Security Clearance: Secret Clearance Investigation Type: NACLC - April 28, 2014

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Expert Industrial Engineer with years of experience in Quality, Management, Production Support, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Process Improvement, and Software Testing, within the Aerospace, Automotive, and Machining industries. Demonstrated ability to improve and document production line and office processes then improve them through 5S, Six Sigma, Lean, and production line redesign. Strong understanding of manufacturing processes including quality, gaging, planning, machining, and painting.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Select Source International, Minneapolis, Minnesota (CareFusion, St. Louis, Missouri) 2016

Talent Supply Chain provider to the Engineering and Technical communities.

Contract Senior Manufacturing Engineer/Industrial Engineer

Created and implemented Change Control Plans that incorporated IQ/OQ/PQ protocols, Validation, work instruction creation/updates, and retraining of production personnel.

Validated that assembly procedures conformed to the as-written documentation and changed to incorporate the latest information and requirements.

Evaluated assemblies for worst case scenarios using engineering drawings and interviewing techniques.

Used FMEA and DOE processes to maintain part and machine capabilities during move of production facility across several states.

Patriot Machine, St. Charles, Missouri 2015-2016

Tier 1 supplier of both commercial and defense aerospace products.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer/Quality Engineer

Built First Article Inspection (FAI) documents for assemblies and piece-parts by reading engineering drawings for Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, Spirit, Northrop, etc. Created by hand, or by using Discus, Net-Inspect, etc. Drawings used GD&T, etc.

Engineer responsible for First Article testing & inspection. Guided Inspectors during their First Article inspection processes and their use of M&TE.

Evaluated new and old tooling for part production suitability.

Assisted in CMM setup and program creation.

Personally produced Precedence Diagrams (i.e. schematics or flow charts) and instructions (Manufacturing/Quality Plans) documenting proper procedural steps and incorporating process enhancements.

Started and ran SPC (Statistical Process Control) projects to assure captured/continued improvement on problem parts.

Ran 5S projects to gain floor space and logically relocate needed production items.

Wrote & administrated Supplier Nonconformance Notifications (SNNs) insisting suppliers/processors conform to designs and stop making defective products.

Ran Root Cause (5 Whys, etc) investigations and implemented process improvements using Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing principles.

Independently enforced Corrective Action projects locally and in supplier’s plants with very minimal involvement from Supervision.

Applied ISO 9001 at all times and updated process specs to further enhance adherence to the standard. Led the project for NADCAP Certification.

Boeing, St. Louis, Missouri 2003-2014

World's largest aerospace company & leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners, defense, space & security systems

Group Lead, Senior Industrial Engineer & Project Estimator

As a Group Lead of 13 individuals I created multi-million dollar F15/F18/AV8/T45 estimates for domestic and foreign customers.

Team Leader evaluating two software systems using gap analysis.

Redefined the EtBB (Estimate to Budget Baseline) process as Lead Estimating Representative on the EtBB Integrated Product Team.

Tested & Evaluated a new Basis of Estimate System. Functionally tested and required conformance-to-plan to correct known deficiencies. Lead Estimating Representative on the software development team for this system.

Lead Estimator for a $73M proposal to the Saudi Arabian government.

Led proposal efforts for negotiations with multiple foreign customers.

Recognized SME regarding pricing and Basis of Estimate systems.

Negotiated with customers to win contracts.

General Motors & Ford Motor Company, Wentzville & Hazelwood, Missouri 2003

Contract Lean Specialist & Senior Industrial Engineer

As a Special Initiative Lead Engineer permanently eliminated thousands of labor hours.

Generated time standards, layouts, and instituted change management actions.

Lear Corporation, Wentzville, Missouri 2001-2003

Fortune 500 company with world-class products and a leading supplier of automotive seating & electrical items

Quality Manager, Senior Industrial Engineer, Six Sigma Black Belt-Lean Specialist

Inspection/Quality Supervisor with eight direct reports guaranteeing the quality of finished products.

Led Industrial Engineering activities in two separate factories to capture greater efficiencies.

Redesigned and installed six production lines.

Managed suppliers and their work tasks to complete projects.

Led Six Sigma/Lean defect reduction and cost avoidance initiatives to eliminate defects and enhance profit.

Computer Networking & Repair, St. Charles, Missouri 1999-2001

Student & Self-Employed

Earned the MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) certification.

Developed networks and installed.

McDonnell Douglas/Boeing, St. Louis, Missouri 1987-1999

Senior Industrial Engineer – Production Simulation & Planning, Production Support, Variability Reduction, Design-To-Cost

Implemented Lean Manufacturing initiatives within the F15/F18/AV8/T45 manufacturing areas.

Applied production line principles to a workstation-based facility to maximize efficiency and eliminate injuries.

Defined build scenarios and developed alternate plans to balance workstation man-loads.

Simulated aircraft assembly processes using proprietary software.

Implemented and maintained SPC initiatives.

Senior Estimator – Production & Engineering Change Estimating

Developed & negotiated multi-million dollar proposals/estimates involving numerous departments and organizations.

Developed Priced Bills of Material with thousands of items.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

B.S., Industrial Engineering University of MO-Columbia

Six Sigma BlackBelt Certification Lear Corporation

MOST Certification (Predetermined Time System) Maynard (Accenture)

MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) Certification Microsoft

MCP+Internet (Microsoft Certified Professional) Certification Microsoft

CompTIA A+ Certification CompTIA

SKILLS

Proficient in AutoCAD, MS Project, MS Excel (near expert), MS Word, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook/Exchange, Windows Server PDC/BDC, Windows 7/XP/etc., Internet-Information-Server Application, Visual Basic, etc.

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