Thomas Weldon Davis adi10j@r.postjobfree.com

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Royse City TX 75189

Manufacturing Engineer

Extensive experience in machining, sheet metal, welding, assembly and heavy fabrication. Academics include Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Robotics. Special training for Management and Team Leadership, Lean Manufacturing, AutoCAD, Solid Works, Product Data Management (PDM), and, UL 508A qualified Manufacturer Technical Representative (MTR)

Professional Experience

Management Positions

Supervisor for Sheet Metal, Machine Shop and Weld departments

Chief Engineer for an engineering and drafting team

Managed integration team on large electro-mechanical assembly projects

Led a successful plant closing to completion while keeping staff morale and productivity up

Led the quality team to update the quality system and quality manual

Led company in preparation for an ISO audit and recertification

Implemented a Non Conforming Material process and quality documentation to support continuous improvement

Managed Should Cost and Design for Cost Reduction projects

Maintained Bus Route Contract and Parts Inventory in the Austin Warehouse

Manufacturing Engineer

UL 508A Industrial Control Panel experience

Initiated ECO activities for cost reduction and manufacturability

Identified equipment requirements and implemented machining centers, robotic welding machines, fabrication and welding equipment, material handling equipment, and assembly line tooling and fixtures.

Designed tooling, jigs, and fixtures for machining centers, robotic weld centers, weld cells, and assembly lines

Responsible for plant layout and production line requirements when tooling up for new contracts

Robotic Weld Engineer responsible for programming robotic welders and grinder, and identify potential jobs and tooling required for robots

Implemented Lean Manufacturing processes in a contract manufacturing facility throughout the machine shop, sheet metal shop, and related processes

Led welder’s certification process and worked with CWI to train, test and certify 30 plus welders. Worked with CWI to develop and implement Weld Process Specifications (WPS), Weld Process Qualifications (WPQ), and Process Qualification Records (PQR) specific to the project.

Developed and implemented Manufacturing Process Instructions (MPI) for welding light rail transportation frames and enclosures

Implemented lean manufacturing weld cells with a Kanban system for materials and subassemblies

Led and participated in Kaizen events that reduced raw material inventory by 40%, shortened lead times, and increased productivity with less floor space

Provided Engineering and Technical Support at the customer’s site

Supervised production and set up in the CNC Machining Department

Programmed and set up 4 axis Machining Centers

Design Engineer and Drafter

MTR for UL listed industrial control panel shop

Completed design models in Solid Works for custom engineered paint booths, batch ovens, process ovens and related equipment

Successfully transitioned standard catalog batch ovens from AutoCAD to Solid Works

Designed medical lab support equipment and enclosures

Managed Engineering Changes and Drawing Revisions

Organized preliminary design details based on customer specifications and approval drawing

Completed stress analysis calculations for overhead cranes and related structures

Finalized design details, determined material requirements and entered Bill of Materials

Responsible for electrical and mechanical design documentation

Prepared shop drawings for manufacturing

Prepared installation drawings

Checked drawings for accuracy

Work History

Kaman Automation, Inc., Plano, TX July 10, 2017 – Present

Col-Met Engineered Finishing Solutions, Rockwall, TX March 9, 2015 – January 23, 2017

Telect, Plano, TX July 21, 2014 – February 28, 2015

Karlee Company, Inc., Garland, TX October 7, 2013 - July 7, 2014

Flextronics, Inc., Plano, TX February 2009 – September 3, 2013

Golden Precision Manufacturing, LLC, Dallas, TX February 2006 – February 2009

Special Products, Inc., Rockwall, TX January 2005 – February 2006

Savage Precision Fabrication, Inc., Wylie, TX June 2004 – Jan 2005

Accura Manufacturing, Sunnyvale, TX January 2004 – June 2004

OMI Crane Systems, Inc., Royse City, TX October 1999 – April 2003

Karlee Company, Inc., Garland, TX September 1987 – October, 1999

Education

Richland College Richardson, TX 1988 – 1992

Associate Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics

Electrical Engineering

Weatherford Jr. College Ft. Walters, TX 1977 – 1978

Drafting and General Machine Practice

Mineral Wells High Mineral Wells, TX 1972 – 1976

Metal Trades I and II. Included machine shop math, milling, grinding, turning, thread cutting, and welding

Industrial Cooperative Training. Included 180 hours of classroom studies and on the job training

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