Manager Engineer

Richard Flecker

***** *. ********* ****** ****

Cromwell, IN 46732

Ph. 1-574-***-****

E-mail; *******@*****.***

Summary Experience managing Paint departments, including;

Boats, Ambulances, Automotive Assembly Plants, Tier 1 Automotive

parts for Ford, Chrysler, and Subaru, and a Locomotive Assembly

plant. I have been involved with two plant start-ups, and I have

exceptional knowledge of paint, paint process’s, and managing

people.

Experience May 2014 – September 2015 (Position eliminated due to cutbacks)

Creative Liquid Coatings

Kendallville, Indiana

Paint Process Engineer

- New product development and launch (Mercedes Benz, BMW

Ford, Chevrolet, etc.) Interior and Exterior painting.

- Oversee robot programming. (Fanuc robots)

- Prepare parts for testing and color submissions.

- Set-up work process and write work instructions.

- Defect analysis and corrections to robotic lines.

- Continuous improvement of safety, ergonomics, quality, cost,

workflow, and on-time product delivery.

June 2011 – February 2013

Progress Rail Services, Locomotive Assembly Plant

A Caterpillar Company, Muncie, Indiana

Paint Department Manager/Packaging Department Manager

- Plant start-up manager

- Responsible for Dept. set-up, including booths, fluid handling,

process flow, and consumables.

-Hired entire paint staff for two shifts, including Supervisors, Paint Engineering, and employees.

- I was responsible for setting up training process’s for employees,

which included cleaning, prepping, priming, and painting of

locomotives. Also included was decal applications and

packaging.

- As Packaging department manager, I was responsible for the

preservation and packaging of all locomotives for Domestic and

International shipments, based on customer requirements. This

could include wrapping of locomotives, or loading on flat cars for shipment to port.

-I was responsible for the paint design, layout, and painting completion of the Norfolk Southern 30th anniversary Heritage

Units.

Awarded the Progress Rail/Electro-Motive Diesel, 2012,

Excellence Award, for Teamwork and Leadership

2006 – March 31st, 2011

Medtec Ambulance Corporation, White Pigeon, Michigan

Paint Plant Manager

-Responsible for all paint operations.

-Completed course for Lean Six Sigma Green Belt,

at Morestream University.

-VOC reporting and handling of Hazardous Waste.

-Writing work instructions and SOP’s

-5s development and implementation.

-Setting up preventive maintenance schedules.

-Sikkens, PPG paint systems.

-Company closing and relocating to Florida.

2005 – 2006

Plastech, Elwood, Indiana

Paint Department Manager

-Responsible for all paint operations.

-Painting of exteriors for Ford, Chrysler, Mitsubishi, and Mazda.

-PPG and BASF automotive finishes.

Operating two shifts, appr. 120 employees, paint engineering, and

Maintenance staffing.

2004 – 2005

Heartland Automotive LLC, Greencastle, Indiana

Sr. Paint Engineer

-Designing and building of prototype paint and pre-treatment

Fixtures and carriers to support exterior body panels for

Subaru Automotive.

-Set up programming for Kawasaki robots and bell reciprocators.

- Maintaining and calculating of monthly VOC’s. Controlling

VOC’s by fluid adjustments, unnecessary robot spraying, and

tighter inventory controls.

-Responsible for quality improvements within the department.

-Training and writing of Standard Operating Procedures.

-Certification for “Hazardous Material” training.

2002 – 2004

Classes at Indiana University

-Industrial Supervision

- Concepts of Lean Manufacturing

- Management in the workplace

- Quality Supervision

- Indiana Real Estate

1989 – 2002

Subaru-Isuzu Automotive, Lafayette, Indiana

-One of the original thirty-two supervisors hired for plant

start-up.

-Six years supervisor of Topcoat paint department.

Responsibilities included management of truck painting

operations, quality assurance, overhead, Devilbiss paint

robots and reciprocators.

-Writing work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures.

-Four years of IPC (In-Process Control). Responsiblities

included Tester Lines (Fori alignments, ABS braking systems,

and OBD emission testing), Final Inspection, Drive program, and

Shipping.

-Three years in charge of QE/IPC Model Change Team.

-Responsibilities included creating training manuals and

training of one hundred and forty-four IPC associates to

inspect new models based on the original design plans and

blueprints. I did defect analysis on all pilot builds, generating

reports to QE, Engineering, Design, and Manufacturing

departments, for modifications, repairs, and follow-ups.

-I also served as Specification Engineer, for the IPC inspection

ticket, creating and assigning option codes for over 1400

parts to each VIN. I created a database combining MBI and

MFP coding, using Paradox programming, to assure part

accuracy. I utilized “Pagemaker” program to create and maintain

the IPC inspection ticket.

-Awarded numerous certifications, including; Devilbiss robotics,

DuPont, PPG, and BASF paint systems, Ergonomics in the

Work environment, and STAR interview techniques. Interviewed

Prospective associates for initial plant start-up.

-Assigned to the Isuzu plant at Fujisawa, Japan. Certified in team

management concepts and team building, work cell structure, JIT,

Kaizen, and Lean Manufacturing.

Education IUPU at Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana

- Journalism/Communication

Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana

- Tool & Die Design

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