Manufacturing Engineer

Project Management Project Planning Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing Procedures Process Improvement Lean Manufacturing Internal Audits Equipment Calibration & Troubleshooting

Change Orders Cross functional team building

Project Management professional with experience in manufacturing engineering professional, operations, manufacturing and process engineering, delivering results and achieving organizational goals. Strengths in collaboration with Sr. management, and project stakeholders, team organization, knowledge of ISO standards in fast-paced production settings. Highly analytical auditor with proven ability to drive continuous quality improvement.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lyophilization Service of New England, Bedford, NH 04/2017 – 10/2017

Project Manager

Provide project leadership, coordination and support for multidisciplinary project teams to manage client specific projects for the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals from investigational thru clinical trials. Manage the acquisition of components, creation of material control procedures, and ensuring samples are sent to the appropriate labs for identification testing to meet FDA and EU Pharmacia requirments. Initiate shipping requested for the shipment of Drug Products to the appropriate testing labs. Lead project meetings to provide project status and current needs to all stakeholders. Provide clients with regularly scheduled project status updates.

Belcan, Cincinnati, Ohio 10/2016 – 03/2017

Manufacturing Program/Project Manager supporting to GE Aviation, Hooksett, NH

Manage the acquisition of several new pieces of equipment for the sectors segment production lines. Manage the acquisition of new fixtures and gages from vendors with processing through the gage calibration process. Manage fixtures and gages through the modification and requalification process.

Projects: New vacuum furnaces for brazing process, new dot peen marker, new wire EDM fixtures.

Spruce Environmental Technologies, Ward Hill, Massachusetts 01/2016 - 10/2016

Sr. Engineer

Provide engineering support to manufacturing for all Spruce entities & facilities, improving manufacturing processes, implanting manufacturing improvements and cycle time reduction.

Design, test and qualify new manufacturing tools.

Evaluate and refine manufacturing processes for efficiency and quality. Create process and test validation reports.

Evaluate automation equipment for suitability within the manufacturing operations.

Sourced and qualified new part packing system, reduction process time by 30%.

New tool design to punch holes in aluminum cover, reducing the process by 50%.

Evaluate new product designs for effects to production.

Burndy, Manchester, New Hampshire 2011 – 2015

Project Manager (2013 – 2015) Product Engineer (2011 – 2013)

Consulted with project sponsors and stakeholders on project deliverables. Developed project teams, creating project tasks and milestones. Maintain, and ensure compliance of the company-wide project management system. Write; maintain project reports, updating Sr. management on project progress. Provide feedback to team members.

Assess project feasibility, discuss project specifications, and develop risk register.

Develop project plans and coordinated technical activities.

Lead scheduled project meetings (conference calls, WebEx).

Lead project teams on project schedule and individual project tasks.

Build the project time line and provide schedule updates to management.

Serve as internal quality system auditor.

Product Engineer

Expand product offerings through design of electrical power and grounding connectors.

Achieve cost reductions through redesign process.

Provide technical support to field sales and customers.

Launch projects with Underwrites Laboratories and Canadian Standards Association to certify products.

Jewell Instruments, Manchester, New Hampshire 2010 – 2011

Mechanical Engineer

Planned and designed mechanical systems and components. Implemented conceptual designs, recommend design modifications, and create engineering change orders. Determine design, operation, and parameters. Evaluate test equipment; determine design, operation, and performance parameters.

Design test platform, for use in environmental chamber.

Created a system to apply heat to production units at a constant rate, eliminating a manual method.

Strengthened relationship with major customer with the development of new tools for calibrating a new inertial sensor.

Parker Hannifin [Chomerics], Woburn, Massachusetts 2002 – 2008

Process Engineer

Managed and oversaw manufacturing systems and process for wing panel gaskets and EMI Shield Vents. Oversaw the manufacturing of new and existing products from engineering, qualification and production. Investigated and resolved operational problems such as material-used variances and bottlenecks.

Improved products and reduces costs, using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, and assembly methods.

Applied knowledge of continuous flow manufacturing and continuous improvement methods such as lean manufacturing. Enhancing manufacturing quality, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.

Improved floor space utilization and reduced space requirement 20% by facilitating Kaizen event and setting up a u-shaped work cell.

Provided technical expertise and manufacturing support by training production personnel in new methods.

Early career includes (Details upon request):

Sr. Wafer Fab Systems Specialist for Texas Instruments [permanent Integrated circuits Manufacturer].

Electro/Mechanical Technician for Analog Devices [permanent Integrated circuits Manufacturer].

FORMAL EDUCATION

Southern New Hampshire University MBA – Business Management / MS – Project Management

University of Massachusetts BS – Mechanical Engineering

Certifications: Project Management Professional, Certified Associate in Project Management (PMI), Six-Sigma Green Belt, Internal Auditor (ISO 9001, 14001)

SELECTED TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Word, Excel, Power point, Outlook, Project; ERP systems: Epicor, SAP, Design software: Autodesk Inventor, Solidworks

AFFILIATIONS

Project Management Institute

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