Engineer Project Management
Resume:
Emil Seculov
Columbus, OH *3235
Home: 614-***-**** ***********@********.**.*** Cell: 614-***-****
SUMMARY
Results-oriented Process & Operations Engineering Professional with 15
years of experience in Project Management, Japanese Automotive Plastics &
Assembly Manufacturing, Human Factors and Industrial Engineering. Over 8
years experience leading Engineering & Maintenance staff.
. Expertise in development of methods and equipment to launch new-model
products.
. Key strengths in project management, budget tracking, training and
problem resolution.
. Proven success in diverse customer support to lower operating and product
costs, increase production efficiency and improve product quality
control.
. Solid background in equipment procurement, and in safety, quality and
process improvement.
. Capable of performing a variety of corporate level project management
tasks.
. Skilled in effective communication with people at all levels of the
organization.
. International business experience. Ability to communicate in Russian,
Bulgarian & French.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Liebert Products, Emerson Network Power, Columbus, OH 2008 - 2009
Advance Manufacturing Engineer
Relied on extensive experience with variety of Process & Manufacturing
engineering concepts, practices, and procedures to accomplish corporate
goals for globally competitive manufacturing:
. Proven success leading technical teams. In 1 year implemented a project
to expand market share by $2M in new government business with $750K
annual profit.
. Project management: Develop, propose and manage the implementation of
business critical capital improvement projects by coordinating the work
of multiple departments in 4 plants. Retrofitted 19 automated shear &
punch machines with state-of-art safety systems.
. Procure the latest technology through technical vendor analysis & cost
negotiation.
. Process improvement: Develop implementation plans and coordinate cross-
plant problem-solving teams to improve operating performance and meet
business objectives. Consolidated production processes, space &
equipment in 3 plants for annual savings of over $250K.
Nifco America Corp, Columbus, OH 1998 - 2008
Production Engineering Manager 2000 - 2008
Directed Engineering & Maintenance staff in multiple facilities on business
objectives, budget control, capital-expenditure planning, and project
schedules to launch 4-5 new model products yearly.
Responsible for the development and implementation of all new assembly
processes and equipment for cost-competitive manufacture of quality product
with verified proper functionality.
. Ensure that the staff works cohesively with other departments at time of
new model launch.
. Plan and develop processes, standards, equipment specifications and
production facility layouts for efficient assembly and quality control of
custom injection-molded products.
. Ensure that the new product was designed for manufacturability & guide
activities to improve the assembly-products design, quality, process,
material cost and operation methods.
. Devise, procure and support through mass production all aspects of the
assembly lines.
. Plan the staffing, balance multi-shift workload, and train all assembly
line personnel
. Troubleshoot and resolve technical and practical problems in
manufacturing at outsourced assembly processes and customer product-
related applications.
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Nifco America Corp (Continued)
Assembly-Manufacturing Engineer 1998 - 2000
. New Assembly-Product Launch: Responsibility for new assembled-product's
design for manufacturability, production line launch, and the procurement
of new assembly equipment. Developed assembly sequence Process-flow
diagrams, Work-instructions and FMEA charts. Performed pre-production
product testing to assist Process-capability and DOE studies.
. Project management: Develop cost-justification proposals for capital
improvement projects.
O-CEDAR BRANDS HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS, Springfield, OH 1996 - 1998
Industrial Engineer
. Process improvement: Developed and implemented the layout, timeline and
resource definition for the consolidation and relocation of production
departments and facilities, which increased production efficiency and
space utilization, improved product flow, and reduced overall product
cost. Coordinated the Kaizen activities for Manufacturing, and led the
implementation of subsequent continuous improvement operation process.
. Product development: Supported production lines and launched new
products. Had responsibility for new product design for
manufacturability, production line layout, and equipment cost
justification, start-up and support. Directed the generation of product
and packaging prototypes, material process specs, and assessment of
standard product cost.
G.P. MAUL & ASSOCIATES, Columbus, OH 1996
Systems Engineering Consultant
Participated, as the Industrial Systems Engineer, on an interdisciplinary
team of consultants, in developing a manufacturing and distribution
consolidation strategy to make the client O-Cedar Brands, a 100 million
dollar company, to become the lowest cost producer in the business.
BIODYNAMICS LAB, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, OH 1994 - 1996
Research Assistant
Worked on a research team with Human Factors Graduate-students to collect
Biodynamic data, analyze it, and make proposals for low-back injury
prevention projects.
EDUCATION
BS, Industrial & Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus,
OH
Specialized in Cognitive Engineering and Human Factors research of user-
centered products.
SPECIAL SKILLS
Advanced knowledge of Windows XP, Microsoft Office 2007, Oracle, Agile,
Solid Edge, AutoCAD and Digital Camera Inspection Systems.
Troubleshooting of Omron, Allen-Bradley, and Fanuc PLC systems.
Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma process improvement tools.
Speak, read and write Bulgarian fluently. Able to communicate in Russian
and French.
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