supervised one direct report and up to 25 sorting

temporaries.

Wolverine Gasket: Inkster, MI (Domestic, OEM, Sealing and Dampening

products)

Lab Technician, (Summer Internship only) Summer 1998, Summer 1999

Relevant Skills: Program management, MS Office, Injection Molding,

Prototypes, VA/VE, PFMEA, Control Plans, Assembly line documentation,

Design Changes, 5-P, 8-D, Lean Tools, Kaizen Tools, Cpk, CMM-Apogee,

AutoCAD (2D), Load Frames, Environmental testing, Engine/Chassis repairs

(personal vehicles), Automobile ethanol conversion, Time Study, Valid

Passport, heavy equipment operation (Construction/Farm)..

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