Project Engineer Assembly Line

Daniel E. Fondriest

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Fremont, OH 43420

517-***-**** ******************@*********.***

Engaged Leader with a technical background in Manufacturing Engineering looking to further advance my career with expanded responsibilities.

EDUCATION:

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering (2009 - 2014)

Central Michigan University - Mount Pleasant, Michigan (GPA: 2.81)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Whirlpool Corporation Clyde, OH 10/2016 - Present

Line Leader: Assembly

●Main principle responsibility of developing strategies to deliver Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery performance versus goals.

●Lead Assembly Line team consisting of 10 Team Leaders and 100 Operators that produce over 0.75 million Washing Machines per year on an off-shift.

●Develop Team Leaders through monthly 1on1 developmental reviews.

Whirlpool Corporation Clyde, OH 05/2014 - 10/2016

Project Engineer: Assembly

●Led and implemented successfully 5 capital projects over $100k to vastly improve line and unit quality.

●Improved Cost metrics through integrating Collaborative Automation on Assembly Line.

●Managed and developed direct-reporting Engineering Co-ops.

●Created safety standards that were used plant-wide including:

Sleeves on assembly tools to eliminate mutilation-points.

Line audits identifying and ranking safety exposures.

●Promoted to Project Engineer in March 2016.

Whirlpool Corporation Clyde, OH 05/2012 - 08/2013

Engineering Co-op: Special Assembly & Basket Fab

●Led integration of previous sub-assembly Console Line into Main Assembly Line.

●Implemented new conveyor and fixturing to change connections process from indexing to continuous.

●Retrofitted TIR machine to test and auto-adjust different size out of round baskets. Replaced manual pneumatic process with automated machine to improve process efficiency.

Certifications/Strengths:

Six-Sigma Black Belt Trained, AutoCAD, BradyLINK 360 (LOTO software), Ergonomics Level 2 Certified, Microsoft Office Suite.

Highly engaged people leader, innovative problem solver and an effective multi-tasker.

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