Engineer, Project Leader, Program Leader
Resume:
EDWARD WISDOMAN
ALPHARETTA, GA *****
**********@*****.***
Dear Sir or Madam,
Enclosed please find my resume for your consideration. I am seeking
employment opportunity in the Products, Processes, Materials, and
Manufacturing Continuous Improvement, Cost Reduction, and Innovative
Development Implementation.
I would like for you to consider the following points which I feel qualify
me:
1. A background including successful completion of BS in Electrical
Engineering, MS in Mechanical Engineering, and MBA in Innovative
Development Implementation combined with over 15 years of experience
in a variety of environments.
2. Proven ability to generate fresh ideas and efficient solutions to R&D,
Products, Processes, Materials, and Manufacturing Innovative
Development including Planning and Hands-on Implementation.
3. Proven ability to Solve Difficult R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing,
Quality, Productivity, Profitability, and Reliability Issues and
Problems.
4. Proven ability to Successfully Implement Multiple Projects
simultaneously.
5. A facility for Working Effectively with people at all levels.
6. An intense desire to do an Outstanding Job in anything that I
undertake.
7. An extremely High Energy Level that keeps me working after others have
given up on the task.
I am currently available, at your convenience, to discuss how my experience
and abilities might contribute to the successful fulfillment of your
objectives.
Sincerely,
Edward Wisdoman
EDWARD WISDOMAN
ALPHARETTA, GA 30009
**********@*****.*** / 678-***-****
SUMMARY
. Talented, highly qualified, enthusiastic Product, Process, Manufacturing,
and Operations Innovative Development Professional offering a multi-
disciplinary and multi-industrial experience and background.
. unique level of expertise in products, processes, materials, and
technologies Innovative Development, Continuous Improvement, Problem
Solving, and Cost Reduction from concept to manufacturing platforms.
. strong Project Management skills including Strategic Planning, Detailing,
Time and Budget Management; ability to organize and lead Cross-Functional
Teams while working hands-on through main tasks.
. unique international experience in North America, Europe, Asia and Middle
East including United States, Mexico, Canada, UK, Sweden, Ireland,
Eastern Europe, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Israel.
. Achieve existing and start-up products, processes, manufacturing, and
operations Efficiency, Productivity, Quality, Reliability, Profitability,
Feasibility, and Manufacturability essential increase; Utilizing
Resources wisely.
. SOLVE difficult R&D, Engineering, Technological, Manufacturing, and
Operational Problems and Issues driven by unique skills, experience,
knowledge, training, and Win mentality; have Zero Tolerance in quality
and reliability.
. ASSURE matching cost, profitability, life cycles, quality, productivity,
reliability, feasibility, and aesthetics to Customers, Business Partners,
and Company's Business Goals, Expectations, Requirements, and Performance
Metrics.
. EXECUTE hands-on General, Specific, and Urgent Projects and Assignments
including sizing up situation, setting goals, determining available
resources, insuring quality and timely delivery, supervising highly
qualified personnel.
. INNOVATED - DEVELOPED - Improved products, processes, materials, and
manufacturing to a variety of industries including Biomedical,
Pharmaceutical, Automotive, Consumer, Defense, Energy, Aerospace, and
Agricultural.
