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Thomas M ower

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Engineering, m anufacturing a nd o perations p rofessional, d riving a ctions p romoting q uality o f p roducts, q uality o f b usiness, and q uality o f l ife b y o ptimizing t he m anagement o f h uman c apital a nd t echnology, t hrough t he p assionate i nvestigation o f data a nd i nformation.

Areas o f E xpertise & S kills

Engineering - 2 0+ y ears o f d evelopment, m anufacturing, i ndustrial, a nd p rocess e ngineering

● Reduced a verage m olding d efects f rom o ver 8 % t o l ess t han 4 .5%

● Analyzed p roduction d ata a nd i mplemented p lans r educing V MC b y 2 %

● Developed a nd i mplemented n ew v endors f or r aw m aterials, f abricated p arts, a nd o utsourcing

● Performed D FM a nalysis t o i mprove f ixturing a nd p rocess e fficiency

● Setup a nd d ebugged p roduction l ines, i ncluding n ew e quipment a nd f ixtures

● Improved a verage m olding s chedule a ttainment f rom 7 0% t o 8 5% Manufacturing - 2 0+ y ears o f p lastics, m etals a nd e lectronics p rocessing

● Plastic u ltrasonic w elding, m anual a ssembly, a nd e lectrical t esting o f a utomotive s ensor p roducts

● Soldering, P CBA, S MT, C OB a ssembly a nd E OL t esting o f a utomotive s ensors

● Processing a nd s ubsequent l eak t esting o f p lastic a nd g lass p roducts

● Solder d ispensing, a ssembly, r eflow, i njection m olding, l ead f orm a nd t rim, a nd l aser m arking o f r eed r elays

● Automated f eeding, w elding, c alibration a nd m achine v ision m easurement o f e lectromechanical a ssemblies

● Drilling, m illing, c utting, s hearing, p unching, b ending a nd w elding o f 7 t o 2 0 g auge m etal p roducts

● Resistance w elding o f s teel w ire p roducts f rom 3 /16 t o 3 8 d iameter

● Powder c oating, m echanical, a nd e lectrical a ssembly o f c omponents a nd a utomated s torage s ystems Operations - 1 0+ y ears e xperience i ncluding H SE, i nventory m anagement, a nd p roduction c ontrol

● Reduced p roduction l abor c ontent b y 1 0%, w ith s cheduling, t raining a nd w orkflow i mprovements

● Improved l ocation m anagement a nd t ag s ystem f or y ear-end i nventory a udit p rocess, r educing t ime b y 2 0%

● Transitioned e ngineering, p rocurement, a nd p roduction f rom M acola t o S AP E RP s ystem

● Provided p eriodic e mployee p erformance a ppraisals, d eveloped g oals a nd t raining p lans

● Evaluated o rder q uantities a nd s afety s tock t o l ower i nventory c osts b y 1 0%, w ithout a dding t o l ead t imes

● Planned a nd o ptimized l abor a nd e quipment u tilization w ith S AP, A ccess a nd E xcel

● Developed o rder t racking s tatus a nd s chedule o ptimization r eports w ith A ccess Quality - C QA 2 016, 2 0+ y ears i ncluding Q S 9 000/ISO4000 q uality s ystems, S PC, d efect a nalyses a nd r eporting

● Prepared a nd i mplemented C ontrol P lans a nd P FMEA’s f or a utomotive c omponents

● Conducted 8 D a nalyses f or c ustomer r eturns, i ncluding b iweekly m anagement u pdates

● Analyzed a nd o ptimized i n-process t est c riteria a nd v isual m easurement s ystem i mproving y ields b y 5 %

● Performed f acility a nd q uality p rogram a udits o f b i-metal, g lass, w ire a nd c ontact t ape v endors

● Trained a nd t rained o thers i n S PC, p rocess c apability a nalyses, a nd d eveloped s tandard t ool f or P FMEA

● Performed D OE t o i dentify a nd e liminate U /S w elding p rocess v ariation a nd i mprove y ields b y 3 0% Leadership - 2 0+ y ears o f m anaging u p t o 8 5 e mployees, i ncluding h ourly, m aintenance, e ngineers a nd m anagers

● Supervised r obotic w aterjet p rogramming t echnicians, g uiding t hem t o r educe a verage c utting t ime b y 1 0%

● Led a c ross-functional M RPII e ngineering i mplementation t eam, e stablishing p art m asters, B OMs, a nd r outings

● Supervised t echnicians, i ncluding s cheduling, e mployee d evelopment, a nd a ppraisal p rocesses

● Provided a nd f acilitated t raining a nd h ands-experience f or l ean i mplementation a cross m ultiple d epartments

● Mentored a nd t rained p roduction a ssociates, s upervisors, e ngineers a nd t echnicians

● Lead t hrough h istorical h ighs a nd l ows i n b usiness v olume, a long w ith m ajor s hifts i n m anagement Analysis - 2 0+ y ears u sing s tatistics, r egression & t rend a nalysis a nd d eveloping r eports f or s taff a nd m anagement

