Walter Nebedum

(Local to Kalamazoo, MI and available for Phone and In-Person Interview)

Summary:

• Experience in Pharmaceutical, Automobile manufacturing industries.

• Experience in Value Stream Mapping for production with lean manufacturing principles

• Improve mannitol excipients granulation to screen out hazardous material in product

• Improved product safety to meet OSHA, writing and implementing plant HACCP practices

• Experience as product Packaging and Industrial Engineer

• Highly experienced with Lean manufacturing operations

• Experience in documentation work and technical writing

Skills:

• Program Management • Continuous Improvement • Project Implementation

• Operations Management • Cost Reduction • Process Control

• Sustainable Energy • Product Packaging • OSHA/MIOSHA

• Budget Administration • Product Development • DHS

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Western Michigan University College of

Engineering, Kalamazoo, MI, 1982

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Marketing, Western Michigan

University, Haworth College of Business, Kalamazoo MI 1979

Certification:

• DHS Certified Infrastructure Preparedness Specialist, CIPS 01777

Experience:

FedEx Ground (FXG) Kalamazoo, MI Mar 2019 - Present

Process/Quality Assurance

• Search recipient packages using FedEx logistics web base systems as FAST, FTRACK, google

and other local websites

• Search and verify recipient(s) information to resolve address discrepancies for Home

Delivery, Grounds and Business operations

• Inspect damaged packages to determine disposition per FXG quality assurance (QA)

procedures and reports

• Assist employees, service providers, service provider drivers that handles hazardous material

to comply with Federal and State regulations and FedEx Ground requirements.

• Cleanup Hazmat spill incident(s) in vehicle or operation floor are performed by authorized

QA personal per DOT and FXG Spil material disposition procedure.

• Part of FXG Quality Action Team that pursues improvement to our daily work practices,

efficiency, service level, customer experience that reduces cost of doing business.

• Quality driven management are based on Process/Industrial Engineering tools, such as root

cause analysis A3, 5s+1, data collection/charts regression/cost analysis and FMEA.

Information collected are used to establish standard operation procedure, and work standard

NOTE: I HAVE RETURNED TO NOBLES INCORPORATED AT THE COMPLETION OF ALL

OUTSIDE CONTRACTED PROJECT FROM OCTOBER 1995 TO FEBRUARY 2020.

Musashi NA Auto Parts, Battle Creek, MI Feb 2017 - Jun HAVE 2017

Industrial Engineer

• Primary function was to downsize company operations to make room for products

• Developed long term machine optimization and material flow control plans

• Developed long term machine disposition schedules from 2017 through 2023 based on

their customer demand declined

• Value Stream Mapping for future customer parts demand production with lean

manufacturing principles

• Feasibility studies to increase throughput on Honda 9HP assembly lines, Lap and Cap line

forged gears and process improvement to automate Ford finishing/product inspection.

American Axle Corporation, Three Rivers, MI Feb 2014 - Dec 2015

Sr. Industrial Engineer

• Main responsibility was to eliminate operation bottleneck using A3 practice to get to

the root cause of their quality issues.

• Increase production throughput on Chrysler Lines using all industrial engineering tools

• Re-write process methods and standardize work for Assembly lines

• Improved material presentation and work area cleanliness by applying 5S principles

• Upon hiring, the End of Shift production output on PTU line was 165 parts and was

increased to 425 parts per shift in the first months of my tenure,

• Reducing head count by 10 employees and by combining operations.

• Have dotted line responsibility on the RDM, GM and Chrysler assembly lines on material

handling and production line conveyance.

• Led team projects, continuous improvement teams and work standardization.

• Assisted in the axle wire highness UV potting adhesive and attachment

state economic condition

Clausing Service Center, Kalamazoo, MI Sep 2010 - Aug 2011

Application/Sales Engineer

• Managed Electrox Company Marking Lasers sales in the Americas (USA, Canada,

and South America) and China. Advise and consult to Laser owner and users

• Electronic Diagnosis of customer laser down problem(s), spare parts replacement

and technical/engineering support

• Conduct daily In-house Laser machine spare part sales

SPI Pharma, Grand Haven, MI Jan 2007 - Jul 2009

Packaging/Process Consultant

• Improved process of mannitol excipients granulation to screen out hazardous material

in product and enforce compliance to ISO 11607 and ASTM 4169 regulation

• Improved product safety to meet OSHA, writing and implementing plant HACCP practices

Nobles Incorporated Oct 1995 - Feb 2020

Principal Engineer/Owner

• Entrepreneurial venture established in 1995, offering professional engineering

consulting services in South western Michigan.

• Consulted fortune 200 and 500 engine part manufacturers on production streamline,

throughput, A3, 5S, 3R, BIQS, SAP improvement, risk management and PFMEAs

• Developed quality preservation and cleanliness systems using 5A, quality plan, cGMP

and HACCP procedures

• Support and supervise manufacturing maintenance group

• Solicited engineering consulting opportunity with companies in Southern Michigan

• Service offered include cost reduction, process improvement, renewable energy,

product packaging, work measurement, contract project control, architectural design

Benteler Industries, Inc. Grand Rapids, MI Apr 1994 - Oct 1995

Industrial Engineering Manager

• Fortune 100 Company that manufactures side - impact safety products for ON and Off-road

vehicles in both domestic and foreign automotive manufacturers

• Budget administration for large projects costing $1.0-$5.0 million, improve laser tube cutting

Weyburn-Bartel, Inc. Grand Haven, MI Nov 1992 - Mar 1994

Senior Industrial Engineer

• Manufacturer of ON and Off-road vehicle camshafts and other engine components

• Implemented new line specification, tooling and fixture (SMED), improvements.

Reason for separation: Company was moved to Mexico

Integrated Metal Technology Spring Lake, MI Jan 1990 - Oct 1992

Product Engineering Manager

• Responsible for operations at six manufacturing locations in two states.

• A $60 million subsidiary of Herman Miller Inc., that provides metal fabrication of office

components and other OEM products

• Developed and launched 4 new specialized office furniture for major customers

• Reduced annual manufacturing costs by $250,000 by process innovation.

Sealed Power Technologies Aug 1982 - Dec 1990

Divisional Industrial Engineer

• Responsible for All Sealed Power Corporation product packaging and had a dotted

Line industrial engineering leadership roles at the six Sealed Power Division plants

Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI Jan 1981 - Aug 1982

• Processing Industrial/Packaging Engineer for Sugar Coated Products

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