KEVIN J. O’CONNOR, CMFG.E.

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Fennville, MI 49408 Phone 616-***-****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Experienced Manufacturing Engineer / Project Leader successful in implementing major capital equipment projects from justification through production release, utilizing internal and external supplier base. Areas of expertise include custom-designed machines for automated assembly and material handling, and metal fabrication tooling & equipment.

Project Leader: Experienced Project Leader with new product introduction, plant level process improvements, cost reduction projects, corporate customer field quality resolution, and satellite plant engineering projects.

Toolroom Supervisor: Three years supervisory experience, responsible for directing a two- shift operation consisting of six direct reports.

TPM / Lean Manufacturing Leader: Extensive background and hands-on experience with value stream mapping, one-piece flow process design, and TPM tools. Areas of expertise include hands-on experience with excellent results in leading AOE, 5S, Nine Loss, and other various ad-hoc improvement teams. Project Lead for implementing TPM across three departments for the two facilities.

Production Support: Daily production support activities to assist Key Performance Indicators

(KPIs). Duties include investigating, problem solving, and implementing corrective action solutions related to safety, product quality, equipment downtime, or cost-related production issues.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Manufacturing Engineer, American Seating Company (6/17- 8/18) Assembly Mfg Engineer responsible for daily production support in the Final Assembly Departments including new product development, plant consolidation/lean transformation, and process improvements. TPM Leader for implementing operator and maintenance procedures for key machining centers.

Manufacturing Engineer, Parker-Hannifin Corporation (4/08 – 5/17) Assembly Mfg Engineer responsible for daily production support in the Valve Assembly Department including product testing & equipment trouble shooting, new product development, process improvements, Plant Mfg Engineer responsible for supporting the Lean Plant Transformation project in the Richland Facility. Mfg Engineer responsible for the daily CNC machining production support activities including machine and tooling process improvements. Toolroom supervisor to provide support to plants with related tooling, fixtures, and special machines. Project leader for the implementation and system administrator for Computerized Maintenance System for the Otsego facility. Manufacturing Engineer, Behr Industries Grand Rapids MI (10/07 – 1/08) Program Manufacturing Engineer for the Chrysler Automotive product lines. Responsible for all related process, equipment, and tooling for the interior trim assembly lines. Process improvements were related to product throughput, equipment uptime and reliability, process layout, and product quality.

Manufacturing Engineer, Impact Fab, Inc. Holland, MI. (3/06 – 7/07) Project Leader responsible for implementing and managing the Pure Water Jet cutting division. Project included purchasing, installation, and managing the entire department. Division supported customers that included Haworth, Herman Miller, and Steelcase. Additional responsibilities included Machine Programming, Quality Engineering, Material Planning, and Production Supervisor.

Industrial Engineer, Manpower Professional Grand Rapids MI (9/05 – 3/06) Contract with Bishop Steering at Autocam facility to develop process and equipment layout improvements to maximize throughput, minimize waste, and reduce floor space using Lean/TPS principles. Project goals included labor cost reductions and cost per piece to customer.

Manufacturing Engineer III, Haworth, Inc. Holland, MI (2001 – 2005) Projects & Expertise

PREMISE Core Line Panel Stacker – Project Leader

Responsible for the project justification, equipment design concept, supplier sourcing, and build release through to run-off approval. Benefits included a crew reduction of two positions and an ergonomic improvement by eliminating lifting of panels. PREMISE Panel AVK Insert Elimination – Project Leader Product cost reduction resulting in an improvement that allowed for the implementation of the Panel Stacker project. The two projects resulted in a combined savings of an estimated

$200K+ benefit by a component part elimination and crew size reduction. Project consisted of product design modifications to the roll form frame rail and new roll form cut-off tooling. Premise Stackable Pad Frame Staking Project – Project Leader Product redesign to eliminate a major field quality issue related to product fit and finish. Project consisted of redesigning the product frame for a tox lock assembly process. This was accomplished by designing, building, and installing a custom assembly machine for integration into the current manufacturing process. Project benefits achieved were a $250K product quality improvement and a $280K labor reduction through a cycle time improvement. Canadian Content Panel (Haworth Rexdale, Ontario) – Team Leader New product introduction project to start up the panel final assembly process in Haworth Rexdale Plant. Project responsibilities included equipment procurement, production systems logisitics, documentation and operator training through to production start-up. PFA (Panels Fabric Assembly) One Piece Flow Process – Co-Project Leader TPM project to develop a new panel assembly process to eliminate safety and ergonomic issues, set-up time reduction, crew size reduction, increase product throughput, and improve product quality. Results were the design, build, and installation of one automated fabric assembly line. Operators no longer were required to lift or flip panels, eliminated the use of the spline roll-in bar, setup time was reduced from 2 minutes to 20 seconds, crew size reduced from 13 to 11, throughput was same as current line with crew size of 13. Project received Haworth’s TPM site award for west Michigan.

Panels Plant Production Support – Manufacturing Engineer Panels Operations Team engineer responsible for the daily production support of the Panels Fabric Assembly department. The department consists of six cellular panel assembly lines across 16,000 square feet employing 80 hourly members across two shifts. Manufacturing Engineer II, Haworth, Inc. Holland, MI (2000 - 2001) Manufacturing Engineer I, Haworth, Inc. Holland, MI (1990 - 2000) Tool Designer II, Haworth, Inc. Holland, MI (1987 - 1990) Tool Designer I, Haworth, Inc. Holland, MI (1986 - 1987) Senior Product Drafter, Haworth, Inc. Holland, MI (1980 - 1986) EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Science Degree in Manufacturing Technology Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI

Associates Degree in Applied Science in Technical Drafting & Tool Design Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI

Certificate in Technical Drafting - Detailing

Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI

Certified Manufacturing Engineer – Society of Manufacturing Engineers Dearborn, Michigan

Certified Manufacturing Technologist – Society of Manufacturing Engineers Dearborn, Michigan

Certified ISO 9001 Internal Auditor - AQS Management Systems, Inc.

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