Engineer Six Sigma

abnx54@r.postjobfree.com **** Hudson Street

Baltimore, MD 21224

David Snyder 443-***-****

Experience

Saft America

Process Engineer 10/2012-Present

Responsible for developing procedures and resolving process and quality issues within the Space Assembly Lab.

Engaged in Lean Six Sigma projects on the production floor, optimizing space, equipment, and technician

efficiency. Providing instruction and leadership for an 8-person laboratory.

Teledyne Energy Systems

Senior Process Engineer 5/2010-9/2012

Supervised 8-person department and responsible for Lean / Six Sigma projects within multiple shop & office

departments. Led and facilitated projects including: Process re-engineering & audits, dashboard systems

development, kanbans, kaizens, mistake proofing, metrics development, and capital budgeting. Present analyses

to senior management.

• Developed database-based dashboard system for company, reducing data entry by 35% and adding

transparency.

• Selected by Executive Leadership to complete Leadership Development Program.

• Led a DMAIC project that resulted in a $500k reduction of scrap & boosted process yields by over 75%.

• Implemented Lean Walks, Turnback system, and re-engineered 5S system for entire company.

• Reduced spindle scrap by 90% by mistake proofing manufacturing & assembly work instructions.

• Increased yields by 37% and saved 11% of material via new equipment usage that had a positive ROI

after 13 mos.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

Test Engineer 4/2008-5/2010

Associate Test Engineer 1/2007-4/2008

Led internal & supplier quality projects for Ground Test. Responsibilities included: auditing and re-engineering

department procedures and acceptance tests, running office and laboratory Kaizens, solving production line

problems, interfacing with internal Quality and Operations, developing supplier quality tests & audits, and

designing fatigue tests for experimental parts.

• Traveled to China & domestically to audit, re-engineer, and develop Acceptance Test Procedures.

• Designed, implemented, and analyzed experiments leading to 10% rotor blade process yield.

• Led the Ground Test department IT Process Improvement (ACE) Team.

• Overhauled department IT equipment, functionality, and procedures thereby lowering costs.

Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Certificate: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt 8/2011

M.S. Engineering Science, Industrial Process Management (GPA: 3.4) 8/2011

Pennsylvania State University – University Park

B.S. Mechanical Engineering 12/2006

• Lockheed Martin Senior Project Design Excellence Award

Additional Information

American Society for Quality: Member

Lean Six Sigma Skills: 5S, 6S, RRCA, RCCA, DOE, SPC, DMAIC, SIPOC, Gage R&R, ANOVA, VSM, DFSS

Software Skills: Minitab, Visio, Project, Access, Microsoft (MS) Office, Windows, Linux, AutoCAD, MATLAB

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