Randy S Baker, PE
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SUMMARY of ACHIEVEMENTS
$2.5 million annual cost reduction through value engineering, quality improvement, and kaizen.
Licensed Professional Engineer, Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor.
20 years project management in Engineering, Quality, and Operations in manufacturing organizations.
Awarded four product design patents.
Implemented ISO 9001 in three companies.
HIGHLIGHTS of EXPERIENCE
Engineer Blue River Technologies, New Castle, IN 2015 – 2016
Developed project plans, quotations, equipment specifications, and drawings for product installations in water and wastewater treatment plants.
Designed new products and prepared engineering drawings and specifications.
Implemented Document Control and ERP system Engineering Module, including Bills of Materials.
Project Engineer Hy-Flex Corporation, New Castle, IN 2013 – 2014
Designed sheet metal components for construction equipment using SolidWorks.
Prepared quotations for metal fabrication job shop work.
Wrote operating procedures and work instructions for manufacturing, engineering, and quality.
Processed supplier corrective action requests, tracked and resolved internal quality issues.
Owner/Partner Blue Sky International, LLC, Helena, MT 2009 – 2013
Start-up team member for this new business – equipment selection and product development lab testing.
Quality Engineer SRI Technologies Inc., Schaumburg, IL 2008 – 2009
Contract position. Developed assembly and welding instructions, produced process drawings.
General Manager New Castle E-Coating Plus, New Castle, IN 2005 – 2007
Supervised production operations, engineering, facilities, logistics, human resources, finance, sales, ISO 9001 quality system. Set pricing and processed quotations.
Quality Manager OMC Precision Products, Indianapolis, IN 2005
Contract position. Organized and structured the quality function for this manufacturer of medical devices.
Owner/Partner Aegis Engineering Solutions Inc., Anderson, IN 2002 – 2004
Developed product CAD designs and material specifications, and database for Bills of Materials, tracking forecasts and orders, and managing inventory.
Engineering Manager Chatsworth Products Inc., New Castle, IN 1997 – 2002
$400,000 annual savings through lean manufacturing kaizen teams.
Participated in start-up of Indiana plant. Staffed, budgeted and directed the engineering functions.
Led a team standardizing product development procedures over four plants.
EDUCATION
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, with honors, New Mexico State University.
Co-op student with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH.
HONORS
Honorary engineering fraternities Sigma Tau and Pi Tau Sigma; Eagle Scout.
ADDITIONAL
Product experience: pumps, valves, oilfield tools, rock drilling bits, tubing, medical devices, automotive components, telecommunications, construction equipment, and wastewater treatment equipment.
Process experience: machining, welding, hardfacing, grinding, sheet metal fabrication, tube mill, extrusion, stamping, plating, coating, assembly, and inspection.