Engineer

KEVIN PITNEY

*****.******@*****.*** Minneapolis/Saint Paul (Greater Twin Cities), MN 260-***-****

SUMMARY: Industrial & Manufacturing Engineer with 11+ years working in Medical, Aerospace, and Automotive Engineering environments. Proven track record in FMEA, Quality Engineering, and leading Manufacturing Design programs. My passions include management, manufacturing efficiency, continuous improvement, inspection, and quality engineering EDUCATION

Purdue University M.S. Technology Leadership Innovation Guided Project: Best Hiring Practices 2020 Purdue University B.S. Industrial Technology Minor Concentration: Biotechnology 2009 SKILLS

● Quality Control and Productivity

● Automated Manufacturing Systems

● Production/Warehouse Inventory

Management/Control

● Programmable Logic Controllers

● Waste/Cost/Scrap Reduction

● Offline and Real Time Monitoring

● Tool/Test/Trial Design/Selection

● Controlled Environment Area

● Just-In-Time Production

● Cycle Time Minimization

● Data Mining/Analysis

● Barcode/RF Identification

● Preventative Maintenance

● Toyota Production System

● Process/Workstation Layout

● 4 Quadrant Prioritization

● Servant Leadership

● Automatic Identification

● Biometric Identification

● Data Capture Systems

● Facilities Layout/Planning

● Industrial Ergonomics/Safety

● Time Management

● Kanban Management

● Lean Production/Six Sigma

● Quoting/Sourcing/Purchasing

● Material Handling

● Gemba Events

● Process Optimization

● Plan, Do, Check, Act

● Kaizen Events

● Organization

● Validation

● Poka-Yoke

● A3 Problem Solving

RELEVANT SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

General Manufacturing/Industrial Engineer

● Managed Corrective Action Preventative Actions, Non-Conformances, Failure Mode Effect Analyses, and Change Requests

● Created and validated Work Instructions to archive data previously held as tribal knowledge

● Lead meetings for client relations and engineering consultations to potential clients, distributors, and existing customers

● Acted as Subject Matter Expert and Engineering Technical Lead in the support of sales and customer relations

● Finalized/presented reports based on appropriate experts, documentation, and data

● Collected, interpreted, and disseminated metrics/pertinent data

● Proactive, preventative, and reactive addressing technical problems

● Continuous Improvement/Waste Reduction/Cost Excellence Engineer

● Instrumental in producing and implementing tracking sheets capturing data to increase Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

● Coordinated Kaizens, lead machine, part studies to determine root cause of and minimize machine downtime, reduce scrap, costs

● Increased efficiency of setups for a quicker changeover of products run on the machines

● Produced/Investigated design changes and cost reduction strategies for new High Bypass Turbofan Trent XWB jet engine

● Interpreted advanced design data, simulations, and metallurgical information to reduce costs while maintaining safety Project Engineer/Manager 3 Years

● Managed $3M+ project from several weeks behind schedule to several weeks ahead of schedule and 10% saving: o Future proofed, scheduled, tracked progress, and oversaw dozens of contract employees and their work o Quotes and scheduling for delivery, rigging, and installation of 10 CNC and Waterjet machines o Removed plan for ramp, and overhead door, 150% improvement of space utilization, and bettered support floor o Floor resurfacing and poly fill under floor support cost/time savings and more efficient flexible layout

● Support for Loftware/Spectrum/Zebra printers packaging and labeling validation pilot program using Polarian

● Organized services, purchased products, and directed projects many of which were valued more than 100K each

● Created plan to sort, inventory, document, and maintain spare parts system after more than a decade of neglect

● Monitored and managed dozens of projects to better obtain stage gates and other pertinent events on schedule o Created/adapted fixed processes documents; determined tests, inspections, expert signoffs needed to verify changes o Packaged, sent, received, inspected, corrected, and tracked progress of work and equipment that had been outsourced Process/Quality/Materials Review Board Engineer 5 Years

● Created/implemented every other car process increased productivity and reduced waste of entering/exiting car by half

● Extensive troubleshooting of the newly implemented glass barcode scanning system for Acura ILX/Honda Civic

● Lead new model process development team including operations standards, work instructions, process layout, and training

● Lead the development team in the 2013 Production increase from 400 to 500 vehicles per shift

● Conducted ergonomic analyses and work-studies on safety and process improvements in spaces previously thought unusable

● Prioritized materials as to ease of passing review, importance to customer, value (individual and as a group), as well as age

● Reviewed concessions with nonconforming parts and disposition for accept, reject, or rework Warehouse Engineer Consultant Proposed Project Ideas: 6 Months

● Leverage buying power for pallets requiring less receiving labor, down stack directly to cages

● Minimize down stacking of perfect and near perfect pallets maximizing pallets stowed vs. individual products

● Minimize packaging and account for package weight in the rate metrics for better accuracy

● Decrease importance placed on Time On Task (TOT) that were causing inefficiencies

● Direct cage pickup from receive to STOW minimizing Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT) bottleneck and excess handling

● Covid 19 measures: Thermal camera for temperature checks and cleaning turnstiles more frequently ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Certifications: Basic MOST Time Study Tool, 30 Hour OSHA General Industrial Safety & Health, DISC Personality Interaction Computer Skills: MS Office Suite, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Revit, Catia, Ironcad, ProE, SolidWorks, UG, Visual and G/M Code, KinRig, Visual Basic, Ladder Logic, TeamCenter, Agile, SAP, Medtronic Q/CMS, Spectrum/Loftware, Polarion Volunteering: Extensive Remodeling Churches/Homes, IRT/ISO Usher, Indy Bicycle Festival, Multi Gallon Blood Donator Other Interests: Leadership/Supervision, Critical Analytics, Aikido, Theater, Snowboarding, Biking, Frisbee, Hiking, Movies

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