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Mechanical / Manufacturing Engineer

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United States
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February 20, 2018

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CHARITY M. LYNN

*** *** ******* ***** ****

Martinez, GA 30907

H: 803-***-**** ac4jl2@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Process oriented Mechanical Engineer with proven success leading production teams to meet aggressive manufacturing goals. Detail oriented, hands on trouble shooter with 15+ years experience and proven track record of identifying opportunities to increase production uptime and quality. Skilled communicator to both technical and non-technical audiences. Core strengths include:

• Leading Teams

• Troubleshooting & Problem Solving

• Lean Manufacturing

• Process Development & Improvement

• Project Management

• Quality Control

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows 10, Windows XP, and Windows NT Applications: AutoCAD and Solidworks

Other: SAP, PLC, PC-DMIS, QuickSlice, Maestro, Allegro, DSIDES, and Minitab PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HUBBELL POWER SYSTEMS 2009-CURRENT

Product Manager, Aiken, SC 2015-Current

Responsible for management of the arrester product lines, working with product engineers and the sales force to increase product sales and margins. Help develop new markets for existing products. Generate new product ideas and follow through with development including establish marketing policies such as pricing, promotion, branding, supporting issues with the product line, and training of internal and external customers.

• Developed training program for application engineers to become familiar with products. Providing ability to select appropriate product and articulate technical reasoning.

• Grew the enterprise through sales of new products from a goal of $2255 to $3365 in 2017.

• Grew transmission line arrester sales from 2016 $4508K baseline to $7031 in 2017. International Project Leader, Aiken, SC 2014-2015

Provide various forms of support and project coordination between design, operations, quality, sales and external customers, thus permitting seamless business practices within HPS and internal and external customers.

• Led localization project to startup a manufacturing overseas on time.

• Grew the enterprise through sales in transmission line arresters. Exceeded goal of $4113 to $9369. Senior Applications Engineer, Aiken, SC 2013-2014

Provide various forms of support and project coordination between design, operations, quality, sales and external customers, thus permitting seamless business practices within HPS and internal and external customers.

• Served as a product specialist for surge arresters by answering technical questions from customers worldwide. Provided technical support through data analysis and research.

• Led development of product line literature, catalogs, advertisements, and other promotional items to increase market share.

• Grew the enterprise through sales in transmission line arresters. Exceeded goal by 29%. Quality Assurance / Continuous Improvement Engineer, Aiken, SC 2010-2012 Identified opportunities for continuous improvement, formulated corrective and preventive actions, and worked to implement those actions in order to improve quality levels and ISO 9001 regulatory compliance.

• Developed 2011 and 2012 quality and production improvement plan for business unit.

• Implemented a minimum of one kaizen per month and one safety improvement per month.

• Supported successful startup of manufacturing facility overseas. Senior Production Supervisor, Aiken, SC 2009-2010

Managed a team of 40 employees that operate 3 subassembly lines and one assembly line. Managed the scheduling of customer orders and labor planning for two shifts.

• Implemented a minimum of one kaizen and 6 safety improvements per month by employing lean techniques.

KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP. 1998 – 2009

Quality Team Leader, Beech Island, SC 2008 –2009

Managed 10-member team to ensure brand equity of multiple consumer products, GMP compliance, and document control. Led plant quality improvement initiatives.

• Reduced consumer complaints by 20% in first 6-month period by analyzing past data, completing root cause analysis, implementing training programs, and influencing multiple teams to focus on specific issues.

• Increased teams’ efficiency, some shifts by 50%, thus allowing them to consistently complete assigned work by teaching team lean techniques and applying lean tools to team’s daily and weekly operations.

• Maintained employee productivity and commitment to quality by communicating quality opportunities, encouraging and facilitating involvement in process improvement kaizens and implementing relevant suggestions.

Asset Leader, Paris, TX 2006 –2008

Managed 2 production lines with 42-member team and monthly maintenance budget of $100K.

• Demonstrated best in class production, speed, and uptime by developing leaders on each crew and facilitating continuous process improvement by continually monitoring top 3 uptime and waste issues and meeting weekly to discuss performance.

• Led lean implementation for department by employing 1 application each month for all production lines.

• Increased teams’ awareness and productivity by developing and communicating detailed weekly plans and previous week’s accomplishments in safety, quality, and production through email, print, and verbal communication.

Project Manager, Paris, TX 2005 –2006

Led multidisciplinary engineering plant implementation team to complete product improvement projects on multiple diaper production lines.

• Led effort to improve equipment reliability. Coordinated resources from another sector and corporate niche team to develop equipment that improved reliability 10 fold. Manufacturing Engineer, Paris, TX 2002 –2005

Optimized packaging, adhesive, and bonding processes for diaper lines which increased reliability, productivity and quality while decreasing product change times, down time, waste, and overall cost.

• Developed package design scheme that saved $2MM by analyzing equipment and product capability and marketing needs, including finished product specification and product counts.

• Redesigned case packing equipment, which increased throughput by 45%.

• Developed and implemented bonding equipment tracking method. This resulted in clearer problem definition and ability to establish root causes.

Project Mechanical Engineer, Roswell, GA 1998 –2002 Designed, planned and implemented long term domestic and international projects with budgetary range of $500K to $3MM. Project responsibilities include budget, schedule, developing and detailing mechanical designs, supervision of designers, engineering design reports, mill and vendor interactions, implementation, and start up.

• Designed and implemented adhesive system, trim handling, and utility features of FOAK machine with $3MM budget, on time and within budget.

• Designed and implemented equipment that improved fiberization process on non-woven base machines worldwide.

• Designed and implemented robotics project that semi-automated orthopedic drape assembly in Mexico.

RAPID PROTOTYPING AND MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE AT GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ATLANTA, GEORGIA 1996 - 1998

Graduate Research Assistant

Investigated and determined methods for making reverse engineering a feasible and cost effective alternative for manufacturing industry. Researched heuristics of SLA accuracy. Developed decision based tools to aid in build style selection for graduate thesis.

• Completed graduate thesis, Accuracy models for SLA build style decision support, which required extensive knowledge of design of experiments and response surface modeling. GENERAL MOTORS CORP., BOWLING GREEN, KY 1991 – 1996 Manufacturing Engineering Co-op

Assignments in most areas of the plant including: process, plant maintenance, trim & mechanical, tooling, chassis, uniframe, and reliability.

• Researched, designed, developed and completed initial implementation of bachelor thesis, Design and Development of an Optimal Procedure for a Vehicle Assembly Plant Final Process Area. EDUCATION

MS, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA BS, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, GMI Engineering & Management Institute, Flint, MI CERTIFICATIONS / TRAINING

Computer Integrated Manufacturing Certificate, Georgia Institute of Technology 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Communication Styles

Facilitating for Results

Lean Production

Kaizen Leader

Kepner-Tregoe Project Management

AMA Training - Project Management

Web Handling Principles

Ergonomic Design Guidelines for Engineers

Executive Presence for Women

AMA Training - Be a Connected Leader, Overcoming an Imperfect Boss, Preparing Your Organization for Millennia, Become a Better Leader: Unleash the Power of Vision, The 3 Imperatives of Becoming a Great Leader



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