Engineer Project Management
Resume:
John Zenkavich
John J. Zenkavich
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
Contact Information: 570-***-****; Cell: 570-***-**** ac0zvp@r.postjobfree.com
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt focused on Operations Management, Engineering Management, Process Control, Continuous Improvement, Program Management, ROI, Earned Value Analysis Professional Experience & Employers
August 2011 to Present
Gentex Corporation, 324 Main Street, Simpson, PA;
March 2015 to Present
Continuous Improvement Leader – Corporate Operations
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (>$1,000,000 in company savings over 2 years) o Increased Yield of Lens Coating Line from 30% to 90%: $750,000 Savings o Decrease a specific defect rate of Combat Helmet from 5.8% to 0.4%: $350,000 Savings
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt – Pending Certification Process, anticipated November 2017
Mentoring and Development for Green Belt and Black Belt Candidates (20+ Candidates) o Analysis techniques, Project Reporting and Scheduling, Data Interpretation to result solution
Lean Program Leadership – Advanced Lean Leader driving Continuous Improvements and change
eCommerce Kanban Analyst – Stocking, Leadtime, Sizing
2016-2017: Trainer for Yellow Belt Program for all production personnel and front line supervisors August 2011 to March 2015
Program Manager – Air Group – Security Clearance.
Leadership of an Integrated Product Team focused on continuous improvement of Gentex products
Coach the IPT members in defect and root cause analysis, process improvements, quality data analysis, and product flow improvements through the use of DMAIC and Lean Methods
Stabilized process to meet On Time Delivery and Yield Improvement Goals o 300 piece backlog to On Time Delivery in 9 months (Demand of 25 Units per week) o Yield Improvements which lowered product cost from $1500/Unit to $1050/Unit
Management of Engineering Team in a product improvement development cycle
Develop Program Costs, Schedule, Work Breakdown Structure, Spend Plans, Return on Investment
Earned Value Analysis
March 2006 to September 2010:
Lockheed Martin, 439 Kennedy Blvd., Archbald, PA 18403; Staff Systems Engineer – Security Clearance.
Program Management on complex Department of Defense projects.
Successfully managed a $10M software upgrade which included management of Project Budgets, Development of WBS based Spend Plans, Schedules (Microsoft Project), Customer Requirements Development (DOORSTM), project monitoring & control and Technical Design Reports.
All deliverables were met within customer schedule and cost with 100% acceptance.
Leadership of Multifunctional Engineering Team which included embedded software engineers, test engineering, intensive product simulation (aeronautical and software engineers), flight testing, customer relations and onsite support.
Joint Interface Council Working Group: Manage the Lockheed Martin contribution of working group developing US Navy Interface Specifications for various products being developed by Lockheed and competitors. Product Development – Hardware improvements to Department of Defense Product to allow for improved control during intended use.
Research and Development – Project Management for a hardware based control system utilizing FPGA control for a new generation of safety controllers for the Nuclear Energy Industry.
Research into advanced control techniques
Development of those techniques into control equipment that meet strict Nuclear Energy Commission requirements
Business Development - Long Range Plan, Opportunity Pipeline, Orders Database, Product Life Cycle Analysis. Page 2of 2
John Zenkavich
June 2005 to March 2006:
GE Oil & Gas – Conmec, 1480 Valley Center Parkway, Bethlehem, PA 18017 Project Management on all control systems for rotating machinery built for the Oil & Gas Industry. Systems include Turbo Expanders, Axial Compressors, Centrifugal Compressors and Steam Turbines. Responsibilities included Systems Engineering, Specifications, Cost Estimates, Facilitation of Design Reviews, Project Schedules, Engineering Drawings, Management Equipment Manufacturers and Customer Relations Lead Systems Engineer working with Sales and Marketing developing Customer Requirements, Specifications, Proposals and Technical Documentation for marketing presentations. August 2003 to June 2005:
Zenkavich Technologies, Clarks Summit, PA; Independent Contracting, Consulting 03/2004 to 06/2005: PDS Solutions, Scranton, PA
Independent Contracting for Client (GE Oil & Gas – Conmec) Lead Engineer on all low voltage equipment (<600 Volts) and software design for overall project utilizing Modicon Quantum Hot Standby Processors, Bentley Nevada Temperature & Vibration Monitors and Wonderware HMI SCADA package.
07/2003 to 12/2003: Thomson Displays Mexicana S.A. DE C.V., Mexicali, Mexico Operations Consulting – Provide operations expertise to:
Improve product flow – Identify and automatically remove defective product out of production line as soon as detected. Identifying Automation and Manual Process issues, provide the plan needed to correct the problem
Process yields – Improvement of product setup and preparation before delivery to process station
Plant throughput – Identify system bottlenecks and develop a plan for improving or eliminating the problem 07/2003: PDS Solutions, Scranton, PA
Engineering Services, developing equipment quotes for potential customers December 2000 to July 2003:
Schott Glass Technologies, Duryea, PA 18642; - Manufacturer of specialty glass products. Senior Systems Engineer
Use of Intellution FIX32 and iFix Scada software in closed loop control of glass melting furnaces, annealing lehrs, historical data collection and process reporting.
HMI Development utilizing iFix and Wonderware software packages.
PLC programming for manufacturing environment (Modicon, GE Fanuc, Allen Bradley and Omron)
Motion Control utilizing Giddings and Lewis PLC’s and PicPro software to control exact positioning of automation equipment used in a manufacturing process. May 1989 to December 2000:
Thomson Multimedia Inc., Scranton, PA 18512;
Senior Member - Technical Staff 1989-1995
Opreations Management 1995 - 2000
Development of Automation Equipment for a highly automated production facility
Project Management of External Equipment Vendors
Manage Plant Operations Group driving quality improvements, On Time Delivery, Proces Optimization
Liaison between Manufacturing and Corporate Engineering Group qualifying new equipment, equipment standards, software and process rates.
Interface with manufacturing personnel to accommodate the needs of plant throughput, product quality, process yields and equipment up time.
September 1986 to May 1989:
Lockheed Martin (Schlumberger Industries), Archbald, PA 18444; Design Engineer Design of Nuclear Controls for Sea Wolf Submarine. Education
Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, HKN - National Electrical Engineering Honor Society University of Scranton, Scranton, PA 18502
Masters Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Operations.
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