Engineer Manufacturing

John Evans

Manufacturing Engineer - L&W Engineering

Portland, MI

**************@*******.*** - 517-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

Manufacturing Engineer

L&W Engineering - March 2014 to Present

Process design and line layout.

• New equipment design and integration.

• Process document design and control.

• Managing new product trials.

• Managing integration and build teams.

• Implementing changes for cycle time improvements.

• Managing customer design and process change requests.

• Working closely with the CMM department and program management to maintain quality requirements and new product launches.

Process Technician

Intertec Systems - April 2012 to February 2014

Fanuc Robotics programming, some ABB knowledge.

• Maintain, troubleshoot, set up and operated a MAAC vacuum thermo forming machine.

• Designed and maintained spray adhesive fixtures.

• Organized and implemented spray cell layout.

• Responsible for writing numerous ODS's for production processes.

• Implemented a preventative maintenance system for punch press tooling.

• Responsible for several quality and scrap tracking procedures.

• Worked with Engineers and upper management on problem area resolutions.

• Attained a certification from FANUC ROBOTICS in Handling Pro programming. Process Technician

United Solar Ovonic - September 2007 to February 2010 Operated and maintained state-of-the-art Amorphous Silicon, Indium Tin Oxide and Back Reflector thin film deposition machines under vacuum

• Tracked and reported all scrap production

• Participated in pre/post-shift pass on meetings

• Performed hourly environmental and quality checks

• Performed pre-shift inspections on all vacuum chambers and gas flow meters

• Did all maintenance and preventative maintenance as required or scheduled

• Trained and signed off on practical application cards

• Verify all process parameters are met before production

• Performed helium leak tests on vacuum chambers as needed Production Supervisor

Edmar Manufacturing - November 1998 to August 2002 In charge of crew of 28 people

• Scheduled all work and material needs for shift

• Performed all pre-shift preventative maintenance

• Maintained daily production logs and reports

• Focused on new trials for continuous improvement and ergonomics

• Prepared scrap reports and analysis

• In charge of all quality and lab testing

Production Lead Man

Center Manufacturing - September 1994 to December 1998 In charge of crew of 32 people

• Active member of the new product launch committee

• Assisted in two successful welding I/P line launches

• Worked hands-on with maintenance and engineering

• Lead all morning meetings and safety walks

• Maintained a daily production/scrap log

• Entered parts produced and man hours into production trends software

• Ensured all company rules, regulations and policies were followed EDUCATION

Grand Rapids Community College - Grand Rapids, MI

1995 to 1996

Diploma

Grundy Senior High - Grundy, VA

1982 to 1994

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Manufacturing Engineer with ten plus years of experience in robotic spot welding and Mig welding. Production management, process design and integration of a variety of manufacturing equipment. Responsibilities spanned from building, designing and programming equipment. Analyzing and reporting data, preventative maintenance and repairs to working on new product trials and launches. Managing engineering changes, production try outs, tooling budgets and working with vendors. Key member in 5 of the Alpha program launches for GM.

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