Manager Engineer
Resume:
Michael E Cates
********@*****.***
Henderson Ky 42420
Objective
As a former industrial process engineer for 13 years,I wish to continue my
career as both a team member and leader .I also wish to continue developing
my work experiences in production,sales,computers,business and
international projects and hope to utilize my Master Blackbelt training,shop floor experience,customer focus and work ethic to help further the
performance of future employers.
Summary of Qualifications
Training and management of work cells and teams
On-the-road sales experience and dealing with the public
Self-employed business experience in part-time computer repair service
Die casting production,scrap reduction,scheduling and die setup
Computer systems and network technician ran computer repair business
Extensive experience with Microsoft Office with focus on
Reports,Spreadsheets and Presentations
ABB Casting Spray Robot Programmer
Certified Greenbelt and Blackbelt in both Shainin and Kepner Tregoe/BPI
Master Blackbelt candidate in both Shainin and Kepner Tregoe/BPI,Minitab,
and D.O.E's
Training in Quality Management,8D,Error Proofing,FMEA,PFMEA and
QOS/TS16949
International Project Manager -USA,Brazil,Hungary and Northern Ireland
Self taught in Lean Production,5S,Theory of Constraints,6-Sigma
Other Professional Experience
Craft Supply Production Manager
Craft Supply Shipping Manager
Craft Supply Sales Representative (New York and New England)
Vending Route Supervisor
Industrial Process Engineer (detailed summary next page)
including microscopic studies of grain structures and eutectics
in 380,383,390 Al die cast alloys and the identification and improvement of
critical die cast parameters in Gibbs Die Casting vertical die cast process
Daimler Chrysler (DCX) Shainin Red X Master Black Belt Candidate
International Project Manager (scrap reduction focus)
Quality Systems Auditing /TS 16949 /ISO9000 training University Southern
Indiana (USI)
PFMEA/DFMEA,SPC,Error Proofing training DCX,Detroit MI
Minitab,DOE training DCX,Detroit MI
12-10-09 Completed 40 hr Ky Mining Safety Program @MCC college
-Madisonville Ky
Employment History
Currently Self Employed in Computer Repair Business ComputerAid
www.catescomputeraid.com
Also Currently employed at Gruma/Azteca in SAP/Logistics
Sentry Corp -April 2011-Feb 2012-Associate Manufacturing Engineer -Sentry
Corporation-Cannelton In
Sonoco Phoenix,Henderson Ky-Oct-2010-Dec-2010-production associate
Gibbs Die Casting,Henderson Ky -1997-2009 (company downsized)-R & D
dept,Shainin Master black belt candidate,Kepner Tregoe Master Blackbelt,Process Engineer,Customer service Engineer for Tier one automakers,IT
dept,Die Casting Production
Ohio Valley Vending,Sebree Ky -1995-1997-Route Supervisor
Sebree Wholesale,Sebree Ky -1988-1995-New England sales Rep, Production
Manager,Shipping Manager
Gruma Azteca -Feb 2012 -present
Responsibilities currently include:
SAP Logistics, Purchasing for production plant, Inventory
Control and Management,
Production Control, Production Estimates,Production Orders,
Plant Improvement Projects,EPA emission reports,
Monthly Accounting and Financial reports,
Team Meetings and visual presentations, Procurement of
Supplies and Vendors,
Vendor Quality Assurance, SQF,ISO and AIB audit preparation,
CIP cost improvements, Kronos payroll and Labor Efficiency
reports
Power and Gas Utilities estimates,Measurement calibration
and verifications
SQF/ISO and AIB audit preparation,Safety Equipment
procurement
ComputerAid (self employed) -2009-present
Responsibilities currently include:
Service and repair of residential and small business computers
in the
Evansville In/Henderson Ky area .Primary focus is on virus
removal
and software errors,but also includes computer tutoring,
remote repair,and and laptop repair.Currently supervise one
employee.
www.catescomputeraid.com
Sentry Corp -Associate Manufacturing Engineer (Cannelton Indiana)-2011 -
2012
Responsibilities currently included:
Continuous Improvement with Production Teams including refractory composite
cement mixing operation,sheet metal outer shell roll forming
operations,and sheet metal vertical file assembly operations,
Lean manufacturing/Waste reduction,CIP Cost improvement projects including
potential 100k scrap reduction on vertical drawer line,
Leadership of other Scrap Reduction Projects Teams,
Error Proofing and other misc General plant engineering projects including
critiques and metal inventory consolidations.
Sonoco Phoenix,Henderson Ky-2010
Responsibilities included: production on line of pharmaceutical
grade lids for infant formula
products,as well as machine preventative maintenance,5-S and
lean improvements/scrap
reduction.
