Engineer Quality
Resume:
Marty Reece
Atlanta, GA
Summary:
• 10 plus years of supervisor and industrial engineering (automotive 5 yrs) experience in assembly
& metal manufacturing
• Has proven the ability to motivate employees to continuously improve quality and productivity
using lean manufacturing principles and six sigma tools
• Has been held responsible for safety, quality, and productivity of operators & technicians
• Lean Manufacturing Implementation, Kaizen, 5s, Set-up Reduction, Lean Mapping, Kanban,
Capacity Planning, Run Rules, Job Aids, Time Studies, Standard Work Combination
Education:
• Bachelor of Science Industrial Technology, Western Carolina University
Certifications:
• SPC-Rockwell Software
Skills:
• Visual Factory and one-piece-flow facility layout
• Root Cause Analysis
• AutoCAD
• Excel
• ERP-BPCS, ERP-SAP, MRP, AS400
Professional Experience:
Kelly Engineering Resources, Atlanta, GA Feb09 -Jul11 & Dec11 - Sep12
Contract Process Trainer / Contract Production Supervisor
• Accountable for the quality and production goals of 16 operators. Verified before start of shift the
staging of material and needed operator crew size.
• Responsible for training and the certification of operators in order to reduce variation and validate
6 sigma
• Wrote standardized work procedures. Trained employees on the new SPC control chart software.
• Improved 6 sigma check sheets and maintained histograms and Pareto charts.
• Using AutoCAD, created the layout for the 5s locations of off-line packaging film, scrap bins,
rework bins, rework tables and QA tables. Also, calculated the Kanban sq/ft for the film.
• Communicated with maintenance and operators in order to decrease downtime and ensure quality
standards.
Marubeni Itochu Steel, Covington, GA Apr08 - Jun08
(MISA supplies metal fabricated components for the construction equipment industry)
Contract 2nd Shift Plant Supervisor
• Responsible for the safety, quality and production of 2 laser cutting operators, 1 brake press
operator and 1 CNC operator.
CKS Packaging Inc., Atlanta, GA Oct07 - Jan08
3rd Shift Plant Supervisor
• Responsible for the safety, quality and production of 2 QA technicians, 4 machine technicians,
and 17 associates in the injection and blow molding department.
Fresh Express Inc., Morrow, GA Apr05 - Aug07
(A Chiquita Company, the world’s largest manufacturer of atmospheric pre-packaged salads for the retail/
food service markets.)
Production Supervisor
• Provided leadership & training for 2 crew leads, 25 associates and approximately 10 temporary
employees. Facilitated accident incident reports, corrective actions, attendance-kronos, PTO, and
other plant policies.
• Participated in radish kaizan (CI team event) that discovered and corrected wrong cutting blades,
wrong rpm, and product remaining in the gondola boxes after product was dumped.
• After the bagging machines, line balanced, and laid out the packing stations so as to increase
output and prevent bottlenecks.
• Designed a 5s station for 50 cutting blades that were to be kept in a sanitation holding tank. This
prevented loss, damage, and increase accountability.
• Captain of the Mini-Factory (lean team), which monitor Safety, Quality & Cost for of facility.
• Developed, purchased, modified fixtures/tools to improve ergonomics and yields at the cutting
board work stations in the trim department.
• Measured, calculated and wrote the first standard work procedures to ensure proper mix ratios.
• Wrote over 200 maintenance work orders to improve safety or increase productivity.
• Responsible for safety, GMPs, PPEs, and HACCP. Received 2nd shift Safety Award 2007.
Lithonia Lighting, Cochran, GA (relocated to mx) Apr04 - Mar05
(An Acuity Brands Company, the world’s largest producer of lighting.)
Industrial Engineer
• Conducted studies to define and measure waste. Proposed and implemented 5-S in assembly. Laid
out and line-balance assembly lines and built U-cells to improve production approximately 15
percent. Coordinated maintenance with production to complete improvement projects.
• Reduced downtime in assembly by standardizing tools and establishing a reordering system.
• Kaizen team leader for the parts carrier event, which resulted in a safer and better presentation of
parts to the assembly area by using push carts in place of lift trucks.
Herman Miller Inc., Canton, GA (closed) Jun02 - Jun03
(A $2 billion global furniture manufacturer of high-end furniture for the commercial and healthcare
markets.)
Contract Lean Manufacturing Engineer
• Introduced 71 new products: Worked with team to reduce change over times, line-balance
• assembly lines, sustain kanban, and train employees. Wrote work instructions for QS9000.
• Formatted 8,000 routings for the BaaN ERP implementation program.
• Participated in Kaizen events for the autophoretic paint line and the frame-welding department.
Masterack, Atlanta, GA Nov96 - Apr01
(A leading manufacturer of engineered utility products for commercial vehicles.)
Industrial Engineer
• Line-balanced Cleveland Truck Co., a tier-2 Ford vendor, resulting in a 40% increase in
production with same number of operators. Conducted studies to verify Ford’s request to pay only for
actual man minutes: Savings $40,000 per year on contract, and increased production capacity $2.5
million per year.
• Wrote std. work procedures and line-balanced to takt [sic] time for the installations plants to meet
General Motors’ and Ford’s schedule. Installed overhead cranes to improve ergonomics. To improve
safety, advised vendors to reweld/redesign fixtures for the overhead cranes.
• Time-studied all van install operations in 5 plants to establish an accurate 1999 catalog price list.
Trained three new industrial engineers to conduct/level time studies.
• Improved weld fixtures in the MIG welding dept. to increase production and quality. Changed so
one person could run two auto welders on jobs with long cycle times. Wrote Corrective Actions.
Purchased tools and equipment.
• Supervised new plant startup in Baltimore: located contractors, negotiated bids, and scheduled
work. Interim plant supervisor for the Baltimore, MD, facility.
• Provided production with rough-cut capacity planning of typical product lines for future sales.
• Wrote Capital Expenditures, Major Expense Requests, and Returns on Identifiable Assets.
• Maintained MRPII: Work Center Loads, Created Work Centers, Item Master, and Shop Routers.
Roadmaster, Opelika, AL (bankrupt) Nov95 - Nov96
(Manufacturer of Treadmills)
Industrial Engineer
• Implemented lean manufacturing: worked with a team to convert a batch factory to a focus
factory. Laid out work cells and assembly, resulting in approximately 70% reduction in inventory on
the floor. Changed routings so that operations in the focus factory were listed under the parent
number for faster visual control. Design creform material handling push carts
• Responsible for cost estimations of future products for my team. Tracked labor variances and
their causes.
• Implemented six sigma tools: pareto charts, poke-yoke, and andon at workstations. Worked on
F.M.E.A.s on assigned pilot runs. Responsible for layouts, production rates, routings, fixtures, quality
pareto charts, and SPC charts on production lines.
• Implemented 5-s in metal fabrication. Participated in value mapping and Kaizen events
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