Christopher Bender
**** ***** ******** **** - ********, OH 43026
**********@*****.***
Professional Summary
Process engineer with project management experience and six sigma black
belt certification. Detailed, data driven, and team-oriented approach to
problem solving has lead to the successful completion of projects ranging
from defect and cycle time reduction to mechanical process improvements.
Professional Experience
Armstrong World Industries - Hilliard, OH 2007-2010
Building Products Division
Project Engineer
. Established project teams, designs, costs, schedules, and acceptance
criteria for assigned projects
. Developed and maintained five-year capital plan for the plant (approx.
350K annually)
. Managed plant's discretionary budget for EH&S, production, and facility
improvements (275K annually)
. Prepared approval documents for projects being executed at the plant
including; EH&S impact, total project cost, cost justification, and
obsolescence
. Created, deleted, and audited plant's fixed assets
Accomplishments
. Technical representative for plant on 1.5 million dollar dryer
replacement project
. Designed and installed lift assist for 100lb paint pot lids to aid in
cleaning; addressed major safety concern brought to management team by
production associates
. Installed multi camera system for jam and defect root cause analysis
. Lead improvement team to reduce dryer downtime from 8.5 hr/month to 15
min/month on line 1.
AGC Automotive Americas - Bellefontaine, OH 2000-2007
Global Automotive Glass Supplier
Process Engineer
. Monitored daily production of lamination department
. Developed improvement plan for lines and models not meeting budgeted
metrics
. Reviewed all prototype models with production team to identify and
rectify potential problems
. Collaborated with quality department to answer customer quality issues
using 5-why analysis
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AGC Automotive Americas - Bellefontaine, OH 2000-2007
Global Automotive Glass Supplier
Process Engineer (continued)
Accomplishments
. Technical representative for lamination department on 1 million dollar
gravity bend furnace replacement
. Lead six sigma project to reduce vinyl shrinkage defect by 60%
. Lead process improvement team to reduce vinyl bubbling defect by 30%
. Lead process improvement team to reduce cycle time in cut and grind area
by 22%
Visteon Corporation - Nashville, TN 1995-1999
Tier one supplier to Ford Motor Company
Summer Intern
. Trained operators in basics of statistical process control for water
treatment
. Participated on process team to reduce breakage on new press bend furnace
. Redesigned cullet chute to collect scrap from furnace operation
Education
Bachelors of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering August
2000
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Technical Highlights
. Six Sigma Black Belt Certified
. Catia V5 CAD training
. Minitab Release 14 training
. Trained in basics of vibration analysis and precision alignment of
machine sets
. Working knowledge of SAP