Project Manager Engineer

Keith W. Smith

**** ******* *****, *** *****, NC 27310

Phone: 336-***-**** E-mail: *****@*****.***

SUMMARY

A dedicated Manufacturing Engineer with broad-based experience in

improving the efficiency of the manufacturing process and utilizing

resources to meet production needs. Implement strategic process

improvements to increasing quality, OEE, and workplace safety.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

MBA, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Western Carolina

University, Cullowhee, NC

Six Sigma Green Belt, N.C. State University Industrial Extension Services

Lean Manufacturing Training, N.C. State University Industrial Extension

Services

Middle Management Communication Training - Center for Creative Leadership

Dale Carnegie Communication Training

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

. Worked in highly automated manufacturing environment

. 17 years experience in improving manufacturing departments' capacity,

efficiency and productivity

. Proven leadership and management skills

. Focal point for teaching Lean Manufacturing to employees

. Strong project management skills with an excellent record of meeting

project deadlines and staying within budget

. Effective Six Sigma Green Belt training and implementation of its

principles

. Strong supporter of TPS Philosophy

. Ability to communicate effectively with customers, middle and top

management, and hourly employees

Project Manager, Master Brand Cabinets, Martinsville VA. April 2012 -

November 2012: Plant Closed

Master Brand Cabinets is a manufacturer of Medium to high end kitchen

cabinets. I was responsible for the main assembly of the kitchen cabinets.

Responsible for improving the one piece flow of the assembly line. Key

Accomplishments:

. Improved the rework by 5% by improving in coming quality of

components.

. Set-up procedure for operators to chart their quality of

machined parts.

. Developed procedure for staple gun rebuilds to which decreased

line stops.

. Reconfigured layout of Drawer work cell for increase component

output

Production Manager, Merfin Systems, King, N.C. November 2010 - February

2012 Laid off: Company was purchased - Top Managers Laid off including

Plant Manager, can supply reference from Plant Manager

Merfin is a converter of tissue and towel products. Merfin Systems is a 3

shift 5 days a week operation. I was responsible for the daily operation

of the production floor. I was responsible for 4 supervisors, 31

operators, quality coordinator and scheduler. Responsible for dealing with

personnel issues relating to quality, safety and attendance. Key

Accomplishments:

. Decreased the overall converting waste by 6% a savings of

$60,000 a month.

. Made modifications to several products that allowed greater

flexibility and decreased the cost of the product.

. Worked closely with the scheduler to decrease inventory levels

and increase on-time and complete rate from 85% to 93% with a

3day lead time

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Manufacturing Engineer, Goodyear Tire, Danville, Va. October 2009 -

November 2010 Left to accept Production Manager Position

Goodyear manufactures commercial truck and aircraft tires. My

responsibility was in the tire building department. I was responsible for

improving manufacturing processes, overseeing of capital projects and

reducing energy cost per tire. Key Accomplishments:

. Worked with tire development to improve the tire building

process that doubled tire production of a new tire and reduced

waste.

. Installed overhead crane to improve safety and efficiency of

manufacturing Air craft tires.

Manufacturing Engineer/Project Engineer, Brass Craft Inc., Thomasville,

N.C. March 2004 - March 2009

Laid off: can supply references from my boss and Plant Manager

Brass Craft manufactures residential and commercial water valves. I was

responsible for implementing several Lean Principles to improve the

assembly department productivity by decreasing unscheduled downtime and

finding root cause to quality issues. Managed the daily activities of the

maintenance technicians and implemented standard machine set-up and

troubleshooting procedures. Key Accomplishments:

. Increased the Assembly Department's OEE 10 % in 9 months.

. Implemented kanbans in several departments to reduce WIP

. Team member that redesigned manufacturing cells to increase

production flexibility

. Implemented ergonomically correct pallet levers

. Implemented a PM Program for the department.

. Provided hard copy of set-up procedures to implement a learning

environment.

Project Manager, Automation Techniques Inc., Greensboro, NC, September

2001 - August 2003 - Laid off Can supply reference from Owner

Automation Techniques designs, builds and installs custom

manufacturing equipment. The main industries of concentration are the

pharmaceutical, labs and medical devices. Some of the customers

include Lab Corporation, Merck, Convatec, TriPath, and the North

Carolina Department of Agriculture.

My main responsibility was Project Management. This involved managing

the project from conception to installation. I met with customers to

understand exactly what specifications were involved for proper

operation of the equipment. Managed the Design Engineers to maintain

that the customer's specifications were being met in the conceptual

development phase. From the conceptual designs a quote proposal was

developed. Upon acceptance of the job, managed all aspects of the

project to ensure that budget and time constrains were met.

. Oversaw the design and building of FDA approved Lab equipment

. Oversaw the validation of FDA approved equipment.

. Chose and oversaw the work performed by outside contractors.

Manufacturing Engineer/Industrial Engineer, R. J. Reynolds Packaging,

Winston-Salem, NC, February

1999 - September 2001 Company was purchased

R.J. Reynolds Packaging is in the converting industry. The services

they provide is laminating, gravure printing, extruding aluminum and

Slitting. Their main customer, 60%, is R.J. Reynolds Tobacco. They

also do work for Polaroid, Yoplait Yogurt, Bayer, Country Crook and

Kit-Kat. I was responsible for the manufacturing department. The teams

I have been involved with have made

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quantitative results for the company. Oversaw contracted work

performed on and off site. Key Accomplishments:

. Team leader on project that increased throughput of the Slitting

Department by 40%.

. Team leader of several cross functional groups to improve

quality

. Designed equipment that would allow for flexibility of

equipment.

. Team leader of production team which reduced scrap in the

Printing Department by 15%.

Project Manager & Design Engineer, Smart Machines Inc., Martinsville, VA,

August 1997- February 1999

Smart Machines designs builds and installs custom manufacturing

equipment. The main companies that they do work for are Burlington

Industries, Tultex, Anhiser Busch, and Elkay Southern. My duties

included meeting with customers to understand exactly their

specifications for the equipment. Responsible for the designing,

quoting and presenting the proposal to the customer. Upon acceptance

of

the proposal, Responsible for the final design, Bill of Material and

Project management of the job. Some jobs required me to manage part

of the project from a remote location. Being the project manager,

responsible for overseeing the installation and training for the

equipment. Provided training to customer for the new equipment.

Engineer, Brown & Williamson Tobacco, Winston-Salem, N.C. August 1995 -

August 1997 - Closed Plant

Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company was a specialty tobacco

manufacturer. My responsibilities involved providing technical

support for maintenance, overseeing installation of equipment and

improving manufacturing processes. Responsible for managing

installation of equipment from the scheduling of work performed by

outside contractors and company employees. Team leader of cross

functional groups involved in improving manufacturing processes and

Product flow.

Supervisor/Engineer, Guilford Mills, inc., Greensboro, N.C. September

1989 - August 1995 - Closed Plant

Guilford Mills manufactured textiles. My duties included the daily

scheduling of the machine shop and fabrication shop. Monitored and

manufactured parts to maintain set levels of inventory for critical

components for stockroom. Designed and built equipment to improve

quality of product and to improve efficiencies of production.

Mechanical designer on equipment that was patented.

COMPUTER SKILLS

. Microsoft Office 2007(EXCEL, PowerPoint, Word, Access)

. Working knowledge of PLC's, Servo Drives and C programming, AutoCAD

2009

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