MICHAEL L. SMITH

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Nashville, IN 47448

812-***-****

addotw@r.postjobfree.com

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EDUCATION

Purdue University Indianapolis, IN

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology May 1993

WORK EXPERIENCE

Tru-Flex (June 2015 – Present)

West Lebanon, IN

Position: Sr. Sales/Application Engineer

Provide sales and engineering support to customer. Manage programs. Interface with customers, suppliers and manufacturing. Provide technical presentations and sales presentations. Discover new sales opportunities and customers through networking. Quote product to customer. Manage customer engineering needs. Specify assemblies and systems for customers applications. Communicate with customer engineering, quality and purchasing. Design assemblies. Coordinate CAD. Coordinate prototype builds. Identify and specify component suppliers. Develop new products. Interpret and specify GD&T. Obtain RLDA in the field, Analyze RLDA. Develop DVP&R. Develop new testing processes. Coordinate development with outside suppliers and test houses, Create DFMEA. Create test specifications. Write test reports for customers. Establish a product development process within the organization, Develop and establish APQP process in organization for small and large customers. Run internal/external APQP meetings. Develop product specifications. Develop drawing standards. Develop pipes lines and manage pipeline. Coordinate production, quality, materials and customer service to support the customer

Faurecia (Oct 2010 – June 2015)

Columbus, IN

Position: Product Standardization Lead (Oct 2014 – June 2015)

Global position coordinating standards with Asia and Europe, Collect standards and evaluate, Identify potential new standards needed, Determine evaluation work required to validate standards, Release global standard, Work with experts to create standard or revise standard, Create DCS (design check sheet) for each standard, Identify products that should be benchmarked, Review benchmarked products, Report monthly on standardization activities,

Position: Product Development Lead (Aug 2011 – Oct 2014)

Support John Deere on the development of the final Tier IV aftertreatment designs. Lead team at Faurecia to meet the John Deere packaging and performance specifications. Develop DFMEA, review CFD and FEA and provide reviews and presentation to customer. Identify opportunities for cost reductions. Lead internal and external design reviews. Run weekly APQP with John Deere Engineering. Create technical presentations for the customer on designs, program status, changes, issues, test results and analysis results. Review and approve drawings. Release work packages to CAD team and release drawings. Create time lines for project deliverables. Develop test plan with customer to validate design and validate product. Develop and oversee component and system testing. Work with test, analysis, purchasing, prototype team, manufacturing and commercial group to fulfill customer requirements.

Production Manufacturing Lead (Oct 2010- August 2011)

Manufacturing Engineering/Project Engineering – Quote new business. Determine and source equipment and tools to manufacture exhaust systems. Create line layouts. Create initial PFMEA, control plans and flow charts. Support customers with technical discussion, reports and data. Train process engineers and operators on new processes developed and train on new equipment. Specify and purchase equipment and tools. Support Maintenance on the installation of new equipment or repairs of equipment. Propose budgets for special projects. Track spending on projects. Review drawings to determine if components are manufacturable. Review GD&T on drawings. Support Product Engineering. Create time lines and report on progress.

John Deere Power Systems (June 2007 – Oct 2010)

Waterloo, IA

Position: Senior Product Engineer

Product engineering – Responsible for the John Deere worldwide aftertreatment and SCR canning designs. Developed canning specifications for DOC/DPF and SCR systems. Determined root cause and initiated corrective action.. Worked with vehicle partners within the John Deere worldwide enterprise to package ATD and SCR systems on multiple vehicle platforms. Ran weekly APQP meetings with JDPS worldwide engineering and the aftertreatment suppliers. Provided technical support to engine test cells on aftertreatment and SCR systems. Developed test plans and tests. Validate design and product through test and analysis. Sourced outside test houses for testing. Provided support to supply management on product cost, tool costs and processes required to build product. Assisted supply management in creation of the quote request and the analysis of the quotes. Worked with outside suppliers on urea mixer designs, materials and packaging. Assisted Supplier Quality Lead with new supplier audits. Identified and implement cost reductions ideas. Assisted plants providing technical information on first vehicle builds.

