Engineer Engineering

RICHARD F. RIZZI

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Seeking individual contributor position or supervisory position in a

professional/administrative environment

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Leadership - Provided team leadership for many cost reduction projects,

directed engineers and technicians in determining costs and savings,

discussed requirements with Suppliers, and gained approval from

Customers. Cost reduction of $12 million over 4 years.

Training and Development - Developed a training program to educate

Product Design Engineers on the best design practices for reducing

manufacturing costs -- conducted numerous training sessions and

workshops that utilized the training to modify existing and future

designs for ease of manufacturing. Training / Workshops conducted in

US, Mexico, Canada, England, and Sweden. Documented product

modifications and associated cost reductions.

Management -- Supervised Packaging Engineers and Industrial Engineers

to meet requirements necessary to implement annual product model

changes and new product developments. Consultant for Delphi global

operations in Asia, Europe, and South America.

DELPHI CORPORATION -- Packard Electric Division, Warren, Ohio

Supervisor - Engineering

. Supervised Delphi Packard's North America Packaging Operations. 7

engineers.

. Managed departmental annual budget of ~$1 million

. Managed divisional packaging-material annual budget of ~$30

million.

Senior Engineer

. Packaging Engineering: Responsible for design, procurement, and

implementation of returnable and expendable packaging for products

shipped by Delphi Packard. Continual interaction with Suppliers

and Customers to assure proper design and coordinate

implementation.

. Industrial Engineering: Directed 2 engineers and 2 technicians in

developing proper methods for assembly of wiring harnesses, time

study analysis, and layout improvement.

. Special Projects:

o Designed and implemented a lean manufacturing department

based on low inventory requirements with redesigned

workstations and high throughput.

o Multiple projects to analyze packaging options that would

reduce material, freight, and manufacturing costs.

o Developed a program to assess the manual effort of installing

wiring harnesses into automotive vehicles.

REPUBLIC STEEL / LTV STEEL - Warren, Ohio Operations

Senior Engineer - Industrial Engineering

. Methods and Time Study.

. Implement Standard Costing system.

. Implement warehouse inventory control system, including ordering,

receiving, and shipping.

Supervisor - Shipping and Warehousing

EDUCATION

Youngstown State University -- Youngstown, Ohio

Bachelor of Engineering Major: Industrial Engineering

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