Engineer Plant

DAVID E. HERNANDEZ

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Conway, AR 72033

Home Phone 501-***-****

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

- Initiated the Successful Turnaround of an under-producing

operation

- Implemented new Operating Systems and Product Lines

- Reduced finished goods Inventories from $10 million to $4

million

- Minimized manufacturing order Cycle Time

- Implemented Lean Manufacturing techniques

- Managed manufacturing Facilities Relocation

- Implemented ISO 9002 Standards and obtained ASME Code

Certification

- Implemented computer systems into production facilities

SUMMARY

Effectively directs employees to meet company objectives, and

financial goals. Determines and implements techniques to

simplify manufacturing processes thereby reducing cost and

increasing productivity.

WORK HISTORY

2/13 - 8/13 Plant Manager, Therma-Flite (Screw Heat

Exchangers)

Responsible for all activities which

include Production, Quality, Purchasing, Receiving,

Manufacturing Engineering, and Human Resources at the El

Dorado plant.

8/02 - 11/12 Plant Manager, TIGG Corporation (Activated

Carbon Filters)

Responsible for all activities at Tigg Corporation Custom

Manufacturing operations. Manage fabrication of Steel and

Plastic filtration vessels. Tripled productivity of tank

fabrication in 2 years with the introduction of state of the

art fabrication equipment and Lean Techniques. Received

Certification and Authorization from ASME and National Board

to manufacture and repair Pressure Vessels. Directed the

relocation TIGG manufacturing facility. Participated in

increasing TIGG total sales by 6 million dollars. Integrated

a network computer system into the production facility.

Implemented labor reporting, and visual aids in the shop.

Maintain flexibility in production schedule and shop floor.

Managed 6 direct reports and 26 plant personnel.

1/01-5/02 Plant Manager, J. V. Manufacturing (Cram-A-

Lot)

Initiated the successful turnaround of

an under-producing operation and yielded profitability within

first year of such effort. Implemented new Operating systems,

Quality system, and new JV products into the manufacturing

facility. Responsible for profit and loss of JV's Conway's

manufacturing operations. Instilled a sense of urgency and

maintained effective communication within plant and business

units. Managed 5 direct reports and 60 plant personnel.

4/97-4/00 Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Frymaster

L.L.C. (ENODIS) (Fryers)

Responsible for the facilities and

maintenance of three manufacturing plants: (Lean

Manufacturing Environment). Responsible for the construction

and renovation of 2 manufacturing facilities. One direct and

13+ indirect reports. Wrote and justified capital

acquisitions. Managed compliance with City, State, and

Federal EPA and OSHA Regulations.

12/84-1/97 Chief Industrial Engineer, Clarke Industries

(Commercial cleaning equipment)

Implemented lean manufacturing techniques which resulted in

$6 million dollar decrease in Finished Goods: Focus Factory,

Build to order, Kanbans, 5S, and Visual Manufacturing.

Managed activities of Cycle Time reduction team which

resulted in 32 day decrease in sales order processing.

Responsible for all plant engineering and maintenance

function: Managed 5 Industrial Engineers, 4 maintenance men

and one M.R.O. Buyer. Managed the activities of 40

Fabrication and Welding employees. Managed implementation of

I.S.O. 9000 Standards into the Manufacturing Dept.

Coordinated activities of Value Analysis Design team.

Responsible for plant layout, scheduling, equipment

justification, budgeting of facility relocation, and

satellite warehouse relocations (Siloam Springs, AR to

Springdale, AR). This resulted in a Promotion. Participated

in the facility relocation from Michigan to Arkansas.

1/84-12/84 Sales Engineer, D & G Surface Finishing

(Equipment Sales)

1/83-1-84 Manufacturing Engineer, Dearborn Brass

(Plumbing Products)

Researched and justified waste treatment equipment for

plating operation effluent. Coordinated purchase and

installation of equipment, and building renovation. Design

work stations to manufacture and package products.

Established standard cost using MTM and time studies.

Prepared plant layouts.

1/81-1/83 Manufacturing Engineer, McEvoy Oilfield

Equipment

Responsible for preparing part routings, developed standard

hours, verified raw material, ensure quality specifications

attainment, machine tool selection. Prepared plant layouts,

coordinated facilities projects, evaluated cost improvements.

Developed monthly plant manning reports.

4/78-1/81 Industrial Engineer, Pep Industries

(Automotive Wire Harnesses)

Developed material routing. Established standard data using

MTM. Responsible for labor efficiency reporting, capital

equipment selection and justification, plant and work station

layout. Designed tooling, jigs and material handling

equipment. Supervised quarterly physical inventories.

9/77-4/78 Industrial Engineer, Ingalls Shipbuilding

(Submarine Overhaul)

2/77-9/77 Industrial Engineer, Synadyne Corporation

(Automotive Wire Harnesses)

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Management

Technology, Southeastern Louisiana University.

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