JOHN DEYOUNG Bethesda, MD *****

Tel: 929-***-**** ad1rcg@r.postjobfree.com

US Citizen (inactive) Secret Clearance

Proactive operations and industrial engineering professional skilled in process analysis, problem solving, risk analysis, total cost, procurement, efficiency, contracts, communications, negotiation, cost reduction, teamwork, supplier management, quality, and on time delivery. EXPERIENCE

Senior Technical Writer June 2020 - Present

Delon Hampton & Associates, Washington, DC

•. Write mechanical specifications for contractual agreements that apply to contractors replacing, refurbishing, and maintaining infrastructure equipment in subway railway tunnels and stations, including tunnel ventilation fans, dampers, air handling systems, building automation systems

(BAS), valves, piping systems, pumps, evaporation units, and associated equipment.

•. Write preventive maintenance manuals and checklists for company maintenance personnel to follow when maintaining infrastructure equipment in subway tunnels and stations.

•. Develop Statements of Work (SOW) for removal & replacement of industrial HVAC units, chillers, exhaust fans, piping systems, and supporting equipment in subway stations and yards.

•. Consult with SMEs and engineers for technical accuracy of manuals and specifications.

•. Research and verify applicability of commercial and industrial standards.

•. Utilize MasterSpec, Procore, Microsoft Office Suite and TEAMS.

•. Manage documentation database and maintain updated documentation requirements to enable engineers to access accurate, updated documents quickly and easily. Lead Technical Trainer & Writer October 2015 - June 2020 Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc., Yonkers, NY

•. Reviewed and edited vendors’ illustrated parts catalogs, preventive maintenance manuals, integrated schematics manuals, and tool and test equipment manuals, for use by engineers and mechanics in the field.

•. Developed training instructor guides, student guides, evaluations and presentations for in- house instruction at the customer’s location.

•. Reviewed blueprints, BOMs, and technical specifications to ensure standards were met.

•. Used defined electronic documentation procedures to track all correspondence.

•. Worked with engineers to clarify technical details & accuracy of documents & drawings.

•. Trained transit employees in the operation and inspection of railroad car systems (HVAC, brakes, doors, lighting, passenger counting, coupling/uncoupling) on the M-9 rolling stock.

•. Assistant project manager for M-9 Railcar manuals & training contract, responsible for deliverables accuracy and on-time delivery.

Global Sourcing Manager – Procurement March 2007 – July 2015 DRI Relays Inc. (now part of TYCO), Hauppauge, NY

Direct Report to CEO/Company Owner. Annual Tooling Budget: $200K, Capital Equipment

(CAPEX) Budget: $500K.

•. – Started as Global Sourcing Engineer, promoted to Manager after 3-months.

•. Direct reports: 3 Purchasing Managers (NY, France, India).

•. Responsible for price negotiations for all machined, stamped, laser cut, cast, electroplated, and processed components, for 3 assembly plants.

•. Responsible for negotiating new tooling costs and maintenance, and tracking existing tooling.

•. Wrote and executed contracts for stamping and plastic mold tooling, and capital equipment.

•. Exceeded cost reduction targets 8-years in a row. Technical Accomplishments

•. Reduced R&D time from 3-months to 2-weeks, and increased prototype flexibility using laser- cut Kapton insulators, instead of ordering stamping dies as was the usual practice.

•. Led procurement of air-cooled laser marking systems, doubling output, eliminating need for a chiller and 2-hour bake cycle, reducing direct labor by 50%.

•. Developed and managed new suppliers in Mexico, India, France, UK, Switzerland, & USA.

•. CAPEX justification, sourcing, packaging, delivery logistics of equipment, tooling & materials.

•. Taught vendors how to improve processes to increase productivity and quality.

•. Qualified 2nd sources of specialized materials and manufacturing processes.

•. Sourced specialized machinery for our vendors to purchase and use in producing our parts.

•. Eliminated burn hazards by introducing induction heating for brazing.

•. Replaced expensive machined pins with faster production precision cold headed pins.

•. Eliminated labels & expanded polystyrene (EPS) by developing transparent plastic packaging. New Product Specialist October 2004 – Dec. 2006

Kubota Manufacturing of America, Gainesville, GA

Reported to Purchasing Director. Annual direct spend: $28 million, indirect: $500,000.

•. Managed procurement functions for new product development, exceeding program objectives for milestone completion dates and cost targets.

•. Sourced machined, cast, laser-cut, shaped, pierced & stamped metal parts for all new model tractors, mowers, and attachments.

•. Conducted vendor pricing analysis, contract review, & negotiated cost reductions.

•. Developed and implemented supplier management and development strategies.

•. Led negotiations between English and Japanese speakers at vendor locations.

•. Identified, visited, evaluated, and managed new suppliers.

•. Had a standing offer to transfer to the welding department since I was a very skilled welder. Delivery Driver March 2004 – Sept. 2004

Little Erectors, Atlanta, GA

•. Delivered structural steel to job sites throughout Atlanta and the surrounding cities with a 2 1/2 ton straight flatbed truck. No accidents. Perfect driving record. Technical Writer January 1997 – Dec. 2000

Mori Seiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

•. Edited preventive maintenance manuals for precision CNC lathes and milling machines.

•. Reviewed, interpreted, and explained patents for use in machine tool manufacturing. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Technology, 1988

(Manufacturing Processes & Quality Control)

Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY

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