● Provided d etailed l abor a nalytics f or b udgeting, c apacity p lanning, a nd t raining

● Analyzed a nd o ptimized p rocess f lows t o r educe l ead t imes t hrough t he f actory

● Developed E xcel b ased p roduction m odels t o o ptimize m ake o r b uy d ecisions

● Developed a nd i mplemented E xcel b ased p roduction m odels f or e quipment a nd l abor c apacity p lanning

● Analyzed w orkflow a nd i mplemented n ew w aterjet s cheduling s ystem r educing d owntime f rom 1 5% t o 5 %

● Analyzed a nd i mproved r aw m aterial e valuation p rocess, l owering p roduct c osts Thomas M ower, 2-07-576-****, t ******@*****.*** Lean/Six S igma - 1 0+ y ears a ttaining G reenbelt ( Honeywell) a nd L ean L eader ( MEP) c ertifications

● Led 6 s igma t eam u sing D MAIC t o i mprove y ields i n g lass m elting p rocesses b y 1 0%

● Developed 5 S p resentation f or s taff a nd g uided t hem t o r educe r equired w ork a rea b y 4 0%

● Developed V alue S tream M ap i dentifying a nd r educing s pace r equirements f or i nventory a nd W IP b y 1 0%

● Direct t raining o f e mployees i n L ean c oncepts, w ith T imewiseTM p rogram i n c onjunction w ith M EP

● Using t he p rinciples o f S MED, r educe w aterjet c utting c hangeover t ime b y 2 0% Databases & S oftware - 2 0+ y ears u sing A ccess, E xcel, W ord, A utocad, M S P roject, S AP, B ASIC, C P ascal, M initab

● Provided A ccess b ased i nterfaces t o i mprove i nformation d elivery f or o perations a nd m anufacturing

● Developed A ccess b ased r eporting s ystem t o r educe r e-order a nd o rder f ulfillment p rocessing t ime

● Developed a nd i mplemented A ccess b ased d atabase s ystem f or o rder a nd l abor t racking

● Managed A ccess d atabase f or t racking p roduction y ields

● Created A ccess b ased d atabase s ystem f or a utomating F Q t est r eporting, i ncluding m acros f or a utomating t asks Project M anagement - 2 0+ y ears p lanning a nd i mplementing p rojects o f u p t o 5 m onth d uration

● Led 6 m onth p rogram f or A PQP/PPAP c ertification p rocess o f c ontract m anufacturer

● Led p roduct d evelopment e ffort f or n ew a dhesive a nd a pplication p rocess, r educing p roduct c osts

● Developed t imeline, p lanned m aterial a nd l abor r esources, t racked c osts f or v arious m ultiple m onth p rojects

● Created a nd i mplemented f acility r eorganization p lan f or n ew p rocess a nd e quipment i ntegration

● Organized, s cheduled, a nd t racked p roduct d evelopment r equests t o c ompletion Professional E xperience

Grover G undrilling High p recision a nd d eep h ole m achining s ervices Oxford, M E Dir, P roc C ontrol

Director, O perations

Engineering a nd q uality m anagement

Operations, e ngineering, a nd q uality m anagement Apr 2 017 - J ul 2 017

Aug 2 017 - S ep 2 017

Alere In v itro d iagnostic m edical d evices a nd i nstruments Scarborough, M E Supplier E ngineer Supplier m anagement f or f lexible p ackaging a nd p lastics Oct 2 015 - A pr 2 017 System L ogistics C orp Fabrication a nd a ssembly o f a utomated s torage e quipment Lewiston, M E Director, O perations Manufacturing, m aintenance, e ngineering a nd p rocurement Jan 2 011 - A ug 2 015 Plant M anager Manufacturing, m aintenance a nd p roduction c ontrol May 2 007 - J an 2 011 Sensata T echnologies Manufacturer o f t hermal a nd e lectrical p rotectors/sensors Standish, M E Operations M anager Manufacturing, e ngineering a nd p roduction m aintenance Jun 2 005 - M ay 2 007 Process E ngineer Yield i mprovements, c ycle t ime r eduction, a nd p rocess s upport Jun 2 001 - J un 2 005 Coto T echnology Manufacturer o f r eed s witches a nd r eed r elays Providence, R I Mfg E ngineering M anager Manufacturing, e ngineering a nd m aintenance Jun 2 000 - J un 2 001 First T echnology P LC Manufacturer o f t hermal a nd e lectrical p rotectors/sensors Standish, M E Project/Process E ngineer Process s upport, q uality t raining, p roduct d evelopment Aug 1 997 - J un 2 000 Gates F ormed-Fibre P roducts Manufacturer o f n onwoven m olded a utomotive t runk t rim Auburn, M E Dev/Manufacturing E ngineer Product a nd p rocess e ngineering s upport May 1 992 - A ug 1 997 Educational E xperience

MS B usiness 1992 - 1 995

Husson C ollege Bangor, M E

BS M anufacturing S ystems E ngineering 1988 - 1 992 Worcester P olytechnic I nstitute Worcester, M A

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