Engineer Management
Resume:
Shanda N. League
Desoto, TX 75115
**********@*****.***
Citizenship: United States
Veteran’s Status: N/A
Clearance: Security
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Self-motivated, dedicated, and goal-oriented industrial engineering professional with experience
in LEAN Manufacturing Principles for federal organizations and automotive Tier 1 and Tier 2
OEMs. Uses initiative, originality and judgment to apply and adapt comprehensive knowledge
of industrial engineering theories and practices to complex physical infrastructure and
deployment process problems. Identifies specific improvements required to enhance operations
by improving performance and productivity. Equipped with excellent work ethic and
demonstrates the ability to work well under pressure in time-sensitive environments. Possess
strong communication, planning and problem solving skills.
EDUCATION
Master of Science - Biology, University of Michigan – Flint, 2011
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, 2001
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Systems Planning Research Development and Engineering (SPRDE) Subject Expert
Level I – Completed January 2013
Level II Certification - Estimated Completion Date: FY 2014
Earned Value Management System
Level I & Level II Certification
Estimated Completion Date: FY 2014
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TECHNICAL SKILLS
Engineering Conversant Packages:
AutoCAD R14/LT, Catia, MathCAD, MatLAB, Pro Engineer (Pro E), Unigraphics (UG)
Applications/Tools:
MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, MS Project, MS Access, Windows
98/NT/XP, web services
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
FT. WORTH P & DC
Ft. Worth, TX 76161 40 Hrs per Week
09/2013 – PRESENT
Supervisor: Kristina Montet 817-***-****)
Series: 0896
May be contacted: Yes Pay Plan: EAS Grade: 21
Industrial Engineer (Federal)
LEAN Mail Processing Team Member:
• Analyze various avenues on how to improve the productivity, quality, service, and cost
performance of various processes of the United States Postal Service while working
towards eliminating inefficient use of time, cost, materials, energy, and other
commodities. Use skills such as, time management, mechanical aptitude, communication
and analytic problem solving to make postal operations better.
o Establish a foundation for standardization. Support integrated operating plan
programs, scheduling and staffing. Collect data for service, cost and productivity
using software such as run plan generator (RPG) and service performance
diagnostics (SPD). RPG allows development of mail processing equipment
operating schedules. Creating such schedules in advance will allow management
to highlight areas where changes can be made to increase efficiency. RPG also
allows management to make proactive decisions on staffing, equipment utilization
and maintenance. SPD gives the ability to view failed mailpieces for full service
commercial mail and to facilitate a root cause diagnostics. This system uses an
Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb), this barcode contains all of the data needed to
perform a detailed service analyses.
o Create and maintain mail process flow diagrams. Identify mail flow
improvements within the plant as well as between the plant and other delivery
units. Ensure equipment standardization implementation. Establish Standard
Operating Procedures (SOPS). Carry out operation design - mail flow and layout.
Provide leadership in establishing continuous improvement principles in everyday
business processes.
DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY
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6201 South Air Depot Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73135 40 Hrs per Week
09/2012 – 08/2013
Supervisor: Rafael Ramirez 405-***-****)
Series: 0896
May be contacted: Yes Pay Plan: GS Grade: 12
Industrial Engineer (Federal)
• Assess, plan, develop and coordinate engineering activities associated with the execution
of complex project and facility modifications for the B-1, VC-25, VC-25 AMP, E6B, KC-
10 and KC-125.
• Analyzes productivity data, such as performance indicators, to track the performance of
DCMAs processes and supplier performance. Provides technical support and
recommendations to the Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) for contract
definitization for approval or denial. Provides technical support and recommendations,
for Pre-award Surveys, with an accurate assessment of a prospective contractor’s
capabilities as they relate to specific government procurements. Provides engineering
Technical Pricing Support (TSP) to the DCMA Price Analyst Team.
• Monitors contractor performance by reviewing the Contractor Performance Report
(CPR). Provides engineering surveillance support that address contractor performance
against cost and schedule by incorporating Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
Policies. Ensure contractor compliancy with all thirty-two EVMS guidelines. Conducts
Contract Receipt and Review (CRR) as it pertains to EVMS. Generates EVMS metrics,
graphs, tables and presentations that support the creation of Program Assessment Reports
(PARs). Provides feedback to management as it pertains to contractor compliance of
EVMS policies. Provides recommendations and supporting documentation to
management as it pertains to the issuing of EVMS related Corrective Action Reports
(CARs) for found discrepancies at the contractor site. Attends Implementation Reviews
(IRs) at the contracting site with other EVMS and DCAA team members.