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UNITED STATES CITIZEN
2 KEY MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SKILLS
3 LEAN, SIX SIGMA Green Belt, TRIZ Certified, 5S, TPS, KANBAN, KAIZEN,
SYSTEMOLOGICS
. INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT of Products, Processes, Materials, Technologies,
and Manufacturing
. FULL LIFE CYCLE DEVELOPMENT of Products, Processes, Technologies from
Concept to Manufacturing
. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT of Products, Processes, Materials, Technologies,
and Manufacturing
. PINPOINTING - FINDING of Efficient Solutions to Urgent and Long-Standing
Problems, Issues, and Tasks
. EVALUATION - TESTING - VALIDATION of Products, Processes, Materials,
Equipment, Manufacturing
. COST REDUCTION of Products, Processes, and Materials; R&D, Engineering,
Manufacturing, and Operations
. LEADING, MOTIVATION, SUPERVISING of Highly Qualified Personnel and Cross-
Functional Teams
SOFTWARE
. Auto CAD; PRO-E (beginner), MS Word, Excel, Project, Power Point; MRP;
BarTender, TrackWise
PERSONAL SKILLS
. Highly motivated, hard working, hands-on, multi-task oriented, energetic,
enthusiastic team player and team leader
. Strong communication skills at all levels, excellent people and customer
service skills
. Ability - desire to work in rapidly changing environment, learn and
contribute new skills and knowledge
EXPERIENCE
. INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER - KAIZEN PROGRAM LEADER (08/2013 - Current)
AF Inc., Air Filters Manufacturing, Atlanta (US) - Tel Aviv (Israel) -
Osaka (Japan)
Lead hands-on efforts of cross-functional teams for air filters
manufacturing improvement program. Implemented over one hundred KAIZEN
projects; improved over ten air filters manufacturing machines and
automated lines; increased over 30% manufacturing capacities,
productivity, and profitability. Conducted time studies, statistical, and
financial analyses. Developed and evaluated team work, productivity, and
financial performance metrics. Developed, tested, and introduced into
manufacturing unique process for cleaning glue machines; designed and
built cleaning station. Negotiated and implemented trade of used glue
machines to new. Actively supported product sales and marketing.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Supported $1M annual revenue increase via continuous improvement of
manufacturing processes and equipment
. MANUFACTURING ENGINEER - RATIONALIZATION PROGRAM LEADER (07/10 - 08/13)
Care Inc., Class 2 Medical Devices, Atlanta (US) - San Diego (US) -
Chengdu (China) - Taiwan
Lead hands-on rationalization, continuous improvement, quality and
reliability increase, problems solving, and profitability increase
efforts of cross-functional teams including R&D, Engineering, Design,
Testing Labs, Regulatory, Quality Control, Manufacturing, Global
Sourcing, Purchasing, Customer Services, Marketing, and Sales associates.
. Portable OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS Rationalization Program
Innovated, improved, re-designed portable oxygen concentrator critical
systems. Tested units, analyzed and defined root causes of failures,
found solutions to short term and long standing problems. Designed and
implemented hands-on destructive and non-destructive functional tests.
Ordered and analyzed laser imaging 3D dimensional testing. Conducted
unit's functional performance statistical analyses and evaluations. Re-
designed over ten critical components. Tested, validated, and introduced
in manufacturing design changes. Found supplier, tested, validated, and
introduced in manufacturing worm gear unique ceramic coating resulted in
friction reduction - eliminated main root cause of unit's failures.
Reduced (essentially) warranty, technical services and repairs, products,
and components costs. Increased (essentially) unit's reliability,
quality, and profitability. Lead and implemented hands-on IQ, OQ, PQ
validations.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Supported over $1.5M annual cost reduction of units, parts, repairs,
warranty, and technical services costs
. ASYMMETRICAL Air Compressor / Vacuum Pump COST REDUCTION Program
Tested and evaluated hands-on pump prototypes' functional performance.
Developed unique design solutions, improved asymmetrical pump dynamic
balance, made pump asymmetry adjustable, reduced pump's noise level. Re-
designed pump components and released its designs from five patent
licenses claims. Re-designed, tested, and introduced in manufacturing
pump holding unique gimbal system. Lead and implemented hands-on IQ, OQ,
PQ validations.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Supported over $1M compressor / vacuum pump annual cost reduction and
pump manufacturing start-up in China
. MILITARY GRADE UNIFIED BATTERY CHARGER DEVELOPMENT Program
Designed concept and specifications for lithium-ion battery intelligent
unique charger including exchangeable electrical plugs, coaxial cable,
universal power source, battery electrodes cleaning during charging,
magnet fixable. Unified and adopted charger to military grade
international applications through the US DOD, Canada, and European NATO
members' requirements including utilizing charger in military
helicopters, vehicles, and medical facilities.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Developed concept and specifications of unique unified through 10
countries military grade battery charger
. Project ENGINEER - Manufacturing Start-up PROGRAM LEADER (06/08 -
07/10)
Plasmatic Instruments Inc., Class 2 Medical Devices, Atlanta
(US) - Molndal (Sweden) - Abingdon (UK)
Decision was to transfer manufacturing of plasmatic blood coagulation
medical devices from Sweden into the US.
