Manager Engineer

Carl Ingwersen

*** *. *** *****, ***** Pleasant, IA 52641

319-***-**** *************@*****.***

CAREER SUMMARY

Professional, confidential and highly driven Manufacturing/Manufacturing Engineering Manager with a diverse knowledge of operations, lean initiatives and project management skills.

SIGNIFICANT QUALIFICIATIONS

Experience leading and partnering with teams to develop and implement action plans.

Adept at developing and maintaining processes that will reduce waste and improve Safety, Quality, Cost and Productivity

Highly focused and results-oriented in supporting complex, dead-line driven operations; able to identify goals and priorities and resolve issues in initial stages.

Possess keen decision-making abilities in circumstances with high liability/extreme ramifications.

Demonstrate excellent identification, consensus-building and troubleshooting skills.

Utilize strong analytical abilities in compiling key information from numerous sources.

Most important, I involve all team members in decision making process to reduce chance of failure and the process chosen is more likely be maintained.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Alfagomma America 11/15/15 - Present

Plant Operations Manager

Oversee all aspects of production.

Over see Maintenance Dept. Getting all machines operational ready with operator and maintenance PM schedules.

Oversee Manufacturing Engineering projects. Have started by just getting current cycle times complete and assisting in new product launches.

Oversee Safety activities and getting Safety coordinator the proper training so we can be OSHA compliant and a better chance of sending all employees home safe everyday.

The Wittern Group, Des Moines, Iowa 05/2013 – 09/2015

Manufacturing Engineering Manage/Maintenance Manager

Managed new product launches once New Product got released to production.

Reduce labor hours per unit produced on two assembly lines using lean tools to help identify excess labor applied.

Redeveloped process in spot welding to increase daily output, reducing operator cycle time, reducing cost in copper used.

Collaborated with press department to maximize capacity so we could return outsourcing of parts back into daily production. Displacing overhead.

Directed manufacturing engineer’s to collect data in areas that were experiencing safety, quality and productivity issues. Let data speak to what needed addressed. No guessing.

Implemented safety process improvements for material handling. Hanging vending machine doors.

Designed and implemented squaring fixtures for welding dept to insure cabinets were square before welding together. This insured proper part fit up at assembly.

Winegard Company, Burlington, Iowa 02/2013 – 04/2013

Continuous Improvement Engineer

Increased productivity by 15%, reduced walk time, re-balancing work flow

Reduced labor labors applied by 25%

Reduced work in process by 80%, eliminating batching and bringing work cells in alignment and arms reach of each other

Winegard Company,Burlington, Iowa 6/2003 –02/2013

Focus Factory Manager

Improved productivity by 40+% in four departments

Managed 250 people in four departments, two shifts

Decreased recordable injuries by 25%

Implemented quality checks at operator level to improve quality assurance

Increased capacity on e-coat racks by 41%, resulting in 50 more pieces every 3 minutes

Designed one piece flow to operators that reduced work in process on production floor waiting to be packed by 80%+

Hearth & Home Technologies. Mt. Pleasant, IA 7/2001 – 6/2003

Continuous Improvement Specialist

Set up Cap Cell to build to truck load.

Worked with Tool & Die to modify break press dies to eliminate tooling changes.

Sequenced and streamlined parts from fabrication to truck schedule, improving process times.

Hearth & Home Technologies .Mt. Pleasant, IA 12/1994 – 7/2001

Gas Products Group Leader/Team Leader

Reduced scrap in refractory department to 1%

Improved productivity by 35% on assembly line, 1 and 27% on assembly line 2

Improved capacity 40+% on assembly line 3

Implemented ergonomic improvements

Hearth & Home Technologies. Mt. Pleasant, IA 10/1987 – 12/1994

Assembler/Brake Press Setup Operator/Material Handler/Painter

Assembler

Brake Press Setup Operator

Material Handler

Painter

MILITARY EXPERIENCE 12/1993 – 11/1987

USMC 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines, H&S Company, Service Platoon

References:

Ken Jokerst – Plant Manager at Federal Mogul

Bryan Benes – Director of Quality at The Wittern Group

Lou Baccam – Lean Manager at Winegard Co.

Scott Klingbeil – Fabrication Manager at The Wittern Group

Phay Cam – Value Stream Supervisor at Winegard

Joe Ruth – Director of Finance at The Wittern Group

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