Manager Engineer

JOSHUA C. SALE

Paseo de la Alborada ****

Irapuato, Guanajuato Mexico 36670

Days (Mexican Cell): (52-462-***-****

Home (Vonage): 864-***-****

E-mail: abmwl0@r.postjobfree.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

Schaeffler Group, North America, Irapuato, Mexico

Business Unit Manager, April 09 - Present

. US leader for segment relocation to Mexico

o Over 50 pieces of equipment moved from January 09 to April 09

. Implemented single piece flow and Lean Manufacturing to new layout

o Reduced through-put time by 32%

o Reduced floor space by 17%

Schaeffler Group, North America, Spartanburg, SC

Business Unit Manager, October 05 - April 09

. Management of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Production and Budgeting of a

bearing business unit with 25 million dollar annual sales

. Supervision of 70 reports: 65 Hourly, 5 Salary

. Responsible for CNC turning, CNC Milling, Heat treat, Fine Grinding

and Assembly Departments

. Responsible for new product introduction and launches

. Responsible for product line manufacturing technology and location

. Instituted 5S in all departments

. Responsible for business unit Profit and Loss statement

. Reduction of accidents in segment by 76%

. Reduction of customer returns by 42%

. Reduction of Customer Past Dues by 63%

. Created 2007-2010 budgets

BOSE Corporation, Framingham, MA

Corporate Industrial Engineering Supervisor, May 2005 - October 2005

. Program Manager of revamping the New Product Introduction Process for

Automotive and Home Entertainment divisions

. Daily management of 3 resident Industrial Engineers in each

manufacturing facility

. Daily management of the Automotive Manufacturing Program Manager

. Decreased time for customer approval by use of Value Stream Mapping -

current state over 300 days, future state 165 days

Automotive Manufacturing Program Manager, April 2004 - May 2005

. Managed customer approvals of process and supplier changes in

manufacturing

. Supported over $4.5 million of cost reduction efforts for supplier

second sourcing

. Created Customer Notification Matrix for process and supplier changes

. Created intranet Website to enhance communication efforts throughout

corporation worldwide

. Completed training on Lean Business Simulation Workshop

. Trained key personnel in Corporation on the Process Change Approval

Request Operating Procedure - Over 80 people trained

. Facilitate Bi-Weekly meetings with Tokyo office to discuss open

projects and action items

BOSE Corporation, Columbia, SC

Lead Production Supervisor, January 2002 - April 2004

. Supervised 60 non-exempt operators producing amplifiers, Lead

supervisor with direct reporting of 3 exempt supervisors

. Managed and reported on cost center Profit and Loss Statement

. President's Award - August 2004

o Leading Natural Team to Increased production rate 30% with Value

Stream Mapping

o Reduced machine downtime by 50%

o Increased First Pass Yields by 10%

. Vice President's Award - July 2003

o Assisting in the development and installation of fully automated

manufacturing equipment for final assembly of automotive

amplifiers.

o Supervised and lead team to staff production line with 2

additional shift 6 months ahead of schedule to meet customer

demand

o Collaborated with Operations Manager to staff 2nd and 3rd shift

3 months ahead of schedule

. Completed Supervisor Leadership Essentials (SLE) program - Defined and

standardized Changeover Procedure for the Automated Assembly Line

o Reduced changeover time from 102 minutes to 28 minutes

o Increase in daily production by 8%

o Reported findings to Production Planning for more accurate MRPII

input

. Implemented Visual Factory Management alarms and process checklist

boards

. Attended Level 1 training for Siemens Surface Mount Equipment in

Atlanta, GA

. Automated Mechanical Assembly Equipment in Columbia, SC

. Implemented Housekeeping Teams to maintain 5S standards

Industrial Engineer, June 2000 - January 2002

. Automotive System Division Layout Contact

. Automotive manufacturing Capacity Contact

. Industrial Engineering Contact for Core Teams

. Managed Manufacturing Packages

RM Engineered Products, Charleston, SC

Industrial Engineer and Production Supervisor, March 1999 - June 2000

. Managed 16 Operators Producing Automotive and Aerospace Products

. Designed Plant Layout for Textile Manufacturing - Increased production

15% by reducing operator travel and optimizing aisle space for

material handling

. Defined Standards for Various Departments Plant wide - Increased

coating line production 10% by re-evaluating coating process and

implementing improvements

. Process Engineer for High Volume Automotive Product Line - Increased

production 35% by implementing a glue spray system and improving

material handling procedures

. Led Textile Continuous Improvement Team - Increased operator

efficiency 7% by implementing ergonomic practices at machines

Phelps Dodge High Performance Conductors, Inman, SC

Industrial Engineer, April 1997 - March 1999

. Simulated Cellular Manufacturing - Designed cells on computer using

software to simulate real-time production in presenting cellular

manufacturing to management

. Designed Plant Layout for Cellular Manufacturing - Designed four cells

for manufacturing processes and increased production 20% by

implementing designed cells

. Managed ISO 9000 and QS 9000 Documentation

. Process Engineer for Drawing Department - Cost savings of

approximately $125,000 per year

. Manufacturing Capacity Contact - Collaborated with materials and

scheduling group to resolve MRPII issues of machine and labor resource

planning

. Led Continuous Improvement Teams - Reduced scrap by 18% in plating

department; Cost savings over $85,000 annually

. Cost Analysis for Capital Expenditures

EDUCATION

Clemson University, Clemson, SC

BS - Industrial Engineering (May 1997)

Funded 90% of education.

The Military College of South Carolina, The Citadel, Charleston, SC

Attended Aug. 1992 - Jan 1995

COMPUTER SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows 3.1, 95, 97, 2000, Windows NT, Vista, Sun Open

Windows

Programs: Auto CAD, SIMAN, Word Perfect, Excel, Visual Basic, Arena,

Access, Front Page, MIPS, SAP

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