Gary A. Weller

*** ****** **** **** • Jeromesville, Ohio 44840 • 419-***-**** or 419-***-**** • abm39o@r.postjobfree.com

Job Objective

A Process Engineering position with a focus on quality and productivity improvements.

Areas of Expertise

• Employee Supervision & Team Leadership

• Continuous Improvement using Lean Manufacturing & Statistical Problem Solving

Techniques

• Process Operations and Maintenance troubleshooting

• Capital Asset Management

• Project Management

• Organization, Planning, and Communication

Professional Experience

VT SVC – Kidron Division Kidron, OH 2007 - 2008

Manufacturing Engineer

• Managed projects ranging from $1,000 to $600,000

• Liaison for EPA environmental reporting

• Improved plant layouts using lean manufacturing techniques such as line

balancing, one-piece flow, and kanbans.

• Equipment and product troubleshooting to improve quality and productivity

Thermodisc, Inc. Mansfield, OH 1997 - 2006

Weekend Shift Supervisor

• Directed the activities of Assistant Supervisor and 80 employees across three

major product lines

• Improved production performance through troubleshooting problems as they

occurred

• Consistently met and exceeded plant production goals

Project Engineer

• Interim Production Manager responsible for staffing, budgeting and

operating 3 production lines

• Coordinated the relocation, setup and startup of a $4 million production line

using cellular manufacturing and other lean manufacturing techniques.

• Optimized the layout of a $16 million product line using lean manufacturing

techniques (cellular manufacturing, kanbans, supermarkets, balancing, pokey

yoke, and kaizens) resulting in a 10% improvement in productivity

• Assisted on 6 Sigma projects

Manager of Divisional Manufacturing Projects

• Administered all capital and non-capital requests from 9 separate worldwide

sites ($8 to $10 million/yr.)

• Resolved problems with over $500,000 in past capital expenditures

• Collect and prepare production site data for corporate board meetings

Manufacturing Engineer

• Assisted/trained maintenance in timely repair of mechanical/electrical

equipment

• Implemented programs that increased productivity by 30% and decreased

scrap by 40%

• Prepared capital requests ranging from $1,000 to $350,000

• Assisted in budget preparation for $14 million product line

• Train employees in the use of equipment and processes

• Conduct ISO 9000 audits

Abbott Laboratories Ashland, OH 1988 – 1997

Process/Manufacturing Support Engineer

• Developed and revised BOMs, cost routers, and work instructions in a FDA controlled

environment

• Used DOE and other statistical problem solving techniques to improve both quality and

productivity

• Determined staffing levels and product costs

• Worked closely with R&D, Tooling, and QA in the development and implementation of new

products, processes, and materials

• Assisted in troubleshooting and repair of manufacturing equipment

• Eliminate/reduce CFC’s and HAP’s

Education

The Ohio State University

BS Mechanical Engineering

Training

• Statistical Problem Solving

• Design of Experiments

• Lean Manufacturing

• Project Management

• Management Leadership

• EPA Drinking Water Management

• ISO 9000 training

• CNC programming

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