AEROTEK - Assigned to Voith Industries at the General Motors Truck Plant Arlington
North Richland Hills, Texas
10/2011 – 04/2012
Industrial Engineer – Contract Position
• Voith provided facilities management to the General Motors Arlington Truck Plant. My
primary responsibility was to generate and maintain Job Element Sheets (JES) for the Paint
Shop. JESs are detailed job descriptions that list all of the necessary steps to safely and
efficiently perform the job. Facilities management operations include how to safely and
efficiently clean paint booths, chemical treatment booths, robots, and ovens for the Cadillac
Escalade, GMC Yukon, and the Chevrolet Tahoe. The processes also entailed how to
securely Lock-out machinery per the General Motors Safety Guidelines and Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In the event of a safety emergency, I relocated to
the place of incidence to begin investigating the occurrence. After my surveillance, I was
able to incorporate several safety features for several pieces of machinery (the vertical band
saw and the drill press). I also generated JESs for the area. I determined the functions within
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a job or series that were of a repetitive nature and therefore counterproductive to the mission
at hand. I provided guidance and instruction to management as to how to restructure such
job functions to ensure each job function promoted efficiency and productivity. Posted JESs
at the job site as well as in a binder in the supervisors office. All documents are also stored
electronically.
• Generated Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) by assessing multiple operations for potential work
hazards and insured compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)
• Performed time studies to establish a baseline in order to measure the efficiency of an
operation and make necessary improvements
OPTIMAL ENGINEERING FIRM – Assigned to General Motors Flint Components
Plymouth, Michigan
07/2007 – 12/2008
Industrial Engineer – Contract Position
Assigned to General Motors Flint North Components
• Lean Manufacturing Principles
Performed time studies, utilization studies, and delay studies to ensure maximum
o
product line efficiency in the areas of manpower, material and production.
Generated and maintained Work Instructions (WIs) which are detailed job
o
descriptions that listed all of the necessary steps to safely and efficiently perform
the job. Posted WIs at the job site as well as in a binder in the supervisor’s office.
Generated and maintained Process Flow Diagrams (PFD). These diagrams
o
represented the general process flow of an operation and they also listed the
manpower for each work cell per operation.
Supported new product line launches by creating layouts that detailed product line
o
rearrangement. Once the new product line was complete, time studies were
performed to create a Parts Per Hour (PPH) baseline for production purposes.
Optimized floor space by reorganizing and redesigning a production cell within a
o
tightly confined space to increase work area efficiency and decrease excess waste
Member of the GM Safety Team where we conducted machine audits to ensure
o
that safety features were fully validated and were properly and securely in place
GENESYS HEALTH SYSTEMS
Grand Blanc, Michigan
04/2006 – 06/2007
Phlebotomist – Part Time Position
• Performed a variety of routine blood drawing procedures to include venipuncture using
standard equipment such as vaccutainer tubes and sleeves, tourniquets, syringes and butterfly
needles, puncture device for glucose monitoring; Order of Draw
AEROTEK - Assigned to General Motors Service Parts Operations - Lean Engineering
Team
Lansing, Michigan
01/2005 – 04/2006
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Industrial Engineer – Contract Position
• Lean Manufacturing Principles
Performed time studies, utilization studies, and delay studies to ensure maximum
o
product line efficiency
Generated and maintained Work Instructions (WIs) which are detailed job
o
descriptions that listed all of the necessary steps to safely and efficiently perform
the job. Posted WIs at the job site as well as in a binder in the supervisors office
Supported new product line launches by creating layouts that detailed product line
o
rearrangement. Once the new product line was complete, time studies were
performed to create a Parts Per Hour (PPH) baseline for production purposes.
Projects
• Graduate Research Assistant 2009 - 2011
Preliminary Investigation of an Alternative Treatment for MRSA, University of Michigan – Flint,
Dr. Jerry Sanders, PhD – Advisor
• Student Representative 2010
Mammalian Physiology Search Committee, Dr. Steven Myers, PhD, University of
Michigan – Flint, Dr. Steven Myers, PhD - Chairperson
ACADEMIC HONORS
Recipient, Minority Engineering Education Scholarship 1999 - 2001
Recipient, Donald M. Reigle Scholarship 1996
Urban League Black Scholar of Flint, Michigan 1996
REFERENCES
Rafeal Ramirez ******.*******@****.***
Deputy Commander/Operations Chief, DCMA-AIMO OKC 405-***-****
Relationship: Currently my DCMA Supervisor
Waymond Beavers *******.*******@**.***
Industrial Engineering Manager, General Motors
Relationship: Supervisor during one of my co-op rotations
Xantheia Carter N/A
Laboratory Manager, Genesys Health Systems 810-***-****
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Relationship: Former Supervisor
Dr. Linda K. Frye *****.*****@*****.***
Program Specialist, City of Flint 810-***-****
Relationship: Spiritual Mentor/Friend
Ryan Myles ****.*****@**********.***
Civil Engineer, BAE Systems
Relationship: Former Engineering Classmate/Friend
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