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Engineer Manufacturing

Location:
Bettendorf, IA, 52722
Posted:
July 15, 2010

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JOSE L. CANO

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abmcpr@r.postjobfree.com

Bettendorf, IA 52722

563-***-****

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PROFILE

Expertise in steel fabrication, welding, assembly, product development.

Extensive knowledge of manufacturing environment. Versatile team player

with the ability to adopt new concepts and interact with all levels of

professionals such as management, suppliers, and customers.

OBJECTIVE

To continue my career in the manufacturing engineering area, adding value

to the company and staying up-to-date on trends and technologies, working

to reach a leadership position.

EXPERIENCE

JOHN DEERE CONSTRUCTION AND FORESTRY DIVISION

2002-Present

Manufacturing Engineer, Davenport, Iowa, 8/06 - Present

Develop and improve assembly process for the Grader assembly line

Design and implement small tools and fixtures to improve safety, quality

and efficiency

Develop visual aids and control plans for assemblers

Perform assembly line time study and line balancing

Grader assembly line supervisor backup (45 operators)

Work together with the Continuous Improvement team developing methods to

improve safety, quality and efficiency

Lead assembly quality improvement team

Quality Engineer, Dubuque, Iowa, 2/02-7/06

Coordinate activities to improve quality of vehicles manufactured in

Germany and South Africa to be sold in U.S.

Evaluate the quality of articulated dump trucks in the field working

directly with dealers and customers

Facilitate team work and communications between product design group

(Dubuque) and manufacturing group (M xico) for welded frames and components

Quality engineer for different vehicle groups (crawlers, articulated dump

trucks, excavators) and different functional teams (electrical, power-

train, frame, hydraulic)

Team member of the 5S introduction and implementation team

JOHN DEERE MEXICO 1985-2002

Quality Manager, Saltillo, M xico, 8/00-1/02

Manage six engineers and six inspectors

Coordinate activities to evaluate, improve and assure quality of all

processes from raw material to finished product in the excavator factory

Improve pre-delivery quality of excavators from 40% defect-free to 80%

defect-free

Sustain ISO 9002 certification by continuous training and internal audits

Improve effectiveness of the final inspection process and reduce inspection

time by 50%

Manufacturing Engineering Team Leader, Monterrey, M xico, 8/98-8/00

Lead team of eight engineers involved in various manufacturing projects

Introduce and implement 5S program

Quote, plan and start up production of product updates and new products for

export to U.S. plants

Purchase and introduce new technology for production (2 laser cutting

machines, 1 submerged plasma cutter)

Manufacturing Engineering Team Leader, Saltillo, M xico, 1/95-7/98

Supervise eight manufacturing engineers

Lead the manufacturing engineering team in the $10 million John

Deere/Hitachi Construction Machinery project

Design, develop and implement manufacturing processes (cutting, forming,

welding, machining, and assembly) to produce excavators

Select and purchase machinery and tools (4 machining centers, 4 cutting

machines, 3 presses, 21 welders)

Introduce and implement the internal Kanban production control system to

the factory

Work directly with design and manufacturing engineers from Japan and U.S.

Manufacturing Engineer, Monterrey, M xico, 6/85-1/95

Develop and implement new plant layout (310,000 sq ft.) of the John Deere

Monterrey factory using manufacturing cells (150 machines - from welders to

400 T presses)

Conduct financial feasibility studies for production of new agricultural

equipment

Work closely with tool and product designers to improve and create

processes for existing and new products

Coordinate 3 Kaizen teams consisting of 10 operators each in machining,

forming and thermal cutting operations

Design small fixtures and tools using error-proof techniques

Develop and implement procedures and tools using SMED principles to reduce

machine setup time

Design agricultural plow assembly line layout using JIT concepts

Support and trouble shoot machining operations

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

MONTERREY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (ITESM) 1986-1992

Adjunct Professor, Monterrey, M xico

Teach basic Industrial Engineering classes (motion & time studies, layout

design)

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

M.S. - Manufacturing Operations

Kettering University, Flint, Michigan

B.S. - Industrial Engineering

Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM), Monterrey, M xico

Continuing professional development programs

Quality Management Program (Tokyo, Japan)

Dale Carnegie Communication Skills (Dubuque, IA)

Negotiation Skills (Monterrey, M xico)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Knowledge of drawing and schematic interpretation, geometric dimensioning

and tolerance

Technical experience relating to diagnostics of mechanical and automotive

systems

COMPUTER SKILLS

AutoCAD

VisView

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Minitab

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Internet

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Bilingual (English/Spanish)



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