Engineer Manufacturing

Resume: Reginald Kirkland Smith **/****

*** ***** ***** **, *******, Alabama 35904

Phone: 256-***-****

Education: Union High School, Union South Carolina

College: Clemson University, Clemson South Carolina Bachelor of Science

Post Graduate Work: University of North Alabama, Florence Alabama

Work History:

6/2017 to 11/2017: Packaging engineer for Aerotek Engineering Huntsville, Al. Short term contract

with Toyota in Blue Springs, Ms. preparing for new vehicle launch at that facility. Defining and

quantifying totes packaging for upcoming launch.

8/2016 to 2/2017: Manufacturing engineer for Aerotek Engineering; importing and installing

equipment at Remington Outoor sports in Madison, Al. to expand capacity to meet increasing

demand. Machinery installed and improvements made to increase reliability.

8/2015 to 2/2016: Automotive supplier; Manufacturing Engineer (Contract) at Federal Mogul,

Athens Alabama; worked to expand production, eliminate bottlenecks, solve production problems

in oil seal manufacturing; increased production by 20% by reducing downtime and increasing

productivity; invented gages to measure torque at customer’s request;

9/2012 to 6/2015: Automotive supplier; Goodyear Tire and Rubber; Industrial Engineering

Manager; worked to direct department in measuring productivity, reducing cost, improving

production, lowering waste; reported progress in improvements and cost reductions to corporate

headquarters in Akron, Ohio; reduced work content through MOST and MTM work measurement

to lower unit cost; improved layouts in work cells, as well as departmental layouts to improve

throughput; performed lean exercises in the plant to improve costs; improved safety in high

incident areas to improve safety records; material handling programs; wage administration;

1/2001 to 9/2012: Automotive supplier: Robert Bosch; Sumter, South Carolina; Packaging

Engineer and Industrial Engineer; Developed, designed and tested fleets of packaging for new

products and components to be shipped to customers; designed new production lines for new

products, implemented lean programs, cost reduction initiatives, MTM and MOST work

measurement programs to reduce cost as well as improve production; JIT programs; TS 16949,

8D programs, quality initiatives;

4/1997 to 1/2001: Automotive manufacturer: Mack Trucks; Manufacturing Engineer; Winnsboro,

South Carolina; Line balancing to maximize labor utilization; MTM work measurement to assess

work content at each station on the lines; supervisor in the paint department to correct flaws and

shortages to meet shipment deadlines and fulfill production orders for customers;

3/1990 to 3/1997: Bearing Manufacturer: INA Bearing; Industrial Engineering Manager;

Spartanburg, South Carolina; quote new products, bidding on new business; production methods

improvements; cost reduction initiatives; work measurement; workplace layout, plant layout;

machine and manpower justification;

7/1985 to 3/1990: PAI corporation; automotive aftermarket manufacture; CNC programmer; plant

manager; manufacturing engineer; plant engineer; quality engineer; process improvement; SPC

coordinator; cost reduction initiatives; material handling initiatives; labor justification; wage

administration;

9/1983 to 6/1985: Federal Mogul, Greensburg, Indiana; Industrial engineer; bearing manufacture;

cost reduction programs; work measurement; plant and workplace layout; product flow; process

improvement; statistical analysis (SPC); prototype program administration; production

improvements; new equipment justification and installation; quote new products;

Objective: To use my skill and experience to assist companies to improve

processes, obtain new business, maximize profits, and improve their bottom

lines.

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