Quality Assurance Manager

Shawn M. Koehler

*** ***** ****** **** **** Wisconsin 53583 USA

Home Phone /Cell Phone# 608-***-****

Email ********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Engineering position with a progressive growing company.

QUALIFICATIONS

Motivated Self-starter with the ability to work independently as well as in

team environments.

Ability to identify and troubleshoot problems and present solid solutions.

Management experience, Machining and Mechanical assembly

background.

Excellent Mechanical aptitude and Computer literate with most popular

business software.

Ability to learn and retain information easily and acquire new skills quickly.

WORKHISTORY

Gear Manufacturing Engineer: Rexnord /Falk Milwaukee WI 01/2011-Present

• Detail Process Planning, including specifying speeds, feeds, tooling, fixturing,

and gauging.

• Computer oriented (CAD, Solid works, Geartrax, Network/software, PC

applications)

• Design and specification of manufacturing equipment and processes.

• Support of existing Machining operations and equipment.

• Planning and use of Lean, cellular and JIT concepts.

• Equipment justification and procurement, costing methods/Value analysis

• Process control and quality assurance, SPC, and process capability studies.

• Capacity planning, manpower planning, and material flow.

• Process documentation / information using AS400 and Excel.

• CNC manufacturing, programming.

• ISO 9000 standards and their relationship to company policies, procedures

and instructions.

• Implementation of Lean Manufacturing principals and cellular layouts.

Use of complex gear design software and Excel programs .

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• Routing and rating of one off high value components

Gear Manufacturing Engineer: Bucyrus International South Milwaukee WI

07/2008- 01/2011

• Detail Process Planning, including specifying speeds, feeds, tooling, fixturing,

and gauging.

• Computer oriented (CAD, Solid works, Geartrax, Network/software, PC

applications)

• Design and specification of manufacturing equipment and processes.

• Support of existing Machining operations and equipment.

• Planning of Lean, cellular and JIT concepts

• Equipment justification and procurement, costing methods/Value analysis

• Process control and quality assurance, SPC, and process capability studies.

• Capacity planning, manpower planning, and material flow.

• Process documentation / information using BAAN and Excel.

• CNC manufacturing, programming.

• ISO 9000 standards and their relationship to company policies, procedures

and instructions.

• Implementation of Lean Manufacturing principals and cellular layouts.

Writing of work measurement standards in Lotus and Excel .

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• Routing and rating of one off high value components

Manufacturing Engineer: Harley-Davidson Power train Operations,

transmission components Menomonee Falls WI 10/2005-4/2008

• Detail Process Planning, including specifying speeds, feeds, tooling, fixturing,

and gauging.

• Computer oriented (CAD, Network/software, PC applications)

• Practical application of ergonomics.

• Support of existing Machining operations and equipment.

• Planning of cellular and JIT concepts

• Equipment justification and procurement, costing methods/Value analysis

• Process control and quality assurance, SPC, and process capability studies.

• Capacity planning, including productivity measurements, manpower planning,

and material flow.

• Process documentation / information using CAD and Ease.

• CNC manufacturing, programming.

• ISO 9000 standards and their relationship to company policies, procedures

and instructions.

• Implementation of Lean Manufacturing principals and cellular layouts.

Writing of work measurement standards in Ease .

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• Line balancing and other forms of work measurements.

• Floor support and Fill in for second shift Work group advisors during time off

in transmission component areas.

• Management of supermarket levels in the transmission component area .

• Planning and banking of components related to current model year build out

and Model year 07 changeovers.

• Revision and re-tooling of existing model year equipment and integration into

MY 07 component production

Gammex RMI, Medical Device and Electronics Manufacturer

Middleton WI 8/2001- 10/2005

Title: Manufacturing Engineer / Machine shop Supervisor/Facilities Manager

• Responsible for bill of material setup and maintenance.

• Maintenance of SOP and Quality Assurance procedures.

• New process training and implementation.

• Design and specification of manufacturing equipment and processes.

• Daily scheduling of machine shop workload.

• Programming, training and troubleshooting of machining programs and

processes.

• Responsibility for project management and new product introduction.

• Facility and equipment repair and preventative maintenance.

Grove Gear Corporation, Gear motor and Speed Reducer Manufacturer

Union Grove WI 1/2001-8/2001

Title: Maintenance Department Manager

• Responsible for Maintenance of over 354 assets, 85 machine tools, various

production support machinery and Facility.

• Organization and maintenance of the MSDS system.

• Responsibility Company Compliance with OSHA and EPA standards.

• Responsible for 20 employees over three shifts

• Hiring, Discipline Training and Supervision

• Scheduled daily workload for the Department.

• Setup PM Maintenance program

• Scheduled in-house machine shop to produce repair components not readily

available

• Support of 40 million dollars in gross annual sales with a 90% on time rating

within a 2-3 day customer delivery cycle.

• Research, and acquisition and installation of new machine tools and cellular

manufacturing areas.

• Purchase of MRO items.

• Developed and implemented asset and maintenance labor tracking system.

• Maintained the daily time and job progress reporting and scheduling system.

• Troubleshooting of machine failures and schematic interpretation

Merkle-Korff Corporation Sub-fractional Gear motor Manufacturer

Richland Center Wisconsin. 4/2000-6/2000 (Interim position)

Title: Manufacturing Engineer/Supervisor

• Supervise the daily production and have the spur gear hobbling (gear

machining) and induction heat -treat department.

• Formulate and improve existing equipment, processes and plant layout

• Request and implement Engineering change requests and Engineering

change orders.

• Prepare FMEA's and process flow diagrams per customer requests.

• Troubleshooting and Maintenance of 25 PLC operated gear hobbers and

induction heat treats equipment.