Gibbs Die Casting Industrial Engineering Detailed Summary
Production Experience-1997-2000
Began 12 year career at Gibbs by running trim press and 2 years
running verticast vacuum assist
casting press,moving up to floor technician and finally spent
over a year in the IT dept
Corporate Value Engineer-2000-2002
Responsibilities included:Visiting Customers and addressing
quality concerns and quality spills
by representing Gibbs Die Casting,and working with the teams at
both the the customer and at
Gibbs.
Customers included Tier one suppliers to Ford,Nissan,GM such as
Delphi and Visteon.
Travelled extensively throughout the United States and
Europe,primarily focussing on Decatur
Illinois,Dallas Texas, Detroit Michigan and Belfast Northern
Ireland regions.
Process Engineer (Powertrain Plant) -2002-2004
Responsibilities included:Worked directly under plant manager
John Mays and documented and
established requirements for TS/16949 and ISO 9000 quality
standards,including audits and
certifcation of Powertrain plant .
Held monthly team QOS meetings focussed customer
satisfaction,quality
improvement,elimination of
downtime,and safety,and productivity improvements.
Was responsible for programming Rimrock/ABB casting spray
robots.
Also Focussed on numerous internal scrap reduction through both
Kepner Tregoe improvement
Projects as well as Shainin Red X scrap reduction projects for
customers including Borg
Warner,Honda and Zexel-Valeo...
Attained Shainin and Kepner Tregoe Greenbelt certifications
Corporate Process Engineer /Black Belt(All Plants) -2004-2006
Responsibilities included:
Shainin Master Black Belt activities including training
and insuring certification of 6-8 Shainin/Kepner Tregoe
Greenbelts @DCX Daimler
Chrysler Quality Institute Detroit Michigan.
Managing intra company Die Moves between Gibbs Plants.
Numerous Shainin Black Belt RedX and training,and leveraged
best practice Activities,primarily focussing on American Axle,Behr and Delphi.
Travelled to Hungary to lead scrap reduction projects and to
lead the team to leveraging efforts
on the highest priority scrap reduction items and in following
up on those improvements .
Attained full Shainin Black Belt,75% of Shainin MASTER
Blackbelt and full Kepner Tregoe
Master Blackbelt Certification
Corporate R&D Dept (All Plants Worldwide) -2006-2009
Responsibilities included: numerous scrap reduction projects
worldwide,focussing on Gibbs
US,Gibbs Hungary and Gibbs Brazil .
Designed many process and safety improvements from simple die
change time reductions,
Numerous Red X reductions as well as Taguchi and full
factorial Design of Experiments .
Involving tier 1 suppliers to the Big 3 automotive,Visteon,Delphi Harrison,Honda, among
others.
Was selected to lead the American Axle project Launch at Tech
Plant involving 8 dies and 4
presses over a one month time frame.Received letter of
commendation from American Axle
thanking the team for it's efforts that kept AAM in operation.
Wrote and presented numerous project reports to the Gibbs
Management and Koch board of
directors .
Was involved in numerous R&D team research projects including
gate velocity
designs,breakdown furnace,die blow off,die seal die shot tip,shot sleeve,water line
and vacuum sucker tube designs.
Ohio Valley Vending-1995-1997
Responsibilities included:
Route Supervisor of 4 vending Routes in western kentucky,
was responsible for ensuring timely delivery of product to many
business locations .
Was also responsible for training and evaluating employees .
Sebree Wholesale -1995-1997
As Sewing room Production Manager-was responsible for timely production
of many sewn craft products run on 10 machines run by 4-8 employees .
Was also responsible for quality of these products and interfaced with
customers
on a regular basis.
As Shipping Manager,I was responsible for packaging,labelling and and
shipping of the product to customers mostly via UPS.Supervised 2-4
employees.
As Craft Supply Sales Representative,was responsible for setting up craft
shows and selling craft goods across New England and New York
References
Rick Hagan -Former Vice president Global Manufacturing Gibbs Die Casting
Current Plant Manager,Yoder Die Casting,Dayton Ohio 937-222-
6734
Tim Bloodworth -Owner -Sebree Wholesale 270-***-****
Joe E .Stone -Former plant manager of Mag and Synchronous Divisions,Gibbs
Die Casting 270-***-****
Richard Helfert -Current R &D /Engineering Manager, Gibbs Die Casting 270-
827-1801
Matt Shaffer -Plant Manager -Sentry Corp /Cannelton Indiana Division
Michael Thompson -President of Echo3 online services, former IT director
Gibbs Die Casting 270-***-****
Michael Ruhland-Senior Master Blackbelt Redx and Green Y -Shainin LLC 248
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