Manager Engineering

Arthur J. McKinnon Jr.

**** ****** ***** **. ****: 716-***-****

East Amherst, New York 14051 e-

mail: ************@*****.***

Professional Summary

Engineering Manager with 30 years of successfully

building/leading/motivating high performance teams (up to 1,000),

eliminating process variation, improving quality, introducing new

technology, increasing productivity, and achieving aggressive business

objectives.

Functional Experience

Engineering/Operations Management, Human Resources, Project/Program

Management, Quality, Manufacturing/Product Engineering,

Purchasing/Sourcing, Constraint Management

Technical Tools

PPAP, PFMEA, Lean Manufacturing, Design of Experiments, Red X, 8D's and 5

Why's

Areas of Expertise:

Budgeting/Planning Business Plans Calibration

Continuous Process Improvement Constraint Management Customer

Development Consolidation/Downsizing Directing Financial Focus

Launching/Qualifying New Products Mentoring Organizational Leadership

Production Start-up Quality Quality Control

Recruiting/Hiring/Staffing Repair Safety Staffing

Specification Development/Review Supervisory Skills Training &

Development Troubleshooting Vendor Selection/Oversight Workflow

Analysis

Professional Experience

Prestolite Electric Inc., Arcade, New York 2011 -

current

Manufacturing Manager - Alternator Assembly,

Supervised/coached 200 Hourly and salaried employees on manufacturing

floor; achieved business team performance metrics in safety, people

involvement, quality, on time delivery and cost. Qualified employees in

Poke - Yoke error proofing techniques to improve built in quality and

improve customer satisfaction with a reduction of out of box failures of

greater than 50% for calendar year 2013 - 2014.

. Safety - Managed lost work days at 1.12 year to date for 2014.

. People - Encouraged 75% employee Kaizen participation.

. Quality - Reduced End of Line defects on nine alternator assembly lines.

Implemented FTQ.

. Managed the quality verification process with weekly layered audits.

. Delivery - 95% or more on time delivery to the customer.

. Cost - Managed the monthly Production Improvement targets to the range

100 - 175% of corporate targets. Twelve manufacturing departments.

centro civico of amsterdam inc., Amsterdam, New York

2010 - 2011

Youth Construction Initiative Program.

Training Instructor - Buffalo NY Region

Mentor and teach seventeen high school students, grades 11 and 12 in the

building and construction skilled trades.

. Developed work assignments and manage payroll.

. Network with area construction companies for student learning

assignments.

. Help students to understand O.S.H.A. regulations and safety protocol.

. Teach building and construction techniques.

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Professional Experience (continued)

Moog Corporation, East Aurora, New York 2008 - 2010

World leader in Aircraft, Space & Defense products.

Product Engineering Manager - East Aurora Aircraft

Directed ten engineering, supply chain, operations and quality managers;

reduced/eliminated nonconforming material from the Machine and Assembly

areas. Established detailed project

strategies and plans utilizing problem solving tools and data analysis.

Recommended corrective actions and developed a process roadmap for

nonconformance resolution in functional areas.

. Developed mission statement and business plan for nonconformance

reduction/elimination.

. Recognized, developed and conducted an alpha test of 5 nonconformance's

utilizing the 8D's and 5 Why's process to resolve Corrective Actions.

. Led the Corrective Action Board in the approval of 4 new tools that

provided a robust cause and corrective action process for nonconformance

elimination.

. Developed a user-friendly mind map (process or road map) used to

resolve nonconformances.

. Participated in the $10 million cost savings project with $1 million

achieved year-to-date.

. Used Visio software to develop decision trees and process flow

diagrams.

. Directed the review of feedback from the nonconformance elimination

meeting. Compiled and reduced the data into twenty six (26) actionable

items.

GM Powertrain (Tonawanda, NY/Warren/Auburn Hills, MI) 1976 -

2007

Global leader in the production of powertrains.

Manufacturing Production Superintendent (1997 - 1999, 2006 - 2007)

Supervised/coached 1000 union and salaried employees on manufacturing

floor; achieved business team performance metrics in safety, quality,

responsiveness and cost. Qualified over 400 employees in Global

Manufacturing System 3-day training sessions focusing on standardization,

continuous improvement, team concept, built in quality and short lead tim

. Safety - Managed lost work days at .14 and Recordable at 4.45 year to

date.

. People - Encouraged and implemented 100% suggestion participation.

