Douglas G. Huneycutt

PO Box **** Albemarle, NC **002 acyvij@r.postjobfree.com 704-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: Accomplished Manufacturing Engineer capable of utilizing hands-on

skills, producing quality products, promoting a safe work environment, producing effective cost savings.

Skills

●Machinist, Blueprint Reading, Micrometers, Calipers, Welding, Engineering Change Orders, Surface

Roughness and Tensile Strength testing

●Auto CAD, Solid Edge, Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, Concurrent Engineering, Design for

Manufacturing Assembly

●Plant Layout, Modifying Equipment, PLC, Effective problem solving, Critical Thinking, Root Cause

Analysis

●Proficient in Microsoft Office, Histograms, Pareto Charts, Knowledge of Minitab, PPAP, CpK

Experience

SYNERGY TECHNOLOGY LLC Albemarle, North Carolina

Application Engineer Oct 2014 Present

●Provide continuous improvements techniques, while focusing on product quality and safety

using 5S and lean principles.

●Analyze designs, read blueprints, value stream mapping, assist engineering using, DFMA, SMED,

DMAIC, DOE, fit, form and function.

●Performed quality tests, performed nondestructive and destructive testing, tensile strength and wear analysis to improve product reliability, root cause effective analysis

●Provide quotes, bill of materials for infield highway safety traffic control equipment rebuilds.

PNEU-MECH SYSTEMS MFG Statesville, North Carolina

Associate Design Engineer Aug 2013 Sep 2014

●Provided information from customer site survey to engineering team to wash metal or plastic

parts for industrial liquid or powder coating or paint, while assisting in project management.

●Calculated safety, explosion factors for natural gas, propane fired custom built dry off and cure ovens.

●Completed Bill of Materials, operator, maintenance, and spare part(s) guide.

SYNERGY TECHNOLOGY LLC Albemarle, North Carolina

Technical Manufacturing Engineer Jan 2010 Jul 2013

●Provide engineering, lead technical assistance to manufacturing starting up new product(s) production.

●Designed fixtures to modify commercial components improving aesthetics, ease of

manufacturing, and material flow.

●Assembled and delivered new equipment to customer sites.

DESIGN TOOL INC Conover, North Carolina

Vice President of Engineering and Manufacturing Jun 2000 Jun 2009

●Managed engineers (4), machinist (7) and assembly teams (2).

●On-site engineering and sales presentations to: Automotive, Injection Molding, Appliance,

residential/commercial Window and Door Industries.

●Built SMED assembly machines driving screws to a predetermined torque, adhering to machine

build and performance requirements.

●Used approved testing facilities to meet both National and International codes.

●Set up Corporate standards for electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical components

TALON INC Stanley, North Carolina

Customer Equipment Technical Sales Manager Oct 1998 May 2000

●Researched, presented departmental budgets, and developed process equipment for apparel

industry high speed zipper installation.

●Installed, provided operation and maintenance for leased equipment using corporate service

technicians to the pants, coats, furniture, and luggage industries.

DESIGN TOOL INC Conover, North Carolina

Mechanical Design Engineer Jun 1994 Sep 1998

●AutoCAD mechanical design engineer for custom equipment for torque measuring tools to drive

1 or 12 screws.

●Designed fixed spindle processes for automotive, woodworking, appliance, window and door

industries, using robots for changing bolt patterns.

MASCOSER WOODWORKING INC. Charlotte, North Carolina

Technical Mechanical Engineer Jan 1993 Jan 1994

●Sold new and modified existing Woodworking equipment

YORK INDUSTRIES Charlotte, NC

Mechanical System Engineer Jan 1991 Jan 1993

●Manufactured CNC Textile equipment.

COCHRANE FURNITURE CO Lincolnton, North Carolina

Mechanical Engineer Jun 1987 Jan 1991

●Assisted Vice President of Manufacturing on process improvements.

Accomplishments

●Met or exceeded goals, results driver, eliminate rework, ship quality conforming products, continuous improvement, used Kaizen Blitz to rapidly improve quality, workflow, and reducing floor space

●Solved issues using Mechanical Engineering theories, Lean Six Sigma Mythologies, Implement

safety protocol, assisted engineers, riggers, launching new assembly lines

●Provided quotes, prepared departmental budgets, prototype to production, applied robots, automated palletizing, metal forming, heat treating, sold and purchased commercial equipment

●Supervised Engineers using AutoCAD and Solid Edge 3D modeling software to design plug and

play equipment using PLC, servo motors, hydraulic, and pneumatics to new and existing customers

Education

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE Charlotte, NC

Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Engineering Technology Jan 1987

CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE Charlotte, NC

Associate Degree: Mechanical Engineering Technology Jan 1985

ROWAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Salisbury, North Carolina

Machinist Trade: Machinist May 1983

STANLY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Albemarle, North Carolina

Welding Jan 1982

Certifications

Knowledge and Training in Lean / Six Sigma * Yellow Belt Certified * Green Belt Certified*Certified

Manufacturing Engineer, CMfgE, Trained in ISO 9000, ISO 9001*Manufacturing Skills Standards

Council Certification, MSSC

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