KRIS M. ECTOR

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Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

765-***-****

A retired Engineer with background in multiple Engineering disciplines. Strong emphasis on project management, supervision of technical and maintenance resources, development of capital budgets and facility improvement Programs. Strongly self-motivated with excellent interpersonal skills. A high-energy person with a strong work ethic, accustomed to leadership roles. Substantial computer software and hardware experience including word processing, spreadsheets and computer aided design.

Career History

Engineering Consultant / Environmental Coordinator

Dkirk, Inc. Dunkirk, IN

Provided Environmental Management and monitored Maintenance functions of the shipping / distribution center and closed manufacturing facility. Emphasis on facility environmental cleanup and maintaining facility condition within environmental compliance.

Plant Engineering Manager

Indiana Glass Dunkirk, IN

Managed the Engineering, Environmental, Glass melting and Maintenance functions in a manufacturing facility with $50 MM annual gross sales, 400 employees with >1 MM sq. ft. under roof. Major emphasis on organizational development, capital budget, automation and upgrading of an older facility and aging production equipment.

Engineering Manager

Manville Corporation Bluffton, IN

Managed the Engineering, Maintenance, Tooling, Environmental and MRO storeroom functions for a $30 MM annual sales automotive component facility.

Directed major redesign of startup equipment to improve productivity. Hired and developed strong Engineering and maintenance organization. Developed and managed multi-million dollar annual capital budget.

Engineering Consultant

Privately contracted to Manville Corporation for hands-on startup Engineering.

Provided Engineering support for installation of automated production equipment and programmable controls during new plant setup, process development and startup. Responsible for debug, dry run and startup of new equipment and subsequent PLC5 control program refinements for manufacturing process enhancement.

Project Manager - Client System Functionality Definition

SBI Corporation Fort Wayne, IN

Directed the interface with client companies for development and definition of the client computer system functional requirements from a conceptual proposal.

Interviewed key client personnel and developed functional requirement documents and flow diagrams for client acceptance and use by design personnel in system design and programming.

Advanced Engineering Supervisor

CTS Corporation

Managed an Engineering group commissioned to modernize electronic component production with state-of-the-art equipment, incorporating computer integrated manufacturing techniques.

Responsible for automation of material handling in a workcell, incorporating machine vision systems with closed loop process control of the machines based on vision system feedback. Coordinated implementation of computer controlled equipment through external design, tooling and controls vendors.

Equipment Engineering Supervisor

Corning Glass Works Bluffton, IN

Directed a ten man department of senior Engineers, designers and technicians

Directed a multi-year $3.5 MM mechanization project providing a workforce reduction of 92 people. Coordinated a $2.5 MM annual capital spending budget for plant projects.

Senior Equipment Engineer State College, PA

Major mechanization equipment design, development, procurement and installation.

Workforce reduction of 32 people yielded a $400,000 annual cost reduction.

Process/Equipment Engineer McKean Plant Bradford, PA

Developed glass fusing and sealing processes and equipment

Designed structural layout and detailed components for the first polygonal lightweight fused silica mirror blank, orbited as part of the U.S. Space program. Designed, procured materials, directed fabrication and installation of the first furnace to produce a solid fused silica blank, 160" in diameter and 24" thick, weighing 20 tons.

Education

B.S. Ceramic Engineering - Alfred University, Alfred, N.Y.

4 year New York State Regents Scholarship

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