Hui (Frank) Fang (US Citizen)
Londonderry, NH 03104
603-***-**** (Home)
603-***-**** (Cell)
Email: ***********@*****.***
CAREER SUMMARY
10+ years mechanical design experience including mechanism concept
generation, prototype engineering, layout design/detail design, plastic &
paper web material coating/laminating/converting machine design, parts
assembly and package machine design, plastic extrusion parts tool design.
Familiar with a broad range of engineering fields including machine
structure, vibrating system, dryer oven thermal and heat transfer analysis
with extensive use of design 3D software ACAD, SolidWorks 2009,
7+ years manufacturing process experience with 6 Sigma Green Belt apply
DMAIC methodology and statistical techniques to ensure the lean
manufacturability, SPC implementation and DOE optimal analysis, strong
problems solve and project management skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Faustel Inc. Germantown, WI 53022
(www.faustel.com)
Top Equipment Manufacturer of Coater, Laminater, Converter and Floatation
Dryer
Mechanical Engineer (2009 -2010)
Responsibilities:
. Directly report to engineering VP on machine design, manufacturing,
assembly and installation in 3M, GE and Kodak in both US & China
plants. Working with engineering design team to redesign precision
coating /laminating machine and floatation dryer oven equipment
Accomplishments:
. Redesign and engineering of $1.5 million coating/lamination &
converting machine with floatation dryer project for E Ink thin
plastic film products
. Redesign and engineering of $1.2 million Textile web pilot coating &
converting equipment for GE medical
Velcro USA Inc. Manchester, NH 03053
(www.velcro.com)
Top Brand Consumer Products Manufacturer (injection molding plastic hook &
loop products)
Process Engineer (DFM/C Dept.) (2004- 2009)
Responsibilities:
. Directly report to manufacturing VP on installation automobile plastic
products assembly lines and plastic extrusion line in Velcro new
plant. Performing manufacturing capability study, SPC implementation,
IQ, PQ and OQ start up.
. Project leader of operation team to commercialize plastic CFM plastic
web products in China market, developing manufacturing process
procedure for Kimberly-Clark, P&G.
Accomplishments:
. As a project manager in charge of Velcro China engineer team
successfully finished $2.5 million automobile parts assembly lines and
coating production line from concept design to finial installation.
. Completed a dozen lean process events at company many locations
including improvement of process flow, reduced tooling set-up and
change over time, corrective and preventive actions.
. Provided many engineering solutions to identified quality NCM and
eliminate reoccurrence. Selecting replacement material and components
to achieve cost targets
Mechanical Engineer for Velcro new Somersworth plant NH (1998- 2004)
Responsibilities:
. Directly report to engineering Manager to design and engineering on
Velcro new plastic product extrusion laminating calender including:
new concept of mechanical system proposal, performing mathematical
analysis and establishing design criteria specifications.
. Customized product manufacturing machine, layout design/detail design
and product prototype pilot trial to final acceptance.
. Developing product manufacture process (DFM) though working with Asian
partners to transition mechanical designs to high volume
manufacturing.
Accomplishments:
. Designed several PLC controlled mechanism modules for different high
volume product pick, pull, measure, rewind and unload assembly to
replace manual labor assemble operation.
. Developed extruded plastic hook circular cavity ring optimal
manufacturing process (EDM, Laser Cut and Chemical Etching) for
different geometry design saved manufacture cost by 35%.
. Redesigned frequently failure high speed swing arm of loom power train
through FEA analytical tool confirmed the arm failure mode and its
location. New parts increasing lifetime by 50%.
. Redesigned extrusion die flow path through DOE analysis on melt-flow
simulation for line speed, temperature, injection pressure and hook
cavity geometry to reduce web thickness variation.
Haven Manufacturing Corp. Brunswick, GA (www.havencut.com)
Mechanical Engineer (1996-1998)
Responsibility:
. Design new automatic tube cut off, end finishing and packaging
machine, cutting tool failure analysis & new design recommend based on
FEA stress analysis.
Accomplishments:
. Innovative design of 360 degrees index rotation feed tube end-finish
machine with PLC control (auto loading, sorting, discharging system)
for the different size & shape of tubing products.
. Improvement design on the dual blade "dimpling free" power cutting
machine, shear mechanism dynamic analysis to prolong the blade cutting
life.
. Wear slide vertical & cylindrical blade holder surfaces lubrication
analysis and introducing new efficient dual-blade shear & elliptic
cutting method.
G.H.M. Industries Corp. Worcester, MA
(www.gessner.net)
Mechanical Engineer (1995- 1996)
Responsibility:
. Reverse engineering on company patented continuous surface shear
mechanism including power train and frame structure, perform mechanism
analysis and engineering calculation.
Accomplishments:
. Designed and developed new continuous blade oscillation shear method,
cutting tool auto lubricate system, hydraulic micro-adjustable device
for longer blade.
TECHNICAL SKILL CERTIFICATES
1. SPC Process Control Certification and Design of Experiments
2. Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance
3. Management of Engineering (Project Planning, Risk Management)
4. ACAD, 3D Solid/Works
5. Six Sigma Green Belt and Lean Manufacturing (Kaizen and Standardized
Work)
EDUCATION
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA (www.wpi.edu)
(1992-1995)
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering Dept., May 1995, GPA 3.7/4.0
Major: Finite Element Analysis/Stress Analysis and Structural Dynamic
Optimization.
Teaching assistant: Engineering Design, Engineering Control, and FEM
Analysis.
Research assistant: Mechanical Design, Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer,
CAD/CAM
Taiyuan University of Technology, Shanxi China (www.tyut.edu.cn)
(1980-1984)
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Major: Mechanical design and Manufacture