Engineer Manufacturing

AARON PIPPETT

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Allen, Texas 75002 *************@*******.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

A manufacturing engineering position where problem solving skills can be

utilized to improve profitability of assembly and fabrication operations.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Industrial Engineering - University of Missouri,

Columbia 1997

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Over ten years of manufacturing engineering experience with emphasis in

the HVAC, aircraft and currency sorting industries. Expertise within a

corporate, advanced manufacturing engineering environment in managing new

product introductions, process improvements, assembly line design, and

tooling specifications. Experienced in taking a product from

development/prototype stage to full production on shop floor. Additional

skills in correcting, improving and designing engineering drawings and

models with Pro/Engineer 2001. Activities have ranged from process

engineering to development and design of sheet metal fabrication and

assembly tooling.

Excellent experience with existing fabrication and assembly operations,

including hands-on shop floor trouble shooting, process improvements and

cost savings, product and equipment relocations, and lean manufacturing

implementation. Outstanding communication skills including written,

verbal, and interpersonal. Additional strengths include:

. Capital equipment specification, justification, purchase, and

installation

. Lean manufacturing implementation

. Assembly line design

. Tooling specification/conceptualization

. Value analysis techniques

. Product costing

. Product design and improvement with Pro/Engineer 2001 and Intralink

. MRP experience with Sap, Macola and QAD-MFG/PRO systems

. Internal ISO audit, corrective action and procedure generation

. Certified Lean 6 Sigma Black belt with Villanova University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

L-3 Communications, Mission Integration Division, Greenville, Texas

Manufacturing Engineer II (November 2009-Present)

Manufacturing engineer supporting maintenance and modernization of RJ-135

aircraft.

. Preformed root cause analysis of manufacturing and process issues.

. Generated Manufacturing Engineering Instructions to improve consistency

and quality of aircraft maintenance tasks.

. Obtained secret security clearance.

. Designed and built scaffolding systems to support aircraft modification

and repair per OSHA 1926.

Continuous Improvement Engineer II (September 2008-November 2009)

Supported efforts to improve schedule, delivery and quality of RJ-135

aircraft.

. Implemented and sustained 5s in aircraft hangar.

. Analyzed daily production data to drive improvement.

. Supported and led 6 Sigma kaizen events and activities with materials

group.

. Supported 6 Sigma kaizen event to improve sample part process.

DE LA RUE NORTH AMERICA INCORPORATED, Irving, Texas

Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer (June 2004-August 2008)

As a member of the Manufacturing Team, supported shop floor operations in a

highly customized, build-to-order environment. Audited and approved

engineering changes to ensure integrity of system bill of materials.

Designed complex parts and assemblies to improve cost, assembly and

fabrication of high speed currency sorting machines using Pro/Engineer

2001. Used knowledge of sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining and part

finishing to interface with suppliers and vendors to solve design issues in

a high pressure environment, ensuring customer requirements were met.

. Authored over 500 engineering changes to improve the product, reduce cost

and correct engineering errors. Generated Pro/Engineer models,

assemblies and drawings.

. Provided guidance and expertise to Design Engineering on how make product

designs leaner.

. Qualified ISO-9001, ISO-14001 and OHSAS 18001 internal auditor.

. Created and maintained manufacturing process instructions.

. Determined disposition of non-conforming components though daily MRB

process.

AIR SYSTEM COMPONENTS, Richardson, Texas

Manufacturing Engineer (June 2002-May 2004)

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As a member of the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Group, provided

support for manufacturing operations in eight different facilities across

the US. Worked with design engineering/marketing groups and provided

design evaluation relative to

DFM/DFA. Identified and implemented best practices across functions and

departments. Actively participated in the introduction and troubleshooting

of new products and processes prior to being released to plant engineering.

Relocated surplus equipment from one plant to another upon plant closures.

Applied lean manufacturing methods including: Kaizen Event Participation,

Value Stream Analysis, Single Piece Flow, Kanban, SMED, and Poka-Yoke.

. Introduced new RadiaTec diffuser for Titus products in Tucson facility on

time and within budget. Worked with design group and plant engineers to

ensure manufacturability of new design. Wrote capital request, specified

tooling and fixtures, supervised startup, and solved post startup issues.

Project cost was $95k and resulted in $250k annual profit.

. Replaced worn roll form machine with stamping tooling. Plant requested a

new machine, but determined that a better course of action would be to

purchase punch press/press brake tooling. Project cost was $60k with

$121k savings vs. original replacement option of $175k roll form machine

with no savings.

. Performed value analysis on Linear Slot Diffuser Plenum product. Led

analysis team to improve value to customer for this product. Project

cost was $2k and savings was $45k.

Nordyne Inc., St. Louis, Missouri

Manufacturing Engineer (Feb 1999-June 2002)

Manufacturing Engineer at South Grand production facility. Supported two

package unit air conditioner/heat pump production lines, as well as new

product introductions. Established and improved manufacturing in a

Kanban/DFT environment. Actively involved with Kaizen teams in several

events to improve production methods and products.

. Managed over $3.5 million worth of tooling, presses, and assembly line

equipment for new Platinum Series product introduction at a new remote

"Brownfield" plant start-up. Worked with design group as a member

of the product implementation team to ensure manufacturability of new

product. Worked with tooling engineers to ensure that correct production

methods were selected to achieve target costs, and generated capital

request. Specified, purchased, and oversaw installation of $950k DFT

assembly line. Assisted materials manager in setting up Kanbans for new

assembly line. Line included helium leak detection equipment and

automated unit testing systems.

. Implemented engineering changes resulting in direct cost savings of

$120k/year on package assembly lines in 2001.

. Improved ergonomics on small and large footprint assembly lines.

Purchased torque control hand tools, installed lift tables, lifting

systems, and performed a station-by-station analysis and improvement of

work stations.

. Designed tubing assembly fixtures using Poka-Yoke error proofing

principles.

. Performed station-by-station takt time analysis and improved daily rate

from 300 units to 350 units/per day using Theory of Constraints.

Boeing-McDonnell Aircraft and Missile Systems, St. Louis, Missouri

Industrial Engineer (Jan 1998-Feb 1999)

Industrial Engineer in Sheet Metal Center. Supported extrusion fabrication

areas.

. Transferred 14 large parts from more expensive machine shop gantry cells

to lower cost Modig High Speed extrusion CNC router cell, resulting in

$350k cost savings over remaining C-17 aircraft to be delivered.

. Implemented test program involving automated hand tool dispenser for

extrusion hand routing cells.

. Estimated fabrication costs for new extrusion components with Make or Buy

committee.

Nordyne Inc., Boonville, Missouri

Industrial Engineering Intern (Oct 1996-Jan 1998)

Industrial Engineering Intern responsible for generating visual work

instructions.

. Created and maintained operational method sheets from scratch for three

assembly lines using DFT principles.

. Conducted time and work sampling studies.

. Assisted senior engineers with layout generation.

. Generated standards for new processes.

TECHNICAL SKILLS/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD LT 2000

Pro/Engineer 2001 and Intralink

Certified Lean 6 Sigma Black Belt from Villanova University

Week long Ergonomic Workshop with Dan Macleod Ergonomics Consulting Service

Value Stream Mapping Class with the Lean Enterprise Institute

OSHA - 511 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry

Competent Person Scaffolding with Scaffold Training Institute

Week long Demand Flow Technology Business Strategy Workshop session with

JCIT

Macola MRP, QAD-MFG/PRO and SAP systems

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