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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Accomplished and solutions-focused E ngineering Director/Manager w ith strong track record of contributions within

manufacturing sector working both within US and internationally. A Well-rounded technical background with high-level

u nderstanding of manufacturing and engineering related processes, machines and systems, including Kaizen and lean

manufacturing concepts. Resourceful and forward-thinking leader recognized for adaptability and exceptional

communication, planning, and organizational skills.

E DUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

B.E. Electrical Engineering ~ YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY – Youngstown, OH

• Member, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

• Attended Graduate School for Masters in Manufacturing Management, GMI

Language Fluency: English (Native) and Spanish (Proficient)

A REAS OF E XPERTISE :

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Kaizen & Lean Manufacturing Budget Management & Cost Cont rols

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Performance Development & Consensus Building Project Development & Management, APQP

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Technology & Solutions Development Strategies Quality Monitoring & Continuous Improvement

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Complex Process Design & I n tegration Change Management/Agent & Operations

• R eorganization

Team Building & Employee Supervision

• Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & SELECT A CCOMPLISHMENTS

MAN ITOWOC CORPORATION - CLEVE LAND RANGE D IV ISION – Cleveland, OH December2012–

April 2014

Site Manufacturing Engineering and Facilities Engineering Manager

• Lead manufacturing and facilities engineering activities for 230,000 square foot manufacturing facility.

• Support the Launch of new products.

• Labor standard management and Line Balancing.

• Implemented of lean manufacturing principles (PFEP, Supermarkets, Process segmentation, Delivery Route

material flow, Kaizen events)

• Manufacturing engineering and maintenance team that consisted of 12 direct reports.

• Work daily with the Safety Management system.

STONERIDGE E LECTRONICS CORPORATION – WARREN, OH APRIL 2011–NOVEMBER

2011

D i rector, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering

• Directed all manufacturing engineering activities for 5 plant locations in US and Mexico.

• Oversaw centralized advanced engineering team (7 direct reports) and centralized final assembly build tooling

organization.

• Implemented lean manufacturing systems and leading Kaizen events.

• Launched new programs, including 3 major programs for 2 manufacturing sites.

• Established manufacturing technology direction in cutting and printing of cables.

• Reduced equipment changeover time, increased equipment capacity, and eliminated the need to purchase more

machines.

D ELPH I CORPORATION – V ARIOUS L OCATIONS 1984 –

M ARCH 2011

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Staff Engineer, Advanced Engineering Packard Electrical/Electronic Architecture CSE Test Center – Champion,

OH 2008–2011

• Advanced Product/Process Development

• Developed sealing methods for aluminum cable used in automotive wiring assemblies and connections systems for

a luminum automotive battery cable.

• Invented a coating process for an automated machine to seal the aluminum core at high speed production rates. (4

US Patents Received)

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Staff Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering Delphi Electronics and Safety – Vandalia Engineering Center –

V andalia, OH 2006–2007

• Program manager/Manufacturing Engineer for the following:

o High pressure (15,000 psi) gas mixing and compressing system for airbag inflator program. Resulted in

$1.2M reduction in investment for the system.

o Airbag inflator, initiator, and energetic scrap disposal system.

o Developed/designed gas-fill process for Delphi airbag inflator programs Resulted in $100K reduction in per

machine cost.

o Surpassed challenging milestone requirements for high-pressure mixed gas supply system installation by 2

months and installing explosives scrap disposal incinerator on time/within budget.

Site Engineering Manager, R I M I R & DASA Operations Delphi Electronics and Safety – Matamoras, Mx.

2003–2005

• Directed all aspects of site engineering operations spanning 2 manufacturing facilities (1,600 employees) producing

a irbag and seatbelt modules

• Direct responsibility for 130+ person manufacturing engineering organization and 7-member multi-disciplined

E ngineering Supervisor team.

• Oversaw molding, painting, cutting, sewing, laser welding, and assembly processes.

• Delivered 28% OE improvement (60% to 88%) for Delphi’s inflator program.

• Reorganized maintenance department to implement (QNPM) preventive maintenance program; resulted in

headcount reduction, process specialization improvement, and 10% uptime increase.

• Managed program launches for various GM, Ford, and Chrysler vehicle platforms, including process segmented

manufacturing strategy which reduced future program investment by 25%.

• Lead lean manufacturing transition by working with Lean Sensei Yoshiba Yamada, participating in and leading

series of Kaizen workshops

• Team leader for problem solving activities including Shainin Rolling Top 5 process for manufacturing

Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Bussed Electrical Centers (BEC)- Delphi Packard Electric Systems –

J uarez, Mx. 2002–2003

• Transferred Manufacturing Engineering responsibility from Warren, OH to Juarez, Mexico (transferred 32

engineering positions)

• Managed Engineers (8 direct reports) responsible for building, installing, and debugging BEC assembly cells.

• Developed manufacturing equipment for Printed Circuit Board (PCB) BEC product programs. (Processes, included:

p in and paste, screen-printing, surface mount technologies (SMT), pick-n-place)

• Led 7 f lawless BEC product/process launches, including first PCB BEC process.

• APQP gate review system used up to PAPP submission.

• PCB equipment manufacturer and developed for low-cost, high-speed PCB terminal insertion machine; resulted in

$1.9M+ for Delphi’s GMT 900 BEC program.

• Implemented lean equipment design techniques, supplier benchmarking, DMS workshops and Kaizen workshops;

resulted in significant reduction in process investment.

M anufacturing Engineering Manager, Diversified Product Assembly-Delphi Packard Electric Systems – Juarez,

Mx 1999–2002

• Managed Diversified Product Assembly and Electrical Machine Controls engineers (12 total direct reports).

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• Supported all divisional electrical controls engineering in Mexico which included designing control systems for new

and re-engineered manufacturing processes.

• Diversified Product Assembly designed manufacturing processes for non-traditional Delphi Packard products

(oxygen sensor pig tails, temperature sensors, relay-resistor module, filtered headers etc)

• Drove continuous improvement activities in L6 filtered header assembly cell which improved uptime by 50% and

reduced scrap by 86% (15% scrap to 2% scrap and 60% uptime to 90% uptime); improvements resulted in $800K

savings and eliminated need to build a second assembly cell.

• Demonstrated ability to quickly adapt to new culture, learn new language, and create t rust and rapport in order to

build high-performing team; hired Mexican National Engineers and developed into Machine Controls Engineers.

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E arlier positions: DELPH I PACKARD ELECTRIC SYSTEMS - VARIOUS PLA NTS, Ohio

Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Plant 42-Delphi Packard Electric Systems –Hubbard, Oh / General

Supervisor Process Engineering & Maintenance / Senior Process Engineer / Skilled T rades Foreman / Controls

E ngineer / Field Test & Product Assurance Engineer

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