Engineering Engineer
Resume:
James F. Donahue
Akron OH, 44312
(330) 310 - 4980 *******@*******.***
Career Summary
Mechanical Engineer with more than 15 years Project and Process Engineering experience supporting North and Latin American plant manufacturing with rubber and reinforced materials approvals. Project Manager/Supervisor for nuclear power plant Field Services, Chemical Decontaminations, Mechanical, and In-Core Instrumentation
Additional experience/skills:
● Internal & External Supplier ● Plant Calendering, Stock Prep,
Development. Mixing, Extrusion, Curing, Building
● Lead ISO 9001 internal auditor. and Final Processes Engineering.
● Latin American Materials Coordinator. ● Manufacturing Equipment upgrades
● Materials and Process Engineering and qualification Engineering
● New Product Review Coordinator
● Tire Engineering Processes ● Race Tire Process and Materials
Development and Qualification. Coordinator – Plant and Tech Center
● Green Belt/DFSS Training. ● Trained/Experienced Supervisor
● Corporate Standards Development ● Sales Engineering
● 3 Patents applied for new designs/technology ● CAD training/E Drafting – In House
● Innovation Materials Engineering & Processing
● Field return product surveys and evaluations of materials and construction.
Professional Experience
●Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Americas Technical Center, Akron, Ohio Project Engineer, Materials Sciences 2013-2015
Responsible for new and 2nd source indirect and direct Materials approvals supporting North and Latin American consumer and commercial tire plants. As Latin American Materials Coordinator had oversight for > $5million of projects leading to plant savings and new local sources.
Approval projects activities include supplier certification, mixing, laboratory testing, data review and reports to meet approval criteria leading to approved materials for the Corporate and tire plant purchasing data bases.
Led internal audits as a Lead and team auditor at Corporate technical center.
Project Engineer, Process Product Development 2008-2013
Primary responsibility required providing technical processing and standardization support to tire engineering, mold design and tire plants to complete new and existing product industrialization. Efforts reduced new product approval times by one cycle or enabled project completion on time.
Analyze plant processes and data using 6 sigma tools to determine process capability and make countermeasures. E-drafting engineering changes for process improvement.
Coordinator of biannual New Product meetings between plants, sales, planning, materials, quality and tire and equipment engineering to review and achieve successful product launches.
Trained and provided ISO 9001 internal auditor support as lead auditor.
James F. Donahue Professional Experience
Received Presidents award for new PSR & LTR Eco-product launch support leading to near 100% acceptance compliance in production at 3 tire plants
Led innovation seeds projects investigating new processes and materials for consumer tires. Projects led to further project development in Tire and Materials engineering.
Project Engineer, Reinforcements Development 2001-2008
Led major project approving new higher strength polyester cord and adoption in 8 North and Latin American plants for PSR and LTR tires. Received CEO Award for project completion. Material improved corporate competitive strategy for OE and trade tire business.
Completed 2nd source approvals and plant trials with polyester and nylon cord and plant process trials on Kevlar, fiberglass and rayon materials.
Provided open wheel Race Tire materials and process support from Tech Center with plant and supplier visits as needed. Reduced rejected material rates by more than 50% with improved processing and new standards.
Development and implementation of reinforced Material Specifications used in Tire engineering and Plant Tech Services in all NA and LA plants. Received Presidents Award for successful completion and implementation of project.
Field return product evaluations & surveys of materials and construction at plants and tech centers.
Completed lab, material and process trial approvals for new polyester cord material for new tire building and stock preparation process. Project involved external supplier lab and equipment process and system approvals and assistance with design of new treating lines to meet our standards.
● Bridgestone Firestone, LLC Decatur, Ill 1997 -2001
Process Engineer Technical Services Department
Responsible for technical oversight to the Calendering and Stock cutting Production departments producing steel, nylon and polyester ply stocks, innerliner, non-reinforced calendered tire components and bead filler and wires.
Verified daily production, assisted in Kaizan and waste reduction activities and provided standards and direct support to plant engineering. Conducted plant trials to validate and approve new materials as directed by plant and Corporate Purchasing.
Responsible for tracking and enforcing stock prop engineering and mixing countermeasures to deal with seasonal environmental changes to plant and keep production and quality to standards.
Responsible for support to the Tech Center open wheel Race Tire production and development departments overseeing plant production and included assisting plant mixing and Tech Center final production to solve materials disposition as needed.
Received Plant Managers Award for engineering and startup of an edge control system to improve calendered textiles and reduce waste by more than 20% and led to system payback within first year of use. Presented findings at corporate calendering workshop leading to addition of systems at other plants.
Completed Capital calendering control system upgrade projects with plant engineering and qualified 2 systems to meet local and Corporate standards.
James F. Donahue Professional Experience
●Westinghouse Electric Corporation Monroeville/Madison Pa 1981-1996
Project Engineer/Supervisor Chemical Decontamination Services 1990-1996
Project Engineering and Supervisory responsibilities on chemical decontamination
contracts at commercial nuclear plants in U.S. and Canada.
Services provided on primary and secondary reactor heat transfer systems.
Responsible for marketing, contracts, training, procurement of materials and
services, equipment development, project planning, shipping and on site project
deployment, execution and completion.
Renewal Parts Specialist Nuclear Services Division 1986-1990
Specification and Sales Engineering support for nuclear plant primary and backup
parts and services. Single and multi-plant multi-million dollar component
acquisition contracts executed.
Project Engineer/Supervisor Nuclear Services Division 1981-1986
. As PWR Project Manager & Supervisor on more than 50 mechanical and electro-
mechanical field project assignments at operating and start-up nuclear plants.
Responsible for marketing, training, standards, equipment and operating procedure
development.
New installation processes, equipment and components developed on primary
system instrumentation projects.
Education
- BSMET Point Park College 1981 – Pittsburgh Pa.
- Associates in Mechanical Engineering 1974 Penn State University – McKeesport, Pa.
Additional Training:
-Green Belt training
-Design for Six Sigma Black Belt training
-Textiles Fundamentals - North Carolina State University
-High Potential Management training at Vanderbilt University
-Steelcord Materials Manufacturing training
-Chemical Engineering Introductory training – American Chemical Society
-CAD training – AutoCad14
-Supervisory skills training
-Corporate Project Management training
References available upon request
Interests: Biking, golf, hiking, community volunteering.
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