Engineer Quality

GARY A. TUCKER

*** * ***** **, ******* KS *****-*301

(717)

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MANUFACTURING / INDUSTRIAL / SUPPLIER QUALITY ENGINEER

SUMMARY

Hands-on Manufacturing / Industrial engineer\ with exceptional management

and people skills who will go into your company, and find an improved, more

efficient, and lean way of getting the job done. Proficient networker, who

can work at any level, both internally with management or externally with

suppliers cutting down the cost to the bottom line.

Technically savvy and a quick study in emerging technology, able to quickly

assess and utilize the appropriate response to meet the specific needs of

the business requirement at hand. A welcome addition to any team, ready,

willing, and able to function in any role necessary to ensure project

success, budget constraints and on-time project delivery.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Process Engineering/Plant Layout - Caterpillar Hydraulics - Developed

detailed work instructions so Chinese engineers in Wuxi, China could

manufacture hydraulic valves. Processes included machining, lapping, stem

grinding, assembly, pressure and leak testing, painting, packing and

shipping(2 year project)

Aqua-Chem - Developed assembly procedures to assemble RO water purification

units, including fixtures to manufacture cable assemblies- units were

shipped to Desert Storm in early 90' Set- up stock room to store pre-

manufactured components. Also completely in charge of all sub-contracting

during project (5- year contract working directly with Army).

Prime Manufacturing - Purchased equipment and set up welding department

(before Auto Cad), manufacturer of Chinese railroad air conditioners.

Michaels Machine Company - Managed the transfer of CNC machine shop from

Loves Park, IL to Rockford, IL. Included layout of all machines including

the location and installation of water, air and fluid lines to the

machines. Material flow was a big factor in smaller building.

Fixtures - Aqua-Chem - Helped operator design holding fixture for piping.

Cooper Industries - Designed a brazing fixture for a vacuum interrupter and

a 3-station machine for inverting a rubber tube for a specialized

electrical resistance application. Caterpillar Hydraulics - Did a special

study on the setup of a CNC machining center, adding fixture components to

a tombstone, including the development of slides using Power Point.

Tooling - Cooper Industries - With the engineering team, developed a 100+

page manual and a computerized system to identify all tools, and integrated

them into previously hand-written routings for electrical power

transmission equipment. Michaels Machine Company - Purchased required

tooling and holding fixtures for CNC 2-Station multi-spindle automatic

screw machine. Western Machine Company- Machine shop estimator in high

precision job shop early in career.

Working with Design Teams - Sunrise Medical - Worked with design team to

set up the manufacturing processes for nursing home beds. Aqua-Chem -

Worked with design, quality and maintenance teams to develop RO water

purification system. They designed the components, the proto-types were

stored in the stock room. Another engineer and I packed everything into

the 20 ft x 8 ft x 8 ft van, with the help of the maintenance team. Rock

Island Arsenal - Worked with production and quality to develop

manufacturing plans for MRAP military armor components. Included Non-

conforming material distribution and manufacturing defects. BAE - Worked

with welding department to rectify defective assembly issues, and keep the

assembly line going for MRAP military vehicles. In general, have worked

with quality, maintenance teams in addition to design teams in most

projects I have been working with.

Preventative Maintenance - Was in charge of creating PM programs while at

Freudenberg-NOK, after the neglect of not using them cause the the quality

of the vibration dampening discs to have a serious dip. The machines were

CNC lathes. Also acted as laiason for Total Productive Maintenance Program

at Harley Davidson. Also did 6S audits while working at Letterkenny Army

Depot while assembling MRAP military vehicles.

OEE - Worked with Overall Equipment Effectiveness while working as a

facilities engineer at CNH prior to becoming a Supplier Quality Assurance

Engineer.

Purchase of equipment - Was Project Manager for the purchase and

installation of a Traub Multi-Spindle Screw Machine while at Michaels

Machine Company, and for the transfer of a manufacturing facility a

distance of 10 miles.

Ergonomics - Used to relocate assembly cells, along with SPC, for

Motorcycle engine and transmission manufacturing company in Milwaukee, WI.

Quality Management Systems - Worked with a Canadian management consulting

company to teach companies how to improve their businesses, including the

preparation for Certification of ISO 9001, TS16949, ISO 13485 and ISO

17025. Did both Sales consulting and preparing companies to do internal

auditing.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

CNH - Wichita KS

June 2013 to Present

Manufacturing Engineer (Contract)

Developed complete work instructions for Robotic and manual MIG welding of

loaders. Used Team Center Vismockup and Pro-planner as well as video and

digital cameras to develop these professionally done visual aids well ahead

of the client's expectation.

John Deere - Davenport Works

June 2012 to March 2013

Industrial Engineer (Contract)

Completed assigned sub-project with John Deere in Davenport IA to improve

the productivity, quality and safety of large loader assembly, as part of

quality blitz team. Balanced small loader assembly line, andincluded

improvement of material handling system by replacing carts with roller

conveyors. Reviewed and made suggestions for improvement, 2700+ work

instructions.

