Engineer Engineering

Andrew C. Maxwell

**** ********** ***** *******, ** 27615 919-

***-**** ************@*****.***

Objective

To obtain a position that will provide opportunities for a self-

motivated, engineering professional to make a bottom line impact on

organization effectiveness

Technical Experience

Burt's Bees through EGW Temporary Services - March 2008 - June 2009

Morrisville, NC

Manufacturing Engineer - March 2008 to June 2009

Performed all manufacturing engineering tasks for the 144,000 square foot

Final Assembly (FA) operation in Morrisville, NC. Responsibilities

included: development of production standards, methods improvement, and

project management for the July 2008 start-up.

. Established standard assembly instructions and costing for over

1,200 regular business and promotional items

. Developed information and material flows for start-up operation

that resulted in an 85% variance reduction

. Partnered with Red Prairie implementation team to design material

flow paths that reduced Material Handling labor staff by 40%.

Production Scheduler - August 2008 to June 2009

Served as the Production Scheduler for the FA operations that generated

over $15M per month in standard and promotional stocking units.

Responsible for workload allocation, short range smoothing, and conflict

resolution.

. Developed new scheduling method for the 2008 trade marketing

program, generating over $20M in sales

. Created training SOP for the implementation of i2's Factory Planner

scheduling "go live" in September 2008

. Improved shop order closure rate to over 95% within three days,

improving from 88% in five days the previous year.

. Administered production schedule for two shift, 18 line operation,

with over 250 Shop Orders per month

Cooper Hand Tools through Spherion Corporation April 2007 - December 2007

- Apex, NC

Industrial Engineer - April 2007 to December 2007

Executed all engineering duties for a major tool manufacturer and

distributor with revenues exceeding $6 billion. Responsibilities

included the development of production standards, cost reduction, and

methods improvement.

. Reduced monetary penalties on accessorial shipping costs by

approximately $1,560,000 annually through the linking of tables in MS

Access to understand incorrect/missing data and improving future

information

. Optimized carrier rate and route combinations that resulted in a

$200,000 annual savings

. Created time and labor standards for 80 hourly and salary employees

. Coordinated process and method improvements in a 150,000 square foot

warehouse

Wyeth Vaccines through Kelly Services, Inc. - November 2005 - April 2007

Sanford, NC

Associate Industrial Engineer - February 2007 to April 2007

Completed all engineering tasks for a major pharmaceutical manufacturer

in its Industrial Engineering (IE) department; brands include Prevnar,

Meningitec, and HibTiter with revenues from vaccines exceeding $500

million annually. Responsibilities included process flow chart revision,

process improvement, cost reduction, and continuous improvement (CI) of

two manufacturing buildings.

. Created process flow charts for different Wyeth Vaccines

manufacturing areas

. Assisted in Labor Standards project, which tracked and monitored

cycle times and labor efficiency performance for key production areas

with applications to more than 150 technicians and contributed to

cost savings in excess of $200K annually

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Associate Industrial Engineer - November 2005 to July 2006

Performed all manufacturing support tasks for a major pharmaceutical

manufacturer in its Manufacturing Systems department; brands include

Prevnar, Meningitec, and HibTiter with revenues from vaccines exceeding

$500 million annually. Responsibilities included the review of batch

records, error reduction, and process improvement.

. Performed monthly reviews of over 20 batch documentation records as

part of error reduction program, leading to reduction of errors in

production to less than 100 defects per million opportunities

. Implemented a harmonized pH/conductivity program across 1,200

employee site that will provide consistency in testing and results

. Helped provide training opportunities for employees on new equipment,

including creating training materials and coordinating training

sessions

Education/Certifications

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

M.S. in Industrial Engineering, 2005

-Thesis title: "A Teaching Job Shop Control System with Real-time

Inventory Management"

B.S. in Industrial Engineering, 2002

. Engineering Intern (Certificate A-19594), June 2002

. Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified, May 2006

Community Service

. Lifetime member of Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity

. Boy Scouts of America (Eagle Scout - 1995; Order of the Arrow - 1993)

. Participate in Habitat for Humanity

. American Cancer Society Relay for Life

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