Stephen Hochreiter

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Phoenix, AZ 85041

602-***-****

ac0jgs@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Experience

CornellCookson, Inc., Goodyear, AZ 07/2015 to 09/2016

Industrial Engineer

* Leads, manages, and assists associates in all areas of the company to improve safety, quality, cost, delivery, and the value added ratio.

* Initiates process improvements, conducts analysis, and drives overall continuous improvement via team orientation or individual basis; analyzes equipment layouts for improved process efficiencies in a metal-working manufacturing environment.

Hi-Tec Resources, Inc., Goodyear, AZ 01/2015 to 07/2015

Manufacturing Industrial Engineer – Temporary to permanent at CornellCookson, Inc.

* Layout the floor plan and move existing product lines into a new manufacturing building with minimal process interruption.

Westinghouse Electric Company, Newington, NH 01/2007 to 09/2014

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

* Responsible for the Control Element Drive Mechanism (CEDM) and Control Rod Drive Mechanism (CRDM) pressure boundary components as defined by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code.

o Interpret mechanical drawings to define bills of materials and manufacturing processes.

o Create purchase requisitions.

o Prepare project quality plans.

o Generate, review, and approve manufacturing production orders.

o Troubleshoot process interruptions. Recommend and implement resolutions including analysis and consideration of new innovations in materials, machinery, and manufacturing processing techniques.

o Disposition of Quality Notifications (QN), Supplier Deviation of Contract Requirements (SDCR), and Non Conformance Reports (NCR) in accordance with code, design, and contract requirements.

o Improved the safety, quality and productivity of the manufacturing process using Lean Six Sigma tools.

o Lead and coordinate the efforts of multifunctional groups to effectively implement activities to meet the project scope, schedule, and financial targets.

o Provide technical leadership in the development and administration of new and improved processes and equipment including gathering and analyzing information to determine process needs, cost estimates, and process equipment design, procurement, layout, installation, and startup.

o Address customer and regulatory requirements and concerns.

o Provide a product line interface with manufacturing operations, quality, design, and customers, both domestic and international.

* Mentor junior engineers.

* Member of the First Responder safety team.

Thermopol Inc., Somersworth, NH 05/2006 to 01/2007

Process Engineer

* Develop manufacturing processes and support Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities.

* Create and maintain shop floor standard operating procedures.

* Build and improve controls, fixtures, tooling, and equipment.

o Work with pneumatic and hydraulic systems.

o Program and troubleshoot Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) based control systems.

Hitchiner Manufacturing Company Inc., Littleton, NH 11/1997 to 08/2000

Manufacturing Engineer II

* Manufacturing engineer for tier one automotive, commercial, and military product lines.

* Implement and work to ISO9002 and QS9000 requirements.

* Perform quality assurance duties for tier one automotive accounts.

o Perform APQP, Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis (PFMEA), Flow Diagram, Control Plan and Statistical Process Control (SPC) activities.

o Establish operating equipment specifications, improving manufacturing techniques including introducing new process equipment and tooling to production.

o Perform actions defined by customers to complete product manufacturing documentation and prepare paperwork to obtain customer approval as required for the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP).

o Work with Quality, Manufacturing and Inspection departments to minimize scrap and rework through effective problem identification, communication, and problem solving.

Chemfab Corp., Merrimack, NH 01/1995 to 09/1997

Systems Consultant

* Design and implement shop floor control system.

* Track amortization of high value assets.

* Revision of manufacturing bills of material and routings.

Education

University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 08/2000 to 12/2004

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Business Administration

New Hampshire Technical Institute, Concord, NH 08/1992 to 05/1994

Associate in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Professional Memberships

ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) 2008 to present

* Secretary – BPV II Subgroup on Ferrous Specifications 2011 to 2014

ASTM International (American Society of Testing and Materials International) 2008 to present

* Member – Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys 2008 to 2016

Computer Skills

MS Windows, MS Office, Autodesk, AutoCAD & Inventor, SAP.

Certifications and Training

Electroplating Know How Basics, Kushner Electroplating School, 05/2010.

ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code: Section III, Division 1, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 06/2008.

Inventor 11 Essentials, M2 Technologies, Inc., 03/2008.

Practical Applications of NX4, UGS, 08/2006.

Engineer in Training (Fundamentals of Engineering), New Hampshire State Board of Professional Engineers, 12/2003.

Statistical Process Control I, Management Resources International, Inc., 04/1999.

Measurement System Assessment I (Gage R&R), Management Resources International, Inc., 11/1998.

Planning with MPACT, Integral Solutions, Inc., 07/1998.

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