Ivan Dominguez

Teaneck, New Jersey ***** ● ad2e4v@r.postjobfree.com ● 201-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/IvanDominguez1

LEAN Manufacturing Engineer

Plant Manager-Production Manager

Effective, hands-on leader bringing LEAN manufacturing principles to the manufacturing floor. History of creating cost-saving process improvements and redesigning manufacturing flow and equipment. Dedicated to producing quality products and building productive, efficient teams. Experience in managing a variety of projects and initiatives. Trained in all current safety standards. Cost reduction.

● Project Management

● Manufacturing Process Design

● Operations Management ● Quality Assurance

● LEAN Manufacturing

● Employee Leadership & Training

● Cost Reduction / Avoidance

● New Product Production

Education and Certification

Master of Science in Engineering Management

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey

Six Sigma - Green- Black Belt – Plating and Surface Finishing Basic-Training Certificates

Professional Experience

Plant Production Manager -Reaction Injection Molding -June-to September 2023 - Exothermic, Inc. Kenilworth, NJ

Managed to increase productivity by 37% over the first 6 months, by retraining personnel and improved production schedules, shipments.

Key Contributions:

Improved and balanced production flow and emphasized on training and safety.

Restarted Safety program, MRB program. Personnel training and cross training.

Safe put-away of incoming raw materials and accountability.

Paper and Plastic Film Coatings Supervisor- May 2021 to February 2023- Mondi-Tekkote, Inc. Ridgefield, NJ

Supervisor 2nd Shift of Coating-Release Liner manufacturing plant. Directing effort to train new hires, due to lack of helpers.

Working in incrementing productivity, training, safety and quality.

Cross trained one helper to supportfor two coating machines. Supporting the training for one person to become an operator.

Champion preservation of data from old Legacy system. Data has been migrated to a usable Excel file. (This file contains working parameters for multiple customers generated by the old Tekkote system throughout the years)

Production Supervisor - 24/6-2 shifts- Converting Manufacturing-October 2020 to May 2021-Mondi-Tekkote, Inc. Leonia, NJ

Implemented immediate training due to personnel Covid loses, for both shifts. Supported Safety training and encouraged innovation.

By the 5th month began to see positive cash flow from manufacturing.

Key Contributions:

Recovered in 4th month all production outsource cost from $80,000 plus per month, due to lack of trained personnel and Covid.

Supported two helpers to become operators in a team effort with Lead person.

Supported daily shipping customer orders to be met, ensuring that carriers were properly scheduled.

Manufacturing Engineer Medical Devices Deep Drawing– 2017 to July 2020 – National Manufacturing, Inc. Piscataway, NJ

Manufacturing process improvements, increasing production efficiency by reducing defects and costs.

Tracking and expediting with engineering and tool room production dies down time. Scrap reduction report and root cause

analysis. CMMS-maintenance-software upgrade and implementation. Applied and managed powered air purifying respirator.

PPE program. Equipment IQ, OQ, PQ.

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Key Contributions:

Product Cell Manufacturing layout designed and benchmarked cost reduction. Reduced labor by 5 operators (over

50 % and reassigned to other production equipment. Increased productivity by 42 %

CI Project: Implemented-reduced product scrap from 15% to 0.5-1.5%. In process inspection

single piece flow including automated Poka-yoke application in Critical-to-Quality processing station.

Accurate placement of over one hundred presses in the new facility, ranging from 10 to 150 tons and other equipment. Working closely with Riggers. Equipment IQ.

Digital Transformation Proposed digital data transfer interface from engineering design drawings-CNC machine.

Production Manager / Manufacturing Engineer, 2015 to 2016- Architectural Window Manufacturing Corp.-Rutherford, NJ

Managed and improved efficiency of the manufacturing processes flow

Startup Shift Manager: Managed plant, directed all operation. Hired, fired, trained, coached second-shift staff on job process, flexible manufacturing, safety, quality, and productivity. Controlled machine schedules to reduce batch size increasing unit flow.

Key Contributions:

Evaluated/improved processes including implementing production accountability and standardizing paperwork. Worked with

senior management in the total manufacturing productivity (TMP) direction to meet customer’s demand.

Operations Engineer, 2012 to 2015- Silver Line by Andersen- North Brunswick, NJ

Strengthened production quality, manufacturing processes, and overall productivity.

Team Lean Manufacturing implementation and defined production benchmarks. Modified production system downloads, achieving product consistency. Switched from batch to single-item production. Redesigned manufacturing equipment layout and materials handling processes using 5S methodology, Lean Manufacturing. Rectified CTQ concerns. Investigated/improved mean time to failure (MTF). Team effort achieved Takt times. Implemented and trained staff on computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). Coached employees

Key Contributions:

CI Project: Team Lean Manufacturing initiatives achieving 33% increase in productivity.

Lead capital expenses (CAPEX) process improvement projects with a budget of $600,000.

