Adam Wlodarski Residence: **** Ridgeland Crescent
Mississauga, Ontario L5N
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Telephone: Home: 905-***-****
Cell: 416-***-****
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I am a manufacturing engineer with more than twenty five years of
experience in manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, quality and
technical sales. Result oriented, flexible team player with extensive
experience in project management, customer relations, and manufacturing
methods. I consider myself creative, courteous with proven management,
communication and people's skills. At any of the companies I had a
pleasure working for, I was rewarded with owners' and fellow workers
recognition for assistance and contribution to company progress.
Employment History
Mar 2012- Feb 2014
Goldon Product Development First, Queretaro, Mexico
Program Manager
. Developing Local Suppliers for Aerospace business
- Interpreting customer specifications and training manufacturing and
quality personnel
- Review, correct internal procedures to conform to AS/ISO and
customer specific requirements
- Maintain and enforce schedules to customer requirements
- Assist and trouble shoot manufacturing operations
- Assist in cutting tools and fixturing selection
- Work holding design and selection
- Capacity analysis
June 2009- December 2011
Northstar Aerospace Canada (Milton), Milton, Ontario
Plant Manager (2nd Shift)
. Oversee entire 2nd shift operation, staff of 45 to 50 unionized
employees and two Supervisors:
- Responsible for all personnel (machining, grinding, gear cutting &
grinding, inspection including NDT)
- Acting Engineering and Quality Manager on 2nd shift
- Assure compliance with health and safety regulation
- Assure smooth execution of production schedules and targets
- Enforce discipline and code of conduct, company policies and goals
- Trouble shoot as needed
- Assist and train as need
- Evaluate/ work towards improvement of operation time standards
(process improvement/optimization)
- Awarded "Employee Appreciation Reword" as result of recommendation
from all personnel I managed on 2nd shift
Quality Assurance Supervisor
. Oversee QA-Product team of four
. Conduct Root Cause and Corrective action meetings and analysis
. Submit non conformance and concessions to customers
. Interface directly with customers Quality and Engineering
. Suggest process/tooling improvements and modifications with goal
of improved quality, manufacturability and cost reduction
. Assist in implementing new quality software, train personnel,
daily assist and trouble shoot as a "super user"
. Participate in daily production & strategic management meetings
. Conduct value streaming and process analysis/improvement
April 2007- January 2009
Trio Tech Inc., Mississauga, Ontario
Engineering Manager
. Design manufacturing plans for new components, re-design existing plans
. Daily assist in shop floor activities (trouble shooting, tool design,
machine modifications)
. Prepare proposals and conduct negotiations for new equipment
acquisitions.
. Design changes to operating procedures to streamline and improve
efficiencies.
. Lead continuous improvement initiatives, introduced 5S methodology
. Introduce new manufacturing strategies and documentation.
. Daily interface with customers.
. Quote incoming RFQ's
March 2006- April 2007
MBM Tool & Machine Ltd, Woodbridge, Ontario
Engineering and Supply Chain Manager
. Manage one of main accounts, responsible for daily customer liaison
and communications
. Program management including: monitoring and liaison with
manufacturing, assembly and quality personnel, monitoring and liaison
with subcontractors
. Oversee Engineering and Assembly staff, including supply chain
management, spec interpretation
and preparing work instructions.
. Responsible for daily customer relations and communications
. Assist in re-design company operating system for improved
efficiencies, assisted in introducing continuous improvement
initiatives on shop floor
. Train shop and office personnel for continuous improvement activities.
. Liaison with auditors for ISO 9000 and AS9100 system audits
. Assist in corporate changeover preparations.
May 1988 - February 2006
Treco Machine and Tool Ltd, Scarborough, Ontario
Engineering Manager
. Research and introduction of new technologies/tooling solutions
. Supervising engineering staff of 7 people
. Quoting incoming RFQ's (varying degree of complexity)
. Customer care and liaison (customer base in excess of 50 companies)
. Participating in Continuous Improvement Processes, introduction on
Kaizen methodology and events ("5 why" analysis, fishbone diagrams, 8D
RCCA, etc.)
. Lead function in early introduction of "5S" and lean manufacturing
philosophy and methods
. Participated in implementation of "6 sigma" methodology
. Participate in all customer driven quality initiatives
. Accredited Delegated Quality Control Representative by key customers
. Design of manufacturing processes and tooling
. Purchasing materials and services
. Project cost control
. Problem solving/troubleshooting
. Active member of lead team designing manual and implementing ISO 9002
and AS9100 systems
October 1986-April 1988
Exco Technologies Ltd (Extec), Markham, Ontario
Project Supervisor (military and nuclear)
February 1986-October 1986
MA Electronics Canada,, Mississauga, Ontario
Quality Control Technician
September 1982-December 1983
Polish Optical Works (PZO),
Warsaw, Poland
Manufacturing Engineer
Education
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Warsaw Technical University (Department of Manufacturing Technology),
Warsaw, Poland,
. Graduated with honours
. Degree was evaluated by University of Toronto as equivalent to M. Sc.
Computer Skills
ERP software (made2Manage, Visual Manufacturing/Quality, Job Boss, Symix)
Proficient in Microsoft Office suite software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Master Cam, AutoCAD, Gibbs
References
Available upon request