Production Engineering Manager
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Qualifications Summary
Engineering Manager with strong leadership skills and the ability to multi-task in complex manufacturing environments. Experienced with total operational oversight and the design and implementation of strategies to increase productivity and meet corporate manufacturing and production goals. Strong communicator that is able to effectively communicate with a union or non-union workforce to obtain cooperation and efficiency. Expertise in coordinating diverse teams and resources to achieve corporate objectives. Organized and detail-oriented with a proactive and hard-working nature. History of being able to think outside of the box to provide guidance for peers, subordinates and their teams to resolve tough maintenance, manufacturing and production issues.
Proven Expertise
Preventive Maintenance
Production & Project Management
Engineering, Procurement & Quality
Resource planning & scheduling
Process Continuous Improvement
Design and Development execution
Extensive Customer Service experience
Lean Manufacturing/Kaizen/Six Sigma/8 Ds
Cost Controls/Scrap Reduction/Supply Chain
Decisive and collaborative leader
Proficient communicator & problem solver
Anticipator of future needs
Professional Experience
Sugar Creek Supply (Sugar Creek, MO)
Development and manufacturing of restoration products
Production Manager/Maintenance Manager/Project Manager/Engineer, May 2006 to present
Continuous Improvement focus on all manufacturing operations. Results in increased customer quality rating.
Development of new manufacturing processes. Results in industry leading product offerings.
Development of new molding capabilities. Results in release of unique products not offered anywhere else.
Development of new printing techniques extending beyond currently known Xerox capabilities. Results in unique products.
Establishment of a worldwide focus. Results in domestic and international sales.
Sprint (Overland Park, KS)
Telecommunications
Project Manager/Engineer/Capacity Manager, Dec 2000 to Nov 2014
Project and Capacity Manager - Session Border Controllers - saved Sprint millions of dollars. Awards received.
Project and Capacity Manager - Location based national platforms. Awards received.
Project Manager - Voicemail system installations - saved Sprint millions of dollars. Awards received.
Professional Therapy Solutions (Independence, MO)
Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy
Quality Manager/Staff Manager/Marketing Manager, prior 2001
Marketing Manager - Development of new campaign resulting in a 25% increase in business.
Quality Manager - Development of company Quality Plan resulting in a higher negotiated selling price for the company.
Staff Manager – 24 therapists and 1 office employee.
JLS & Associates (Independence, MO)
Consulting Engineering Services
Project Manager/Consulting Engineering Manager, prior 2001
State of Kansas – Research and report on the collapsing mines in the Pittsburg, KS area. Award received.
City of Sugar Creek – Research and report on the use of flyash as a filling agent for abandoned mines. Award received.
Colt Technologies (Lee’s Summit, MO)
Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing
Production Manager/Maintenance Manager/Quality Manager, prior 2001
Production manager - Directed best production output in Colt’s history.
Staff Manager - Managed 30 hourly employees and 3 salaried employees.
Quality manager – coordinated the implementation of the quality system to achieve ISO-9001 Quality certification.
Project Manager – organized and developed the Colt Quality Plan.
Delphi Engine and Energy Management Systems (Olathe, KS)
Battery Manufacturing for the Automotive Industry
Quality Manager/Project Manager, prior 2001
Project Manager - Implemented new quality program in the chemical, assembly and molding environments.
Quality Manager - Managed the activities of the Quality Department – 3 salaried and 2 hourly employees.
Directed the workflow in the warehousing operation.
CertainTeed Insulation (Kansas City, KS)
Insulation Manufacturing
Product Line Engineer/Quality Control Engineer, prior 2001
Product Line Engineer - Oversaw current product line during the construction of a new product line.
Project manager – oversaw and directed the work of 3 contractors writing the new production line’s quality plan.
Berg Electronics (Lee’s Summit, MO)
Microelectronics manufacturing including molding, stamping chemical processing and assembly
Lead Project Manager, prior 2001
Project Manager - Concept to production project management. Awards received.
Project Manager – directed activities in the design, stamping, molding and machine building departments. Awards received.
AT&T Microelectronics (Lee’s Summit, MO)
Microelectronics manufacturing including molding, stamping chemical processing and assembly
Project Manager/Section Chief/Research & Development/Engineer, prior 2001
Project Manager – New multi-million dollar development projects.
Design and Development Engineer (Bell Laboratories) - new process development. Awards received. Patent received.
Section chief - Plasma Etch and Chemical processing areas of cleanroom. Union workforce
Machinery Procurement Engineer – specification, prove-in and installation of cleanroom equipment.
Education
Master’s Certificate in Commercial Project Management, George Washington University
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri - Columbia
Other Information
Adjunct business teacher at Avila University and Webster University.
Entrepreneur.
Professional Engineer in the State of Missouri.
Project Management Professional
Board of Zoning Adjustment Chairman for Sugar Creek, MO.
U.S. patent #5,238,175 “Method and Apparatus for Selective Soldering” awarded 8/24/1993.
President of Sugar Creek Business and Civic club.
Club volleyball and Little League baseball coach.
Eagle Scout.
Boy Scouts Webelos Leader.
References
Dave Thompson (Manager at Sprint) – 913-***-****
Joe Rinella (Professional Peer) – 816-***-****
Jeff Woody (Professional Peer) – 408-***-****
Mike Steinmeyer (Personal friend) – 818-***-****
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