JOHN E. FLANIGAN III
Cell: 209-***-**** ***********@*******.***
Objective
Experienced and accomplished manufacturing engineer/supervisor with over ten years of experience looking to leverage extensive background in team leadership, pressure management and problem solving into a career position. Skills Summary
Project Management
Read Technical Drawings
Improve Documentation
Problem Diagnosis
Daily Planning
Employee Training
Process Improvement
Design Tooling
Develop Processes
Root Cause Analysis
Lean / 5S Methodology
Conflict Resolution
Experience
Production Engineer 2014 to 2016
SSL - Palo Alto, CA
Collaborated daily with Design Engineering, Quality Engineering, Production Planning, Spacecraft Managers and Manufacturing Engineers in other departments to execute necessary actions to support the production plan
Responsible for documentation and proper assembly of space flight hardware
Reviewed and approved drawings and procedures
Motivated production workers to achieve company goals
Manufacturing costs reduced 15% from suggested cost saving ideas
Using Lean and 5S methodology created a 'Tools at Point of Use' program
Guided the testing of flight hardware (mechanical, electrical, environmental)
Coordinated with Production Planning to schedule testing that would be performed in other functional areas (vibration, thermal, etc.)
Initiated Purchase Requests (PR) for high cost items or outside services Page 2 of 2
JOHN E. FLANIGAN III
Cell: 209-***-**** ***********@*******.***
Experience, cont.
Swing Shift Supervisor 2012 to 2014
SSL - Palo Alto, CA
Supervised the operations of the Solar Array Assembly and Test lab
Coached a team of over 10 skilled space qualified hardware technicians, helping them to assemble, test, and integrate Solar Arrays to drawing specifications and dimensional and functional tolerances.
Strived for process improvement
Monitored production adherence to schedules
Revised and updated manpower forecasts as required
Evaluated employee performance
Wrote employee reviews and recommended salary increases as appropriate
Wrote employee disciplinary paperwork and delivered to employee
Interviewed potential new hires
Managed the consumable and overhead budgets
Manufacturing Engineer 2006 to 2012
Space Systems/Loral - Palo Alto, CA
Responsible for documentation and proper assembly of space flight hardware
Reviewed and approved drawings and procedures
Motivated production workers to achieve company goals
Troubleshot problems using electrical and mechanical measuring devices Education
Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Management 2010 University of Phoenix