Manager Project - Manufacturing Engineer - Quality Engineering Manager
Resume:
William Rydza
Charlotte, NC 28278
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Experience
Department Manager – Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
ATS Carolina Inc. – Rock Hill, SC
Automation Equipment Industry
December 1999 – June 2012
Was an integral part of the Management Team at ATS Carolina which increased the revenue of
the division from 7.0 M to 50.0 M annually.
Under direction of the General Manager I was an agent of change, managing in various
departments of the division. Utilizing Lean Six Sigma Black Belt techniques to assist in defining
continuous improvement projects and provide support and assist in their execution and statistical
analysis of business performance throughout the division.
Quality Engineering Manager
Coordinated and developed System and Third Party Equipment Acceptance Test Plans,
Validation, Compliance and Safety of the overall systems prior to Factory Acceptance.
• Identified 2.3 M in operations Cost Poor Quality. After implementation of metrics and the
control phase concluded with a 3.86 M hard cost savings.
• 5S & Lean Program Administrator
• Customer Satisfaction Survey Facilitator – Improved from 3.5 to 4.6 out of 5.0
Project Manager
Manage, develop, maintain and report project progress to schedule, establish budgets and
monitor cost, quality and delivery. Ensure all contract requirements are met. Customer contact
throughout the project. Quote and track changes to the original contract.
• Project Size – 800K – 2.0 M
• Average Margin - 23%
• Warranty - >1%
• On Time Delivery – 97%
Purchasing Manager
Responsible for procurement all of materials and their cost, inventory, control of goods and
logistics. Negotiate regional and global pricing and monitored approved vendor performance.
• Annual Cost Savings - 17%
• On Time Delivery – 92%
• Same Day Order Placement – 94%
Service Manager
Managed all aspects of the Service Department. Maintained and reported cost, budget and
schedule.
• Increased Service & Parts Sales - 300%
• Customer Satisfaction Rating – 4.6 out of 5.0
• Improved Service Margins 45 %
• Implemented 24 Hr. Service Call Center
Other Positions Throughout My Career
In the Machine Tool Industry I held positions as Project Manager and Applications Engineer.
Quoted and project managed systems specializing in flexible work cell technology. Utilized Multi
Axis and high speed machining techniques with robotic machine tending and in process closed
loop gauging for the automotive, aerospace, die mold and medical industries.
Applications Engineer
Okuma America Corporation - Charlotte, NC
Machine Tool Industry
June 1998 – December 1999
Senior Project Manager / Applications Engineer
Cincinnati Milacron Inc. - Cincinnati, OH
Machine Tool Industry
June 1996 – June 1998
Senior Applications Specialist
Makino Inc. – Mason, OH
Machine Tool Industry
July 1994 – June 1996
Project Manager / Applications Engineer
United Grinding Technologies – Miamisburg, OH
Machine Tool Industry
August 1991 – July 1994
In the Aerospace Industry, as a Manufacturing and Tool Engineer, I worked in advanced materials
and composites manufacturing development utilizing Multi Axis CNC. Worked various cost
reduction programs utilizing advanced manufacturing technologies.
Senior Technical Specialist – Tool Engineering
McDonnell Douglas – St. Louis, MO
Aviation & Aerospace Industry
June 1988 – August 1991
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Martin Marietta – Orlando, FL
Aerospace Industry
May 1986 – June 1988
Manufacturing Engineer
Moog Inc. – Clearwater, FL
Aviation & Aerospace Industry
October 1981 – May 1986
Tool Design Engineer
Westinghouse Electric Company – Buffalo, NY
Electric Motor Industry
October 1977 – October 1981
Education / Technical Training
York Technical College, Rock Hill, South Carolina – Lean / 5S / Kaizen
Harper College, Palatine, Illinois - CAD Mechanical Engineering
Erie Community College, Buffalo, New York – Fixture & Tool Engineering
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification – Six Sigma Academy Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Seneca Vocational High School, Buffalo, New York
Numerical Control Machining / Mechanical Drafting
National Honor Society, New York State Board of Regents
Lean 101 – York Technical College
Lean Office – York Technical College
Value Stream Mapping – York Technical College
5S & Kaizen – York Technical College
8D Root Cause Analysis – SCMEP
Developmental Leadership Training – The Duff Group
Supply Chain – Supplier Selection Measurement & Certification – SCMEP
Vendor & Supplier Negotiation – Skill Path
Skill Sets and Specialties
TS 16949, ISO9001:2008, PPAP, FMEA, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Projects, Geometric
Dimensioning and Tolerance Interpretation (GD&T), Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
Techniques (DMFA), Engineering Standardization, Windows 7, Microsoft Office 2007 Suite,
Various CAD and CAM Systems, Various MRP and ERP Systems, Minitab Statistical Analysis
Software
References
Eric Nitsche
Key Account Manger
ATS Carolina Inc.
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Sean Harrington
Sales & Applications Engineer
Alpha Integration
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