Project Manager Engineer
Resume:
C. Douglas Gordon
Zeeland, MI ****4
*************@*****.***
Career Direction Has Been Determined Based On Formal Education, Related Professional Training, Diverse Hands-On Experience And An In-Depth Interest In…
• Project Manager/ Project Engineer •
Personally Managed Projects…
• Seattle Load Center $9,600,000: 4 New Bulk Palletizers, T-Car & Bagging Unit •
• Seattle Bulk to Case $2,600,000: 1 New Bulk De Palletizer / 2 Used Carton Lines / 1 Case Palletizer •
• Fairfield Bulk to Case $5,500,000: 2 New Bulk De Palletizer / 4 Used Carton lines -
2 Used Case Palletizers with Common Discharge plus New Utilities (Electric and Air Compressor) •
(Seattle and Fairfield Were All Part of a $17,000,000 West Coast Initiative Lumped Together)
• Bulk Palletizer Move $950,000: Moved a High Level Palletizer from Texas to North Carolina •
• Seattle North $1,300,000 to Install Bagging Unit & Horizontal Strapper •
• Seattle North $370,000: T-Car & Automatic Labeling Unit For Above Installation •
Possess Proven People Skills… Strong In Vendor & Union Relations… A Cross-Functional Team Leader… An Effective Motivator and Team Builder… Creative, Skilled and Very Competent Problem Solver… An Excellent Communicator…
Visteon Corporation, Holland Michigan.
Automotive Electronics Division. Visteon purchased JCI Electronics July 2014.
Manufacturing Resident Engineer-Americas, 2014 – Present.
Provide technical support with any regional customer engagement, or interactions as request by the project management team or facility. Provide technical expertise and support to all Americas facilities with the implementation of new technologies. Support the Americas plants in the pursuit of new business quoting and provide technical oversight of global program implementations.
Continued Successfully launched several of B4 (GM) Instrument Clusters all on the same line utilizing a similar DFMA concepts
Assisting Visteon Design team in DFM concepts on a new touchpad for Honda for 2018
Johnson Controls, Holland Michigan.
Automotive Electronics Division. Visteon purchased JCI Electronics July 2014.
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer, 2012 – 2014
Provide design for manufacturability to Product Design Groups and support to the Launch Engineering Teams for various Instrument Cluster and Center Console Displays. Key interface and the voice of the manufacturing plant during the internal design and development phases of the program.
Utilized Design for Manufacturing Analysis software (DFMA) to create the most efficient methods to assemble Instrument Clusters and Display assemblies
Successfully launched several of B4 (GM) Instrument Clusters all on the same line utilizing a similar DFMA concepts
Acquired and successfully launched Ford MFD4 center display from a fellow AME and smoothly continued the multiple bracket launches plus new business launches to the excess of 750K units a year production.
Professionally ended the Ford U502 Instrument Cluster Line that was in the build phase due to Ford change in sourcing direction after the Visteon Acquisition
Successfully launched BMW, Ford, GM and Volvo Automotive Electronic components with each meeting and exceeding customer satisfaction within the manufacturing environment
Attended weekly design reviews for various products as the voice of manufacturing and feasibility. Utilizing templates and lessons learned from previous teams, allowed my team to launch several products very successfully and all under budget.
Saint Gobain Containers (other brand names: Verallia or Ardagh NA), Muncie, Indiana
The company is the second largest glass container manufacturing company in the world
Senior Manufacturing Engineer / Project Manager –Cold End, 2007 – 2012.
Routinely manage manufacturing projects and demonstrate the vision and ability to complete these efforts on time and at cost; successfully apply a solid technical expertise to support, troubleshoot and ensure internal process effectiveness; and work closely with the operations team to propagate the principals of Flow and Lean Manufacturing.
•As project manager, have been able to cover all the mechanical, electrical and project management duties on projects up to $5,300,000. The results allow for other projects to be covered by fellow engineers.
•As Cold End Engineer created budgets, WBS and executed projects at Saint Gobain Containers Glass Manufacturing Facilities.
•Cold End Engineers are responsible from the end of the Lehr to the shipping dock within a glass plant. Areas covered are mass flow conveyors, single bottle conveyors, inspection equipment, bulk handling equipment, case packing and inserting equipment, stretch wrapping and bagging of pallets, Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Pallet labeling systems.
•Achieved optimization of aging package equipment by rebuilding equipment using a third party contact house that repaired and improved the cycle time and exceeded the quoted rate of cases per minute at the price of new.
•Worked closely with the various plant resources (Operations, Scheduling, Engineering, Maintenance and Warehouse to reduce any downtime caused by project installations. In one case was successful in doing an install with zero downtime for the plant.
•Created very detailed work packages for outside contractors to quote various cold end installations. The results were very competitive bid packages with the highest to lowest bidders to be within 10% delta of each other.
•Successfully purchased and launched equipment from global resources (Germany, Italy, France, US, Mexico) on multiple projects.
