Engineer Manager

KENT JACKSON

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Huntersville, NC 28078

Home: 704-***-****

Cell: 704-***-****

OBJECTIVE: Obtain an Engineering Manager’s position with a fast paced, customer focused organization that will

leverage my diverse experience in engineering, quality and production management.

SR APPLICATIONS ENGINEER Praxair Surface Technologies, Charlotte, NC 5/07 to Present

Responsibilities Accomplishments

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Industrial Ground Turbine (IGT) production cell Developed new IGT production programs netting

program manager. $300k in top line sales.

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Design and fabricate production tooling for Trained new hire production employees in the

coating cells. use of robotic equipment.

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Work directly with the customer in the Grit media reclaim program saving nearly $10k

development of coating repairs. annual grit cost.

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Use lean tools to determine standard work in Six Sigma Project to eliminate coating defects

production as well as Kaizen activities. estimated annual savings of $15k

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Write ABB robot programs for coating Implemented torch life extension project

applications. resulting in $300k annual savings.

QUALITY MANAGER Praxair Surface Technologies, Charlotte, NC 1/06 to 4/07

Responsibilities Accomplishments

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Ensure conformance to ISO 9000:2001, PST Conduct six sigma and lean projects in the laser

and customer requirements. department reducing non conformances by 60%

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Develop a quality system including quality Reduced COPQ by 30%.

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system manual and procedures. Increased FPY by 10%

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Maintain and track Customer Complaint and Developed vendor performance score card.

Corrective Action Databases. • Prepared the plant for a successful ISO

• Perform corrective action duties to reduce certification audit.

COPQ using 8D and 6 Sigma.

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER Android Industries, Arlington, TX 10/05 to 12/05

Responsibilities Accomplishments

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Managed the vendor and sequence rack repair Established stream line invoicing process for

department. rack repair; resulting in $15k in revenue.

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Submit invoices for rack repair and modifications Battery charging station project decreasing

to GM change time by 30%.

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Guide and direct the engineering technicians as Successfully moved 3 assembly lines in 8 days.

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well as the maintenance department. Successfully passed GM torque audit with no

• Lead quality department in preparation for GM major findings.

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torque audit. Implemented a Kanban system for maintenance

• Assembly line change-over project manager for supplies and replacement parts.

engineering and maintenance.

ENGINEERING MANAGER Praxair Surface Technologies, Kansas City, MO 7/03 to 10/05

Responsibilities Accomplishments

Ensure compliance of safety policies in the tool Successful transfer of Mirmar, FL facility to

room and conduct 5S audits. Kansas City.

Assign projects and manage structures Develop source substantiated repairs for seal

engineering staff and tool room personnel. transfer.

Develop source approval repairs with Pratt & Roll Royce program launch, increasing sales by

Whitney. $1,200,000 in annual sales.

Ensure job instructions and job travelers are Outside vendor reduction resulting in $200k in

technically accurate and conform to FAA annual cost savings.

regulations. On time and successful installation of numerous

Product engineering manager for non-rotating jet CNC machine tools to reduce processing time.

engine components.

PRODUCT LINE MANAGER Praxair Surface Technologies, Kansas City, MO 7/00 to 7/03

Responsibilities Accomplishments

• North American airline account manager.

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• Decreased people cost by 15%.

Maintain hanger schedules with airlines to

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ensure on time delivery. Reduced overtime by 80%.

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Ensure that all parts / components comply with Maintained On-Time-Delivery at a level > 95%.

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FAA regulations. No recordable or lost work day injuries or

• Review all newly developed products to ensure illnesses.

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compliance with FAA regulations as well as No major findings in 3 ISO and 2 FAA audits.

approved OEM data. • Started a new product line which yielded over

• Coordinate activities on first article production $300k of annual sales.

components with customer, sales, engineering,

and production.

PROCESS ENGINEER Praxair Surface Technologies, Kansas City, MO 8/97 to 7/00

Responsibilities Accomplishments

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Justification and purchasing of machine Started the high strength steel product

tools, line; equipment, process and people.

• Tool and fixture design using

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Pro/ENGINEER, Designed CFM-56 compressor blade

• tooling in 4 weeks.