. Quality - Managed 95% First time through quality for 3.4/3.9L and L850

engine assemblies.

. Managed the quality verification process maintained and daily layered

audits.

. Implemented and managed 33 global manufacturing strategies.

. Responsiveness - Executed the jobs per hour to meet goal of 115 Blocks

and 120 Heads.

. Cost - Managed the monthly labor cost, achieved target of $4.35/hour

engine.

Resident Product Engineering Manager (1999 - 2006)

Coordinated the planning, building and execution of pilot and prototype

engines with zero defects and miss builds for 7 years on 5 different

powertrain engine lines. Acted as liaison between corporate engineering

and the powertrain manufacturing sites.

. Managed quality improvements with 50% reduction in Incidence per

Thousand Vehicles.

. Develop and implemented over 400+ Production Action Authorization

documents during a 7 year period with the mission of resolving related

engineering issues.

. Assisted staff engineers in a composite intake plenum, aluminum

cylinder head and block castings, plastic and metallic fasteners from

concept initiation to engineering development and implementation into

manufacturing.

. Managed the Resident Engineering function with zero complaints on the

completion of change management process for 7 model years and 5

different engine business teams.

Manufacturing Engineering Superintendent (1996 - 1997)

Supervised 30 engineers for all engine assembly and electrical controls.

. Managed the successful launch of the 4.3L and 2.2L engine assembly

changes with responsibility for the $5 million investment.

. Received management recognition and monetary reward for successful

implementation of challenging 4.3L engine assembly projects.

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Professional Experience (continued)

Manufacturing Engineering Administrator/Quality Administrator

1976 - 1996

Manufacturing Process Engineer

Skilled Trades Supervisor

Developed corporate planned maintenance systems & Maximo software with

EDS, IBM and GM.

. Improved equipment uptime by more than 10% for 500+ machines.

. Administered bargaining unit contract to 1000+ employees.

. Championed risk reduction initiatives using process failure modes

effect analysis (PFMEA).

. Implemented Lean Manufacturing to 200+ machine floor and assembly

equipment.

. Coordinated pilot builds and production part approval process (PPAP).

. Designed and installed 100+ error proofing methods to prevent engine

assembly errors.

Education

General Motors Engineering and Management Institute

Masters - Manufacturing Management, GPA - 3.9

BS - Mechanical Engineering

Training/Development

Red X - Journeymen Dr. Edward Deming Seminars

Constraint Management

Employee/College Recruiting AM Brake Production Methods

Design of Experiments

Affiliations

President, Buffalo-Area Engineering Awareness for Minorities

President, Western New York Technical Societies Council

Co- Chairman, United Way

Mentor, Junior Achievement

Coach, Baseball / Softball

Arthur J. McKinnon Jr.

6340 Walnut Creek Dr. Cell: 716-***-****

East Amherst, New York 14051 e-

mail: ************@*****.***

References

Brenda Haynes, Training Development Manager

General Motors Powertrain

2995 River Road

Buffalo, NY 14240

716-***-**** (home)

Relationship to applicant: Co-worker at General Motors

Tony Wong, Vice President of Operations

Prestolite Electric Incorporated

Leece - Neville Heavy Duty Systems

400 Main Street

Arcade, New York 14009

585-***-**** ext: 281 (work)

Relationship to applicant: Co-worker at Prestolite

James Hartman, Quality Engineering Manager - Alternators

Prestolite Electric Incorporated

Leece - Neville Heavy Duty Systems

400 Main Street

Arcade, New York 14009

585-***-**** ext: 186 (work)

Relationship to applicant: Co-worker at Prestolite

Deborah Evans, Vice President

Leadership Development YMCA of Greater Hartford

241 Trumbull St

Hartford, CT 06103-1501

860-***-**** (work)

www.ghymca.org

Wayne Willis, Lean Manufacturing Engineer

NBPY Inc.

1111 SW 30th Ave

Deerfield Beach, FL 33442

954-***-**** (home)

Relationship to applicant: Co-worker at General Motors

Vikki X. Hirschey, Mechanical Engineering / Maintenance Manager

Occidental Chemical Corporation

4700 Buffalo Ave.

Niagara Falls, NY 14302

716-***-**** (work) 716-***-**** (home)

Relationship to applicant: Engineering Mentor at BEAM

Darvan Draper, Labor Relations Manager

Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems

200 Upper Mountain Rd

Lockport, NY 14094

716-***-**** (home)

Relationship to applicant: Co-worker at General Motors

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