Manufacturing Engineer
Resume:
MICHAEL GALLO
*** ******** ***** – Council Bluffs, IA 51503
**************@*******.***
CAREER OBJECTIVES
• To provide strong leadership in manufacturing engineering and process improvement.
• To provide skilled engineering studies, equipment justifications and cost
reductions in addition to shop floor layouts with emphasis on product flow.
• Be a competent and successful engineer that other employees strive to work with.
EDUCATION
Iowa State University - Ames, Iowa
Bachelor of Science, May 1988
Industrial Education and Technology
Iowa Western Community College -
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Associates of Arts, May 1984
Computer Science/ Deaf Interpreting
EMPLOYMENT
Manufacturing Engineer 08/10 – 4/13
Lindsay Corporation, Infrastructure Division Omaha, NE
Engineering
• Performed routine BOM, routing and ECN maintenance and changes.
• Performed cost studies, justifications, appropriations requests and capital budgets.
• Implemented $87,000 in cost savings for 2010-2011. On Schedule for $100k for 2011-2012.
Robotic Welding
• Studied robotic weld programming at Lincoln Electric Automation Division in Cleveland, OH.
• Design and collaborated with external tool houses for optimum performing weld fixtures.
• Researched, cost justified and installed (2) Lincoln Electric System 50 and 55
robotic weld cells totaling $375,000 including $42,000 in robotic fixtures.
• Cost justified and implemented new welding wire saving $25,000 annually.
Thermal Cutting
• Researched, cost justified and installed Mazak laser material load and un-
loader totaling $125,000 attached to a Mazak Mark II 4KW laser which
increasing machine efficiency by 300%.
• A member of the team that researched and selected nesting software for the Mazak laser.
• Developed nesting procedures which increased throughput by 40% by using LEAN philosophy.
Finishing
• Redesigned paint line monorail and kitchen which provided proper flow of painted product.
• Developed prep, wash & phosphate and mixing procedures for large 2K paint booth.
• Developed part hanging procedures on paint line which improved paint line throughput.
• Worked with paint and chemical suppliers to optimize product usage and mixing efficiencies.
Machining/Saw
• Cost justified and purchased new 40 taper machining center with pallet switcher.
• Cost justified and installed new automated CNC saw with shuttle vise and 40’ length capabilities.
• Total cost savings of over $100,000 r ealized for implementation of saw and mill work centers.
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Quality Technician III 10/09 – 8/10
Lindsay Corporation, I nfr astructure Division Omaha, NE
Quality Tech III
• Performed incoming, in process and outgoing inspections for non conforming products.
• Performed 5S audits throughout shop.
• Documented and posted work procedures for critical processes in accordance with ISO 9000.
Technical Services Manager 8/05-11/08
Drake-Williams Steel, Omaha, Ne.
• Responsible for managing 10 steel detailers’ and estimators’
workloads and assignments. Monitored all detailing labor estimated to actual.
• Established employee annual performance goals and engineering department performance criteria.
• Managed workload for additional 10 outside contract designers and CAD drafters.
• Project manager for all large construction projects and communicated schedule, quality or cost issues to management and owners’ representatives.
• Responsible for the engineering’s departments budge performance and profit/loss statement and Human Resource responsibilities.
Contract Manufacturing Manager 8/98-5/05
GOMACO Corporation, Ida Grove, I A
• Established and managed the Contract Manufacturing division with $5M in sales.
• Challenged outside manufactures to reduce costs and improve quality of supplied parts.
Quality Assurance Manager 10/94-8/98
GOMACO Corporation
• Developed and documented a quality control system for three Gomaco
manufacturing facilities.
• Established all gage calibration procedures and frequencies for all hard gages.
• Prepared all capital budgets and justifications for manufacturing and plant support equipment.
• Developed inspection criteria for incoming receiving, in process and all final inspections.
Manufacturing Engineer 5/93-10/94
GOMACO Corporation
• Cost Justified and implemented three CNC machine tools totaling $600,000.
• Implemented $140,000 i n process improvements in fab, welding and paint departments.
• Reduced assembly time of large paver prime movers by 15% by subassemblies and kitting.
• Reviewed BOM’s, routing standards and while performing time studies to
improve part costing.
• Implemented RF ID bar coding for three manufacturing facilities.
Manufacturing Engineer 12/90-5/93
Goodrich Aerospace (formerly Delavan-Carroll), Carroll, Iowa
• Established set-up sheets for critical operations for TIG welding, laser marking, grinding.
• Designed tooling for Swiss slant bed lathes and laser marking equipment.
• Designed fabrication work cells for fast response aircraft on ground (AOG)part orders.
Manufacturing Methods Engineer 5/88–12/90
Boeing Corporation, (Formerly Douglas Aircraft) Torrance, California
• Member of a team, which implemented N/C software netting a $2.8 MILLION per year cost savings.
• Performed cutting tool cost studies on large structural aircraft parts.
• Audited CNC programs before releasing for production.
Production Technician Apprentice
Summer 1987
LSY Laser Scanning and Printing Company - SEOUL, KOREA
• Operated HELL 341 Laser Scanner in the production of top quality graphic reproductions.
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