Quality Assurance Engineer

Robert D. Soucy

**** *** ******* **** ******, Ohio 44060

Residence: 440-***-****, Cell: 440-***-**** E-mail:

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Summary - Operations Management/Process Engineering

Manufacturing Manager/Process Engineer professional with extensive

experience in engineering and manufacturing fields with expertise leading

manufacturing-based profitability growth. Experienced in day to day

manufacturing plant operations, including on time delivery, quality, labor,

inventory management, Safety initiatives and materials resource planning.

Maximized processing lines for peak efficiency for product manufacturing.

Able to manage large and high profile projects to successful results.

Professional Experience

Pentair Process and Filtration, Chardon, Ohio

July 2013 - present

Operations Team Leader - 2nd shift Operations

Responsibilities include, but not limited to, overall department

profitability and Quality Assurance of parts made, employee development,

waste reduction, scrap reduction, process improvements, lean manufacturing,

coaching, improved quality & safety initiatives within Blow Molding,

Polyglass Winding and Assembly departments.

PCC Airfoils, LLC, Wickliffe, Ohio

April 2005 - August 2012

Manufacturing/Operations Area Manager

Directly responsible for the steering and management of the Injection

Molding, Thermal, HES Dip and Setter Block Manufacturing departments;

manufacturer of custom ceramic bodied Aerospace engine components.

Established operational policies and implemented process improvements to

ensure superior quality and increased output. Directly responsible for

managing 20+ direct labor associates and Engineering Co-op students.

Implemented coaching and training programs to develop staff, facilitate

efficiency and improve performance. Monitored, controlled, approved

expenditures and evaluated local suppliers for raw materials, replacement

parts and equipment. Ensured adherence to strict quality control procedures

to maintain ISO9001:2008 compliance.

Selected Contributions:

. Led the turn around transformation of departments of responsibilities

from being low-performing into low labor, highly flexible operations; by

driving cultural changes and implementation of basic

foundational/fundamental elements of management

. Delivered bottom-line improvements through standardizing work processes

and leveraging takt time to capture 20% increase in operational

efficiency. Increased productivity from 78% to 105%+ by reducing waste

and increasing manufacturing efficiency.

. Tasked with recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training, coaching,

evaluating, and disciplining or terminating employees.

Process Engineer

Performed engineering work related to planning, devising, and adapting

methods to improve manufacturing.

Managed Injection and thermal processes across all shifts to ensure quality

and customer requirements including: Product and Project Management;

Quality Assurance; Equipment performance and Tooling design. Provided

forecasts and plans. Developed suppliers and vendors. Improved processes

including cost reductions, quality improvements, ease of manufacturing and

ease of operator use. Directly responsible for developing Engineering Co-op

students.

Selected Contributions:

. Netted external customer acceptance on numerous internal process changes

which yielded a lower labor, quicker and more cost efficient product.

100K average annualized cost savings per process change.

. Significant reduction in salvage firing (reprocessing) of product through

final fire operation by implementing stringent contour or form

requirements in the raw or virgin product state (post injection molding).

Projects averaged 30% increase in first time pass through yield which

placed increased quantity of product in customer hands sooner and netted

25K average reduction in labor and material costs internally.

ATI-Ohio/Aviation Product Support

August 1994 - February 2005

Process Engineer

Performed engineering work related to planning, devising, and adapting

methods to improve manufacturing.

Managed assigned Aerospace fan blade cellular manufacturing cells

including: Product research and Development; Project Management; Quality

Assurance; FAA Compliance; Equipment Development and Tooling design.

Improved processes including cost reductions, quality improvements and

streamlining of operations. Developed, trained and coached new and existing

labor associates for cross functioning applications.

Selected Contributions:

. Shadow masking design, development and implementation which netted a

substantial cost reduction in prepping operation for wear resistant

coating application to engine components. Previous method required a

manual application of high temperature masking tape. Improvement to

shadow masking eliminated prepping operation and only required fixture

loading by Plasma Spray Technician. 200K+ annualized plant wide cost

reduction.

. Co-chaired cellular manufacturing cell implementation for streamlining of

manufacturing processes. Overall 50% reduction in turn-around-time which

ultimately netted additional overhaul and repair contracts both

domestically and international.

Unit Manager

Directly responsible for the management of multiple fan blade product lines

that included all operations from receipt to customer return ship.

Partnered with Business Units for developing and utilizing labor associates

globally in all aspects of the business. Established performance

indicators, operating goals, realignment initiatives, productivity

improvements, and cost reductions. Supervised 30+ direct reporting labor

associates in union environment.

Selected Contributions:

. Responsible for the identification and transition of work from in-sourced

to out sourced vendors to reduce total manufacturing costs by 35% and

decreased TAT (turn around time) by 1-2 business days.

. Responsible for 25% cost reduction in abrasive belts, pads and tooling by

globally researching, testing and designing the best fit application for

polishing & finishing processes.

. Proven leadership capabilities in creating formal production operation

plans, developing, training and coaching labor associates with becoming

self-directed workers.

Education

. Lakeland Community College

Associates Degree Coursework

. Lakeland Community College

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Qualifications

. ISO 9001 certified internal auditor - PCC Airfoils & ATI-Ohio

. FAA certified repairman - ATI-Ohio

Other

. Familiar with Metallographic analysis:

1. Dye penetrant

2. X-Ray

3. Eddy Current

4. Ultrasonic

. Molding experience:

1. Injection molding

2. Insert molding

3. Blow molding

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