•Successfully budgeted, specified, purchased and launched 3 new Cold End upgrades during major furnace rebuilds.
•Worked outside area of expertise on various projects to improve plant facilities for conveyor installations. Example Seattle projects had to remove and pour new floor for equipment. Installed new roofing in refurbished furnace area and upgraded incoming service for Fairfield Warehouse
•Worked with FBS Sector on the feasibility of “painting” containers to meet customer requests. The process would utilize UV based ink to “paint” a container to any color in the rainbow much cheaper than attempting to make the same color in the furnace.
•Worked with Emhart and various plants to perform inspection equipment “upgrades” as standalone projects. Example is Emhart INEX machines from Windows 95 to Windows 7 platforms. This required an entire Electronics retrofit while still performing production inspections.
General Motors (GM), Warren & Pontiac, Michigan.
This division manufactured parts for such notable automobiles as the Corvette, Trailblazer and Pontiac Solstice.
Senior Manufacturing Support Engineer, 1997 – 2007.
Established common approaches for processes to conform into corporate controls standards. Was responsible for the design and testing of tooling, equipment and planning the manufacturing processes. Developed and installed tools, equipment and established a course of action to accomplish completion of each project. Analyzed product designs for best manufacturing methods; proposed and evaluated the processes for equipment in assigned area. Directed the design, development and improvement of manufacturing processes. Provided technical support for specific plant operations. Coordinated input from internal/external customers to better understand customer needs and/or perceptions. Remained abreast of current product developments and trends in areas of expertise. Actively identified new areas for learning and took advantage of learning opportunities. Directed the design, development and improvement of manufacturing process for an assigned area. Supported the purchase and installation of new equipment. Evaluated expenditures for processes and equipment. Provided technical assistance and training for assigned plant operations. Ensured lessons learned were analyzed and documented. Coordinated activities with other department's divisional offices and our customers. Ensured manufacturing had accurate and detailed information on specifications for production. Also successfully mentored interns and new hires.
• Initially headquarters supported Hydroform process as experimental. Assisted press manufacturer, Williams White and Company, with robotic integrators and hydraulic pump manufacturers to become a Hydroform integrator; going from an experimental process, to production ready equipment, for use in the Hydroforming manufacturing process.
• Collaborated on numerous occasions to develop patented Hydro-piercing innovations and technology for various automotive parts used for Non Body in White applications. The team developed the largest Hydro-pierced hole at 2- inch square hole for the Cadillac roof rail. The typical diameters were six to ten millimeters at the time.
• Also worked to develop a process to hydro-pierce the most holes in a single tube. By developing these processes, we realized a significant cost reduction by eliminating a third party laser or plasma cutting of the same holes for the various products. The team won consecutive “Innovation of the Year” awards that were presented to the Pontiac facility. Hydroform was introduced as a marketing tool. Hydroforming frames are still mentioned in 2010 in Chevy and GMC Truck ads.
• A team of Hydroform subject matter experts, including myself, developed standards for the entire Hydroform process from straight tube entering process, to a finished product leaving in final packaging. This allowed for the competitive bidding process to be effective in lowering costs per system. This standardization led to multiple benefits.
• Worked with a team to develop a more weld friendly hydroformed tube for the Trailblazer radiator support. The result was removal of a customer complaint in the radiator support area; and the team received the “People Make Quality Happen” award from senior management.
Ford Motor Company, Utica & Mt Clemens, Michigan.
These plants manufactured Headliners for various Ford Vehicles.
Summer Intern (3 summers), 1994 – 1996
As a summer Intern I was exposed to multiple areas within the headliner manufacturing operation. From Engineering of new and CIP processes, to first line production and maintenance supervision. Witnesses firsthand what happens when a facility closes (Mt Clemens) as well as how to build relationships with unionized labor force.
US Navy, Whidbey Island, Washington
Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class (AT3 1987 – 1993
As an AT3 I worked Intermediate Maintenance Level (AIMD) as a Sea Operations Detachment (SEAOPDET) where I was assigned to the USS Carl Vinson and USS Kitty Hawk. My role was to troubleshoot and repair offensive and defensive Electronic Countermeasure devices utilizing the Hybrid Test Station (HTS). I participated in Operation Desert Storm, and Somalia
FORMAL EDUCATION
Ellis College of New York Institute of Technology
New York, New York, 2005
Masters of Business Administration: Management
Purdue University Purdue University
Lafayette, Indiana, 1997 West Lafayette, Indiana, 1996
Bachelor of Science: Associates of Science:
Electrical Engineering Technology Electrical Engineering Technology
Additional Professional Training
Principles In Project Management Training (PMP)
Global Consent Decree Training (Required By EPA)
SMAT Training • 5 S Clean Work Place Training • Arc Flash Awareness Training
MS Project 2013 Basics • Coordination of Industrial & Commercial Power Distribution
AutoCAD • NFPA 79 Training - National Fire Protection Agency
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