Engineer Manufacturing

Leonardo "Lennie" Jones

*****.*****@*****.***

336-***-****

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE

To attain an engineering opportunity in a balanced and progressive work

environment offering a high technological breakthrough, utilizing my

experience in manufacturing technologies. Therefore using various software

programs, and engineering disciplines, including Hydraulics, Pneumatics,

Sheet Metal, Mechanical applications, Thermoforming, and AutoCAD experience

amongst others. Maintain a hands on approach while implementing engineering

methods with a personable manner. Develop and hone skill sets in both

manufacturing and quality utilizing Six Sigma disciplines with 5S

principles underlying the technological manufacturing advancements.

ENGINEERING SKILLS

V JD Edwards

V ProE AutoCAD (14, 02, 04) Unigraphics

V Vertical Mill CNC Programming

V MatLab

V Horizontal Lathe

V Injection Molding

V Six Sigma training ISO 9001 training Plastic Extrusion

Thermoforming

V Quality Control, 5S's

V Visual Manufacturing

EDUCATION

. May 2011, Master's Degree in Applied Engineering, North Carolina A & T

State University, 3.91 Cumulative G.P.A.

. May 2004, Bachelor of Science-Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina A

& T State University, 2.8 Cumulative G.P.A.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Contract Engineer - Various Companies 07/11 - Present

General Dynamics AIS, Greensboro, NC

6/12- Present

Senior Quality Engineer,

Manufacturing and assembly facility producing fiber optic cables providing

Naval defense industry with selective data acquisition equipment from

government contracts.

. Develops, reviews, verifies, tests, analyzes, inspects and evaluate the

precision and accuracy of products, designs, documentation, procedures

and practices.

. Develops, implements and maintains quality systems, programs, policies,

procedures and controls ensuring that performance and quality of

products conforms to established company, international (ISO) and

government regulation standards and agency guidelines.

. Interfaces with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders on

quality protocol.

. Develops quality metrics utilizing ISO 9001 principles

. Oversight of Final Acceptance Testing, FAT, prior to overturning the

contract to the Prime for implementation

. Routine supplier visits for quality to insure conforming components

necessary for insertion into home facility for program usage.

. Generates and maintains Incident reports (IR), Nonconforming material

reports (NMR), and Problem Reports

to sustain a quality metric of production for end user approval.

. Generates initiative for corrective course of action for non-

conformance found within Supplier provided components. Supplier

corrective action evaluation

. Create and sustain First Pass Yield Incoming Inspection metrics for

monthly metrics

. Formulate Quality documents for final customer build books

. Analyze data provided through mechanical and electrical testing for

customer approval

Timco Aerosystems, Walburg, NC)

7/11- 5/12

Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing and assembly facility providing aerospace industry with

aftermarket passenger seating

. Develops manufacturing methods and processes required to meet design

objectives on new or improved products and/or processes. .

. Develops Job Cards from design engineering drawings and writes and/or

modifies assembly work instructions and acceptance test procedures.

. Performs Line Balancing and Product Line Layouts for increased

efficiency and flow.

. Provides engineering support in the design, fabrication, modification

and evaluation of assembly operations.

. Provides input to plans, process specifications and procedures,

production aids and assembly fixtures, ERP support studies, factory

cost work standard's development, and other related activities.

. Uses DFM/DFA Techniques to assist Project/Design Engineering on the

development of new products and the redesign of existing products.

. Analyzes customer returns for root cause and leads corrective action

efforts in cooperation with program management and quality

. Advises assembly supervisor to best utilize lean principles to

eliminate waste, improve quality, safety, ergonomics and throughput

. Provides coaching, counseling, and guidance to assigned manufacturing

floor, monitoring progress and providing insight on for a laminar

throughput.

. Reduced TAKT time of assembly applications by 15%, utilizing Lean

principles.

. Spearheads continuous improvement analysis to identify and resolve

assembly line problematic areas, including implementation of Lean

and/or Six Sigma best practices.

