Micheal W. Schultz – MSEM, BSME

Saint Petersburg, Florida 33709

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Senior Manufacturing & Quality Engineer

Innovative and accomplished senior engineer, offering substantial experience spanning assembly, lean manufacturing, operations, quality, R&D, new product design and launch. Adept at building and training cross-functional teams, managing complex projects, and administering financial budgets to improve performance across multiple lines of production. Leverage expertise to identify and address subpar processes and generate robust cost improvements; exemplary leader excelling in dynamic, fast-paced environments. Proven expertise in:

Staff Leadership, Training and Coaching

Full Cycle Project Management

Budget Administration / P&L Accountability

Continuous Improvements

Materials / Cost Containment

Procurement / Supply Chain

Strategic Planning and Analysis

Lean Manufacturing

Quality and Safety Management

Root Cause Analysis / Feasibility Studies

New Product Development / Launches

Statistical Process Controls

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

Master of Science in Engineering Management

University of South Florida

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

University of South Florida

Associates of Arts

Pasco Hernando Community College

Professional Development & Certifications

Value Stream Mapping/ ISO 9001 Certification and Auditor, FLMEP

Lean Manufacturing / Kaizen / 5S / 6S, Air Academy & FLMEP

Six Sigma Green Belt, Air Academy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Manufacturing and Production experience designing metrics-based standards of measurements to track and maximize quality, operational controls and KPI. Implementing comprehensive, technologically sophisticated, and fiscally conscientious operations. Expert knowledge of logistics, materials, labor resource management, training, quality, and safety controls.

Dynamic and proven leader focused on enhancing the potential of individuals and teams. Provide engineers and technicians with training on issues of safety compliance, daily production, work standard performance, waste reduction and equipment preventative maintenance.

Extensive knowledge of Lean manufacturing techniques Six Sigma, Kaizen, CAPA, DFMEA, PFMEA, DOE, SPC, JIT, Cellular Manufacturing, Value Stream Mapping and Root Cause Analysis.

Experienced in multiple global safety companies such as UL, CSA, CE, FDA, and Mil standards.

Created multiple ISO 9000 certified and compliant systems, certified internal and external auditor.

Strong engineering, R&D, product and tooling design, reverse engineering, create 5S/6S production areas and workstations to improve ergonomics and decrease fatigue from repetitive motion.

Collaborate with purchasing, material planners and production teams to set up visual production pull signals and Kanban. Educate managers on maximizing operating standards and increase production efficiencies while simultaneously reducing inventory dollars.

Anticipate and understand the impact of cost and financial drivers associated with effective resource allocation, solid financial management, budgeting and cost control skills; consistently working to optimize overall production controls, labor efficiencies and equipment effectiveness.

SRG [2012 – Present]

Business Development Consultant

Served as a strategic partner for Opendoor.com and Offerpad.com, leveraging extensive experience in various industrial, high-tech, and consumer fields. Established performance indicators, operating goals, realignment initiatives and standard operating procedures to improve productivity, product output, quality, and customer satisfaction while reducing cycle times and waste.

Barn Light Electric, Titusville, FL

Manufacturing Engineer & Quality Engineer (2011 to 2012)

Served as an integral member of the executive management team, creating, and leading a manufacturing division for this $15M privately held incandescent lighting company. Constructed transformation plans and establishing goals and corporate priorities. Tracked and analysed key risk metrics to identify areas of critical opportunity and potential cost savings, partnering with the operations team to eliminate or reduce losses through root cause analysis. Managed risk to drive corporate objectives in the areas of environment, health and safety, asset capability, quality, and production.

Accelerated production through capital and reliability improvements; identified and secured capital equipment (manual / CNC mills and lathes as well as powder / porcelain coating spray systems, ovens, drilling machines, surface grinders, band saws, and welding equipment).

Designed custom tooling and jigs for assemble and the machine shop. Introduced a light weigh material that was easy to machine and reduced the cost of a mold by 70% (material and cutting time), weight of a mold up to 100 pounds, removing the need and safety issues of a hoist.

