Manager Engineer

PO Box *** East Otis, MA ***** Cell# ***/***-**** Email **********@*****.*********:**********@*****.***

Objective

Using my experience, skills, and educational background to excel in a career that is beneficial to the company I represent.

Experience

RSCC Engineered Wire and Cable llc - ISO 9001/ ISO 14001 - Manufacturer of specialty wire and cable, East Granby, CT

Quality Assurance Manager DHMC Products 2010-2016

Assure consistent quality of production Leadership role in facilitation of continuous and quality improvement activities. Identification/specification/purchase of necessary manufacturing and test equipment. Developing and enforcing manufacturing systems; validating processes; providing documentation; managing/supervise staff; customer audits; ISO audits.

●Restructured Quality lab with electronic data reporting to promote efficient product test flow from in-process to Final testing reduced average required testing time from 190 minutes to 140 minutes per cable Eliminated 500+ hours of overtime/yr

●Project member for the implementation of Customer Complaint and Corrective Action tracking system for DHMC products (QCBD)

●Eliminated quality related filler adhesion issues with CONCENTRIX® cables $230k/year savings

●Reduced 3rd party inspection time from initiation to shipment from 28 days to 10 days

●Development of tracking/reporting system for Business Unit Metrics

●Leadership role on project team for initial ISO 14001 certification in 2013

●Elimination of product quality issues related to “pullout” for high FEP high temperature construction cables. $400k/year savings

●Utilization of LDM (Lean daily management) performance metrics to track and drive quality improvements

Business Process Optimization Manager/Quality Assurance Manager DHMC Products 2010-2012

Develop/implement Continuous Improvement Program using a combination of HOSHIN Planning and 80/20 concepts. Identify areas of opportunity and work with all departments in the drive toward Operational Excellence.

●Develop system and train resources to utilize tools to standardize Team based Continuous Improvement Projects

●Formed teams of HOSHIN Champions to Lead CI Projects

●Managed 9 project leaders and Teams in Waste Reduction Projects using Lean Tools (Kaizen, Project Planning Matrix, Value Stream Mapping, Spaghetti Diagrams, Setup Reduction, Standard Work, A3 format for reporting project progress, 5s, etc)

●Project Leader for following projects:

oForm and weld setup reduction 13 hour average reduced to 3.5 hours

oPlanetary Cabler setup reduction 4 hour average reduced to 1.5 hours

oMatch loss scrap reduction 350,000-400,000 ft per year scrap reduction of insulated conductor

oBraiding capacity increase 3X output increase

oCompanywide scrap tracking system (Microsoft ACCESS database)

o*Company wide scrap reduction projects 2.5% decrease in company scrap, or $300k /year

oJacket extruder setup reduction 6 hour average reduced to 2 hours

Process Engineer 2008-2010

Responsible for process improvements and generation of AFE’s/ capital purchase of equipment for following areas:

●Cabling

●Extrusion

●CODE

●Braid, Lacquer

●Form and Weld

●Creation/maintenance of Part Specific engineering database for extrusion process data sheets

●Support lean concepts/projects and 5S implementation

●Project leader for extrusion tooling program to reduce extrusion tooling costs $300k/ year reduction

●Support of new product implementation into manufacturing

●Responsible for writing/approving/training for operating procedures

OFS Specialty Photonics Division /ISO 9001 - Manufacturer of fiber optic wire and cable for specialty applications, Avon, CT

Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor 2006 – 2008

Develop/implement efficient manufacturing processes utilizing resources in Development Engineering, Process Engineering, Maintenance and Equipment Engineering, Controls Engineering, and Operations.

●Support lean concepts/projects and 5S implementation for fiber draw

●Support of new product implementation into manufacturing

●Responsible for writing/approving/training for fiber draw operating procedures

●Project Leader for Fiber draw furnace upgrade estimated $20,000/yr in material cost savings and $45,000/yr savings in tower up time

●Project Leader for yield improvement team Yield tracking system developed, 5 top $ fiber products selected - yield improvement successful on 4 out the 5 products with overall average increase of 15%

●Project Leader for upgrading/qualifying fiber draw tower control systems using Allen Bradley PLC and RSView software. Cost benefit realized through 2X line speed increase

●Capital recommendations, AFE generation and purchase

Process Engineer/Process Owner 2001 – 2006

Improve fiber draw and extrusion processes and increase process efficiency.

●Reduced cost to manufacture laser component product through process improvement

o$4.58/meter reduction +$750,000/yr cost savings (Received company award)

●Worked with Chemical engineering lab to reduce coating scrap $80,000/yr cost savings (Received company award)

●Project Leader for implementation of WIP tracking through use of Microsoft ACCESS

oElimination of routing steps to improve product flow to inventory

Reduced lead time of specific products from 14 days to 4 days

●Qualified alternate fiber draw furnace component vendor

o$96,000/year savings component costs

o$137,000/year savings with elimination of process step

●Create and maintain manufacturing recipes for all HCS fiber products

●Responsible for process related troubleshooting

Sheffield Plastics Inc. A BAYER COMPANY /ISO9000 - Manufacturer of polycarbonate and polyester sheet, Sheffield, MA

Process Manager, 2000 - 2001

Review all aspects of the product to increase capacity and develop a stronger foothold in this market (maintained roles and responsibilities of project/process engineer along with capital projects manager).

●Improved machine utilization and made equipment/process modifications

$285,000 in gross revenue for 2001

●Reduced reclaim inventory from +300,000 to 8,000 pounds

Project/Process Engineer, 1998 - 2000/Capital Projects Manager December 1997 – March 2001

●Large and small capital projects management

●Developed and implemented capital procedures along with budget tracking system

●Managed small capital projects budget ($1.5 million/year)

oFacilitation of all small and large projects implementation

●Installation of complete four-foot polycarbonate sheet line

●Installation of five on line gravimetric blending systems

oColor changeover process modification savings estimate of $415,000/year

●Specification, purchase, and installation of ionizing sheet cleaning units for eliminating sawdust and fines for vending front screen printing application

●Team Leader in projects to reduce setup time/cost

o$200,000/year savings for first reduction

Continuous Improvement Engineer, 1994 -1998

As a team member of the engineering department utilizing ISO 9000 standards, I worked with all departments to continually improve the company as a whole.

●Assisted in implementation of process equipment for two meter polycarbonate sheet line with co-extrusion capability

●Implementation of process equipment to convert a monolayer polyester extrusion line to ABA co-extrusion for a new product implementation

●Team Leader to implement radio frequency automated data (RFID) collection system

Computer Experience/Certifications

Microsoft 0ffice (Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Microsoft Project

AutoCAD

2 axis CNC programming using CADCAM

Lean Manufacturing Tools Certification

Fusion UV Maintenance Certification

Facilitator Training Certification

HOSHIN Champion Certification

8D Corrective Action Problem Solving

Education

Western New England College

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

President of school sponsored ASME

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