Engineer Mechanical
Resume:
BRADLEY PALAZZOLO
Lexington, KY 40509
Phone: (517 ) 7 49-3649
E-mail: *************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position to improv e processes, optimize designs, reduce component, labor and logistics costs using
engineering tools and knowledge acquired from my production engineering responsibilities and practical hands
on experience.
EDUCATION
Michigan State Univ ersity, East Lansing, MI May 2006 Graduation
Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Engineering
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Toy ota Motor Manufacturing and Engineering, Georgetown, KY July 2006 " Present
Production Engineer " Body weld
Responsible for preparation of production equipment, tooling, and parts for new v ehicle model
launches for the body weld div ision.
Body Accuracy Engineer July 2006-Oct 2008, April 2010-Present
Project Leader for the body accuracy group for the next Toy ota Camry for North American production
facilities. Responsible for ov erall process and part quality . Report to management project status for
ov erseas and North American activ ities. Support engineers with day to day activ ities.
Planned, coordinated, and executed pre-production trial part builds with pilot production, plant
maintenance, and Toy ota technicians to find and resolv e problems with the production process in the
preproduction phase. Performed root cause analy sis to determine countermeasures to problems.
Ensured production process and part capability would produce a high quality v ehicle. Collected and
analy zed data to v alidate process.
Confirmed sub assembly accuracy for the 2009 Venza on a flexible shellbody line, which was new
technology to North America. Integrated current production model into new flexible line.
Simultaneous Engineer July 2009-April 2010
Designed and created v irtual factory for new robot welding processes and tooling concepts to create
machine specifications for new equipment. Determined the requirements of the process based on
design, targeted cy cle time, plant lay out, and cost. Ensured productiv ity and safety of the team
members who will be operating the machine during production.
Integrated new model into the existing production line to create machine specifications for equipment
and tooling modifications. Verified that changes made by the mass production group will not affect
the new models integration into the current production line. Minimized modification to the existing
tooling to reduce the risk of impacting current production.
Coordinated with the plant pilot production team to ensure the new equipment will fit within the
current plant footprint. Redesigned process when required to correct for equipment lay out problems.
Performed cost analy sis using Toy ota standard cost tables to create budget for new equipment and
equipment modifications.
Reduced required manpower by four team members from current model process and reduced team
member burden by adding automation to process that normally is not automated.
Utilized reused assets to reduce capital costs for new production equipment.
Process Engineer January 2008-June 2009
Lead design rev iews of new equipment and tooling with plant side pilot production team, Toy ota
technicians, and equipment v endor. Negotiated equipment design problem countermeasures with
Toy ota groups and equipment v endor.
Managed machine v endor and Toy ota cross functional groups at machine v endor to ensure equipment
was procured on schedule and to specification. Troubleshot problems with equipment and tooling that
arose during the construction of the equipment. Held inspection buy off and ensured closure to all
issues before equipment shipped to Toy ota facility . Coordinated and lead trials at the machine v endor
with v arious Toy ota groups to complete their activ ities to ensure process capability .
Supported construction group with installation of new equipment at Toy ota facility to resolv e any
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issues in order to meet deadline of production trials.
Lead machine inspections and process trials to confirm function of equipment at Toy ota facility before
handing equipment ov er to pilot production.
Managed general contractors and machine v endors during modifications to current production
equipment. Confirmed modification had no impact to current production quality and running
condition.
Using my shellbody experience, helped engineers and machine v endor recov er from sev ere schedule
delay s for 2009 Lexus Rx shellbody equipment.
Procured door equipment for 2010 Sienna under budget and met installation deadline for
preproduction trials. Had to balance workload and schedule for machine v endor capacity due to
simultaneous project equipment procurement.
JBJ Products and Machinery, Williamston, MI June 1999 " July 2006
Various responsibilities (Family business)
Machined and assembled components for manual and computer controlled machines for the plastics
and automotiv e industries.
Performed all accounting and bookkeeping duties as well as machine shop responsibilities.
Research and specify purchased component parts for the machines. Pneumatic, electrical,
mechanical, etc.
Design and detail machine assemblies and components.
A. Finkl & Sons, Inc. Chicago, IL Summer 2005
Engineering Internship
Performed temperature studies on heat treat furnaces for a steel forging company to v erify
uniformity of the furnaces. Compiled data into Excel spreadsheets for analy sis.
Coordinated with union personnel for timing of planned activ ities.
Maintained furnaces to ensure proper function and optimize performance. Ensured data was
transmitted properly to the data collecting computer.
TECHINCAL SKILLS/TRAINING
Toy ota Production Sy stem
Microsoft Office
SolidWorks
AutoCAD
IGRIP (Toy ota Virtual Factory Software)
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