CAREER DIRECTIVE

My objective is to secure a challenging hands-on Senior Position in Manufacturing, Process Development, Project Engineering or Project Management. I want to join a growth orientated organization in a capacity where my years of experience and training will contribute to an increase in efficiencies and reduce costs. A progressive organization can utilize my leadership and management skills, to meet business concerns, objectives, and strategies.

EXPERIENCE

2008 – 2015 PROCESS ENGINEERING MANAGER, Saft America Inc. Valdosta, GA. I have Led continuous improvement teams, assisted in Kaizen events, VSM & cost reduction efforts, conducted and facilitated process workflow studies, review work instructions (SOE, OMS, Product Sync, MFG-docs), Process related projects management. Review existing and proposed product designs for ease of manufacture and make recommendations that will enhance the quality and producibility of the product. Review Web handling process in Chemical plant. Track audit, and review outside Tools & Molds.

Performed line balancing on TLX battery assembly process, Improved TLX throughput by 33%

Resolved quality issue developed a method of inserting Supercap plate stacks into containers without 60% damage.

Performed on Kaizen events that increased throughput Aviation and Rail Cells.

2004 – 2008 PRESIDENT. SGO Design Center. Fayetteville, GA., Managed, directed, and monitor all personnel activities including work force forecasting, wage increases, staff assignments. Responsible for all stages of developing product from design to manufacture, to installation.

2002 – 2004 PRODUCT ENGINEER. THOR Ind. (Damon Motor Coach). Elkhart, IN. Motor Home Development interior and exterior. Gas and Diesel pusher line class A. Worked with Ford, Freightliner, Spartan, and Workhorse chassis’s. Design using AutoCAD in 3D, Robocast storage boxes, holding tanks, floors, truss system, plumbing system, LP gas lines, slide out rooms, composite (aluminum & fiberglass) side walls, and storage doors.

Developed several new floor plans

Improved product design

1998 – 2002 DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT ENGINEERING. Ditto Sales Inc. /Versteel. Jasper, IN. Directed product development of Office Furniture Products, maintenance support, product extensions, and cost improvements. Direct and monitor all personnel activities within engineering areas including work force forecasting, wage increases, staff assignments, promotions, and performance reviews. Maintain and develop products to meet BIFMA, CSA, & UL., along with specific codes and standards. Respond to UL Variation notices. Develop engineering documentation system. Products include castings, extrusions (Aluminum, PVC), injection moldings, stampings, tubing, assemblies, weldments, metals, powdered metals, plastic vacuum forming and wood.

Analyzing office workflow, reducing lead times.

Improved product design that will save 18% on assembly costs.

Reduced lead times on specials by implementing change from 2D AUTOCAD drawings to 3D Pro/E models.

Cost reduction of $12.00 per unit, increased yearly earnings by $300,000.

Developed excellent Engineering Technicians Team; increased output in Engineering by 20%.

Economic feasibility studies of proposed, new/improved product designs, or replacements (saved $35,000 tooling cost).

1996 – 1997 CONTRACT ENGINEER. {1st} Delphi Automotive – Coopersville, MI. Manufacturing Engineering – Perform root cause analysis on fuel injector line and suggest improvements to manufacturing.

{2nd} Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co. Grand Rapids, MI. Product Engineering – perform maintenance support for products, ISO audits, and review roll forming operation tolerances.

Process Capability studies, SPC, reduced variances increased quality.

Perform root cause analysis on fuel injector fuel line and suggest improvements to manufacturing – Reducing rejects rates.

1987 – 1996 PROJECT ENGINEER. Herman Miller Inc. – Custom Choices Division. Zeeland, MI. Product development of Office Furniture, maintenance, support, product extensions, and improvement on assigned products for form, fit, and function

from concept to implementation for special products. Products include castings, extrusions, injection moldings, stampings, vacuum forming and wood. Responsible for engineering assessments on special bids. Perform internal ISO audits.

Reduced lead times by 28%, allowed customer to launch product on time.

Assisted Customer Service and Sales with Project mock-ups for six years with a 98.5% shipment completion rate. Allowed Sales to respond to customers’ needs quickly in the bidding stage.

Assigned in reducing order-processing time from seven to three days.

1984 – 1987 PRODUCT ENGINEER. AMP Inc. Harrisburg, PA. Reviewing of military, aerospace and corporate customer specifications, along with drawing compliance and/or exception reports. Responsible for modifications, maintenance of electrical connector products, coordinate those changes into production.

DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER. Conceive, plan, and develop new electrical connectors, provide sketches, initiate and support design review meetings; prepare cost estimates for products and coordinate products from concept into production.

Switch from Phenolic to Rynite FR530 thermoplastic increased earnings by reduction in modeling cycle times.

Resolved quality issue, eliminated silk screening process for adhesive. Referred to lab to research new adhesives to Transfer pad print application, increased quality and profits.

DESIGN ENGINEER. Methode Electronics, Rolling Meadow, IL. Design tooling and electrical connector components.

Cost reduction on wire termination hand tool.

Increased earnings by 40% on hand tools

MECHANICAL ENGINEER. Commonwealth Edison CO. Chicago, IL. Station Mechanical Engineering Department.

Economic & Thermodynamic Studies, Recommended Feed-water Heater Replacement, cost savings of 15%.

G.M.I STUDENT. Chevrolet Detroit Forge. Detroit, MI. Hydramatic Division of General Motors Corp. Ypsilanti, MI.

Cutter Grinding Department – Responsible for reviewing tool life. Uncovered 60% of insert tooling waste.

Production Plant #3 – Review and compile data in automatic upsetter production and tool life. Set up preventive maintenance schedule.

Production Plant #2 – Study stabilizer eye form operation and make final summary report with recommendations

Materials Lab Technician – steel microstructure, X-raying, tensile testing, oil studies, coal B.T.U content, and materials handling lab.

EDUCATION

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. Chicago, IL. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Broad engineering curriculum and thermodynamics with option in energy. Minor course work in business.

GENERAL MOTORS INSTITUTE. Flint, MI. Broad engineering curriculum with materials, and materials processing courses.

SKILLS

CAD AUTOCAD, Pro/Engineer, SDRC-Ideas, Solid Works

QUALITY AS9100, Certificate ISO 9000 Internal Auditor, FMEA analysis, Green Belt Trained- Six Sigma

Process Capability Studies, Taguchi Methods- Robust Design, Design of cost effective metal stampings, and Kepner-Tregoe analysis.

SOFTWARE Microsoft Excel, Projects, Word and Works. Project Management. MRP – MFG/PRO, Made to manage, SAP, IBM.

Configuration management, continuous improvement, Cost reduction, Customer Service, Engineering documentation, Engineering feasibility studies, floor plans layouts, forecasting, Internal Auditor, ISO9000, ISO 9001, AS9100, Manufacturing, Material selection, performance reviews, Personnel development, product design, Product/Process development, proposals, research, and statistical process control (SPC).

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