Manager Engineer

Ben Eberhart

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

Westfield, IN 46074

Phone: 317-***-****

************@*****.***

Objective:

To use my 14+ years of experience in manufacturing, quality, continuous

improvement and business systems to help businesses reach their full

potential.

Ingersoll Rand - Corporate

September 2011 - Current

Supply Manager - Fabrications, Carmel, IN

. Strategy development for global footprint in both hard and soft tool

fabrication ($300M spend)

. Manage Hard Tool Stamping outsourcing projects for 11 plants worldwide

including plants in Europe and Asia

. Managed rationalization project for hard tooled stampers which removed

15 suppliers

. Creation of Directed Buy program for steel commodity

. Pipeline development of Value Engineering projects at key hard tooled

stamping suppliers

. Build financial models for internal costing of parts

. Analysis and completion of strategy for global steel spend ($250M

Spend)

. Build financial models to analyze overhead allocation at suppliers'

locations.

. Project size range from $1M to $20M

. Contract negotiation and completion with top suppliers in commodities

. Involved in product launches for HVAC and security products.

. Successful mitigation of problem suppliers including bankruptcy,

capability and capacity issues.

Ingersoll Rand - Security Technologies Sector

September 2007 - September 2011

Manager, Supplier Quality and Development, Carmel, IN

. Managed 6 employees located in North America, Europe and Asia

. Reported directly to the VP of Sourcing

. Managed Lean implementation at multiple supplier locations which lead

to large reductions in Lead Time and part costs. Focus on 5S, Takt,

WIP reduction and waste elimination.

. Creation of strategic management process for suppliers to North

American Facilities.

. Continued productivity from the group of +$1M per year.

. Interactions with global supply base across 27 commodities.

. Member of Global Supplier Quality & Development council with members

of all sectors in company.

. Changed function of the group to focus more on lead time reduction and

productivity improvements as well as linking group more to commodity

management.

. Moved group from a tactical group to a strategic one.

. Extensive global travel including experience with Asian and European

suppliers.

March 2006- September 2007

Supplier Development Engineer, Carmel, IN

. Managed the commodities of stamping, extrusions, plastics and roll

forming for the sector

. Lean projects implemented for both manufacturing and process

improvements

. Yearly goals met for Productivity ($266k/yr) and DPM reduction (20%

per year)

. Implementation of quality systems for sector including; PPAP, Supplier

Quality Manual and scorecard database.

. Problem Solving projects completed at each Security Technology plant

in North America (9)

. Completion of 2 Black Belt projects and mentoring 5 Green Belt

projects

. Extensive domestic travel. Experience in following countries:

o China

o Italy

o France

o Germany

Guide Corporation

October 2003 - March 2006

Quality Manager, Anderson, IN

. Managed Problem Solving Group for 3 plants. Trained and mentored 40

people on problem solving skills using Shainin Red-X, Six Sigma and

Lean methodologies.

. Managed APQP functions for multiple products. Worked with PFMEAs,

Control Plans, Flow Diagrams, and SPC functions.

. Implement change from QS-9000 to TS-16949 in Anderson plant.

. Liaison to Mexican and Louisiana operations for all quality issues.

. Coordinated scrap reduction program in plant.

General Motors

October 2002 - October 2003

Production Supervisor, Parma, OH

. Supervised 50 individuals including technicians, die setters, quality,

and truck drivers to produce metal stamping parts

. Experience with high speed progressive stamping presses.

. Created and modify production schedule using shipping requirements and

customer needs

June 2000 - October 2002

Quality / Reliability Engineer, Parma, OH

. Performed functional evaluations on incoming parts including

Capability Studies and sampling plans and containment activities.

. Managed Pre-Production Activities (PPAP) for Chevy Trailblazer, GMC

Envoy, and Saturn Ion programs.

. Implemented and managed Statistical Processes (SPC) for use in problem

solving activities

. Worked with Suppliers to solve quality related problems

. Central contact for all parts shipping to outside suppliers

. Designed and implemented quality systems for both plant and division

for metal stamping and welding operations

. Determined and Supported PR/R corrective action and root cause

evaluations

. Performed routine quality system audits in accordance with QS-9000

. Educated new and current employees on quality system

. Member of Red-X problem solving team (six-sigma type program)

Education:

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - August, 2002

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Bachelor of Science Industrial Engineering - May, 2000

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Certifications:

Lean Six Sigma Certified Black Belt

ASQ Certified Quality Manager (CQM)

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)

Shainin Certified Red X Master

CPSM certified

References Available Upon Request

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