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Mt. Vernon, TX *****

920-***-****

acwtfx@r.postjobfree.com

James P. Bonner

Objective: Apply knowledge, experience, and skills in a manufacturing engineering position.

Summary of Experience:

Engineering professional with over twenty years’ experience in operations, engineering, maintenance, supply chain, sales, customer service, quality, and cost estimating. Extensive experience in customer development, supplier development, project management, new product and process development, product and plant design, operations, health and safety, process improvement, cost control, supplier cost negotiation, employee development, and lean manufacturing.

Work Experience:

Big Tex Trailers

Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Mt. Pleasant, TX 2014 to present

Responsible for manufacturing engineering activities at seven locations

Leading effort to improve plant safety and improve trailer welding and assembly operations through 5S implementation and work cell ergonomic improvement

Improving powder and wet paint performance to increase durability and reduce costs through employee training and equipment upgrades

Designed and built welding fixtures for 50 different trailer models that increased productivity by 115%

Increased aluminum truck bed by 400% through improved design, tooling and methods

Designed, built and installed custom manufacturing equipment to improve work cell ergonomics, safety and material handling

Maysteel, LLC

Director, Engineering Liaison, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, MX 2011 to 2013

Responsible for a new fabrication facility set up and production start up

Created the project plan and project budgets including capex and operating cost

Managed the installation of all infrastructure and fabrication equipment

Led the transfer of 8 program relocations into the facility

Designed, specified, purchased and installed a new powder paint system

Specified, selected, and purchased a new laser cutting systems, forming systems, and punch presses for the facility

Selected and trained new production operators on the fabrication equipment and production processes, implemented standard work and standard OMS documentation

Selected and developed the local Mexico supply chain for the facility

Implemented TPM and was responsible for plant safety and regulatory compliance

Responsible for all continuous improvement and lean activity at the facility

Set up the quality management systems and metrology laboratory

Wrote the quality manual in preparation for ISO 9002 certification

Trained the quality engineer and technicians in print reading, metrology, TPS, problem solving, spc and the quality system

Plant Manager, Menomonee Falls, WI 2010 to 2011

Led the re-start of the facility for production of consumer oriented product lines

Recruited the support and production team members to staff the facility

Supervised all engineering, planning, maintenance, and production employees

Managed all fabrication processes including welding and robotic welding

Developed the production processes and specified the tooling and equipment for the manufacture of the product lines

Achieved 99% on time deliver, 800 dppm quality and zero recordable injuries

Transferred the product lines and equipment to Mexico in 2012

Director, Supply Chain Engineering, Allenton, WI 2009 to 2010

Responsible for supplier selection, quality, and delivery improvements

Selected and qualified 8 China based new suppliers

Leader of corporate wide outsourcing of stampings and fabricated components

Improved supplier quality from over 100,000 dppm to less than 5,000 dppm

Implemented improved tooling and processes at key domestic and Asian suppliers

Operations Manager, Menomonee Falls, WI 2005 to 2009

Responsible for a $35,000,000 revenue facility and 135 direct and indirect employees

Managed operations, sales, estimating, engineering, supplier quality, production planning, and maintenance

Selected and developed 15 new China based suppliers

Improved profitability from a 20% loss to a 22% profit in one year by improving welding and robotic welding operations

Sold $90,000,000 in new business

Implemented TPS improvement methodologies resulting $10,000,000 in cost reductions

Specified, purchased and installed $5,000,000 in capital equipment

Won the supplier of the year award from a Fortune 100 customer

Implemented a maintenance planning system that reduced equipment downtime by 25% and maintenance costs by 18%

Transferred the product lines to Creedmoor, NC in 2009

Director of Engineer, Allenton, WI 2004 to 2005

Leader of new product introduction and process development teams.

Managed design engineering, project management, manufacturing engineering, tool engineering, and tool room

Supervise 36 employees including product, program, and manufacturing engineers; and estimators

Engineered $100,000,000 in new products

Implemented lean manufacturing techniques resulting in over $4,000,000 in cost savings

Director, Technical Services Engineering, Allenton, WI 1999 to 2003

Researched, justified, and procured $18,000,000 in new capital equipment and automation including welding robots

Implemented cross-functional engineering teams for new program introduction resulting in a 25 percent reduction in the development cycle

Maintained ISO 9002 certification as corporate quality lead

Responsible for corporate wide product and process improvements including fabrication, welding, paint, and assembly, and capital equipment purchases and installations

Led corporate estimating, NPI, manufacturing engineering, and quality teams

Director, Development Engineering, Allenton, WI 1996 to1999

Managed product development Technical Center, design engineering, and tool room

Established and staffed a contract engineering design center

Responsible for all NPI activities

Increased prototype revenue 200% in one year

Achieved and maintained 55% profits on prototype sales

Managed startup of two manufacturing facilities: Fremont CA. and Ponce, PR.

Managed factory expansion of two Wisconsin facilities

Manager, Engineering, Operations, and Quality, Galway, Republic of Ireland 1994 to1996

Led operations, engineering, quality, tooling, and maintenance teams

Estimated and sold $8,000,000 in new business

Responsible for improving financial performance from a $5,000,000 loss to $2,500,000 profit in one year

Maintained ISO 9002 certification as quality manager

Implemented lean manufacturing concepts on four new programs in one year

Trained employees on all manufacturing processes including punching, forming, welding, powder painting, and assembly

Designed, specified, justified, and installed a new automated powder paint system

Justified and installed three coil fed punch presses with capacity to 660 tons

Installed two robotic frame welding cells

Project Manager, Menomonee Falls, WI 1993 to1994

Accountable for achieving cost, quality, and delivery objectives for assigned programs

Primary customer contact for program management

Installed two continuous flow cells for office furniture products

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Menomonee Falls, WI 1992 to1993

Improved efficiencies in punch press, press brake, welding, paint, and assembly through implementation of lean manufacturing and SMED set up reduction.

Quality Assurance Supervisor, Allenton, WI 1990 to1992

Directed the quality assurance staff supporting production, program introduction, supplier quality and supplier certification

Oscar Mayer Foods

Production Team Leader, Sandusky, OH 1989 to1990

Production, maintenance, and sanitation supervisor for the Lunchables and pre-fried bacon product lines

Supervised 150 direct labor union employees in a USDA inspected facility

Engineering Management Development Program Trainee, Madison, WI 1988 to1989

Performed training assignments as directed including maintenance and production supervision, maintenance planning, and project engineering

Education:

Bachelor of Industrial Management, Milwaukee School of Engineering 1988

A.S. Industrial Engineering, Moraine Park Technical College 1986

Diploma, Production Welding, Moraine Park Technical College 1981

Software:

MS Office Suite

MS Project

AutoCad

Solidworks

ProE/Creo

Teamcenter

Other Skills:

PFMEA

FMEA

8D

5 Why

DOE

CMM Programming

GD&T

Process Control Plans

Process Plans

Flow Charts

Punch press die design

Tool and fixture design

Machine control design

PLC programming

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