David Leon Stevenson

*** ********* ****** ● Winston Salem NC 27107 ● Cell 336-***-**** office 336-***-**** Email adlg34@r.postjobfree.com

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL

EDUCATION

**/**09-12/2013

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC B.S., Manufacturing Engineering Technology December 2013 Minor: Industrial Management

Specialization in Occupational Safety and Health Management 01/2016 - 05/2018

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC B.S., Environmental Health and Safety December 2020 Minor: Hazardous Waste Management

Objective:

To obtain a position in Manufacturing Engineering were I can utilize the skillsets I have obtained in modern manufacturing such as kaizen, Kanban, 5S implementation, Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing, Value Stream Mapping, High Performance Team-Building, & Manage and develop Safety Culture. Core Competencies:

Safety Professional

Continued Improvement

Cost Improvement

Lean Manufacturing

Leadership

Quality Auditing

Strategic Planning

ISO 9000

Supply Chain Management

ERP Systems

Six Sigma for Manufacturing

Root Cause Analysis

Mfg. Exec. Systems

Siemens NX

Visio

Sample Testing

Quality Control

Process Management

North Carolina (Certified) OSHA Inspector

Lean Manufacturing (Certified) (John Deere- NC A&T St. Uni.) Six Sigma methodologies (Green-Belt Certified) (Boeing- NC A&T St. Uni.) Welder, Inspector (Certified) Professional Service Industries, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA. Software utilized: Solid-Works, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, MS Excel, MS Project, Pro Engineer, and Solid Edge, SAP Software

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

11/2013-Present

Caterpillar Axle Manufacturing (CAM)/Progress Rail Winston Salem, NC Caterpillar Axle Manufacturing Machined and Assemble Axles for large mining dump trucks. Progress Rail WS Machined engine blocks and components for U.S Industrial Freight Rail and European High- Speed Rail Systems and Distribution Center for Eastern United States and Europe.

Facility Engineer/ EHS Safety Coordinator- 11/2013 – Present o Analyzed blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.

o Analyzed quality control test results and provided feedback and interpretation to production management or staff.

o Prepared estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work.

o Prepared cost and expenditure statements and other necessary documentation at regular intervals for the duration of a project.

o Assessed cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids throughout the development of several projects. o Reviewed material and labor requirements to decide whether it is more cost-effective to produce or purchase components.

o Prepared and maintained a directory of suppliers, contractors and subcontractors. o Established and maintained tendering processes, and conducted negotiations. o Investigated causes of accidents, injuries, or illnesses related to product usage in order to develop solutions to minimize or prevent recurrence. o Instituted work stoppages, safety stand-downs, and safety walks as a follow up accident/incident issues reporting and recording.

o Recommended procedures for detection, prevention, and elimination of physical, chemical, or other product hazards.

05/2011-08/2013

Hircshfeld Industries, Greensboro, NC

Hircshfeld Industries fabricates structural steel components for critical construction projects, such as bridges, industrial and nuclear facilities, mass transit systems, and stadiums. The company’s services include designing, engineering, fabricating, delivering, inspecting, painting, and sand blasting.

CNC Programmer/Operator/Shift Supervisor – 03/15/2011 – 09/19/2013 Determined the sequence of machine operations, and selected the proper cutting tools needed to machine work-pieces into desired shapes.

Revised programs or tapes to eliminate errors, and retested programs to check that problems had been solved.

o Enforced safety and sanitation regulations.

o Worked with appropriate personnel to support resolution of application issues. o Performed work that involved standard software development life cycle (SDLC) processes, with relatively few complex features for which there were precedents. Conducted peer and customer reviews with technical presentations. o Offered recommendations for innovative approaches to appropriate segment of broad objectives.

o Defined requirements, creates solutions and resolves complicated design and scope issues

o Analyzed job orders, drawings, blueprints, specifications, printed circuit board patterns, and design data to calculate dimensions, tool selection, machine speeds, and feed rates.

o Determined reference points, machine cutting paths, and hole locations, and computed angular and linear dimensions, radii and curvatures. o Observed machines on trial runs and conducted computer simulations to ensure that programs and machinery was functioning properly and produced items that meet specifications.

o Modified existing programs to enhance efficiency. 04/1993-11/2008

Varco Pruden Buildings, Kernersville, NC

VP Buildings is a world leader in the pre-engineered structural steel systems construction industry, and specializes in computer-aided design and construction for low rise non-residential buildings.

Production Supervisor- 01/22/2000 – 11/12/2008 Coordinated and scheduled production workflow to ensure the delivery of products and components in the most efficient manner. o Enforced safety and sanitation regulations.

o Worked with appropriate personnel to support resolution of application issues. o Performed work that involved standard software development life cycle (SDLC) processes, with relatively few complex features for which there were precedents. Conducted peer and customer reviews with technical presentations. o Offered recommendations for innovative approaches to appropriate segment of broad objectives.

o Defined requirements, creates solutions and resolves complicated design and scope issues

o Conducted employee training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures, and assigned employee training to experienced employees.

Safety Coordinator 05/27/1999 – 01/21/2000

o Investigated causes of accidents, injuries, or illnesses related to product usage in order to develop solutions to minimize or prevent recurrence. o Evaluated potential health hazards or damages that could occur from product misuse. o Participated in preparation of product usage and precautionary label instructions. o Recommended procedures for detection, prevention, and elimination of physical, chemical, or other product hazards.

o Under my leadership, by 2008, the company was operating at 165,000 hours or 2 years without a lost time accident because safety became a vital component of the culture.

Quality Control Inspector 06/16/1997 – 05/26/1999 - Inspected all beams and materials before being cleared to ship (ASW Certified).

o Inspected, tested, and measured materials, products, installations, and work for conformance to specifications.

o Measured dimensions of products to verify conformance of specifications using measuring instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges, and micrometers. o Read blueprints, data, manuals, and other materials to determine specifications, inspection, testing procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, and measuring instruments required.

o Collected and analyzed production samples and parts to evaluate quality.

Welder 10/07/1995 – 06/15/1997 - Welded steel support beams for pre-engineered metal buildings 1”+ thickness steel (ASW Certified).

o Welded components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions. o Laid out, positioned, aligned, and secured parts and assemblies prior to assembly using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers. o Clamped, tack-welded, heat-bended, or grind or bolted component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding. o Chipped or grinded off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment. o Marked or tagged material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required.

TECHNICAL PROFILE

A solution driven, creative problem solver, with demonstrated initiative who’s dedicated to the achievement of goals with diverse experience in leadership in Manufacturing Production and Safety.

Professional Organizations:

Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE)

Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)

Association Technology of Manufacturing Engineers (ATME)

American Society of Quality (ASQ)

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