Nord Gear Corporation, Gear motor and Speed Reducer Manufacturer

Waunakee Wisconsin 1985-1999

Titles: Quality Assurance Manager, Environmental/Safety Manager, Plant

Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, Buyer/Planner, Assembly Manager,

Machine Shop Manager, Machinist, Assembler

• Interpreted to English a poorly translated German 20 chapter ISO 9002

Manual. Re-created document for use at North American divisions

• Implemented Manual and procedures, maintained ISO 9002 certification.

• Wrote and Implemented Quality SOP and Corrective action procedures.

• Scheduled Quality Audits.

• Maintenance and calibration of over 500 precision measuring tools traceable

to NIST standards.

• Organized and maintained the MSDS system.

• Monitored Company Compliance with OSHA standards.

• Responsible for thirty five employees in three departments

• Quality Assurance

• Hiring, Discipline Training And Supervision

• Purchase Component parts for the Assembly Department.

• Scheduled daily workload for the Assembly Department.

• Scheduled in-house machine shop to produce an annual average of 3 million

dollars of stock and custom component inventory.

• Supported 20 million dollars in gross annual sales with a 90% on time rating

within a 2-3 day customer delivery cycle.

• Researched and acquired new machine tools. 1x Okuma 10 station horizontal

and 1x Sajo Horizontal 6 station Machining center, 4x 2 axis CNC lathes, 1x

Kellenberger CNC O.D. Cylindrical grinder. 2 CNC Vertical milling machines.

Completed the machine tool upgrade project 1 month before target date and

$250,000.00 under budget.

• Initiated production machining of 55 different gearbox castings. Project

included the specification of all-cutting tools and work holding devices.

Machining these key components in-house resulted in a 50% savings

compared to the importation from the castings from the parent plant in West

Germany.

• Conceptualized and upgraded product Paint line from a manual system to a

completely automated Power and Free System. Specified all equipment and

construction details.

• Completed this project by the target date. There was no loss of product on-

time delivery due to construction of the system.

• Obtained and inventoried emissions to obtain Wisconsin air emissions

operating permit

successfully converted from Mineral based paint to water base product to

conform to SARA tier II emissions requirements.

• Specified and supervised construction of 30,000SF building expansion, 1985

• Specified and supervised construction of 60,000SF building expansion 1998.

• Organized and directed setup up of satellite assembly centers in Brampton

Ontario and Charlotte NC.

• Improved ergonomics and material handling systems in the Gearbox

assembly area.

• Installed 7 semi-automated assembly lines and hydraulic presses in the

Gearbox assembly areas.

• Conceptualized and installed the single and three phase electric motor

assembly department. This resulted in a 40% reduction in complete motor

inventory costs. It reduced slow moving inventory as the electric motors were

now built to each order in lot sizes less than 50 pieces.

• Researched and acquired new Gray Iron Casting patterns and suppliers. This

resulted in a raw casting cost reduction of 30% and a 25% net improvement

in machining cycle times.

• Prepared and documented annual state and federal hazardous waste reports.

• Prepared Budgets: Specified equipment and staff to support an average 25%

annual sales growth.

• Route Work orders and balance loads to produce high precision components

in a timely manner.

• Purchase raw materials, tooling and manufacturing supplies.

• Developed and implemented component part routing and costing system.

• Maintained the daily time and job progress reporting and scheduling system.

• Prepare Cycle time Analysis

• Write and troubleshoot Machine tool programs

• Operation of 4 axis CNC horizontal and vertical machining centers, PC based

DNC network, 2 axis CNC lathes, and CNC o.d. grinder, Manual Mills, drills.

O.D. grinders and Lathes.

• Blue print reading and use of precision measuring tools.

Fristam Pumps / Nord Gear Corporation, Stainless process pump/ Gear

motor and Speed Reducer Manufacturer

Middleton Wisconsin 1980-1985

Titles: Machinist, Assembler

• Operation of Welders, 2 axis CNC lathes, Manual Mills, drills, O.D. grinders

and Lathes.

• Assembly, test and Troubleshooting, of pump and Gearbox components.

• Inlet/outlet Port polishing, tooling and fixture fabrication

• Blue print reading and use of precision measuring tools.

Ray-O-Vac Batteries Madison Wisconsin 1979-1980

Title: Machinist, Maintenance mechanic

• Operation of Welders, 2 axis NC lathes, Manual Mills, drills, surface grinders

and Lathes.

• Troubleshooting, Maintenance and fabrication of components for battery

assembly and packaging machinery.

• Blue print reading and use of precision measuring tools.

EDUCATION

High School Diploma: Sauk Prairie High School 1977

2-Year Associate Degree Machine tool Operation: MATC 1979

Training Seminar "Basic Supervision" and "Employment Practices" Keye

Productivity seminar 1986.

Training Seminar "Leading and Working with People" University of Wisconsin

School of Business 1988.

DNC Programming Training in MS-DOS, APT and G-post machine tool programs

languages. The Computer Integrated Manufacturing Co. (CIMPOINT) 1989.

Advanced training seminar for Microsoft EXCEL. Expect Training School 1997.

Advanced training seminar for Microsoft Access. Expect Training School 1998.

Advanced training seminar for Microsoft Word. Expect Training School 1998.

Advanced training seminar for Netscape. Expect Training School 1998.

C O M P U T E R S K I LLS

MS-DOS based and AS-400 Manufacturing control software

Various proprietary MRO ordering systems

Fanuc, Siemens and Okuma Machine tool Controls

Allen–Bradley PLC

AutoCAD and Solid works

Microsoft Office.

INTERESTS&ACTIVITIES

Antique Auto restoration and Shows

High Performance Engine Building

Hunting, Fishing, Boating

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