Project: Spearheaded replaced 25% of raw material with recycled stock and reclaimed 1.2% of downstream waste. Raw material

savings >$1 million

Eliminated imminent manual ergonomic injury risk, by initiating in house designed and manufactured equipment, replacing manual pulling operation.

Initiated and modify with IT, system generated, product production scheduling downloads – group technology model-

Manufacturing Engineer-Form, Fit, Function, LLC- 2009 to 2012.- Paterson, New Jersey

Provided manufacturing support for DOD and Navy contracted equipment.

Worked with supporting vendors. Identified project high end materials and processes required to manufacture new products to customer, Navy, specifications. Strongly supported projects bidding process. Led, trained, and developed personnel. Regularly reviewed all Project Engineering specifications including Bills of Materials, Process and Quality.

Key Contributions:

Increased one production line by 30% and achieved 100% of assigned production targets.

Project: Implemented $250,000 CAPEX expenditure, state of the art CNC 5 Axis lathe, Metrology Portable Arm (Faro) to improve quality, capacity, and capability.

Manufactured to print, auxiliary Navy equipment, starting with a quote to finished products, including crating.

Medical Devices-Manufacturing Engineer-Technical Department Manager, 2006 to 2008 -Euromed, Inc.-Orangeburg, NY

Improved productivity of extruded lamination process and manufacturing of specific medical products.

Supported personnel in the manufacture of medical devices in a clean room environment. Instilled LEAN manufacturing principles. Helped to achieve and enforce adherence to Current Good Manufacturing Practices. Tested and validated products, IQ, OQ, PQ. Trained staff on data collection and software upgrades.

Key Contributions:

Created a 25% growth in productivity after modifying changeover setup-downtime processes.

Slashed product rejection from 13% to 2.5% in one product line.

Project: Altered raw material specifications, triggering a projected $150,000 in savings.

Project: Eliminated downtime from tooling failure by 2 hours per occurrence, by implementing pre-production testing procedure

Project: ERP implementation team. Provided manufacturing data, rates, tooling charts, software training to all, monitoring.

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Quality Engineer Supervisor, 2004 to 2006- Staples, Inc. -Monroe, New Jersey

Resolved manufacturing quality assurance issues and maintained improved product quality.

Developed mandatory quality assurance training process for newcomers. Ongoing evaluation and general knowledge testing for 100 employees, focusing on procedural compliance. Led 40 quality assurance employees. Conducted root cause analysis and process/procedural modifications to establish quality checks. Trained personnel in newly implemented WMS software.

Key Contributions:

Turned around quality concerns in only 90 days, achieving quality rank of 1st among 17 hubs.

Implemented and conducted in-class mandatory training for all new employees and provided a Certificate of Quality Training Completion to each employee. Monitoring follow up.

Project Manager, 2003 to 2004- Bon Chef Inc.- Lafayette, New Jersey

Managed $2.5 million equipment upgrade/installation project, led five engineers, and updated processes.

Coordinated new equipment installation, old equipment retrofitting, and employee training for the new systems.’ Reinvented’ manufacturing processes and procedures to resolve new equipment issues, increase productivity, and reduce costs. Implemented LEAN manufacturing practices.

Key Contributions:

Avoided $700,000 in costs through production process improvements, by upgrading from VOC process to an aqueous one.

Improved productivity by 60% in the new powder coating line.

Delivered $50,000 in power cost savings through retrofitting equipment upgrades.

Firemen Helmets-Senior Staff Industrial-Manufacturing Engineer - 2000 to 2003-Cairns Helmets- Clifton, NJ

Maximized efficiency for processes involving helmet assembly, sewing operations, foam fabrication.

Provided ongoing support in daily operations issues. Root cause analysis for product testing failures, in the manufacture of impact resistant hard foam helmet’s lining

Key Contributions

Project: Reduced production cycle 66% by initiating and implementing data processing improvement: teamwork with IT support to collect SAP customer service sales data and remote interfacing with manufacturing POU-point of usage. Worked closely with IT and sales teams to ensure validated successful outcome.

CI Project- Enabled $400,000 in savings per year by managing Lean Manufacturing initiative. Initiated and implemented process improvement to meet customer’s demands, by facilitating new equipment and supporting software and a new cell layout.

Project: Reduced rejection rates from 40% to 2% by resolving foam-manufacturing epoxy chemical component issues of parts A and B for reaction injection molded products. Worked in conjunction with manufacturer for root cause analysis and for solution.

Increased efficiency by promoting ESL training and obtaining 100% state funding on project.

Additional Information - Skills:

Regulatory expertise: Medical Devices cGMP (21CFR Part 820 and others), ISO-13485, NSF, FDA, OSHA, EPA,

AS- 9100, ISO-9000

Computer skills: SAP, WMS, BPCS-AS 400, MS Office, CMMS, ECI

Fluent in Spanish

US Citizen

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