Engineer Manager

GORDON E. SCOTT

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SUMMARY

Industrial Engineer working to:

Stabilize and standardize processes to reduce scrap and rework

Identify and eliminate waste in labor, materials and inventory

Give your customer faster delivery at less cost than your competition while increasing profits.

BSIE (Purdue University) ~ Manager and Engineer with 25 years of manufacturing experience.

Purdue University Six Sigma Green and Black Belt trained. Currently working on Black Belt certification.

Extensive training in team building, problem solving and Lean Management.

Experience in SAP, MRP, ISO, TS, SPC, CAD, Six Sigma, VSM, Pull/Flow systems, Kanban, Kaizen and 5S.

Industries: Military Avionics, Medical Devices, Automotive, Fabrication and Electronics.

SKILLS

Management

Supervise direct and indirect personnel. Hire, fire, review and develop employees.

Establish and monitor department budgets. Schedule workload and resolve conflicts.

Engineering

Design processes and assembly lines, fixtures, write procedures, select and justify capital equipment.

Develop/maintain BOM’s, routings, change requests, time standards and related documentation.

Conduct studies in; FMEA, capacity utilization, Six Sigma process improvement.

Manage projects for quote, design, documentation, product launch and customer review.

Training/Facilitating

Train and facilitate teams in problem solving and principals of Lean Management.

Certified, Training Within Industry (TWI), Job Relations and Job Instruction practitioner.

EXPERIENCE

Zimmer Biomet, Inc. / Aerotek Warsaw, IN

Manufacturer of surgically implanted joint replacements.

Industrial Engineer 10/2013-Present

Responsible for establishing and maintaining the global work measurement system at Zimmer Biomet.

Support engineering staff to develop and implement engineering standards using calculated time studies, predetermined time standards, labor reporting statistics and operating reports to increase productivity and efficiency.

Write and maintain MS Access queries to gather Work centers, Part Numbers, routing steps, time standards etc from the JDE Information Warehouse in preparation for time studies.

Partner with the operations supervisors, engineering managers and value stream managers to advise them on labor productivity.

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer - Contract

Support daily manufacturing activity for instrument packaging group.

Pursue continuous improvements in the packaging department and processes in general.

Manage changes to BOMs, Routers, Work instructions, drawings and other support documentation.

Review and disposition packaging scrap and rework daily.

Manage Production Failure Mode Effect Analysis (PFMEA) for CE (European Union) recertification project.

Utilimaster Corporation Wakarusa, IN 2012-5/2013

Manufacturer of commercial delivery vehicles

Manufacturing Engineer on project team responsible to move all facilities Wakarusa to Bristol IN.

Identify ongoing needs for new production lines in Bristol and administer purchase and tracking of tools.

Audit and document all tools, fixtures templates and custom aids that will needed for the new Bristol line.

Develop standard work instructions for the new lines.

Identify process changes from old to new lines and assist in identifying required Routing/BOM changes.

Audit and update the current state flow in Visio.

Develop the future state flow chart for the new facility.

Completed SIMUl8 training.

Collected preliminary cycle times for load leveling analysis in Ease.

Reason for leaving: Contract completion.

Raytheon Technical Services Company Indianapolis, IN 2010-2012

Manufacturer of Military Hardware

Manufacturing Engineer

Lead operator teams to standardize manufacturing processes and convert Batch processes to Flow.

Define and document standard manufacturing processes.

Work with teams to identify and implement process improvements.

Work with operators to introduce Total Productive Maintenance and improve machine up time.

Reason for leaving: layoff due to decreased contract awards driven by reduced military budget and worldwide activity

Zimmer, Inc. / Technisource Warsaw, IN 2008-2009

Manufacturer of surgically implanted joint replacements.

Contract Manufacturing Engineer

Advise and assist supervisors and operators in implementation of Lean concepts.

Implement visual controls to prevent over production.

Develop standardized work instructions to reduce scrap and rework.

Perform time and product flow studies to determine process and equipment capacity.

Develop spreadsheets to predict capacity constraints given rate and product mix changes.

Design ACCESS queries of JDE databases to analyze, scheduling and lead times.

Develop and maintain documents and visual aids to standardize processes and training for operators.

Completed Training Within Industry (TWI) classes certified in Job Relations and Job Instruction.

Reason for leaving: Contract completion.

Valmont Industries Plymouth, IN 2006-2008

Manufacturer of communication towers and highway sign structures.

Lean Coordinator

Applied for and implemented $200,000 Indiana State training grant and trained over 100 employees.

Managed company wide Purdue University Lean Management training program.

Lead Office Kaizens that reduced quote and design time by 3 days to meet customer demand.