ArvinMeritor (May 2000 – May 2007)

Columbus, IN

Position: Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Project engineering - Industrialization of two new 2007 commercial vehicle exhaust production lines with a capital investment of 3.5 million dollars Specified equipment and oversaw the sourcing of equipment and tooling. Developed the canning/production process for large filters and DOC’s. Developed processes, cell layout, material storage and flow of materials. Guided the process engineers through the launch of programs. Developed solutions to issues seen during prototype builds. Worked with customers, equipment/tool suppliers, the production plant and prototype shop to develop and ensure capable processes. Worked with product engineering on packaging of product and manufacturability of the design. Quoted the process and equipment for new commercial business. Met with potential customers to share ArvinMeritor commercial vehicle capabilities.

Position: Senior Process Engineer

Project and process engineering - Prepared product quotations. Procured new equipment and tooling for new product lines. Created cell layouts and process flow for new production lines using AutoCAD. Worked with customer, design engineering, and product engineering to ensure customer satisfaction. Designed and modified tooling for new and existing processes. Created process FMEA’s, flow charts, control plans, and work instructions (QS 9000). Implemented team kaizen ideas. Worked with Continuous Improvement Team to improve process, reduce cost of labor, cost of material handling and implement Lean Manufacturing principles. Value Stream Mapping, Evaluated current processes and implemented ergonomic improvements. Promoted from Process Engineer to Sr. Process Engineer.

Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing Inc. (December 1998 – May 2000)

Columbus, IN

Position: Production Engineer

Process and project engineering. Supported five assembly lines, three paint lines and quality. Procured production equipment. Created and set up manufacturing processes within the pull system. Created process plans. Performed internal ISO 9000 audits. Evaluated and improved the safety, ergonomics, and quality of processes. Evaluated production and design to determine cost reduction methods. Designed tools, fixtures, lifting devices, shelving, carriers and carts. Created layout for production lines. Coordinated contractor work on installation and relocation of equipment. Worked within the Toyota Production System to minimize inventory and perform continuous improvement through Kaizen activities. Created daily check sheets and PM’s for equipment.

Wavetek (June 1994 - December 1998)

Indianapolis, IN

Position: Manufacturing Engineer Technician

Evaluated and improved SMT manufacturing processes. Created, troubleshot, and modified pick and place programs for Quad pick and place machines. Troubleshot, calibrated, and serviced machine hardware and software. Worked with manufacturer of machines to evaluate and solve problems and reduce downtime. Evaluated the manufacturing on prototypes and assisted design engineering in obtaining defect free manufactured product. Installed new equipment and trained operators on the use and methods to troubleshoot of the new equipment. Created standard procedures for manufacturing of SMT products. Provided technical support to floor. Experienced with Quad printing machines and reflow ovens. Worked with a modified Kanban system (pull system).

Techcom Technical Communications (1993 - 1994)

Indianapolis, IN

Position: Engineer/Technician

Designed, troubleshot, and tested circuits at prototype and board level. Designed, troubleshot, and tested systems. Provided technical support to customers. Serviced systems for customers. Designed and implemented methods to assemble product. Designed fixture for manufacturing product. Purchased assembly equipment, components, and hardware for production.

Awards and Recognition

ArvinMeritor Innovation and ingenuity award for the Lydall wrap process

John Deere Recognition of excellence for design of aftertreatment

John Deere Collaboration award for Interim Tier 4 design and packaging

John Deere Collaboration award for on engine aftertreatment systems

John Deere Patent for construction for an exhaust aftertreatment device US8281581 B2

Faurecia 2013 Partner level award for the team from John Deere for performance

Faurecia 2014 Partner level award for the team from John Deere for performance

Faurecia 2015 Partner level award for the team from John Deere for performance

Faurecia 2013 Cost reduction award for 3.6 million identified and 1.9 million implemented

Faurecia 2014 Best worldwide preforming team (John Deere Team)

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