Engineer Manufacturing
Resume:
Frederick P. Gehrke
Greensboro, NC 27410
**********@*****.***
SUMMARY Innovative mechanical design and electronic
manufacturing engineer capable of taking a
project from concept to delivery, working as an
integral team player. Experienced in leading
efforts in design, testing (Factory Acceptance
and Qualification) and manufacturing. Able to
develop creative workable solutions to problems
encountered in diverse development and
manufacturing environments.
Able to interface and communicate with many
levels of personnel from top management,
engineering, logistics and customer
representatives. Sound, rapid decision making
and problem solving skills.
CAREER HISTORY General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems,
Jan 1996- Present Greensboro, NC
Design Engineer/Manufacturing Engineer
Transitioned product valued at 7 million dollars
into the factory
Worked concurrently with manufacturing engineers
to ensure processes were developed for
manufacturing production.
Led failure mode analysis (FMA) teams to
determine cause and provide solutions for new
and existing products.
Designed parts and manufacturing processes for
high reliability, long life systems.
Responsible for physical design and mechanical
testing of engine mounted sensor for new
generation jet engine program.
Wrote specifications for and oversaw the
development and manufacture of products by
outside supplier.
Led implementation of web based engineering
documentation initiative while member of an
E-Commerce team that resulted in savings of over
250 thousand dollars the first year.
Designed an epoxy high pressure, high voltage
seal (Patent Number US 7,430,357)
Developed high pressure water blocking for ocean
cables (Patent Pending, application number
12/801,242
Worked closely with suppliers to improve quality
and delivery performance.
Identified capital equipment for new and to
improve existing manufacturing processes.
Feb 1995-Jan 1996 Product/Project Engineer
Coordinated manufacture of prototype models
within the factory.
Initiated development of design enhancements
into product.
Responsible for new product introduction
Interfaced with procurement to solve vendor
design issues to prevent schedule impacts.
March 1994-Feb 1995 Manufacturing Engineer
Directed production floor personnel to improve
manufacturing operations and yields.
Trained shop personnel to fabricate product to
meet production requirements and documented in
work instructions.
Directed other technical personnel to resolve
manufacturing issues and improve shop efficiency
and capacity.
April 1993-March Industrial Engineer
1994 Developed layout for manufacturing clean room
Assisted in the development of manufacturing
production teams to improve manufacturing
issues. Resulted in increasing shop capacity by
175%.
March 1990-April Lead Molding Engineer
1993 Designed molds for high reliability polyethylene
high pressure and high voltage seals.
Developed mold cycles and designed tooling for
manufacturing operations.
Directed efforts of other technical personnel to
bring shop into operation.
Developed quality system to capture data for
process improvements.
Documented manufacturing methods to ensure
consistent quality.
Oversaw shop operations to ensure production
requirements and shipping goal of 95% was met.
Jan 1987-March 1990 Process Engineer
Interfaced with the design organization to have
manufacturing improvements incorporated for
manufacturability enhancement.
Analyzed quality data and reports to improve
processes.
Reviewed defective product to improve to develop
rework methods.
ENGINEERING SKILLS Six Sigma Process improvement techniques
Failure Mode Analysis (FMA) techniques
Accelerated Life Testing (ALT)
Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
Mold Design
Tool Design
Machine Design
Machine Shop Operations
High Pressure Polyethylene Molding (Injection
and Extrusion)
Innovative
Design of High Reliability systems
Accustomed to ISO 9002 requirements
Supports CMMI level 3 compliance audits
COMPUTER SKILLS Auto-CAD
Uni-Graphics Solids Modeling
Pro-3 General Dynamics MRP-II System
EDUCATION M.S Industrial Engineering, Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina
State University
Raleigh, North Carolina, Cum Laude
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