Visited Sweden facility - learned products, manufacturing processes and
equipment. Assembled, installed, calibrated, tested, and validated hands-
on over 20 work stations and 40 fixtures and devices. Designed and
installed hands-on entire production operations layout including two
independent production lines, Clean Room 10000, 10 production cells, over
40 work stations, and 2 warehouses. Drafted over 20 manuals and 50 work
instructions. Lead and implemented hands-on products and manufacturing
operations continuous improvement. Implemented hands-on IQ, OQ, PQ
validations.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Supported over $3M annual revenue manufacturing start-up and efficient
transfer from Sweden into the US
EXPERIENCE (Continued)
. PROCESS ENGINEER - CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM LEADER (05/05 - 06/08)
16 Medical Systems Inc., Class 2 Medical Devices, Atlanta (US) - Shenzhen
(China) - Hong Kong (China)
Developed and implemented hands-on innovative solutions to blood testing
medical devices manufacturing processes innovative development,
continuous improvement, and problems solving. Designed, built, and
introduced in manufacturing curing buffer vacuum evacuation process and
spring supported ports; unique semi-automated self-cleaning buffer
making, storing, filling, and delivering station; ultraviolet light based
flowing buffer sterilization system; curing ovens trays loading doubled
capacity unique layout. Lead and implemented hands-on IQ, OQ, PQ
validations.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Attained over $3M production capacities increase via processes innovative
development and improvement
. MANUFACTURING ENGINEER - PROJECT LEADER (04/02 - 05/05)
Piolax, Inc., Automotive Parts Manufacturing, Canton (US) - Yokohama
(Japan)
Lead and implemented hands-on injection molding tools manufacturing
projects from concept to manufacturing platform. Designed and built hands-
on functional testing fixtures and devices and validation procedures.
Conducted insertion - extraction, climatic, and dimensional testing.
Improved project implementation processes and procedures resulted in time
frame reduction. Performed statistical analyses. Designed APQPs, PPAPs,
DFMEAs, PFMEAs, Control Plans, and Process Flow Charts. Hands-on lead and
implemented parts and manufacturing processes cost-reduction, KAIZEN and
5S projects, products quality increase. Lead and implemented hands-on IQ,
OQ, PQ validations.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Utilized and introduced innovative melt-flip design solution for cavities
filling equivalency improvement and control
. R&D ENGINEER - PROJECT Leader (02/99- 04/02)
17 Medical Group of TFX, Class 3 Medical Devices, Atlanta (US) - Limerick
(Ireland)
Prime for new and existing products and processes innovative development,
improvement, cost reduction, problems solving, quality and reliability
increase; transitions from R&D to Manufacturing. Production lines
included over 300 disposable and reusable medical devices to urology,
anesthesiology, gastroenterology, and respiratory care markets.
CLEAN ROOM OPERATIONS EFFICIENCY INCREASE Project
Clean Room efficiency was about 60%. Coordinated and hands-on lead
efforts to improve Clean Room manufacturing processes and operations;
innovated and re-designed single, twin, and triple lumen catheters and
feeding tubes and products packaging and sterilization. Increased
essentially products quality and reliability, manufacturing processes
productivity, Clean Room overall operational efficiency. Lead and
implemented hands-on IQ, OQ, PQ validations.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Attained over $3M Clean Room operations annual revenue increase via
manufacturing processes improvement
FEEDING TUBES MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE Project
Company should increase feeding tubes manufacturing volumes by nine
times. Evaluated feeding tubes manufacturing processes. Designed, built,
tested, and introduced in manufacturing tungsten powder filling unique
fixture. Originated and designed spring supported catheters and feeding
tubes. Lead and implemented hands-on IQ, OQ, PQ validations.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Increased 15 times feeding tubes manufacturing productivity - attained 10
times production volumes increase
. MILITARY GRADE MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURING START-UP Project
Company acquired manufacturer of military grade medical device for lung
open wounds management in battlefield. Visited manufacturing facility;
learned product, manufacturing processes, and equipment. Coordinated and
hands-on lead equipment installations, products and processes testing,
and manufacturing start-up. Increased two times manufacturing
productivity. Started medical devices production in four weeks.
Implemented IQ, OQ, PQ validations
ACHIEVEMENTS
Supported $2M annual revenue increase and military grade wound valves
efficient manufacturing start-up
EDUCATION
TRIZ, Inventive Problems Solving Theory and Algorithms, Scientific -
Engineering Society. Kishinev, Moldova
MBA, Innovative Development Planning and Implementation, Highest State
Courses. Kishinev, Moldova
MS, Mechanical Engineering, State College of Technologies. Lvov, Ukraine
BS, Electrical Engineering, State College of Technologies. Kishinev,
Moldova
AS, Physics and Mathematics, High School - Junior College of Sciences.
Kishinev, Moldova
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