Engineer Maintenance

Ricky K. Dean

Ricky K. Dean May, ****

P.O. Box *22

Alexandria, SD 57311

H: 605-***-****, **********@******.***

Expertise

Driving manufacturing growth with focus on installation and startup using lean principles, equipment

improvement, process improvement, and especially creative solutions to engineering challenges.

Summary

Manufacturing engineer with both startup and ongoing productivity savings year after year. Use a lean

approach with a continuous improvement mindset that is innovative and “outside the box,” yet is

practical due to a strong mechanical aptitude, knowledge of machine capabilities and operator needs.

Consistent delivery of under budget projects that meet or exceed specifications. Evaluated potential

projects and managed capital budgets. Produced improvement of high volume and low volume assembly

lines, utilizing both highly automated and technical, as well as manual and simple processes, and with

demonstrated skill in determining the best application for each method.

• Consistent delivery of over $1 million annual (year over year) productivity savings

• Project management for $2+ million projects

• Familiar with automated, semi-automated, and manual operations including powder/porcelain

coat operations, friction welding, laser cutting, assembly, welding, and millwork.

• Achievements delivered through “Lean” and “JIT”

• Kaizen leadership (Team) experience

• Manufacturing startup experience including layout development (AutoCAD) using lean

principles, equipment procurement, qualification and acceptance testing, and installation

• Forecast vs. capacity analysis

• Facility management, power distribution and energy savings experience

• Production quality control development and maintenance

• Maintenance and technical support management

Work History

Hendrickson Trailer Division, Mitchell, SD 2012 – 5 / 2014

The leading manufacturer of air ride trailer suspensions.

Manufacturing Support Manager: Responsible for all ME and maintenance functions, including

facilities repair and maintenance. Some accomplishments of my team: Implemented a $180K addition

to the plant. Reduced maintenance emergent work from 12% to below 8%. Improved robot throughput

by an average of 15%. Developed Product Weight Scale Verification improvements and standard work

that resulted in a 25% productivity improvement. Led team in Future State Map development taking

into account new equipment and the need to provide floorspace for future product expansion.

Developed a maintenance and ME strategy to cover all the internal needs of the plant, such as: new

equipment or equipment modifications, equipment and operator process improvement, developing

standard work, assisting with safety and quality improvements, equipment maintenance, and facility

maintenance and improvements.

Pella Corporation, Pella, Iowa 1999 – 2012

A leading manufacturer of wood, vinyl, and fiberglass windows and doors. Held several positions:

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Engineer II, Plant Process/Maintenance and Technical Support Manager: Responsible for designing,

developing, and implementing solutions to manufacturing equipment problems. Provided safety, quality and

productivity focused solutions. Managed technical support projects and work load. Responsible for the

management of 13 maintenance and Engineering Support Technicians within a plant of 9 production areas.

Developed maintenance metrics, reliability solutions, and upgrading obsolete equipment.

Senior Plant Engineer: Lead a team of 4 or 5 engineers and 4 engineering technicians in providing a

savings of $1 million annual productivity improvement. Directed the continuous improvement activities

for 5 assembly lines and 4 wood processing lines. Lead efforts to implement a new product model.

Senior Project Engineer: Managed multiple capital projects up to $2+ million projects to retrofit and

upgrade assembly lines at three manufacturing sites.

Sunbeam Outdoor Products, Neosho, MO 1997 - 1999

Manufacturing facility for out door cooking grills and home scales.

Responsible for balancing projects and activities in three technical areas.

Project engineer: for the development and implementation of capital projects.

Facility Engineer: Facility maintenance and improvement.

Manufacturing Engineer: Plant engineer for the assembly of scales for bathrooms, farms,

hunting/fishing, and miscellaneous use.

Autoliv Automotive Safety Products, Brigham City, UT 1990 - 1997

Autoliv is a leader in the development and manufacture of lifesaving automotive products.

Project engineer: Lead teams to determine equipment designs and process layouts for new semi-

automated assembly lines.

Lead Process Engineer: Managed a group of 10 Process Engineers. Improved production efficiency to

meet company goals.

Process Engineer: Responsible for two automated assembly lines. Led the equipment improvement

process to eliminate production bottlenecks (constraints) and to improve quality using Just-in-time and

Kanban techniques.

BDM International, Inc., Albuquerque, NM 1987 - 1990

BDM Commercial Services Division provided systems integration analysis and design in developing

advanced manufacturing systems.

Associate Staff Member, Project Management: Purchased and installed specialty manufacturing

equipment. Supported startup of automated and semi-automated assembly lines.

Education

B.S. Engineering Physics, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 1987

Professional Training

Highlighted below are some classes I have been privileged to attend during my professional career:

• Principle Centered Leadership, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - Leadership Training:

Covey

• Total Quality Management and Roadmap to Problem Solving: 3M

• Design of Experiments: Qualpro

• AutoCAD 12: Utah State University

• Just-In-Time: APICS

• OSHA: American Safety Training

• Environmental Health & Safety: Environmental Resource Center

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• Power Distribution Course: Empire District Electric Company

• Numerous other company specific classes

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