SETH DURHAM

acvn98@r.postjobfree.com

270-***-****

Career Summary:

My background is in the automotive industry and related supply chain applications. I am seeking to continue my career in Manufacturing and expand my role, potentially into a new industrial sector. An ideal position would involve management experience, travel, and an opportunity to further my education. I work best in a change-oriented environment that often considers new approaches and ideas. While it’s certainly more comfortable to work on processes you know and deeply understand, I excel with challenging work that is significantly different than what I have previously experienced. By managing many projects at Meritor Franklin, I have built a solid, diversified skillset and see myself building upon that foundation and growing into an executive role in the next 3 to 5 years. EXPERIENCE

Meritor

Site Engineer

As the site engineer, my overriding task is to understand the facility’s needs and recommend projects to propel the capability for production to meet and exceed those needs. After the idea for a project has been discussed, I take it from an embryonic concept through to a fully implemented, production released improvement. I advocate for the projects and push them through every step of conception and implementation to include writing and presenting acquisition requests to the North America Directors. I support the production effort through capital spending, total productive maintenance efforts, and managing tooling designs and inventories. I’ve been heavily involved in efforts to convert the facility to a Toyota based production system and have lived the successes and failures of that struggle.

Accomplishments:

• Excelled as the Maintenance Manager in addition to normal duties for an extended interim following organizational changes.

• Successfully implemented two new Okuma lathes and lead a Daily Operator Maintenance team (part of TPM) to support the launch with permanent continuous improvement efforts.

• Develop and implement a new Solidworks based process for Spinform tooling design and implementation to eliminate tooling related downtime.

• Received extensive Six Sigma training and executed a Green Belt project to improve throughput in the facility’s constraining process.

• Successfully implement $3.5 Million over 13 capital improvement projects over the course of 18 months.

• Establish and proliferate standardized jaw designs for robot end effectors. Please see the addendum for a more exhaustive list of projects. Additional information may be available upon request.

07/2014 – Present

Franklin, KY

Trace Die Cast

Engineering Intern

At Trace I assisted the tooling manager and his compatriot project managers in their day to day activities. Frequently this included designing experiments and gathering useful data to identify and solve various manufacturing issues. Often, I would formally present the conclusions and have my information forwarded to customers or suppliers. I learned a great deal about tooling management and how to properly support production through that avenue. After 2 years at the 01/2011 - 07/2014

Bowling Green, KY

SKILLS

• Very experienced in professional presentation drafting and delivery.

• Accustomed to operating in a problem solving environment and interfacing between upper level management and labor or skilled personnel.

• Motivated by problem solving through data collection and analysis, to include 6 Sigma style mining when necessary.

• Experienced in programming with VBA in excel and access and familiar with Allen Bradley PLC Logic.

• Skilled with CAD/CAM programs and familiar with G-coding (CAD: most proficient with SolidWorks, working knowledge of UG. CAM: Proficient with Mastercam and familiar with SolidWorks CAM plugins)

• Experienced with personnel management, team building, and situational leadership.

• Conversational skills in German.

• Implementing lean concepts and building a spirit of continuous improvement.

• Eagle Scout

• Studying for PMP and EIT

site, I became deeply involved in training both hourly staff and other interns about the processes, defects, standard work, and statistical process control. Accomplishments:

• Created and coordinated computer system for job training planning, scheduling, and record keeping. Developed this multidisciplinary database in VBA for Microsoft Access.

• Accessed and organized a $2M tooling inventory on a daily basis in order to establish a new tool labeling and storage system for depreciating tools (service parts, etc).

• Implemented a training system for new hires that familiarized them with the process and Six Sigma data collection and implementation.

• Assisted with part number specific cost accounting related to expendable tools. United States Marine Corps

Officer Candidate

During college, I decided to pursue a military career and found that Marine OCS would allow me to finish my degree and attend flight school. Over the course of 6 months, I trained from relative inactivity to a 19:50 3 mile and was selected to attend OCS. I attended two 6 week sessions at the Quantico, VA USMC base, one each summer for two years. The training involved rigorous physical activity, leadership training, and the best personnel management training in the world. I successfully completed both sessions and graduated. Following my completion of college, a medical situation affected my contract and I elected not to pursue my commission.

• Physical Fitness Test score of 276/300

2012 – 2014

Lexington, KY

Quantico, VA

Hospitality and Service Industries

Front Desk Clerk/Reservations, Waiter, Fry Cook

2006 – 2010

Kentucky Lake Area

EDUCATION

Western Kentucky University

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

• Minors: Finance, Systems Engineering

• Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Induction into Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society 08/2010 – 05/2014

Bowling Green, KY

Marshall County High School

Graduated with Honors, Rank 8 of 300

08/2006 – 05/2010

Benton, KY

SETH DURHAM

acvn98@r.postjobfree.com

Addendum: 270-***-****

This document has been attached to my resume in order to explicitly demonstrate my previous project management experience. Some additional details could be made available regarding specific projects, however, please bear in mind that much of this type of work is subject to intellectual property governances. I may have to respectfully decline requests for more information, specifically as it relates to the processes I have previously worked to improve.

# Project Title Approximate Budget Timeline Under/Over budget On time/Past due Completed? Approved for Purchasing

1 Spinform Tooling Upgrades 135k per year 3 years At budget On time No 2 Process chiller installation (PP) 145k 2 months Marginally over On time Yes 3 Machining upgrades (2 new lathes) 2.1 M 1 year Under budget On time Yes 4 Machining upgrade (1 new mill) 100k 4 months Significantly under On time Yes 5 Centrifugal Casting Hydraulic Upg. 30k 2 months At budget On time Yes 6 Pressure Pour Reline 150k 1 year Over budget On time Yes 7 Spinform Platform Installation 120k 6 months At budget Past Due No 8 Gross Melt Furnace Rebuild 100k 2 months At budget On time Yes 9 150T Chiller Replacement 185k 4 months Under budget On time Yes 10 New Gauge development 160k 3 months At budget Past due No 11 Banding Strapper replacement 150k 3 months Under budget On time No 12 Drill coolant upgrade 30k 2 months At budget On time No 13 Melter Hose Refirbishment 190k 1 month Over budget Past Due Yes Under Development

14 X10 Shot Blaster replacement 300k 6 months - - No 15 FMT Cleaner/Prep Machine replace. 300k 6 months - - No 16 Liebert Dry Air Cooler replacement 350k 3 months - - No 17 Pour pot holding furnace (green belt) 130k 3 months - - No Ongoing (based on burden)

17 Lathe tooling standaridization/consol. - 1 year - On time 90% 18 SF Tooling standardization/consol - 3 years - On time 60% 19 Plant layout development - ? - - 30%

Total managed and implemented capital 3595000

Total proposed capital 1080000

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