Manufacturing Engineer

Brad F. Wiley **** Dove St.

Rolling Meadows, IL *0008

Email: *******@***.*** 847-***-****

Professional Objective

Obtain a position in the Manufacturing field to make a strong contribution to financial goals utilizing my extensive skills, experience and action oriented drive.

Qualifications Profile

Experience/ Manufacturing/ Engineering:

Skills: -- Project Management of $12,000,000 production programs

-- Design and development of manufacturing equipment

-- Departmental budgeting

-- Managing Tool Room and facilities maintenance

-- Purchasing of injection molds

-- Knowledge of stamping and thermoforming tooling

Process Design:

-- Performing labor time studies

-- Purchasing capital equipment

-- Performing capacity studies

-- Evaluating labor estimating

Computers:

-- Proficient with Windows-based PC’s and software including Lotus, MS Office, Word, Excel, Access and Outlook.

-- Utilizing Visual Enterprise ERP for day to day operations.

Administration:

-- Ensuring compliance with environmental regulations.

-- Complying with city, state and local ordinances.

Automotive:

-- Adhering to AIAG APQP product development

-- Working knowledge of PPAP process

-- QS9000 internal auditor

-- Preparing ISO TS 16949 documents

Education: Completed 153 credit hours seeking a BS degree 1982

Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL

Emphasis: Mechanical Engineering Technology

Associate of Science in Pre-Engineering 1981

Kishwaukee Community College, Malta, IL

Dean’s List

Professional Associations:

Society of Plastic Engineers

Professional Experience

Aug 2016 Crothall Healthcare, Wheeling, IL

To Maintenance Supervisor, Direct and manage 6 Operating Engineers

Jan 2017 at a commercial laundry facility maintaining more than 100 laundry processing machines. Maintain the building and building systems. Assign work via. Maintenance Connection internet software daily. Interview, hire and train engineers to preform PM's and repairs.

July 2008 PCI Energy Services Inc. Lake Bluff, IL

To Manufacture and Service company providing welding and machining Dec 2015 services to the nuclear power industry.

Project Manager – July 2008 to December 2015

Reporting to the Manager of Projects.

Manage field service projects world wide. Organize and deploy welding and machining crews to complete repairs to nuclear power plants. Develop proposals and time lines. Manage the construction of mockups and equipment.

Badged less than 365 days until April 2016.

Recent field services projects completed successfully:

Prairie Island RCP pipe replacement Spring 2015.

Mill Stone SI valve replacement Spring 2014.

Davis Besse FW pipe replacement Spring 2013.

Palisades fuel liberation Summer 2012.

FY 2014 averaged 31.5 % GM on all projects, no safety, quality or schedule issues.

January 2007 AEC Inc. Schaumburg, IL

To Manufacturer of plastic processing and water temperature control

June 2008 equipment.

Systems and Contracting Manager – January 2007 to June 2008

Manage 12 engineering sales professional employees.

July 1996 Christiana Industries L.L.C. Vernon Hills, IL

To Manufacturer of electrical products and wire harnesses for

Dec 2006 the automotive, aftermarket, toy and gaming industries.

Program Manager -September 2003 to December 2006

Reporting to the VP of Sales and Marketing

Managing multiple automotive wire harness programs from concept to commercialization. Responsible for program budget, design control, tool purchases, equipment & process requirements, including an automotive requirement of Advanced Quality Planning Process. Preparing detailed product quotations from customer sketches. Maintaining detailed time lines for each program utilizing MS Project. Preparing and documenting internal Quality Process records to comply with QS9000. Maintaining older product lines including automotive dome lamps, non-automotive wire harnesses and after market products. Managed up to 25 projects simultaneously with multiple deadlines and multiple priorities.

Manufacturing Engineering Manager – July 1996 to September 2003

Reporting to the VP of Manufacturing

Develop, design and purchase manufacturing equipment for new product lines. Manage facilities maintenance including 4 mechanics and 2 custodians. Manage tool room including 2 tool & die makers and 1 press operator. Responsible for completing time studies on all product lines and implementing improvements resulting in $200,000 annual cost reductions. Implemented one piece flow and Lean concepts on all production lines. Evaluated machine capacity and purchased $500,000 of capital equipment. Earned certificate for QS9000 internal auditor. Created and maintained Process flow charts, Process FMEA’s and APQP documents. Revised facilities layout to combine two buildings into one. Directed the transfer of production lines to a Mexico facility September 2003.

July 1993 Ivex Packaging Corp, Grant Park, IL

To Manufacture of disposal packaging for the food processing July 1996 industries.

Program Manager – Stock Products

Reporting to Director of Engineering

Actively managed packaging projects from award to production, including product design, tool design, tool purchasing, and equipment & process requirements. Responsible for successful capital projects ranging from $10,000 to $1,300,000. Communicated directly with customers, sales, marketing, manufacturing, QA and vendors to achieve value added product introductions. Researched and developed new tool design and building.

November 1985 Packaging Corporation of America, Wheeling, IL

To (Presently Pactiv Corp.)

July 1993 Manufacture of disposal packaging for the food processing industries.

Senior Tool Engineer

Reporting to Tool Room Manager

Managed tool and machinery purchasing with a capital budget of $600,000 per year. Departmental budgeting for Tool Room of $1,200,000 per year. Developed and implemented an intra-company computer based tool preventive maintenance program. Received three intra-company awards including the Mark of Distinction, Innovation award for 1990.

September 1984 Tella Tool & MFG., Lombard, IL

To Manufacture of electrical components.

November 1985

Manufacturing Engineer

Routing of job shop orders & purchasing of raw materials. Computer maintenance and CRT data input.

October 1983 Impact Industries, Sandwich, IL

To Tool & Die Apprentice responsible for die repairs and maintenance.

September 1984

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