Will Seamus Ennis
*********@*****.***
New Product Introduction and Outsourcing Engineer
Supplier Development Engineer, Operations Engineer, Project Manager.
Objectives
To be in a central position to effectively bring about new products, structures and connections within a growing organization to meet the strategic goals of the company at all levels. To be on the creative edge of bringing something new into being.
Career Timeline/Responsibilities
Automotive Light (Magneti Marelli) Supplier Development Engineer 2015 –Present
Review and approval for multiple tiers of suppliers, of plastics, electronics, cabling, castings and other build-to-print parts. Design review for problem-solving, cost reduction and yield improvement.
Audit and augment suppliers’ quality processes for continuous improvement of part quality and cost. VDA 6.3 auditor certified.
Advanced Innovations/EKM Inc Senior Engineer/ Project Manager 2008 to 12/2014
A Contract Manufacturing Management Firm
Project Engineer supporting multiple projects from various customers/industries
Managed, reviewed and improved the incoming data from customers to be able to build complex PCBAs and mechanical assemblies.
DFM/DFx for PCBAs and build-to-print parts
Managed requirements and schedules for tooling and manufacturing start-up.
Determined and worked to minimize shipping expenses thru optimized package design, shipping container utilization.
Benchmark Electronics Supplier Development Engineer, NPI 2002 to 2008
A Tier 3 Contract Manufacturing Firm
Supplier Development/Supply Chain Engineer for tower and rack mount servers
Daily customer interface at all levels, from engineer to Business Unit VPs, to determine the optimum designs and time to market for New Products.
Reviewed tooling requirements with off-shore suppliers
DFM/DFx for PCBAs and build-to-print parts, including sheet metal, plastics, castings, heatsinks and assembly hardware.
Voice of the customer with suppliers and internally, concerning quality, lead time and price.
Voice of the supplier with design team, with regard to capabilities and cost reduction by design.
ADTRAN, Inc. Senior Process Engineer, New Product Engineering 1994 to 2002
A Data Transmission Telecom OEM
Conceived and initiated the NPI processes and the team approach to supporting it.
Project management for specific engineering groups/product lines with sign-off authority for product release.
Managed the prototype and preproduction builds, both in-house and at subcontractors
Reviewed product BOMs and PCBA layouts.
Created board-level design guidelines for CAD layout.
Additional responsibilities for cross-functional processes, i.e. ECO implementation, product stage gates, etc.
AVEX Electronics, Inc. Staff Engineer 1989 to 1994
A Tier 3 Contract Manufacturing Firm
Industrial Engineering tasks in layout of facility for Continuous Flow Manufacturing, in both PCBA- and final assembly-levels at multiple facilities.
Managed return-on-investment (ROI) analysis for $28 million in equipment in one year and coordinating its purchase, delivery, installation and set-up. This increased the throughput capacity of the business by nearly 300%.
Line-optimization for specific products for balancing the lines’
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Indiana State University
Various Programs for Team Facilitation, Problem Solving and other Technical related courses. Experienced in various CAD and MRP platforms, as well as MS Office, Excel, and Project.