Manager Project
Resume:
Edwin F. Robinson
Erieville, New York 13061
Email: abobqx@r.postjobfree.com
Objective: Obtain a challenging leadership position applying creative problem solving and lean
management skills with a growing company to achieve optimum utilization of its resources and
maximum profits.
Experience:
08/11 MARQUARDT SWITCHES INC. - Cazenovia, New York
Present
Production Director Mexico
• Responsible for layout and set-up of a $30 million dollar, 13,000 sq meter, production facility in Irapuato, Mexico.
• Managed 158 associates including, operators, supervisors, engineers, machinists, maintenance personnel, and managers,
in a demanding automotive supply plant.
• Responsible for all vendor selection and instrumental in tracking vendor delivery, materials inventories, WIP, and
assuring days on hand of 10 days maintained and sustained.
• Responsible for on time delivery and maintaining customer satisfaction with direct accountability to customer service.
• 17 years project management and integration to manufacturing of all new designs.
• Designed factory layouts for flow, in a demand pull environment, with lead time of one day per department.
• Established a visual tracking system for all WIP using KanBan signaling to maintain inventory from supply departments
to 3 days or less.
• Structured factory to produce mixed technology printed wire assemblies. - Directed the purchase, installation and
production start up of ASM/Siplace and Asys, automated surface mount lines.
• Liaison to design engineering on all new designs, administering design rules for manufacturing, and transition of all new
product to the production floor.
• Responsible for the maintenance and general operation of over $8,000,000 in capital equipment.
• Integrated regrind into the molding area with an annual savings of over $1 million in raw material.
• Structured SMT areas for in-line manufacturing of circuit boards with a lead time of 12 hours or less.
• Responsible for the selection and training of all Manufacturing and Maintenance personnel both overhead and hourly.
• Responsible for all Manufacturing related P&L and associated acquisition and budgeting.
• Oversee the achievement of all KPI’s in a strict automotive manufacturing environment.
01/07 MARQUARDT SWITCHES INC. - Cazenovia, New York
08/11
Production Manager Fabrication
• Justified and purchased automated material handling for Molded parts with an annual savings of $200K
• Managed 400 associates including operators, supervisors, mangers, engineers, machinists, maintenance personnel, and
fabricators, in a demanding automotive supply plant.
• Designed factory layouts for flow, in a demand pull environment-reducing lead-time from 10 days to 2 or less.
• Reduced departmental scrap costs from $5,500 weekly to less than $400 while maintaining an average acceptance, of
over 99% for fabricated parts.
• Established a visual tracking system for all WIP and reduced inventory by 33%.
• Structured factory to produce mixed technology printed wire assemblies. - Directed the purchase, installation and
production start up of Assembleon and Asys, automated surface mount lines.
• Liaison to design engineering on all new designs, administering design rules for manufacturing, and transition of all new
product to the production floor.
• Designed factory layouts for flow, in a demand pull environment-reducing lead-time from 20 days to 3 or less.
• Responsible for the maintenance and general operation of over $11,000,000 in capital equipment.
• Reduced head count in the molded parts department by $70K with the introduction of factory automation.
• Reduced Molding waste stream by 80% with the introduction of integrated regrind equipment.
• Restructured Surface mount and through lines from batch and queue to in-line configuration, reducing lead time for
PWB’s from 12 days to 12 hours or less.
• Transitioned entire factory from hand assembled electromechanical devices to automation assisted manufactured
electromechanical devices with a 50% reduction in labor.
01/96 CROWN INTERNATIONAL - Elkhart, IN
01/07
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
• Promoted to Manufacturing Engineering Manager in July 2002.
• Promoted to Manufacturing Project Manager in June 1999.
• Promoted from Fabrication Manager, 80 associates, to Modules Focused Factory Manager, 120 associates, in 1998.
• Justified and purchased automated transistor grading system with an annual savings of $500K.
• Justified and purchased 2 automated punching systems with an annual savings of $1.1M.
• Liaison to design engineering on all new designs, administering design rules for manufacturing, and transition of all new
product to the production floor.
• Structured factory to produce mixed technology printed wire assemblies. - Directed the purchase, installation and
production start up of Panasonic/Universal GSM and Bosch Edge-pro automated surface mount line.
• Responsible for the maintenance and general operation of over $4,000,000 in capital equipment.
• Designed factory layouts for flow, in a demand pull environment-reducing lead-time from 10 days to 2 or less.
• Established a visual tracking system for all WIP and reduced inventory by 33%.
• Established in house manufacturing of purchased circuit board assemblies saving the company $900K yr.
• Maintain a monthly budget of $50K.
• Responsible for the investigation and justification of all capital equipment purchases. - Increased powder coat line
density 100% using appropriate planning and time saving tooling.
• Increased parts produced from 27,000 weekly with an average of 107.6 hours overtime to 40,000 weekly, during peak
demand, with an average of six hours overtime.
• Reduced departmental scrap costs from $2,500 weekly to less than $200 while maintaining an average acceptance, of
over 99.5% for fabricated parts.
