Engineer Management

Benjamin Carroll

Email: abqfhj@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ******* ***

City: Cedar Park

State: TX

Zip: 78613

Country: USA

Phone: 512-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $100,000

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Benjamin T. Carroll

1725 WARWICK WAY, CEDAR PARK, TX

(HOME) 512-***-**** (CELL) 512-***-****

EMAIL: abqfhj@r.postjobfree.com

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SUMMARY

Accomplished Mechanical Design Engineer and Team Leader with a broad understanding of the entire Product Development Process including Mechanical and Electrical Design, Systems Requirements Management, Test Engineering, Configuration Management, Process Monitoring and Control, Team Management and Lean Product Development. Displays a passion for enhancing the employee environment through encouragement and continuous improvement.

CORE COMPETENCIES

* CAD - Pro/E, Solid Works, AutoCAD

* Cast Aluminum and Plastic Part Design

* Design/Drafting, GD&T

* Requirements Development

* Green Belt Certified

* Team Facilitation

* Engineering Test/Analysis

* Communication Skills

* Problem solving, risk mitigation

* MS Office Suite

* Configuration Management

* Cost Modeling

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Southern California Braiding, Inc., Bell Garden, CA 2011-2013

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Helped keep company competitive by providing:

* Accurate material and labor estimates for complex cable assemblies.

* Pre-Production Approval Process (PPAP), FMEA and Process Control.

* Kaizen and 5S process improvement projects.

BAE Systems (Tracor/Marconi), Austin, TX 1996 - 2011

Check-6(R) - Drivers Rear View Camera System

Lead Hardware Engineer, Lead Test Engineer and direct alternate to Project Engineering Manager.

* Reduced component assembly time from 20 minutes to 30 seconds by proactively redesigning internal component with no part cost increase.

* Decreased costs significantly through innovative component selection.

* Increased burn-in test through-put 3X by performing DMAIC process (Green-belt Certification).

Lean Product Development High Performance Team

Key contributor for Design for Manufacturability concepts and Website Portal development.

* Worked with diverse team to establish guidelines and roll out program.

* Implemented aspects of Lean and Design for Manufacturability into guidelines.

* Directed Website Portal development.

DVE FOS - Driver Vision Enhancement Forward

Lead Hardware Designer for Cast Aluminum Camera housing.

* Updated design of existing housing from prototype to greatly improve manufacturability.

* Saved weeks on lead time by utilizing Rapid Prototyping for fast turn of Cast Housing Design.

* Eliminated waste in shipping costs by successfully pressing change to supply chain structure.

* Housing demonstrated first pass success in qualification testing.

Engineering Liaison to Operations

* Improved technical communications between Engineering and Production.

* Learned an enormous amount about what a -production ready- design is and is not.

* Rolled experience into better product design and development.

GSTAMIDS Ground STandoff MIne Detection System

Took on roll of Systems Engineering to generate:

* Requirements Flow-Down from top level customer requirements to subsystem/component level.

* Ground Following Analysis using 2D analysis package to determine hydraulic lift sizing.

* Hardware Development Plan.

ESMB/Mongoose Demining System

Reload Container Team Leader, Trainer Variant Team Leader, Test Lead for Flight Test #5

* Directed successful multi-million dollar Full Scale FT5 at Yuma Proving Grounds.

* Off-site System Rocket Deployment testing including test objectives, safety approval, logistics, and planning team travel. Design won Bronze level International Chairman`s Team Award for IR Signature Generators (2003).

* Primary Subcontract Interface to AAR Cadillac, Reload Container Manufacturer.

LCPK Guided Rocket Program

Hardware Designer for Guidance System

* Designed housing and wing interface

* Created innovative deployment system drive train

* Generated graphics for successful proposal effort using Pro/E

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

BAE Systems, Employee Recognition Council 2005 - 2010

ERC Chairman 2007 - 2010

Key contributor to creation of continuous improvement and rewards program called I.D.E.A. Master of Ceremony for two Annual I.D.E.A. Banquets attended by senior management and 100+ outstanding individuals and teams. Demonstrated $1M in savings from continuous improvement ideas generated by employees. ONE TEAM Award for efforts towards implementation of EMPOWER program (2010)

Toastmasters 1998 - 2010

Advanced Toastmaster Bronze

Served in many officer rolls including three terms as President. Area Speech Contest winner. MC for numerous BAE Systems Austin Quarterly Service Awards.

EDUCATION

BACHELORS OF SCIENCE, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas, Austin, TX

* Mechanism Design focus

* Society for Automotive Engineers - Lead for Hybrid Electric Vehicle project

MASTERS OF SCIENCE, Engineering Management, The University of Texas, Austin, TX

* Project Management (Scheduling, Resource Loading, Human Resource Management)

* Innovative Product Development methodologies

* Risk Management and Decision Making

* Aspects of Legal Exposure

* Thesis: Relevant Factors in the Path to Successful Lean Transformation

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