Manufacturing Engineer Lean

Rod P Morrical Cell: 712-***-****

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Plattsmouth, Nebraska 68048-2449

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position in Manufacturing Engineering where my experience will be of value and where successful performance will lead to further advancement and responsibility. I am willing to travel and/or relocate.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERENCE

ELSTER AMERICAN METER COMPANY, Nebraska City, Nebraska

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, February 1993 to Present

- Responsibility to reproduce Residential and Commercial Gas Meters identically and without waste, so that they satisfy all the customers’ physical and functional requirements (quality, reliability, performance, availability and price) and also satisfy Elster’s business goals (profit).

- Lean Manufacturing leader and Project Coordinator.

- Capital equipment qualification, design, purchase and implementation.

- Processing cost reductions (assembly, die casting, machining, molding, paint, ergonomics, safety, and inventory).

- Quality Improvement (ISO, statistical process control, processing improved quality and scrap reduction).

- Relocation of multiple process and manufacturing facility’s (Mexico, Slovakia, Canada, PA, TX, NE).

HONEYWELL-KEYBOARD DIVISION, Las Cruces, New Mexico

Manufacturing Engineer, July 1984 to February 1993

- Keyboard and Touch Panel manufacturing in conjunction with a Maquiladora Facility in Juarez, Mexico.

- Plant manufacturing coordinator for multiple projects in the screen printing and surface mount circuitry technology.

- Capital identification, justification, acquisition and installation.

MICRO SWITCH-DIVISON OF HONEYWELL, Freeport, Illinois

Graphic Design Technician, November 1980 to July 1984

- Research and Development of printed keyboard membrane switches.

- Designed and prototyped the first sealed membrane switch.

EDUCATION

- Associates in Applie Science Degree,

Iowa Western Community College, Clarinda, Iowa

- Multiple in-house training programs.

AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE

Project Management

Capital Equipment Acquisition

Process, Product Cost Reduction

Lean Manufacturing

5-S

Automated Assembly

Special Equipment Design

Design for Manufacturability

Production Support

Product and Facility Relocation

Safety and Ergonomics

Statistical Process Control

ISO Implementation

Microsoft Computer Skills

Auto Cad

International Facilities

Automation

Production Related Training

Process Specifications

Tooling Design, Repair

Packaging and Material Handling

Conveyor Systems

Punch Presses and Die Sets

Molding

Screen Printing

Assembly

Powder Coat and Finish Painting

Machining

Molding

Powder Metals

Aluminum Die Casting

Automated Screw Driving

Material Handling

Packaging Equipment

Hazardous Waste Disposal

Inspection and Calibration

Product Testing

Lathes, Mills and Tapping

Just in Time Manufacturing

Set-up Time Reduction

In-Process Inventory Reduction

References will be provided upon request.

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