Rock Island Arsena

April 2011-May 2012

Process Planner (Contract)

Successfully planned the process for manufacturing armor components for

MRAP and Stryker military vehicles. Worked extensively with customized SAP

system, developing Bills of Material, routings, and writing tool orders for

both NC programs and tool design. Manufacturing processes included 2D and

3D laser cutting, multi-axis vertical and horizontal machining centers,

welding, plating and painting. Also estimated the manufacturing cost of new

parts using Costimator estimating tool

Tucker Technical Resources

Jan 2010 - March 2013

Consultant (Self Employed)

Based on signed alliance with Process Quality Associates in London, Ontario

Canada, collaborating with management consulting company to find

potential clients for Process Quality Associates (PQA) and Tucker Technical

Resources (TTR).

Currently addressing certification of United States medical device

manufacturers who want to sell products outside the United States.

Process Quality Associates (PQA) prepares the company to be certified to

ISO 13485 with TTR locating the client companies in the United States and

Canada, additionally receiving a percentage of the profits.

BAE Systems

2009

Floor Support Engineer (Contract)

Successfully troubleshot issues that prevented truck line from moving,

including mechanics, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic. Efficiently

performed and completed safety audits, operational audits, and 6S analysis.

Effectively collaborated with a diversified group of mechanics for

effective quality of work. Worked with both weld shop and Supplier Quality

Engineers.

Markedly increased assembly efficiency by 50%.

Caterpillar Hydraulics

2006 - 2008

Manufacturing Engineer (Contract)

Developed visual work instructions for the manufacture of hydraulic valves,

all sizes. Observed the actual processes and with the use of a digital

camera, did both stills and videos to describe the process. These

instructions were used by the Chinese in Wuxi, China to completely

manufacture a hydraulic valve. This included machining, lapping, stem

fitting, assembly, test and pack and ship. Also developed Standard Work so

that assembly process was the same on all three shifts, sequence by

sequence. This was developed by the findings of a Rapid Improvement

Workshop, a kaisen continuous improvement activity.

Gary A. Tucker

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Technimate, Inc.

2000 - 2006

Manufacturing Engineer / Consultant (Self-Employed)

Team development of on-line mechanical engineering consulting business.

Made synopsis of engineers' resumes and added information to existing data

base.

Established weekly meetings with agenda and following up on progress of

business development.

Sent letters with synopses of engineering team to successfully complete

project.

Used AutoCAD to set up office for conducting business.

Management Consultant

2003 - 2006

Functioned as management consultant through NAFTA to help Process Quality

Associates market and sell management consulting service.

Professionally consulted and collaborated with automotive supplier to teach

teams internal auditing for TS16949 Quality Management Systems in 2006 and

values of London Ontario consulting company from 2002 through 2006.

Utilized surveys, questionnaires, and interviews to determine how to sell

to ultra-conservative business communities in London, Ontario Canada

resulting in a record year in sales.

Collaborated with consulting team training larger groups to use tools such

as Internal Auditing for ISO 9001-2000 and TS 16949 quality management

systems.

Reviewed all outgoing written communication for positive effectiveness.

Freudenberg, NOK Ligonier, IN

2000

Manufacturing Engineer (Contract)

Manufactured vibration dampening devices for automobile engines.

Professionally instructed operators in the utilization of gauges, as part

of an SPC team effort. Supervised and managed project requiring a rebuild

of over-used CNC lathes and additionally installed a PM program for the

same machines.

Successfully troubleshot machining issues.

Jacobsen Division of Textron Corporation Racine WI

2000

Industrial Engineer (Contract)

Efficiently audited machining operations to manufacture components for turf

conditioning equipment. Successfully developed cost saving revisions in

production methods, and additionally developed production and quality

documentation in accordance with ISO 2000 requirements.

Markedly saved the company $100,000 during that year.

CNH (Formerly Case Corporation) Racine, WI

1999 - 2000

Quality Engineer, PPAPS Project (Contract)

Certified tractor component parts from outside suppliers and verified that

all processes, including production part approval processes (PPAPs),

process failure modes and effects analysis (PFMEAS), Gage repeatability and

reproducibility, Control Plans, Flow Charts, and Statistical Process

Control, were completed on time.

Rapid Design Service Dayton, OH

1999

Supplier Quality Development Engineer (Contract)

Successfully performed and completed GM QS9000 audits at various automotive

component manufacturing facilities and managed set up process and quality

teams in brake manufacturing company, ultimately increasing efficiency from

30% to 80%. Assisted plater to determine root cause and corrective action

to solve porosity problems on aluminum cast motorcycle part. Utilized

digital camera, including set up of visual aids for deburring of parts.

Additionally utilized a digital camera to error-proof operation, by

capturing the correct orientation of the brake caliper being machined.

Sunrise Medical Stephens Point, WI

1999

Manufacturing Engineer (Contract)- Worked with design team to develop

manufacturing processes for nursing home beds.

Case Corporation Racine, WI

1997 - 1999

Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer (Contract)

Completely supported tractor assembly line as part of a two person team, in

main tractor plant in Racine, WI. Worked with SCAR's (Suppler Corrective

Action Reports) and ISIR's (Initial Sample Inspection Reports) on a daily

basis, and regularly met with nation-wide and international suppliers to

discuss process improvement.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Math and Statistics Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supplier Quality

Assurance Engineering,

Management Consulting, PPAP, APQP, 8D Problem Solving, FMEA, Ergonomics,

Kaisen, Lean, Standard Work, and Digital and Video

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Pre-MBA Program (MU); Courses in AutoCAD (WCTC)

GD&T (Western Machine Company (1980); Economy Bushing (1985); Sunrise

Medical (1999)

Oracle DB and Access (CNH) 2000

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