Manager Engineer
Resume:
Doug P. Longenecker
Harrison Mi 48625
abonnn@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY A highly motivated entrepreneur, manager and engineer with over 20 years of experience in
increasingly responsible positions in the fields of welding engineering, materials research,
manufacturing and management; including extensive experience and education in the areas of
welding processes, design, metallurgy, nondestructive evaluation, and lean manufacturing.
Strengths include excellent verbal and written communication skills and a “hands-on” attitude.
WORK
Experience
Roman Engineering
• Contract Welding Engineering, Manufacturing Optimization, and Management Consulting
• Parameter Optimization, cycle time reductions and improving through put on robotic arc
welding systems for automotive applications.
• Implement lean manufacturing techniques at various automotive suppliers.
• Manage weld technicians to improve process
• Manage new system builds; work with integration and final user to ensure system meets the
desired specifications for the end user.
• Identify and implement Quality improvement initiatives
General Manager January 2004 to September 2009
Merrill Fabricators Alama MI.
• Management of all aspects of the fabrication shop
• Oversaw shop crew expansion from 33 to over 200 in just three years
• Responsible for moving from a 30,000 ft2 shop to a 450,000 ft2 shop
• Increased bottom line profits from -7% to 19% using automated process
• Lead process to become ASME pressure vessel shop (U,UM and PP stamps) and produced
many 35 pressure vessels in two years
• Developed five CWI’s
• Developed an in house Level NDE program with two Level 2’s currently trained
• Worked closely with customers to meet their 6 sigma requirements
• Developed Automated welding systems to increase productivity ( example 30,000 lb fab that
went from over 800 hours to weld to just under 400 hours, we built two of these a week)
• Selected, purchased and utilized 5 Fanuc Robots valued at 1.5 million (with fixturing) for
welding large heavy fabrications, this allowed us to expand, I find it easier to train robot
technicians than welders. This helped to increase the overall capacity of the shop
considerably
• Oversaw all capital equipment purchases to increase shop from 6.5 million in sales to 33
million last year
• Started a quality program and implemented the systems to allow us to expand our customer
base
• Supervised advertising and directing the sales force of five professionals
• Interacted with customers as this was instrumental in growth of business and gaining
customer confidence
• Responsible for developing Caterpillar as new customer
Engineering Consulting Business January 2001 to December 2004
Farmington, MI
• Consulted to several major companies in areas of welding engineering, fabrication and
management
• Business was very diverse ranging from production issues to material property/weldability
problems
• Saved L&W Engineering over a million dollars per year by reprogramming 75 robots to
increase productivity and reduce defects
• Worked with Daimler Chrysler to repair 5000 defective trucks
• Worked with Daimler Chrysler to repair field failures, I would repair and write a report as to
why the failure occurred
Welding Engineering Manager
Tower Automotive January 1999 to December 2001
Plymouth MI
• Responsible for all aspects of welding through developing a process to monitor production
• Supervised 28 welding technicians direct reports
• Increased production from 220 frames per shift to 400 frames per shift by reprogramming
and rebalancing a line of 200 robots
• Implemented lean manufacturing and 5s techniques
• Directly managed materials and testing lab
• Personally took care of any field failures by traveling to field site, analyzing failure and
performing repair
Research Engineer
Edison Welding Institute May 1995 to Jan 1999
Columbus, Ohio.
• Worked in the materials department as well as the welding department
• Performed the “hands on” portion of the research as well as write reports
• Worked on various projects and co-published several articles for the welding journal
• Interact with member companies and other EWI engineers to solve manufacturing
problems, reduce costs, improve quality and productivity
• Perform materials joining research and consulting for automotive, heavy manufacturing, oil
and gas, and aerospace industries
Welder and Welding Supervisor
Advanced Mechanical June 1991 to September 1995
• Worked as a welder, mostly stainless steel installation jobs
• Welded in SMAW,GTAW,GMAW in all positions on steel and stainless steel
• Supervised a crew of 20 welders the last year I was there
Welder
Hobart Brothers May 1989 to June 1991
• Welded steel and stainless steel food processing equipment
• Production welding
Bachelor of Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
EDUCATION
Date of Graduation: Dec. 1998
Major: Welding Engineering and Material Science
Technical Degree, The Hobart Institute of Welding Technologies
Date of Graduation: Dec. 1989
Major: Combination Welding Program graduate
ADDITIONAL CATIPILLAR 6 Sigma Program 2008
TRAINING
• Focus on quality, production and cost savings
• Green belt certification
Dale Carnegie 2007
• Lessons in Leadership
• How to win Friends and Influence People
• Focus on customer interactions and business management
COMMITTEES Hobart Institute of Welding Technologies 1998 - Present
Member / Advisory Board
MEMBERSHIPS
& ACTIVITIES
• Member of AWS
• Member of ASME
• Member of CCC
• Member of AMA
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