CNC programming using

• Pegasus 2nd stage fan blade fixture,

Pro/MANUFACTURING as well as hand written,

• letter of recognition from the Pentagon.

Work concurrently with marketing, sales

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and the customer on all phases of Implemented new process in the CNC

manufacturing, lathe shop increasing productivity by 20%.

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Reverse engineering of fan blade airfoils Moved nearly 25 machining jobs from

for manufacturing tooling. manual machines to CNCs.

PROCESS ENGINEER AlliedSignal FM&T, Kansas City, MO 1/96 to 8/97

Responsibilities Accomplishments

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Review of product designs to improve Re-established gear hobbing capability.

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manufacturability. Developed 6-axis lathe program for

• Development of machining process single machine fabrication.

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plans. Reduced machining cycle time through

• Design of tools and fixtures. the use of new technologies.

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Production of NC programs. Kansas City Tri-Site representative for

• Pro-Engineer software.

Generation of work instructions.

CNC MACHINIST Knernschield Mfg. Co., Columbia, MO 6/95 to 12/95

Responsibilities Accomplishments

• • Promoted to lead mill operator in 2nd

Set-up and operate vertical CNC mills.

• month of employment.

Machine production parts in the

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conventional machining department. Worked full time while I obtaining a

• degree in mechanical engineering.

Design and fabricate various jigs and

fixtures.

Cannon Crew Army Reserve and Army National Guard 9/93 to 9/01

• 13 Bravo and 88 Mike Qualified.

• Last duty station: Delta Battery, 1/129 Field Artillery, Independence, MO.

• Honorably Discharged September 2001.

Maintenance Technician Watlow-Columbia, Columbia, MO 9/90 to 6/95

Responsibilities Accomplishments

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Troubleshoot and repair equipment. Successfully designed modular

• ventilation equipment for manufacturing cells.

Design, machine, and fabricate tooling.

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• Simultaneously worked full time while

Performed all the welding operations in

going to engineering school full time.

the maintenance department.

Tool Designer Watlow-Hannibal, Hannibal, MO 8/87 to 9/90

Responsibilities Accomplishments

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Design stamping dies, forming dies, and Reduced tooling production time by moving

production tooling. inspection tooling to CNC machine tools.

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Implemented new tool designs. Successfully completed two, 1 minute

• setup projects.

Troubleshoot manufacturing equipment and

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initiate design changes. Successfully managed relocation to the

• new facility without interrupting production.

Program CNC mills and bending machines.

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• Lead the successful implementation of a

Assigned work load for drafters and die

manufacturing cell using WCM concepts.

makers.

• Designed multi-ton punch dies.

Lead Operator Swift-Echrich, Inc., Quincy, IL 1/86 to 8/87

Responsibilities Accomplishments

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Coordinate production activities of 20 Ensure daily production expectations

employees. where met.

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Prepared and maintained production Promoted to lead operator.

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equipment. Worked full time while obtaining my

certificate in drafting and design technology.

Computer Experience:

Proficient with Microsoft Office, Pro/ENGINEER, Pro/MANUFACTURE, Project 98, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor.

Advanced Training:

• Pro/ENGINEER, Basic.

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• Pro/ENGINEER for MANUFACTURING. Kushner Electroplating School, Basic Electroplating.

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• Fundamentals in Gear Design Geometry. Management, Situational Leadership

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• Six Sigma, Greenbelt. ABB S4 Robotic Basic Programming

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• Advanced CNC lathe programming Fanuc controller. ABB S4 Robotic Advanced Programming

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• Brown & Sharp CMM using PC-DMIS software for General Managers Program, Praxair Corporate

Headquarters

Windows.

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• Sifco Industries Inc., Stylus Electroplating Autodesk Inventor, Level 1. (AutoCAD 3D)

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• Fatigue Technologies Inc., Cold Working ISO 9000:2001 Lead Auditor

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• SolidWorks, Basic Training Lean 101, Lean Value Solutions International

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 12/1995

University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO

AAS, Drafting and Design Technology 5/1990

John Wood Community College, Quincy IL

Drafting and Design Technology, Certificate, 7/1987

Quincy Technical Schools, Quincy IL

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