Manufacturing Engineer Project Management

ASHBY GRIFFITH

***** ***** ***** **. *********, NC 28273 704-***-**** acy00g@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMERY:

My engineering experience spans 7 years of increasing responsibilities with assignments designing, developing and managing technical projects in a lean manufacturing environment resulting in $665,000 in cost savings. Solution-oriented with a strong passion in continuous improvement and an eye toward bottom-line results.

Optimize manufacturing processes

Create standard work procedures

Shop floor support and training

Lead Safety and Ergonomic team

Tooling study’s

JSA / EJMS creation

Quality control charts

GD&T blueprints

WORK EXPERIENCE:

TE Connectivity (formerly Tyco Electronics) 2015 – Present

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer Rock Hill, SC

Evaluated, recommended, and made changes to criminal production tools to ensure that manufacturing capabilities met capacity and cost objectives.

Subject matter expert to new product development providing manufacturing feasibility from concept design reviews thru product capability safe launches.

Evaluated nanodiamond precision tool coating for increased production run times between PM’s and extended tooling life resulting in an annual savings of $127,000.

Created Finite Element Analysis models in Simufact to dynamically optimize tooling design to meet product print requirements.

Supercharged tools utilizing ultrahigh speed camera analysis Savings $120,000/yr.

Manufacturing Engineer II 2012 – 2015

Notable process improvements projects with annual savings of: $146,000 for VDC tooling life improvements, $140,000 in process scrap reductions, $80,000 for machine rate optimization, $44,000 in raw material changes, and $10,000 for quick change over adjusters.

Increased capacity by designing twist dies which increased throughput at assembly yielding an additional $965,000 in annual sales and 30% scrap reduction.

Assisted with fine tuning of our manufacturing pull system for our high mix low volume Kanban system.

Created from scratch a preventative maintenance system for our production dies.

Manufacturing Engineer I 2010 – 2012

Responsible for CAD design layouts and prototyping new tooling feasibility.

Conducted FMEA on new product machine builds.

Worked closely with floor personnel to insure new product production readiness.

Reevaluated spare tooling stock levels and reorder points based on load, lead time, and historic usage which resulted in an inventory reduction of $200,000.

Kaizen/Lean Practitioner 2009 – 2010

TE Connectivity Rock Hill, SC

Trained production associates on lean tools and facilitated Kaizen projects such as: Material Replenishment and Flow, Cell Design, Quick Change Over, SMED, Value Stream Mapping, OEE, QCPC, TPM, Mistake Proofing, Standard Work and 5S.

Assisted site leadership team with developing and implementing a gap closure plan to achieve a plant lean metric rating of Star level 3.

cost estimation, design feasibility, prototype and production build, project engineer, product concept, tooling costs to develop, bill of materials, bom,

Hydro Generation Intern 2007

Duke Energy Huntersville, NC

Eliminated inefficiencies by developing an OSHA safety database to standardize equipment at 14 hydro plants located throughout the Carolinas.

Traveled regularly to plants and collected data on production equipment.

Obtained experience in preventative maintenance activities within the industry.

ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS:

Led department in conducting ergonomics JSA and EJMS evaluations.

Led safety committee meetings identifying and closing out 60 action items.

Coordinated on the hill incidents as a certified OEC Technician as a volunteer for the National Ski Patrol; Cataloochee Ski Resort for 3 winters.

Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills working with large campus clubs and organizations as a Brand Manager for Red Bull.

Team Leader at Auto Bell; motivated, led and trained crew of 12 employees (3yrs).

Coordinated, directed, and obtained financing and sponsorships for six $1800 networking events for a 700 member computer club on campus.

Vice President, Tau Alpha Pi – National Honor Society Engineering Technology

COMPUTER SKILLS:

CAD/CAM: AutoCAD 2016, ANSYS Space Claim 2016, Simufact Finite Element Analysis, Siemens NX 8.5, Pro-E / Cero.

Business: SAP, MS Office, Project Management, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, and Minitab.

PRECISION EQUIPMENT AND MACHINES:

Micrometers, Calipers, Toolmakers Scope, CMM, Comparator, SmartScope Flash.

Experience running and troubleshooting 3D rapid prototyping equipment including: 3D Systems FDM (Cube Pro), ZP polymer part printing (Z400), and a UV plastic photopolymer jetting (Stratasys Eden 333) machines.

HAAS CNC machines include: VF3, TM1, SMinimill, TL1, SL20, VF1 Rotary, and Z40 Laser machines.

EDUCATION:

Bachelors of Science Engineering Technology ABET 2004 – 2008

Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC

Sr. Design U.S. Patent Serial No. US 201********

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt 2009

Central Piedmont Corporate and Continuing Education Charlotte, NC

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