Sr. Manufacturing Engineer - Lead Engineer

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OVERVIEW

With seventeen years of hands on engineering experience in a manufacturing capacity I enjoy performing the duties associated with all manufacturing processes. I am technically skilled in making decisive decisions to solve complex problems quickly and accurately. I am educated & experienced with the principles of project management, team building, lean manufacturing, and able to achieve goal objectives efficiently with a broad mechanical aptitude, along with excellent written & oral communications within all levels of the organization. I consider myself to possess a highly flexible leadership style that is situationally dependent though able to be the authoritarian leader when called upon. I am more than willing to learn new tasks and processes and am immediately available for the right opportunity. WORK EXPERIENCE

Eaton Corporation (RESI) 1725 1200th Ave. Lincoln, IL 62656 Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Lead Engineer 11/07 – Current

• Plan, coordinate, and direct daily manufacturing processes for seven medium volume production lines including two flexible lines with specialty products, along with providing technical support for three powder coat paint lines covering a three shift operation – processing 55-70K parts/day and am Engineer & Subject-Matter expert support for powder paint equipment & chemical pretreatment processing & equipment, along with providing ongoing technical job training for all 16 paint lead operators semi-annually.

• Quality support for all primary areas of responsibility.

• Project Manager Responsibilities: Most recent Capital Project ($390K) – Powder Paint Removal Equipment Processing System, On time & Within Budget – Annual Cost Savings: $195K.

• Plan & Coordinate project work with internal management along with outside contractors & suppliers as needed for production and/or process improvement

• Provide technical project approval documentation, task scheduling, and liaison between senior management, union officials, and union hourly workforce for all production and paint capital projects.

• Team member & facilitator Lean manufacturing in all my production areas of responsibility, Kaizen facilitator

& team member for production departments/cells to update and/or establishing new Standard Work, Line & Process Balancing, and Value Stream Mapping, along with Waste & Scrap Reduction responsibilities.

• Support new product design, development, and assist with new product launch (PRO Launch), operator training, line layout, new equipment purchase, set up &/or changes for standardized work, write capital appropriation requests, manage all capital projects in my area, liaison with outside contractors.

• Technical team member support for our Facilities EHS & Safety Committees and Co-Champion of Environmental Health & Safety for Ergonomics. Subject-Matter expert for Safe Work Practices & Ergonomics for Production & Non-Production work-centers as needed. Meet Cost Out Goals Annually (Consistently Achieved 7 years) DARRYN JARRETT

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Honda Manufacturing of Alabama Lincoln, AL

Associate Technical Specialist – IE III 11/03 – 11/07 Line 2 Start-Up Facility

Responsibilities:

Process task tool requirement identification, purchasing, and set-up, including purchasing all back-up tool inventory and MRO set up

Facilitate all AutoCAD layouts for factory production lines

Identifying/designing all process jigs & fixtures, process work tables

Technical assistance with equipment layout & installation

Production process task set-up for 240 processes

Initial set-up for PFMEA’s & CP&K analysis for all Body Interior and Final assembly operations

Vehicle paint operations set-up support team member

Meet Cost Out Goals of 2*Salary Annually (Consistently Achieved) Process New Model Group Assignment R&D Commission 05/06 – 11/07 Responsibilities:

Support R&D Process/Spec Group members in Alabama, Ohio, Canada, & Japan with new model process/product changes for upcoming model year design changes for multiple models.

Set up static build schedules for new model trial events, ensure parts lists are complete.

Prepare We Are Ready (WAR) presentations for Senior Staff prior to dynamic trial events.

Work with Quality group to assist in reduction of RPU’s and increase straight ship percentages during new model start-up.

EDUCATION

Colorado Technical University

11/09 – 03/11 Masters of Science in Management MSM Project Management

GPA – 3.96/4.0

Summa cum laude

Indiana Institute of Technology

01/93 – 03/99 B.S. – Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering (Dual Degree) 3

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GPA – 3.25/4.0

Dean’s List

MILITARY

U.S.ARMY Fort Campbell, KY

07/81 – 12/86 E-5 Sergeant (P) Air-Defense Artillery

Assistant Platoon Sergeant & Team Chief (TC)

Selected (TC) for Live Stinger Missile Firing Exercise – NAMFI Crete, Greece

Graduate Noncommissioned Officers Academy – Top Honors

3 Year Tour – Germany

Post Physical Training Director (1 yr.)

Special Duty Assignment – German/American Golf Course General Manager (1 yr.) MANAGEMENT HISTORY

06/00 – 09/00 BICC General (Wire), Inc. Marion, IN

Manufacturing Supervisor – 40+ Hourly

06/98 – 02/00 Renaissance Publishing Co. Inc. Auburn, IN

Manufacturing Supervisor – 20+ Hourly

01/87 – 06/99 Domino’s Pizza – Jacksonville, IL & Fort Wayne, IN

Franchisee – Three Stores – 45 Employees (6 yr.)

Area Supervisor – Three Stores – 39 Employees (2 yr.)

Store Manager – 7 Employees (3 yr.)

Manager-In-Training (1 yr.)

SKILLS & TOOLS & EXPERTISE

Capital Projects – On Time & W/I Budget

Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Tools

Project Management Skills & Tools

Lean Facilitator – Lean Tools

Team Building Skills/Tools

Powder Paint & Pretreatment Engineer

EHS, ISO, OSHA – Extended Familiarity

Ergonomics – Subject Matter Expert

Elevated Mechanical Aptitude

Customer Service Expertise

AutoCAD Layout/Design

Time Study / Standard Work

TQM / Product Quality Validation

Microsoft Office Suite – All applications

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