Manager Engineer

H OWARD M. FITZGERAL D, II

***** ***** **, ***** ************, VA 23803 ● 804-***-****

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Certified 6-sigma green belt

• Leadership experience with hourly and salary associates

• Identify opportunities to improve quality, productivity, and customer

satisfaction

• Ability to analyze data using advanced statistical software

• Experienced in Project Management, job coordination, production scheduling and

forecasting

• Previous experience leading significant quality initiatives or managing large

manufacturing projects

• Solve complex business problems in both office and manufacturing

environments

• Provides coaching, counseling, and development of associates

• Applies continuous improvement tools such as 5S

• Experienced with Autocad, Solid Works, Datamyte, Fortran, Excel, Kronos and

DM M

• Plans and schedules workflow for functional department and operation

• Management of resources, information and goods between the point of origin and the

point of consumption .

• Analytically driven for process improvement, planning, implementing, controlling

goods and services to meet the needs of the customers

• Experienced with M icrosoft Word, Excel and Power Point applications

• Strong communications, documentation, and reporting skills

• Eagerly accepts additional responsibili ties in an effort to satisfy the needs of the

business; HP cost savings rework

PROFESSIONAL EXPER IENCE

H ill Phoenix, Richmond, VA (2009 –

P resent)

Door and F rame Engineer

• Spearheaded a cost reduction/defect recognition plan for stainless steel resulting in a

$250K savings.

• In t roduced a cost reduction plan in 2011 that will reduce a forecasted scrap

reduction plan by 50% or $2M.

• Provides coaching, counseling, and development of associates including performance

evaluations

• Scheduled daily staffing of associates for respective department

H OWARD M. F I TZGERAL D, I I

20103 Starr Ct, South Chesterfield, VA 23803 ● 804-***-****

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• Verified associate actual work times through K ronos software for payroll

• Acknowledged by quality manager for increased quality and a reduction in errors

• Reduced OT for department by an average of $10k per associate from previous year’s

OT

• Implemented the Datamyte ideology which raised efficiency levels in the coils dept

by 20%

• Work with cross functional teams to leverage lessons learned to other areas of

facility

• Enforced proper PPE usage and audited work area as required

• Enforced following defined work procedures in an effort to promote predictable

quality outputs

• Assists operations management in the development and execution of production

schedule

• Coordinate with supporting departments to ensure an adequate supply of materials

a re available as required to support the production schedule

• Responsible for inventory management for assigned department

• Support customer requirements while financial inventory objectives are

accomplished.

• Documented time management for daily functions

• Applies continuous improvement tools such as 5S to improve the delivery and f low of

material to the line to complement optimum level scheduling and planning.

• Plans and schedules workflow for functional department and operation according to

p reviously established manufacturing sequences and lead-t ime.

• Analyzes data & collaborates in the determination & the subsequent application of

appropriate order, inventory, & replenishment policies.

• Coordinate planning and scheduling activities for assigned commodity utilizing

advanced planning tools to model, simulate, and release optimized material plans to

t he organization

• Maintain manufacturing Bill of Material (BOM) accuracy and report discrepancies

• Confers with planning manager and assembly supervisor to determine status of

assigned projects

• Identify parts used on their assigned product line, and verify placement location on

t he product i tself; also utilize work order information

• Maintains work area in clean, safe, and orderly manner

• Eagerly accepts additional responsibili ties in an effort to satisfy the needs of the

business

H OWARD M. FITZGERAL D, II

20103 Starr Ct, South Chesterfield, VA 23803 ● 804-***-****

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Caribbean Cuisine L LC./ Classics Restaurant and Lounge L LC. (2006--

2009)

M anager

• Procured food and beverages

• Assisted with advertising

• Assisted with evaluating potential employees

• Payroll

• Managed staff of 40 plus associates

New Castle Homes LLC. (1999 – 2006)

Manager

• Assisted with the construction of residential homes

• Reviewed bids and projects for feasibility

• Hired sub-contractors

• Conducted market studies

• Construction Designed homes and lots

EDUCATION

Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA

BS,Mechanical Engineering

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