Engineer Project Manager

Caynon Love

Industrial Engineer **** Lance Ave, Grand Rapids, MI 495**-***-***-

2908

Objective

To obtain a position utilizing my Industrial Engineering, Business

Management education, and life experience. To be employed by a company

that will challenge my experience while providing the opportunity for

continued learning and growth corporately and individually.

Education

Kettering University Flint, MI

B.S in Industrial Engineering, Management Concentration; minor in Business

Management; WAG: 87.39 / 3.3 GPA

Currently Pursuing M.S. Engineering Management; current GPA: 3.75 (expected

graduation: June 23rd, 2014)

Work Experience

Gentex Corporation Zeeland, MI

Industrial Engineer March 2012 - October 2013

. Industrial Engineer responsible for Gentex's Rear Camera Display

sub-assembly area. Included 7 Manufacturing/Assembly Lines, and 18

associates per shift (A mix of 3-shift & 2-Shift Operations),

producing Micro-Electronic Sub-Assemblies.

. Responsible for approximately $198,000 in implemented hard & soft

cost savings projects over the course of 16 months. (Final Assembly

Reclaim Project, Toyota Reclaim, Reduced Change-over, reduction of

inventory obsolesced cost through the implementation of Min/Max

inventory system. Standardized Work Instructions, Routings, and

Information Systems usage.)

. Mentored and trained Entry-level Engineers for roles in mid-

management, or more advanced engineering roles. Training consisted

of an hour long-session 1/per week for 6 months. Focused on

teaching LEAN principles and corporate practices, while emphasizing

the aspects of a leadership role and helping them develop effective

communication skills.

. Representative for MEA in regards to all new RCDs and Full-Mirror

Display product launches. Responsible for all Engineering & Process

changes in the RCD area.

AY Manufacturing Columbus, OH

Industrial Engineer April 2010 - February 2012

. Responsible for establishing and improving the Process Flow of the

multiple manufactured sunroofs

. Offered a cost savings $147,000 from process analysis and labor

reduction

. Trusted to present in front of Senior VP of Honda America on a

Value Stream Improvement Workshops, in my first year.

. Facilitated continuous improvement workshops with suppliers and

internally.

. Conducted root cause analysis of production problems and concerns

to improve quality and efficiency

. Coordinated the implementation of process changes/modifications in

conjunction with Production, Materials, and Quality.

Kettering University TechWorks Incubator Flint, MI

Client Project Manager Mar 2009 to Jul 2009 (final co-op)

. Helped create new program to identify, train, mentor and launch

high-potential, rapid-growth companies in priority industrial

sectors over the next 5 years.

. Reviewer for grant applicants' market value propositions, business

planning, and team/company success potential.

Robert Bosch LLC Charleston, SC

Industrial Engineering Co-op 2007 to 2009

. Helped Implement Total Production Management standards for Bosch-

Charleston

. Analyzed the cost/ benefit and planned the implementation of a

Tugger/ Kanban system.

. Worked closely with Lean systems, focusing on continuous improvement

Qualifications

. Developed and managed a 5S Program for a manufacturing facility.

. Expert in line balancing manufacturing processes for multiple cycle

time changes

. Project Management - Certifications received from Honda and Bosch

. Provide Labor Cost Analyses for assembly processes in the quoting

phase of New Model Development

. Experience in using AutoCAD to maintain layout of a manufacturing

facility

. Experienced in Microsoft XP, Office, Visio, Minitab 14 and

electronic Value Stream Mapping software

. Data & Process Analysis-Certified in BasicMOST (through Accenture)

. Over 9 years of experience in High-Paced manufacturing environments

in a variety of cultures.

. 5 years of Spanish

. Document Control (Std Work, DCS, Process, FPA, Create BoM, Control

Plan, PFEMA, Process Flow, Packaging)

. Expert in Change Management (Continuous Improvement, Quality

Emphasis, Communicating Change w/ Executive Management, PE, EE, ME,

Tester Groups, and Line Workers. Create EC, Manage PCRs, and be the

Production Voice at Launch Meetings.)

. Experienced Developing LEAN (Support and Integrate Lean Principles,

Scheduling, Kanban, Std. Process, Transparency in the Workplace,

Poke-Yoke Development, Kaizen, System Designs, & More)

. Experienced in Inventory Management and Warehousing (via BoM's, DCS,

Yields & Physical Counts)

. Experienced in Resource Management (Cost Analysis, Propose Cost

Reductions, Capacity Planning, Manpower Improvements)

. Developing Product Launch Managerial Skills (Member of many teams

that were managed seamlessly into production, while also being a

part of teams that failed miserably.)

. Ability to complete printer and part set-ups in EBS/MES; Leveraging

EBS and MES systems to improve process stability

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