Kyle A. Riley

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Sedalia, MO *****

Cell. 808-***-****

Objective

To find a satisfying job in central Missouri to apply my engineering degree and experience to help a company achieve more reliable success in their processes and procedures.

Work History

Dec, 2018 to Current - System One / Alstom - Warrensburg, MO - Manufacturing Engineer

-Conduct FAI builds for parts transferred to Warrensburg from Rochester

-Review prints, BOM's, and all specs; then determine if suppliers exist for parts and there are no conflicting specs

-Create up to date process documents to instruct operators on correct part assembly

-Conduct training of operators on correct assembly and equipment usage

-Have holding fixtures made up for drilling and orbital riveting processes

-Determine part flow and material handling of parts during assembly and shipping

-Create re-work procedures to correct material issues

Jan, 2018 to Sept, 2018 – Parker Marine & Tow Boat US – Honolulu, HI -

1st Mate

-Conduct ocean research charters with University of Hawaii

-Tow boats from island to island

-Raise sunken boats

-Perform lots of maintenance needed on various boats

Aug, 2016 to Jan, 2018 – Private construction projects – Missouri

-Consulting on building expansion at Kehdee’s Barbeque in Sedalia, Missouri.

-Various other smaller construction projects around the state.

Jan, 2016 to July, 2016 – Leif Charters – 1423 Kalakaua Ave. Honolulu, HI - 1st Mate

-Inspect fiberglass hulls

-Perform repair work on hulls and interiors

-Re-build wooden ribs on 1928 Schooner cockpit area

Jan, 2015 to Jan, 2016 – Adecco Engineering/3M- 5400 Paris Rd. Columbia, MO -Quality Engineer

-Write incoming inspection procedures for all materials used

-Obtain and review CoC’s and CoA’s for materials

-Review DHR documents for product release

-Review test results for CoA issuance and product release

-Issue non-conformance documents for out of spec. products and perform management reviews to solve and close out issues

Mar, 2010 to May, 2014 - Leif Charters – 1423 Kalakaua Ave. Honolulu, HI - 1st Mate

-Designed and oversaw the construction and installation of a 21,000 lb. keel on a 75' yacht

-Did strength analysis on fiberglass repairs on Catalina 820

-General maintenance on all boats

-Logistics for lining up transportation when pulling in and out of port

Jan, 2009 to Jan, 2010 - Nordyne – 2501 Boonslick Dr. Booneville, MO - Quality Assurance Supervisor

-Oversaw all employees in the quality department

-Attended daily production meetings and coordinated with other departments

-Managed any quality issue with finished goods, or sub assemblies

-Determined when product needed to be held and re-worked for defects

Feb, 2008 to Dec, 2008 - Nordyne – 2501 Boonslick Dr. Booneville, MO - Quality Engineer

-Performed supplier quality performance tracking and corrective action analysis and implementation

-Made quality calls on non-standard parts and processes

-Created work instructions for conversions and new processes

Aug, 2007 to Feb, 2008 - Engineered Plastic Components – 4000 Waco Rd. Columbia, MO - Process Engineer

-Monitored all injection, casting, and foaming processes in the plant

-Lead and participated in customer defect problem solving teams

-Conducted testing and analysis of new chemical compound compatibility

Jan, 2007 to July, 2007 - Collins & Aikman – 4000 Waco Rd. Columbia, MO -Process Manager

-Directed the daily actions of technicians and engineers in the process department

-Designed experiments to increase the consistency of our product lines

-Worked on cost savings to current production processes

June, 2004 to Dec, 2006 - Collins & Aikman – 4000 Waco Rd. Columbia, MO - Process Engineer

-Monitored the quality of foam for five lines of car dashboards and atmospheric conditions, then made needed changes to foam system settings to improve performance & lower scrap

-Developed work instructions for new lines, and changed existing instructions for older lines to optimize process cycle times, and quality

-Determined mechanical changes to production equipment to maintain process stability

-Contacted suppliers to order new parts and materials

-Conducted material property testing on chemicals, dashboard skins and foams

Education

1996 Graduated from Smith Cotton High School

2003 B.S. In Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Missouri

Special Skills

Programs: Auto-Cad, Excel, Word, Word perfect, Access, Power Point, CAD/CAM, Pro-Mechanica, PLC programming

Foaming: Cup shots, Density measurement, Index Calculation, Chemical adhesion measurement, Thermal reaction measurement, Volumetric measurement, Spray head maintenance, Pump and filter set-ups, Part foam trials for supplier selection during program start-ups and improvement testing.

Teaching: Taught Auto-Cad at State Fair Community College during their summer engineering institute on two separate summers, Create work instructions for skin, foam, and assembly lines, Conducted worker training exercises

Equipment Analysis: Determining project cost analysis based on parts/labor cost, 8-D, 7 – Step, and Mitsubishi/Toyota customer defect form systems

Permitting and Regulation: ISO 14001, TS 16949, QS 9001, DLNR, DPP

Design Work

1996-1997 During internship at Pittsburg Corning designed grippers to grab pans on the line and align them until they where lifted off the line to be filled from a batch elevator.

2000-2001 Designed, built and tested a closed loop heat pipe system to cool the Pentium four chip as a capstone project. Objectives where to remove 40watts of heat in a 10cm by 10cm area. Working fluid was acetone.

2002-2003 Worked at Show-Me Manufacturing and designed the layouts for food equipment in food trailers.

2004-2008 Designed the seal off and venting systems for foam tools used to produce automotive dashboards.

2008-2010 Designed go and no go gages for compression crimped aluminum to copper piping seal. Standardized the hole spacing of both ends of all vertical rods for outdoor condenser unit screen guards during new supplier set-up.

2010 Designed a 21,000 lb. keel for a 75’ yacht and the port side support ribs. Design criteria where to be able to sustain 40 mph winds, which resulted in 1,300,000 ft-lbs of torque. Safety factor of 2.3.

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