CHARLES (CHIP) MARK
**** **** ******* *****, ***** Pleasant, South Carolina
Home: 843-***-**** email: accgwk@r.postjobfree.com
Cell: 765-***-****
Qualifications
Results-oriented engineer with thirty years experience in engineering
and production management. Background in managing multi-million dollar
projects using CNC programming, machining and tooling. Proven team
leader and skilled in utilizing modern management techniques to
achieve goals. Successfully completed projects to reduce costs,
increasing efficiency and improve quality.
Professional Experience
PARKER HANNIFIN, Charleston, South Carolina
2008 to 2014
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Manufacturer of gas turbine engine and fuel system parts
Responsibilities
. Develop manufacturing processes, create routings and process
instructions for assembly and testing new and existing products.
. Lead High Performance Teams in continual improvement projects using
root cause analysis.
. Make improvements to manufacturing processes and equipment based on
FMEA review by team members.
Accomplishments
. Improved "on time" delivery in Pilot Nozzle cell from less than 70%
to 100% for the past eight months using continuous improvement
projects and lean manufacturing.
. Completed the implementation of six new products in the past year.
Included design and installation of assembly and test fixtures,
routings, process instructions and PFMEA's.
TRW AUTOMOTIVE, Lafayette, Indiana
1996 to 2008
Senior Manufacturing Engineer / Launch Engineer / Manufacturing
Engineer Coordinator,
Manufacturer of steering columns and power steering pumps
Responsibilities
. Managed Manufacturing Engineers responsible for CNC machining.
. Setup and maintain CNC machining programs on new and existing
products. Machined bar stock, aluminum castings and steel forgings.
Equipment: Cincinnati lathes, Mazak, Mori Seiki and Leblonde
vertical machining centers.
. Use Allen Bradley PLC programming knowledge and equipment to
improve lean manufacturing processes.
. Launched new products using Program Manager software. Installation
of new products included: CAD design, equipment purchase, tracking
costs, equipment installation and product run-off.
Accomplishments
. Completed two Green Belt cost saving projects per year. Example
project: Saved $120,000 per year by re-organizing machining cell.
This project included the purchase of a new CNC machining center,
fixtures and insert type tooling.
. Reduced PPM to below 50 in the new machining cell using continuous
improvement and FMEA teams.
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P. L. PORTER COMPANY, Westfield, Indiana
1994 - 1996
Process Manufacturing Engineer
Manufacturer of seat reclining mechanisms and framework
Responsibilities
. Improved first time yield on welded products using continuous
improvement methods.
. Purchased and installed equipment for assembly and testing
automotive seats.
Accomplishment
. Lead task force team that reduced scrap by 30% using new welding
programs.
LANDIS & GYR METERING, Lafayette, Indiana 1987 -
1994
Senior Manufacturing Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer,
Manufacturer of watt-hour electronic meters
Responsibilities
. Design assembly fixtures & tooling (CAD). Supervise the build and
installation of new assembly fixtures and production lines.
Accomplishment
. Designed equipment and program managed the build and installation
of new automated assembly line that produced 300 watt-hour meters
per shift.
Education
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Terre Haute, Indiana
Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Design Technology
. Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.
. High Performance Team process improvement.
. Pro-E, AutoCAD, CADAM, Unigraphics and Catia
. Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
. Global Development (APQP), SPC (Minitab), DOE, Kaizen and Kanban
processes.