01/94 to SERVAIR, INCORPORATED / RAYTHEON – Waco, TX & Pensacola, FL
01/96
Site Supervisor - Equipment Concentration Site / Waco, TX
• Managed 27 employees in the phase maintenance operations on various U.S. Army logistics and engineer equipment
including armored personnel carriers, to 1 ton cargo pickups, Hummers, road graders, earth movers, tank recovery
vehicles, 7 to 20 ton scrapers, dump trucks, bulldozers, laundry units, ammunition haulers, 20-ton forklifts and other
varied equipment.
• Conducted time studies for all maintenance operations assuring efficiency of work performed and high operational
readiness rates.
Production Supervisor - Naval Air Station / Pensacola, FL
• Supervised 200 employees including lead men, technical inspectors, electronic and electrical technicians, sheet metal
fabricators, general mechanics and supply specialist ensuring adherence to U.S. Navy, Air Force and FAA regulations.
• Managed all aspects of attack, antisubmarine warfare, search and rescue, cargo, and airborne surveillance helicopter
retrofits, equipment upgrades and overhaul & corrosion control measures.
• Managed all aspects of the dynamic components tear down, inspection and overhaul processes. - Supervised an
independent work team in the application of modifications as directed by engineering change orders, including PCB
repair and reconfiguration, to Search and Rescue helicopters at remote locations within the U.S.
11/91 to LEER SIEGLER MANAGEMENT SERVICES CORPORATION – Ft. Campbell, KY
01/94
Production Supervisor - Army Air Base
• Supervised 70 employees including lead men, technical inspectors, electronic and electrical technicians, sheet metal
fabricators, general mechanics and supply specialist performing equipment refurbishment and overhaul ensuring
adherence to U.S. Army and FAA regulations.
• Managed all aspects of time directed phase maintenance procedures and inspections including airframe inspections.
• Modified existing aircraft communications, flight control and environmental systems for electromagnetic interference
hardening and protection.
• Enhanced aircraft structural and exhaust systems to accept new Hover Infrared Reduction Systems.
• Interfaced with engineering, support and technical personnel on all special aircraft maintenance procedures.
• Directed electronics shop quality control measures including interpretation of schematics and engineer drawings assuring
exact compliance to all changes or special processes.
• Monitored all preflight operation and quality assurance checks.
11/86 to U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS – Ft. Campbell, KY & Gieblestadt, West Germany
09/91
Production Supervisor – Army Air Base/Army Air Field
• Achieved SSG rank within four years of service placing me within the top 1% of the U.S. Army.
• Maintained 18 aircraft for worldwide deployment within a 30 minute recall.
• Repaired optical tracking and magnification equipment, robotics mechanisms, solid-state materials and devices, A/C and
D/C motors, digital equipment, resolvers and aircraft electrical devices.
• Skilled in the use of the multi-channel oscilloscope, digital multi-meter and signal generating equipment.
• Repaired class IV & V lasers, testing and mounting equipment.
• Operated and performed wire maintenance on attack, observation, cargo, and special utility helicopters and associated
weapon and missile components.
• Planned and supervised immediate troop movements in both U.S. and overseas operations.
• Applied airframe and electrical modifications to aircraft as required integrating special weapons and missile systems to
existing avionics and electrical subsystems.
EDUCATION:
COLLEGE
Attained the “Regents of Missouri” Scholarship
09/80 - 05/83 Southeast Missouri State University/ Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Pre-Engineering & Business Administration
09/76 - 06/80 Fox Senior High School /Arnold, Missouri
MILITARY
02/90 - 06/90 400 Hrs. Advanced Electronic Trouble shooting / 400 Hrs. Leadership and Supervisory Attained
Distinguished Honor Graduate Status
02/87 - 10/87 400 Hrs. Electrical Training / 800 Hrs. Specific Component & Aircraft Electrical Training
OJT
01/96 – Present JIT Training / Certified ISO Internal Auditor / Discounted Cash Flow Training/ 5S Training/
Lean Manufacturing/ SMED/ Variation Reduction/ 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
AWARDS
1991 Operation Desert Storm / Invasion of Iraq - Decorated Veteran
1989 Operation Just Cause / Invasion of Panama - Decorated Veteran
REFERENCES
Available Upon Request
SALARY HISTORY
08/11 – Present Marquardt Switches Inc. $128,000
Mexico (+ 10% Performance Bonus)
01/07 – 08/11 Marquardt Switches Inc. $105,000
(+ 10% Performance Bonus)
07/02 - 01/07 Crown International $75,000
(+ $10,000 per yr. bonus potential)
04/98 - 07/02 Crown International $57,800
(+ $10,000 per yr. bonus potential)
01/96 - 04/98 Crown International $42,500
(+ $10,000 per yr. bonus potential)
01/94 - 01/96 Serv-Air Inc. / Raytheon $40,500
11/91 - 01/94 Leer Siegler Aviation $38,000
01/86 - 09/91 US Army Special Operations $24,000
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