Noel Wijesinghe

abm32c@r.postjobfree.com

*** ***** ***** ******, *** 206 ? Auburn, AL 36830

334-***-**** ? 334-***-****

Objective

To obtain the Health Care Product Manager position in your manufacturing

company utilizes my textile manufacturing industry experience and textile

engineering background to benefit of the company goals.

Education

Masters of Science (incomplete)

2005

Industrial & System Engineering

Auburn University, Auburn, AL

(Subjects completed - Manufacturing and Production economics, Safety &

health in industry, Polymer chemistry)

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

1994

Textile Engineering

University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Professional Qualifications

. Introduction to C # Programming (Auburn University)

2009

. Introduction to ASP.Net (Auburn University)

2009

. Project management application certificate (Auburn University)

2008

. Distribution and logistic management (Auburn University)

2009

. Grammar for ESL (Auburn University)

2008

. Six Sigma - Black belt certificate (AVETA Business Solutions)

2008

. Six Sigma -Green belt certificate (AVETA Business Solutions)

2007

. Occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) certificate

(Auburn University) 2006

. Managing for Excellence Training program certificate

2001

. Managerial Skills Development Program Certificate

1996

Related Experience

Textile Engineer/Process Engineer/Dept Head - Manufacturing

2000-2002

Indo-Rama Synthetic International Lanka, Limited (High Speed mfg facility);

Sri Lanka

. Planned, supervised, and implemented production process; evaluate

production process. If necessary redesigned the process and integrated

into production operation.

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. Quality systems were developed and maintained in accordance with existing

quality standards and pursues and promotes higher systems standards such

as ISO.

. Applied SPC, lean manufacturing, 5 S and six sigma tools for the process

control and process improvement.

. Supervised and actively participated in every stage of introducing new

product such as trial running, developing protocol for the new product,

layout the machineries and changing the setting of the machines.

. Special projects - control costs through efficient utilization of

operating supplies and minimizing process waste.

. Manufacturing controls such as inventories, cost, conversions, training,

safety and health, turnover, equipment, supervision, and related

production issues and maintenance.

. Calculated and reported process efficiencies such as operator, machine,

waste, downtime and time study.

. Participated weekly progress meeting with Asst. General Mgr, Production

Manager and other department heads.

Title: Engineer/ Shift Engineer-Manufacturing

1995-2000

Indo-Rama Synthetic International Lanka, Limited; Sri Lanka

. Responsible for production process of manufacturing facility using

automatic high speed computerized machines.

. Responsible for changing the settings of the computerized machineries

according to production requirements and quality, preventive

maintenance and trouble shooting.

. Identified the quality problems of the on going process, took

corrective actions to overcome these problems, achieved world standard

quality targets according to buyers requirements.

. Non woven experience with carding, calendaring, winding etc.

. Achieved the production above the target

. Supervised a staff of eight and 118 associates.

Supervisor - Laboratory Technician

1994 -1995

South Textile Lanka Ltd (Yarn & Fabric) Sri Lanka

. Improved quality of the fabric & yarn production process, Performs

physical properties testing of production process and finished

products.

. Supervised all stage of the fabric formation (weaving process such as

weft preparation, warp preparation, beaming, sizing, drawing-in,

trying in, sizing, slashing, coating, pre weaving machine preparation,

basic weaving motion, auxiliary function, fabric control, shedding

system).

. Checked the machine settings, running gear wheels, belts and top

rollers of the machines.

. Recommended necessary adjustment to maintain high quality of the

fabric and yarn.

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Trainee (As a partial fulfillment of the textile engineering degree)

1993-1994

Textile Training Institute; Rathmalana, Sri Lanka

Area of Training

. Warp knitting

. Weft knitting

. Circular and flat bed knitting

. Mechanical and technical principle of knitting process, knitting

machinery and needles

Industrial Trainee - 6 months 1992-1993

Government Textile Mills; Sri Lanka

. Spinning, (operate Machines, maintenance, machine settings, process of

quality and production (cotton fiber processing).

. Weaving -fabric formation ( weft preparation, warp preparation,

beaming, Sizing, drawing-in, trying in, sizing slashing, coating, pre

weaving machine preparation, basic weaving motion, auxiliary

function, fabric control, shedding system (weaving machines used such

as shuttle, jet, projectile, rapier).

. Coloration and finishing (fabric grading, pre treatment, dying,

printing, post treatment).

. Packaging, production control and factory management.

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, Word Perfect 10, Power Point, Minitab

Personal Skills & Experience

. Ability to meet multiple deadlines in short timeframes, critical

thinking, and extraordinary commitment to the quality of the product.

. Strong demonstrated organizational, planning and analytical skills

both scientific and engineering such as advanced statistical tools

(rate, ratio, percent, Pareto, run, T and Chi Square, control charts,

DOE, ANOVA and able to generate and interpret appropriate graphical

representations).

. Team work, work in multi cultural environment, interpersonal

relations, organized and detail oriented, strong work ethic.

. Very good theoretical and practical knowledge of spinning process,

weaving process, coloration process, textile finishing process,

knitting process including warping & swing.

. Very good knowledge and experience with all kind of fibers, carding

machines, needle punching etc.

Experience in using Equipments and MACHINERIES (EIGHT YEARS)

. Fiber opening machine (blow room machines), all kinds of carding

machines, draw frame, fly frame, combing, ring frame, winding, warp

preparation (sizing, windings,

. rewinding, warping, weaving machines such as shuttle, water jet, air

jet, fabric grading machines, fabric preparation machines for the

dying and printing process, all lab equipments in spinning, weaving,

and fabric finishing process. All machines were high speed and

computerized.

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Visa Status

Permanent resident of the United States (Green Card Holder)

References

Will be furnished upon request

OTHER

Willing to relocate

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