. Design tools and fixtures for assembly and acceptance testing using

Solid Works

. Ensuring adherence to all TIMCO Aerosystems quality and FAA regulations

(Intern during M.S. Degree, then Contract) Engineer, BE Aerospace, Winston

Salem, NC

11/09- 07/11

Mechanical / Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturer of machined, welded and assembled goods for aerospace interior

aftermarket and commercial components

. Charged with the task of providing engineering support for he

manufacturing floor

. Design work station layout for vacuum molding, ultra sonic welding

. Work extensively with JD Edwards, Unigraphics, and Lotus Notes

. Submitted specifications for Welding and Food-tray assembly QSI

. Responsible for response to non conformance reports (NCR) on production

lines

. Respond to quality driven engineering change notices (ECN), and

satisfying engineering changes

. Charged with generating work orders and rework orders to satisfy the

ever changing demand, using JD Edwards (ERP system)

. Accountable for initial work center set-up for launch production and

using Part Readiness Interrogative Manufacturing Evaluation (PRIME)

. Address First Article issues, FAI and Corrective Action Response

Evaluations (CARE)

. Developed Engineering standard body of work for Vacuum forming,

Engineering methods, engineering training guides, and manufacturing

processes

. Charged with spear heading continuous improvement projects for

production floor, thus reducing NCR's by 9.53 percent

Contract Engineer - Various Companies: 2006 11/2008

March Labs, Norcross, GA

04/05 to 11/08

Manufacturing Engineer

Research and development lab for supplementing fuel consumption using

Hydrogen

. Maintain a hands-on approach for engineering and manufacturing

components of test apparatus

. Improved process efficiency by +3% annually (reduction of scrap, and

decrease of cycle times, etc.)

. Accountable for the developing the protocol for the injection process

utilizing Hydrogen energy cells

. Manage machine shop activity, schedule machine time for various plastic

components, fabricating fixtures for machining purposes.

. Derive and maintain programs for CNC milling 3-axis machinery (Fanuc

controls).

. Manage and control CAD and ProE drawings for research manual and

production.

. Prepare apparatus for assembly using welding and soldiering

applications

Win Cup Inc. Tucker, GA

2/07 to 5/07

Project Engineer

Responsible for implementing technological advancements to PreExpansion

Process with ISO applications

. Performed process analysis for PreExpansion and inlet laminar flow for

water intake and disposal

. Facilitated ISO applications to PreExpansion area for clean room

environment

. Organized outside vendors to interpolate software in new constructed

hardware.

. Accountable for assessing manufacturing protocol for PreExpansion

process

. Developed ProE template for more efficient wiring and thermo-coupling

system

. Handled installation of innovative hardware and material handling for

PreExpansion

Pak Lite Inc., Suwannee, GA

02/06 to 10/06

Manufacturing / Project Engineer

Manufacture of foam components, tapes, extrusions, insulation, flooring

underlayment, die cut parts, custom packaging, loosefill packaging for both

automotive and residential applications.

. Forecasting packaging and shipping quandaries are routine

responsibilities

. Designing and drafting parts for customers with detailed Engineering

Masters.

. Orchestrated PPAP's (production part approval process), and first run's

for manufacturing mass production.

. Applicable experience with AutoCAD 2004, Excel, Visual Manufacturing,

and diverse databases

NexPak Media Innovations, Duluth, GA (layoffs)

04/05 to 12/05

Maintenance/Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacture of plastic media cases for DVD, CD, Play Station II cases, etc.

made with PP and PE resins.

. Accountable for the supervision and direction of four Technicians

(maintenance and process) and two packaging Operators.

. Maintenance responsibilities included hydraulic and pneumatic equipment

for Nestal machines(350, 400, and 450), the routine maintenance and

troubleshooting for Gmat, Hekuma, Suhling robots and Cartesian robots.

. Responsible for starting up new Sony UMD project which included the

installation of 8 Nestal injection molding machines and the accompany

robotics. (including installation of high speed printing automation)

. Accountable for protocol development, and manufacturing standards using

OSHA regulations.

. Utilized design concepts, calculations, layouts, assemblies, pneumatic

schematics, and detail drawings with Bills of Materials

. Oversaw cycle-time, set-up time and equipment effectiveness.

. Responsible for testing half life of shelf samples and process

differentiation for new Sony UMD project

. Responsible for dual injection molds with tri-color applications

including setting the molds, high speed printing and performing

routine maintenance.

(During High School) CNC Machining Apprentice, PT CAM, Greensboro, NC

1995 to 2000

*A high school program that placed students at various local area

manufacturing companies (Timco, Gilbarco, Newman Steel, Carolina Steel,

Hatteras Yacht, etc).*

. Setup and operated manual and computer numerical controlled machinery

being used to make and repair parts. Examples would be a lathe, drill

press, grinder, stamping equipment, brake press and other metalworking

tools

. Performed more advanced functions as a part of training and

development, machining with close tolerances both manually and using

CNC.

. Adhered to the practices of various companies, via shadowing both

technicians and engineers in daily functions.

. Experienced in precision tooling using CNC machine/ produced parts

using CNC operated machines

. Constructed AutoCAD drawings

. Learned of preventative maintenance techniques for hydraulic

components, and manual machines

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