John Matthew McDougal

Bachelor of Science: Industrial Engineering

**** ******** *****, ***. *

Parma Heights, OH 44130

Phone: 586-***-****

adk73p@r.postjobfree.com

linkedin.com/in/matt-mcdougal-587219186

Objective: Given my roles within lean manufacturing, project management, systems management, operations engineering, and product development; I have experienced many facets of managing change within the defense, distribution, and automotive stamping sectors. With the closure of my most recent contract, which terminated early due to the COVID19 pandemic; I am looking for a “Change-Agent” Engineering position within an organization that is seeking a Manager of Staff with a multifaceted skill-level.

Experience

Acro Service Corporation – General Motors Contractor

Parma Heights, OH

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Site Lead (01/2020 – 04/2020)

The responsibilities consist of project management that encompasses the installation of progression presses for a Tier 1 Automotive Manufacturer. Moreover, the Site Lead must work as a facilitator with OEM contractors, installation teams, and plant personnel to ensure timelines and budgets are met and safe working practices are not compromised.

Noteworthy Contributions:

Site lead for the installation of the A-63 Progression Press Project, which consists of overseeing capital expenditures exceeding $20M.

Champion of throughput improvement for the C-82 Project, where new run rates must be achieved for new model parts, to meet budgeted expectations.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

Warren, MI

Industrial Engineering Supervisor (10/2017 – 09/2019)

The responsibilities consist of interacting with management to develop event staffing and annual business plans, parts list updates, and operational throughput requirements. Also, the IE Supervisor must lead actions to achieve group productivity objectives, support World Class Manufacturing (WCM), and assist with new program system design reviews and optimization. Other responsibilities consist of supervising 3 other Industrial Engineers.

Noteworthy Contributions:

Champion kaizen initiatives that totaled approximately $500K, which consists of justifying temporary employees due to vacations and peak absenteeism, creating cost containment and manpower analysis standard operating procedures, and parts list maintenance.

Lead layoff initiatives that totaled over $735K, which exceeded business plan expectations due to the executive adjustment of assembly plant volumes.

Assist with routine cost control by developing weekly manpower, absenteeism, and on-roll reports.

Develop business plan, which consists of preplanning direct and indirect labor requirements based on volume for the following year.

Reconcile parts lists for throughput and manpower budgeting purposes.

Assist with new model launches for the Jeep Wagoneer and 3rd row seat Jeep Grand Cherokee, which optimizes manpower and ensures efficient and ergonomically designed workstations.

BIC Graphic

St. Petersburg, FL – 75% Domestic Travel

Continuous Improvement Engineer II (12/2014 – 01/2015)

The responsibilities require change management leadership, the implementation of new systems, product management, best practices evaluation, Lean Six-Sigma, team coaching, financial monitoring, visual management, process improvement and management, budget maintenance, downtime analysis, and best practice evaluation.

Noteworthy Achievements:

Assistant Coordinator for evaluating product specific cost reductions equivalent to an excess of $1.8M per year.

Jabil Defense and Aerospace Corporation

St. Petersburg, FL

Industrial Engineer II (01/2012 – 09/2014)

The responsibilities require mistake proofing implementation via tooling design, providing visual aid instructions, and leading kaizen events. Additional responsibilities consist of coordinating product launches, working with external customers, modeling capacity for throughput measurement, and supervising hourly employees, along with industrial engineering interns.

Noteworthy Contributions:

Lean Kaizen Manager for multiple projects saving over $120K per year in throughput capacity and product breakage via tooling creation.

Development Engineering Co-Champion for simultaneous launches exceeding customer demands of $20M per year.

Operations Support Specialist for resolving quality issues totaling over $22K per year.

United States Postal Service

Tampa, FL

Operations Industrial Engineer (08/2008 – 07/2011)

The responsibilities require planning and process evaluations to identify opportunities, consolidate operations, and propose comprehensive improvements. Specifically, the operations industrial engineer must recognize and capitalize on cost reduction opportunities by analyzing data, coordinating equipment installations, facilitating Lean Six-Sigma projects, and by assisting with 24-hour, real-time operational support. Other responsibilities consist of participating in industrial engineering response teams at satellite locations and Sarbanes Oxley compliance.

Noteworthy Contributions:

Lean Six Sigma Manager for multiple projects saving over $3.2M per year in labor, throughput, and customer service via conveyor optimization, manual mail sortation labor utilization, and EXFC customer service improvement.

Project Manager for sorting equipment installations and Sarbanes Oxley compliance.

Southeast Area Co-Champion for LCD 17 (dock operations) cost reduction proposals exceeding of $1.7M per year in labor, throughput, and customer service.

