Engineer Manufacturing
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JOSE L. CANO
abmcpr@r.postjobfree.com
Bettendorf, IA 52722
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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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