Project Manager Engineer

Paul Forrest King EIT

U.S. Citizen

Objective

To work as a Manufacturing Engineer, improving production through Lean

principles, data-driven decision making, and design of assembly aids.

Skills Overview

Mechanical

Experienced in creating engineering solutions to shop-floor problems.

Skilled with numerous CAD packages and fabrication methods, allowing for

rapid design and prototyping of new ideas.

Industrial

Trained in Lean Six Sigma and Theory of Constraints. Used both concepts to

optimize and control a bottleneck that arose while building up inventory

for the move to Mexico.

Work Experience

Manufacturing Engineer. May 2008 to Present

Trane Commercial Systems. Springhill, La.

. Project Manager in charge of moving the Air Handler and Sheet Metal

production lines (over 40% of the plant) to Monterrey, Mexico.

. Led two workcells through a major New Product Introduction.

. Implemented Kanban system to consolidate brazing to one shift.

. Modeled 16 braze fixtures for over 150 new copper assemblies.

. Retrofit three robotic brazers, including fixtures, programs, and user

interface design, enabling us to insource two part families worth $50,000

per year.

. In charge of specs and ordering $150,000 in manipulators, overhead

cranes, and articulated arm systems for the new line layout.

. Worked with vendors and off-site design team to improve

manufacturability, quality, and cost of copper and valve assemblies.

. Participated in design and manufacturing prototypes for the new product,

and led improvements to correct found issues.

. Handled daily engineering responsibilities for the brazing cells.

Engineering Co-op. May 2007 to May 2008

Trane Commercial Systems. Springhill, La.

. Conducted time studies and Lean-driven workcell flow improvements.

Exhibit Development Intern. Summer 2006

Sci-Port Discovery Center. Shreveport, La.

. Assisted in the layout and configuration of an $11,000,000 expansion

project, including a laser planetarium and Foucault pendulum.

. Designed and fabricated new exhibits in the Optical Illusion area.

Union Board President. Spring 2006 to Spring 2007

Louisiana Tech University. Ruston, La.

. Managed sixty members to produce weekly on-campus events.

Contact

Email: ******@*****.***

Phone: 318-***-****

Street: 820 Ponder St.

Ruston, La 71270

Education

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, La.

Bachelor of Science

Mechanical Engineering

Graduated May 2008

Achievements

Mensa member

National Merit Scholar

Union Board:

Officer of the Year 2006

Passed the FE exam in

Industrial Engineering

Computer Skills

Solidworks

Pro/Engineer

Rhinoceros 4

I-DEAS 11

AutoCAD

Unigraphics NX3

Minitab

Red Lion

Allen Bradley

Denso Robotics

Mathcad

Photoshop

Illustrator

MS Office

Coursework

Machine Element Design

Thermal Design

Dynamic Systems

Mechanics of Materials

Manufacturing Processes

Innovative Venture Research

Freehand Drawing

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