Robert A. Klann CMfgT

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Willoughby, Ohio 44094-7398

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abmbje@r.postjobfree.com

Education

B.S., 1983 Major: Industrial Management from Garfield Sr. College, Painesville, Ohio.

AAIE, 1979 Major: Industrial Engineering from Lakeland Community College, Mentor, Ohio.

Professional Skill

Certified since 1977 and re-certified every three (3) years as a Manufacturing Technologist.

Experience

July 94 to July 2000 Manufacturing Engineer at ADALET 4801 W. 150 Cleveland, Ohio 44135.

July 2000 to July 2009 Manager of Facilities and Manufacturing Engineering.

Reporting the Vice President of Manufacturing.

Processing and tooling, of aluminum cast energy related products manufactured in turning center

and machining center cells. Built CELLS to manufacture and assemble products in product and

process cells. Procured capital equipment for above-mentioned cells. Designed and loaded into

Fourth Shift (MRP system) new routing format to monitor costs and machine utilization of all

machines in each cell. Member VA/VE team. A member of the Manufacturing Task Force Team.

Procured and installed (Sept.94) turning center and built the coupler cell with four (4) other

machines (drilling and milling). 175k project.

Procured, (Jan. 95) customized, built and installed secondary drilling machine for XIH

cell. 16k project.

Procured and installed (Nov. 95) two (2) turning centers, one as a chucker the other as a bar

machine with bar feeder, in a turning cell with five (5) other machines (drilling, sawing and

milling). 275k project.

Procured and installed (Nov. 96) CNC lathe for XIH cell. 93k project.

Procured and installed (Dec. 97) CNC vertical machining center with fourth axis. 120k project.

Procured and installed (Dec. 97) 400-MM horizontal machining center in large enclosure

cell. 380k project.

Procured and installed (May 98) 85 ton press break, four spot welders, Mig and Tig

welders, stud welder, post sanders and hand grinders for new sheet metal fabrication and

assembly department. 400k project.

Procured and installed (July 98) crane systems in foundry two ton and five ton electric and

two three ton air type on stilted rails and a two ton jib type. 180k project.

Procured and installed (96,97, &99) stand alone parts washers in four cells. 100k project.

Procured and installed (Sept. 99) screen system in foundry over sand elevator recovery

system. 50k project.

Procured and installed (Aug. 2001) 800- MM horizontal machining center in large

enclosure cell. 900k project.

The VA/VE team turned in more than $ 300,000.00 in cost savings in its first year.

Manufacturing Task Force Team changed cell location’s, product flows and reduced lead

times from month to days. We cleaned up the plant, painted and changed the lighting in the

plant with the savings earned from the changes.

Review, sign, route all engineering released and changed drawings.

Participated in overhaul of the Engineering Standards manual in preparation for our

successful ISO 9001 Certification.

Robert A. Klann CMfgT

Oct.92 – May 93 Contract, May 93 – Feb. 94 Permanent, Manufacturing Engineer Webco

Machine Products Inc., 7800 Exchange St. Valley View, Ohio 44125. Reporting to the President.

Estimating, routing and tooling of military and commercial parts. On the more complex parts

wrote programs for the Brown & Sharp CMM in Micro MeasureIII. Made tool and in process

part drawings on 3Dcad software.

Procured and installed tool crib storage system and grinding equipment.

Wrote 44 Brown & Sharp CMM programs.

Designed new inspection instruction sheets and wrote work instruction.

Sept.92 – Feb.93 Contract position Manufacturing Engineer Lear Romec Corp. 241 South Abbe

Road P.O. Box 4014 Elyria, Ohio 44036. Reporting to the Supervisor of Manufacturing

Engineering.

Processing and tooling on pump housings of aluminum and stainless steel.

Nov. 86 to July 92 Westinghouse NSD, 18901 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44117 (Confidential

Clearance)

Lead Change Management Planner 1990-1992. Reporting to Production Control ADCAP

Manager.

Based in Production Control, voting Member of Change Control Board. Set affectivity of

engineering changes, wavers and deviations as well as group leader of procurement planners of

the materials part of production control.

Maintained 95% on time requisitions to purchasing.

Processed an average of 75 changes to base line per month to ADCAP program.

Audited ten (10) “BOMS” in Agems System (MRP system).

Technical Adviser to the Program Office of the Sealance Missile Torpedo Program 1988-1990.

Reporting to the Sealance Missile Program Director. Traveled throughout U.S. with the

Materials Manager and source inspectors, interfacing inspecting and solving supplier problems on

mechanical manufactured parts for the program.

Investment castings of aluminum and titanium were proven out and machining suppliers

were developed.

Other titanium and aluminum parts were reprocessed showing a cost reduction of over one

hundred thousand dollars.

Tooling / Process Engineer Group Leader 1986-1988. Reporting to the Manager of Metal Cutting

Engineering. Processed and tooled parts manufactured from castings and bar stock of aluminum

and titanium for ADCAP and Sealance Torpedo contracts.

Processed, tooled, debugged and introduced to the floor Four (4) aluminum bar stock

ADCAP torpedo Parts.

Processed, tooled, debugged and introduced to the floor eighteen (18) of Twenty-two (22)

aluminum and titanium cast and bar stock in-house made parts for the Sealance torpedo.

Other previously held positions were: Manager of Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing

Engineering Trouble Shooter, Tool room Manager, Tool Design Supervisor and a Machinist

Apprentice Graduate. Also served as a part paid Fire Fighter and EMTA for the city of Eastlake,

Ohio.

Professional Society Activities

Society of Manufacturing Engineers: Chairman 1983 and 88 of Lakeland Chapter 220.

Received Lakeland 220 Arthur L. Mace Memorial Leadership Award in 1991 and the Region IV

Honor Award in 1991. Nominated for the International Award of Merit in 1997.

Chair 2000 of SME Region 7 Ohio Valley (Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky).

There are 24 Senior and 38 Student Chapters in this Region with a budget of 42k.

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