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Pascagoula, MS

Senior Industrial Engineer (03/2007 – 07/2008)

The responsibilities require leading process improvement proposals, in lieu of supporting the finance, operations, and labor planning disciplines for new and existing vessel construction. Specifically, the Senior Industrial Engineer must recognize and capitalize on historical trends in data for future improvement via a thorough understanding of statistics, data mining and analyzing root causes also known as Earned Value Management System. Other assignments consist of facilitating lean manufacturing, modeling performance matrices, and auditing labor and material bills with the assistance of Navy and Coast Guard engineers.

Noteworthy Contributions:

Lean Champion for the reduction of electrical material losses. Addressing the material damage and concurrent warehousing inefficiencies saving over $700K per year.

Kerry, Incorporated – Food and Beverage Manufacturing

New Century, KS – 75% Domestic Travel

Project Engineer (11/2005 – 02/2007)

The responsibilities require capital project planning, proposal design, and the effective management of resources, which includes the obtainment of estimates, selection of equipment, generation of process layouts, evaluation of commercial construction proposals, determination of budgetary guidelines, proposition of forecasts, and projection of project schedules. Additional responsibilities consist of the successful completion of continuous improvement assignments and quality assurance.

Noteworthy Contributions:

●Capital Project Manager for 2 projects saving over $1.3M per year in throughput and labor costs for Kellogg’s.

Ford Motor Company - Tier 1 Automotive Stamping

Bedford, OH

Industrial (Assembly) Engineer (08/2004 – 11/2005)

The responsibilities require ergonomic summarizations, mistake proofing (Poke Yoke), Kaizen Event facilitation, 5-S compliance, product launches, and alleviation of change-over inefficiencies. Other primary responsibilities consist of analyzing downtime and resource optimization.

Noteworthy Contributions:

●Project Champion for assembly production benchmarking exceeding $839K per year, which corrected the means of recording downtime.

●Lean Champion for optimizing robotic control logic saving over $39K per year to reduce assembly line bottlenecks.

●Assistant Project Coordinator and MODAPTS consultant for increasing line capacity by $1.1M per year by adding additional robotics to existing processing lines which eliminated the need to run a 3rd shift.

●Lean Co-Champion for equipment relocation to save labor costs more than $197K per year by eliminating an employee bottleneck.

●Project Co-Champion for multiple labor reduction proposals saving $485K per year, which were developed at the Maumee Stamping location. One key deliverable consisted of eliminating labor to produce the Mustang dash via workstation assignment modifications.

Wells’ Dairy, Incorporated. - Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Le Mars, IA

Industrial (Project) Engineer II (12/2003 – 08/2004)

Noteworthy Contributions:

●Capital Project Manager for multiple implementations exceeding $404K per year in labor reductions and material costs.

●Project Engineering Manager for new product launches such as the Dairy Queen Buster Bar and Winter X Games freeze pop.

●AutoMod Certification co-recipient for support in South Ice Cream Plant Expansion Projects.

Smithfield Packing Company

Salem & Bedford, VA

Industrial Engineer (05/2002 – 07/2003)

Noteworthy Contributions:

●Operations Analyst for labor reductions yielding over $860K per year in hourly employee reductions.

●Project Champion for multiple projects generating more than $250K per year in plant capacity.

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation

Broadway, VA

Plant Industrial Engineer (06/1999 – 05/2002)

Noteworthy Contributions:

●Project Champion for multiple projects generating more than $250K per year in yield, throughput, and energy.

●AutoCAD Drafter, SAP procurement recipient, and lead engineering financial resource for a new plant construction expansion and equipment installation initiative saving over $6.3M per year.

RAG Corporation – Mineral Mining and Manufacturing

Waynesburg, PA

Safety Intern (05/1995 – 04/1999)

The responsibilities involve clerical duties such as the documentation of injuries and MSHA citations. Other assignments consist of the calibration of air quality detectors, preparation of dust sampling collectors, and the summarization of audits relating to the Code of Federal Regulations.

Noteworthy Contributions:

●Project Champion for standardizing job training guidelines (Senior Design Award Project). Given the reduction in workers’ compensation costs, the return on investment is equivalent to $250K per four years.

Education

University of Phoenix

Online (2 courses)

Master of Business Administration (10/2007 – 02/2008)

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Bachelor of Science/Industrial Engineering (08/1994 – 05/1999)

Waynesburg Central High School

Waynesburg, PA

Diploma/Scientific Academic (08/1990 – 06/1994)

Awards, Memberships and Skills

WVU Robert Fowler Senior Design Award

Cambridge Who’s Who Lifetime Member

Andrew Carnegie Leadership Advantage Certification

Ruby Memorial Hospital Volunteer

Forgotten Harvest Volunteer

Access Programmability

AutoCAD

AutoMOD

Earned Value Management

Ergonomics for Engineers; Workstation Improvement Methods

Financial Risk Management

Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management

Lean Logic/Techniques/Value

Lean Six Sigma and the Corporate Enterprise

Lean Six Sigma Bronze/ Green/ Black Belt

Project Schedule Control/ Scope Verification and Change Control/ Resource Planning

Value Stream Mapping

SAP

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