ROBERT DUANE COLDIRON
**** ****** ***** ****, *****, SC 29803
803-***-**** (home) 803-***-**** (cell)
E-mail: **********@***.***
Safety Engineer
Industrial / Manufacturing Engineer
Summary - Engineer with solid background in Safety and Industrial
Engineering processes. Demonstrate leadership of a plant wide Safety
program with a deep background in OSHA Regulations. Expertise in
traditional Industrial Engineering, machining / manufacturing processes,
and Lean Six Sigma process implementation.
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Thorough Technical Documentation - Safety Procedure
Creation
- Project Focus and follow-through - Safety Program
Performance
- Industrial engineering practices - Occupational
Safety Practices
- Process / Productivity Improvement - Training Skills on
Safety and Mfg. topics
- CNC Machining processes (lathes, mills) - Strong customer
oriented job approach
Professional Experience
Otis Elevator (Florence, SC) - Advanced Resourcing, Inc. -
3/2014 - 9/2014
Contract Industrial Engineer
Team player in refining and implementing changes to existing Kan Ban
system to bring high inventory levels down from excessive levels. Engaged
in documenting the plans and sequences of operations and specification
procedures (Work Instructions) for various assemblies and sub-assembly
components. Estimated setup and run times for manufacturing processes
through detailed time studies of production operations. Promote a sound
safety culture across all manufacturing and operations processes.
Production within the facility consisted of (3) three independent OTIS
divisions under one roof as a result of consolidation effort.
Independent Projects - seeking next opportunity
9/2012 - 3/2014
Engaged in various volunteer and personal advancement activities while
seeking my next opportunity.
. Completed Masters Degree in Occupational Safety and Health with
4.0 GPA. (Columbia Southern Univ.). Emphasis on Process Safety
Management, ISO 14001 and Industrial Hygiene.
. Participated in Aiken County United Way agency financial review
committee.
. Volunteer member of wheelchair ramp building team for deserving
Aiken area residents.
E2 Consulting Engineers - Savannah River Site Safety Programs
09/2009 - 9/2012
Safety Engineer / Assisted Hazard Analysis Program (AHA)
Administrator/Subject Matter Expert for Assisted Hazard Analysis
application used for compliance with
Federal Nuclear Safety regulations (10-CFR 851).and OSHA regs. Laid off
due to budgetary RIF.
. Interaction with site-wide facilities concerning the AHA hazard
analysis safety application to give proper guidance for worker
safety and regulatory compliance in nuclear facility processes.
. Trained and qualified in SRS safety qualifications as SRS Safety
Engineer (hazardous energy control, excavation safety, rigging,
scaffold safety, OSHA 30 hour courses, etc.).
. Extensive technical and field interface in support of site-wide AHA
application usage.
. Performed Safety Inspections, audits, and field walkdowns as part
of normal duties.
BAE Systems - Land & Armaments, Aiken, SC
12/1998 -7/2009
Sr. Manufacturing / Industrial Engineer 7/2008-7/2009
Production responsibility for manufacturing processes for steel and
aluminum components and weldments. Program varied CNC and utilizes
traditional machine tools for manufacturing processes. Laid off due to
Reduction in Force.
. Apply Six Sigma ideas and Lean Manufacturing techniques to increase
productivity by controlling process variation, reducing cycle time
and enhancing throughput with operator input.
. Responsible for complete production planning, load calculations,
analysis, and ERP process documentation.
Safety Representative w/ Environmental Responsibilities (BAE)
1/2006 - 7/2008
Full facility safety responsibility - Maintain facility SCVPP safety
performance level. Administer all Safety and Health programs,
facilitated implementation of Behavior Based Safety program. Ensure
adherence to safety and health codes, regulations, safety processes and
standards. Returned to engineering.
. Supervisor of environmental technician, promote environmental
programs and awareness Trained in 24 hr Hazwoper, part of response
team. On-call for all emergencies.
. Implemented new policies and procedures in safety and loss
prevention.
. Coordinate all Emergency plans; provide team leader involvement
with all Safety committees.
. Provide Safety training for Safety issues and programs.
. Conducted comprehensive facility audits, investigate all
injuries/accidents, follow up on corrective actions. Maintained
OSHA 300 logs. Assist in Workmen's Comp. cases
. Specify all PPE and respirators, administer medical and
environmental testing.
Sr. Manufacturing / Industrial Engineer (BAE) 12/1998-1/2006
Produce CNC machining processes for new and production components and
weldments, utilizing varied CNC machine tools (lathes, mills) and multi-
axis applications. Create "art-to-part" CNC processes and work planning
in ERP production routing system. Job change to Safety Program.
. Active with team participation in Kaizen Projects and capacity
planning to increase productivity and maximize cell production
capacity.
. Applied Lean tools to improve shop floor cells and processes
(Kaizen, 5S, Gemba walks, Value Stream Mapping, Root cause
analysis)
Accomplishments
. Responsible for improved operations in vertical machining cell,
utilizing setup simplification and certified processes to continue
high productivity with decreasing lot sizes.
. Performed capital planning oversight for capital projects. Produce
AFE's for new capital projects.
. Teamed in various Lean Six Sigma and quality control methods (Kaizen,
SPC, etc.)
. Implemented startup and maturation of employee-managed BBS Safety
program.
Educational Background
. Masters - Occupational Safety and Health (Columbia Southern Univ.)
2013 4.0 GPA
. Six Sigma - Green Belt Level, Fisher Business School (Ohio State
University) 2004
. Bachelor of Science - Industrial and Systems Engineering - San Jose'
State University. 1998
Software Skills - Cadd and CNC Software, ERP Systems, and Microsoft Office
. Mastercam (V9.1) CNC programming software and Pro-E Cadd platforms
. Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
. Oracle based ERP production / routing / material and work planning
system.