Lead Kaizens that reduced warehouse pick time by 20%, consolidated buildings to save over $1000/month, implemented 5S, Value Stream Mapped processes and introduced team problem solving.

Reason for leaving: layoff due to business conditions. Letter of recommendation available.

The Lincoln Electric Company Cleveland, OH 2005-2006

Manufacturer of consumer and commercial welding systems.

Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering Department

Redesign production lines for increased flexibility and single-piece flow.

Convert SAP push scheduled production to Kanban pull scheduling in final assembly areas.

Meet team goals for delivery, efficiency, line uptime, waste reduction, safety and process improvement.

Troubleshoot problems related to - BOM, tool, assembly procedure, workstation layout, material/floor layout, safety, Kanban, packaging, material handling.

Reason for leaving: New position at Valmont Industries

Douglas Autotech Corporation Bronson, MI 2002-2005

Manufacturer of heavy-duty steering columns.

Industrial Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering Department

Implement Lean Manufacturing concepts – Value Steam Mapping, Kanban, Kaizen, one piece flow

Project management – new equipment installation, training, cell and workstation design.

Conduct time studies, maintain routings and BOM’s, write procedures and specify packaging.

Coordinate 3 months of Kaizen activities directed by Toyota Production System consultants from Japan.

Analyze databases and forecasts of product demand for capacity analysis of new layouts and equipment.

Reason for leaving: New position at Lincoln Electric

Bosch Automation Products Buchanan, MI 2000-2001

Provider of Structural Framing and Transport Systems for Manufacturing and Automation.

Applications Engineer, Structural Framing Systems

Provide support to end users/distributors regarding technical product information and design questions.

Reason for leaving: layoff due to company merger and business decline.

Gast Manufacturing Benton Harbor, MI 1998-2000

Design and manufacturer of air compressors and vacuum pumps.

Manufacturing Process Manage

Manage three mature product lines; supervise 8 hourly assemblers and all activities to support them.

Process design and installation of high volume “flow” production lines to produce over 10,000 units/month.

Project manager for new product introduction including capital equipment selection, developing assembly instructions, fixtures, plant layout, material handling, specification and build of test systems.

Reason for leaving: layoff due to consolidation of departments.

Crown International Broadcast Division Elkhart, IN 1995-1997

Manufacturer of low power FM broadcast transmitters.

Manufacturing Manager

Supervised two subassembly and final assembly production lines with 7 assemblers and technicians.

Designed and installed assembly line for new product and documented all assembly procedures.

Redesigned existing production floor for move to new building and increased output by 100%.

Coordinated production schedules with sales and finance, provided manufacturing engineering support.

Coordinated materials requirements with Master Planners and Purchasing and controlled WIP inventories.

Managed department budget of over $200,000.

Reason for leaving: layoff due to losing major contract in another division and subsequent reorganization.

American Electronic Components, Inc. Elkhart, IN 1993-1994

Manufacturer of electro-mechanical sensors for automotive and other applications.

Quality Engineer

Managed documentation of production process for Chrysler Quality Audits including gauge and process capability studies, flow charting, SPC program and FEMA. Met monthly with Chrysler Quality management.

Reason for leaving: job offer with better opportunity.

Miles, Inc (Bayer Healthcare Corporation) Elkhart, IN 1983-1992

Manufacturer of chemical and electronic medical diagnostic systems.

Manufacturing Development Engineer

Project management and process/equipment feasibility analysis using SIMAN/Cinema simulation software.

Facilitator, Employee Involvement Program

Advisor/trainer of bargaining unit and salaried problem solving teams. Consulted with union leadership and managers to integrate group problem solving in their organizations.

Responsible for writing and updating assembly procedures, estimating assembly time standards, troubleshooting production problems and reviewing all assembly documentation before release to production.

Reason for leaving: layoff due to business downturn.

Rockwell International, Avionics Group Cedar Rapids, IA 1978-1983

Manufacturer of electronics instrumentation for government and commercial aviation applications.

Department Manager

Manager of 8 direct and 43 indirect employees in production and support roles.

Production Control Engineer

Managed project requests for build of production test equipment.

Entry-level Industrial Engineer.

Time study, material handling, new equipment selection and justification.

Reason for leaving: desire to move closer to family.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES and PROFICIENCIES

Facilitator and team/leader trainer for Employee Involvement team problem solving program.

Team member with Chrysler Quality Engineers, awarded Chrysler Production Quality Certification.

Internal ISO (9000 and 13485) auditor and auditor escort during certification visits.

Project manager for plant wide process simulation used to develop 5 year capacity plan.

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS

BS Industrial Engineering, Purdue University

Lean Tool Kit Certification, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Purdue University MEP Six Sigma Black Belt trained and working on Black Belt certification

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