Matthew McCoy
Pidgeon Forge, Tn. *****
************@*****.***
Available for relocation. Seeking a Manager or Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer position. Making a difference.
Work Experience
Lead Project Engineer
L & T Technical Services
Whirlpool Corp.
Sept. 2021 to Current
Robotics & Automation
Saved 4.5 million dollars by implementing automation programs
Savings of 71 operators
ROI of 1 year on 9 separate projects
MS Project, Power Point, Excel, Word
Project Manager
Inspiration Home – Sevierville Tn.
Dec. 2020 to June 2021
Set-up 2 factories for new equipment and increased production
Laid out all equipment placement with required utility placement
Wrote processes to support new additions.
Worked at home due to covid 19.
Bethell, Oh.
April. 2020 to December 2020
Tore out and installed hundreds of feet of wood post and horse fence.
Tore out inside of barn, installed concrete floor and new manufactured horse stalls.
Senior Project Manager NPI Contract
Robert Half Inc. – Hebron,Ky.
Jan. 2020 to March 2020
Brought in to install distribution factory for heavy truck parts.
There were 8 packaging lines installed.
Two automatic bagging lines
The lines were installed and running production in 6 weeks
Six Sigma along with 5S were incorporated for savings.
Wrote sequence of operations, and process design.
Senior Project Manager Professional, NPI & NPD
Ferno Washington Inc. – Wilmington, Oh.
October 2018 to October 2019
Lean manufacturing cells in a lower volume mix of FDA certified products.
Six sigma along with 5S to attain savings.
Wrote sequence of operations, and cell timing.
Used VKS program to write work instructions.
PFMEA, RFQ’s, Capex, Program Justification.
Vendor selection and follow-up for tooling and design.
MIG & TIG fixturing for manual welding.
MS Project to track timelines with deliverables, and critical paths.
OL/OP Certifications
Senior Project Manager, Automation and Robotics
Honeywell Intelligrated - West Chester, OH
December 2016 to October 2018
Introduction of lean automation cells into a lower volume mix of manufactured products.
Defined, concepted, and managed all robot MIG weld cell builds and integrations for welding and material handling.
Realized savings of $2 million per year savings on Robot Cells, with an ROI of 1 year or less.
Worked with suppliers for controls and software requirements on new equipment purchases.
Wrote SOW for RFQ’s, Capex, Program Justification, and Vendor Selection.
MS Project to create program timelines with deliverables, and critical paths.
Quality Improvement Project Engineer
General Electric Appliances - Louisville, KY
January 2014 to December 2016
Introduced Cognex vision systems into production to quality check hand lay-up dishwasher racks before welding.
Worked with internal customers and suppliers to define software requirements of the vision system.
Carried this vision system into 3 other cells and was able to reduce overall scrap from $7000 per day to $ 2000 per day.
Chose and worked with the supplier to incorporate the vision systems into production.
I wrote new lean processes for sub and final assemblies. By planning out 3 months ahead of current production, we have been under operating plan budgets for the first six months of the year, and at operating plan budgets the second half of the year.
Sr. Lead Manufacturing Project Engineer
General Electric Aviation, Evandale, Oh
May 2011 to December 2013
Designed lean manual and automation to accomplish welding, assembly, painting, de-burring, and inspection cells.
Utilizing lean principles, I introduced a new state of the art robotic cell for drilling 1800 close tolerance GD&T True Position holes in an aircraft assembly. A robot cell where the robot position was being controlled by a laser tracker.
By using this system, there was a savings of $13 million per year on a 3 year firm fixed contract
Creation of cells to do Deburr, an automated paint line with limited material handling, and an overhead powered rail robot drilling station.
Process, timing, sequence of operations and throughput.
Robotic MIG and TIG weld cells
Weld and assembly fixtures.
Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
BAE Systems - Fairfield, OH
February 2009 to May 2011
Designed Production Lines for Government and Armored Vehicles, Process Development, Sequence of operations with timing
Responsible for launch of new programs, creating new and optimizing existing production processes for cost reduction and improved quality, throughput and first time yield.
Also responsible for 18 manufacturing engineers, 2 robot programmers, and a 325,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility.
Implemented standardized launch criteria for new programs that included manufacturing and quality plans, PFMEA.
Drive lean Manufacturing Principals, Kaizen Events, 5S, and comprehensive PM (preventative maintenance) schedules for tooling and fixtures to begin at program start-up.
Planned with maintenance to order and maintain spare tool & fixture parts to limit production downtime.
IPT Team reviews of Product Designs for DFM, and DFA, Tool Designs, and Advanced Part Quality Plans to ensure adherence to PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, guidelines and requirements.
I introduced use of a new Laser Tracker for inspection, set-up of production tooling, and tool calibration.
MIG manual weld fixturing, and a 1 million dollar robot MIG cab weld cell.
Engineering Manager
Edag Productions LLC – General Motors, Tier 2
Auburn Hills, MI
August 2001 to January 2009
Designed Tomcar Off-road Vehicle Body Shop Complete for three vehicles.
Supplier Development, Product Development, New Program Launch, and Business Development.
Responsible for quoting and business case development for new product designs, launches, lean manufacturing process, production line designs, and timing throughput.
Designed and implemented production line to build complete Tomcar Off Road Side x Side vehicle. I worked with suppliers in USA to manufacture a newly designed wiring harness, MIG welded frames (3) styles, and other complex vehicle components for high quality with competitive pricing.
Working extensively with suppliers in Taiwan, China, and the USA to supply parts and assemblies of high quality and low price. The following new products included front and rear coil over shocks, aluminum three and four core radiators, a complete exhaust system with catalytic converter, a new rack and pinion assembly, aluminum wheels, steel gas tanks, and miscellaneous machined components.
Cost saving benefits of $20 million dollars over a five year period achieved utilizing Asian & Chinese suppliers.
Provided engineering support and direction for EPA certification programs,
Robotic MIG Weld and rivet cells.
Set-up various water, air quality, and hazardous waste disposal compliance testing for government, state, or city permits. Managed up to 45 employees in different disciplines. Project manager for Robotic Hem Cells. I oversaw the design, build, installation at General Motors, commissioned and brought into production.
Catia Design Manager
J.S. McNamara Inc – Chrysler Tier 1, Warren, MI
August 1994 to July 2001
Senior Project Manager Tool Design Supplier Development
Boeing Commercial Aircraft - Seattle, WA
January 1991 to August 1994
Supplier Development, Contract
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Co - St. Louis, MO September 1987 to January 1991
Education
Oakland University
B.S.E. / Mechanical Engineering. 3.5 GPA
GE Aviation
Green Belt
Masters Certificate in Management and Leadership
Notre Dame Mendoza School of Business
Continuous Quality Improvement, Project Management, and Catia
Defense Acquisition University, Boeing Aircraft
Microsoft Office (15+ years), Catia (15+ years), Process Development (15+ years)Project Management (Systems, Robotics and Automation 16 years), Supplier Development (20 years), Envio (15 years), Capex and Justification, Work Instructions.