Assembled, trained, and developed a staff of 60 professionals, comprising of engineering, purchasing, machining, assembly, R&D, inventory, packaging, logistics, OSHA safety and quality control. Managed operations in 2 facilities on 3 shifts and directed a contract engineering firm.

Reduced downtime by 90% by establishing Lean/Kanban assembly lines that utilized visual controls to pulled components from multiple locations and vendors.

Simplified the engineering and assembly process by creating sub-assemblies, allowing for the design of over 1044 lights in 1 CSA file in less than nine months.

Re-engineered 20 sand cast tools into 12 die cast tools, savings over $3M on the first order.

Formed a business alliance with a local sheet metal fabricator, resulting in a price reduction from $7.50 to less than a $1.00 each including materials and labour.

Built a premium and profitable custom work cell that could build and ship orders in 48 hours, industry standard is a minimum of 4-8 weeks.

Evolucia Energy Technologies (ILED), Sarasota, FL

New Product Development & Manufacturing Engineer & Quality Engineer (2008 to 2011)

Promoted the integration of people, processes, and systems to manage and reduce costs, simultaneously performing in multiple capacities under intense pressure. Drove continuous process improvements activities utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, FEMA and Value Engineering principles and tools. Provided strategic planning inputs to executive leadership and investors to recommend new products and features.

Designed a daily production metric program with the Florida Manufacturing Extension Program “FLMEP”, to avoid the risk of the company shutting down due to financial insolvency; returned business to profitable operations with 79 days.

ISO certified the principle contract manufacturer within a three-month time frame and passed an audit by a Tier 1 lighting company, resulting in a private label agreement.

Utilized lean manufacturing to optimize the footprint of three manufacturing facilities, including the selection, purchasing and placement of multiple pieces of large capital equipment.

Advanced Protection Technologies - Clearwater, Florida

Manufacturing Engineer & Quality Engineer (2001 to 2004)

Managed the engineering and production departments of a $30M privately held lightning surge protection company. Coordinated Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing and Vendors resources to development new products from initial conception to final build.

Designed products for manufacturability, created SOPs, fabricated tooling, selected materials, approved vendors, reviewed costing, designed packaging, created quality tests to exceed UL requirements.

Supervised and trained the floor managers and technicians to create 6 Sigma, Lean, 5S and Kaizen process improvement projects.

Developed a custom purchasing database to calculate economic order quantities and simplify the quoting process which resulted in $480,000 in savings the first year.

Received and maintained ISO 9001 certification, performed internal and vendor audits, and assisted in the creation of a custom document control database.

Created the company’s OSHA safety program and performed monthly trainings.

Perkin Elmer/Belfab Products (PKI) - Daytona Beach, Florida

Manufacturing & Quality Engineer - Healthcare Division (1999 to 2001)

Provided engineering design and manufacturing support for a $5M medical device subassembly production line for Medtronic, Arrow and MRG medical implant divisions. Responsible for all phases of production including concept, design, redesign, tooling, material procurement, staffing, scheduling, customer liaison, ISO and FDA audits.

Assisted Medtronic’s redesign one of their implantable pain medication devises.

Completed six sigma green belt training, first project securing significant annual savings by reducing production waste/Muda cost from 6.84% to 3.0% or $400,000 the first year.

Completed Lean Manufacturing/Kaizen Training and redesigned the assembly line, resulting in reducing overhead by 40% and assembly time from 52+ minutes to less than 30.

Identified repetitive motion safety and health issues. Designed jigs, fixtures, and workstations to help improve ergonomics, increase efficiency, reduce fatigue and injuries.

Honeywell Aerospace Inc. (HON) - Clearwater, Florida

Manufacturing Manager & Process Engineer (1996 to 1999) – Held Secret Security Clearance

Managed and provided engineering support to the Gyroscope stabilization department.

Created lean production lines and optimized the class 100 clean room footprint by 60%.

Standardized assembly processes and designed precision custom tooling which resulted in a 20% reduction in cycle time, rework, and scrap cost. IPC-610 certified.

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