Mechanical Engineer Manufacturing

LOUIE D. GOLDSMITH

***** ********** ***, *** *** ● Manassas VA, 20109● C: 708-***-**** ● **************@*****.***

MANUFACTURING/ MECHANICAL ENGINEER/PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Forward-thinking Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Professional with 20 years of experience optimizing process and systems; leading design efforts; identifying and implementing cost savings; and improving efficiency, quality and profitability in a variety of manufacturing environment which include: machining, sheet metal fabrication, and plastic and elastomer molding.

Technical Leadership: Analytic and precision minded technical leader with recognized career success in leading and managing cross-functional teams (design, engineering, and process optimization teams) to provide solutions, cost savings, and deliver quality products while supporting stakeholder’s business goals and objectives. Led an international team to implement the production process of a new control cabinet for a MRI machine between Mexico and the US facilities.

Project Management: Provide design, project planning, and implementation for a variety of large projects with significant impact on improving operations, efficiency and profits. Led and managed a team to validate an automated assembly line for the insourcing of SPE tubes to a new manufacturing plant in India geared to increase product profitability by 40%.

Capital Equipment / Process Change Justifications ● Cost Estimating ● CAPA ● Product Testing / GMP Validation

Product Design ● Lean Six Sigma ● Fixture/Tooling Design ● Project Management ● Plant Layout / Design

Process Improvement ● Process Routing ● Design of Experiments ● Writing CNC Programs ● Measurement Study Analysis

Geometric Tolerancing & Dimensioning ● Writing Work Instructions Comply ● ISO 9000/QS 9000/ISO 13485/AS9000

CNC Milling/CNC turning center /5 axis turning center/ plating priocesses/heat treating

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Caterpiller 04/2022- present

A contract postion

Responsible for writing work instruction, moving equipment, running capital projects, and supporting production machining.

HunterLab 01/2021-03/2022

A privately held company that is an oem manufacturer of spectrograph equipment and color evaluation equipment

Manufacturing Engineer Responsible for looking into finding first pass yield improvements, provide operations with work instructions, operational cost reductions, production BOM’s, investigating nonconformances, making dispositions for the product in MRB.

Led the operational team to lean out the production cells for assembly of the Aeros instrument

Modified design drawings to make parts more manufacturable with Solid Works

Worked with machining and sheet metal fabrication suppliers

Cobham 01/2019-10/2020 A publicly held company that specializes in making mission critical system for the aerospace industry such as fuel tank inerting systems, and oxygen generation systems. Manufacturing Engineer Responsible for looking into finding the root causes of scrap, first pass yield improvements, provide operations with work instructions, operational cost reductions, routings, collection plans, investigating nonconformances, writing dispositions for the product and researching and implementing the installation for new production equipment.

Led a team consisting of safety, maintenance, and operations personnel to implement a new pneumatic press for riveting and staking applications.

Worked with operations personnel to develop work instructions and update c17-1 documentation which includes: work instructions, test information sheets, and product drawings to meet AS9100 requirements.

MedPlast Inc. 01/2018-10/2018

A privately held contract manufacturer that specializes in manufacturing medical rubber and silicone moldings for OEM medical manufacturers.

Manufacturing Engineer

Responsible for looking into finding the root causes of scrap and thus reducing it.

Redesigned Trays and fixtures using Solid Works CAD Software.

Also leading capital projects to optimize production layouts to minimize waste, and improve product throughput.

Led a capital project to install a transfer of a molding machine from the New Jersey Plant to our Elkhorn facility.

S&C Electric Inc, Chicago, IL 03/2015-01/2018

S&C Electric is an OEM of electrical switchgear, fuses and switches that supplies major utility companies around the world. The company has annual sales of $800+M.

Project Engineer

Responsible for running capital projects for manufacturing like machine upgrades, replacing outdated manufacturing equipment and procuring newer technology equipment to support CNC metal fabrication and metal CNC machining operations.

Led a team to Procure Sub Spindle Y-axis turning centers, and to decrease changeover times by 15% and increase throughput by 20%

Led a team that consisted of fabrication, facilities, production personal, and suppliers to procure and install, and rout parts on two new tool changing brakes reducing changeover time by 30%.

Led a team to procure a new bandsaw to decrease maintenance costs and improving sawing capabilities of 12 and 24ft bar stock.

Led a team to install semi-automated tool changing press brakes to decrease change-over time by 20%.

Coordinated the construction with different materials for the installation of the machinery.

Performed capital appropriations, ROI Analysis, and expenditure justifications relative to machining, welding, mechanical assembly, product testing, and industrial manufacturing facility equipment.

General building construction and mechanical aptitude - Capable of coordinating trades for construction projects and knowledgeable about materials: Processing, Strengths, Mechanicals, (Concrete, Steels, Alloys, forgings, castings)

Exceptional Critical Thinking abilities and Problem-Solving capabilities in a team environment.

W.R. GRACE, Deerfield, IL 2003 – 01/2015

W.R. Grace and Company is chemical conglomerate with >6,700 employees in ~40 countries, and annual sales of $3.0+B; and 3 .business segments; Grace Catalysts Technologies, Grace Materials Technologies, and Grace Construction Products.

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Designed and developed assembly and quality control requirements for new products, created procedures, wrote work instructions, trained production on assembly of products, performed process and design validation of products, worked with suppliers to maintain product quality and costs, and created bill of materials (BOM) for the SAP database. Created new product drawings and maintained existing drawings in Team Center Express and performed corrective action/preventative action (CAPA) on customer complaints.

Managed the design and updated product drawings for the newly manufactured Flash and Prep instruments to meet business product launch timelines.

Developed routings and process maps for new product launches assisting operator training, improving product throughput by 15%.

Directed cost reduction efforts for new products resulting in meeting pricing targets within 10% of projected cost.

Assisted and managed the building of prototypes for design verification and validation of new products.

Headed an implementation team of assembly operations for the conversion of the ELSD to meet stringent time deadlines.

Led and managed a team to validate an automated assembly line for the insourcing of SPE tubes to a new manufacturing plant in India geared to increase product profitability by 40%.

Managed the design team for the development of the Flash Cartridge product line to meet product launch and pressure rating requirements.

Developed the welding and assembly operations of the Flash Cartridge product line to meet the pressure and product stewardship pressure requirements.

Led the design efforts for the Spring Column product line to meet the ASME pressure vessel code.

Managed a team of engineers on the design and validation efforts for the Solid Loader to meet customer requirements.

Led the design, manufacturing implementation, and design validations of multi-packer products to meet CE requirements.

Updated product drawings on our injection molded fittings to support supplier requirements and tolerances to achieve a 20% cost reduction.

GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI 2002 – 2003

GE HealthCare is a subsidiary of General Electric Corporation that provides transformational medical technologies and services helping to deliver patient care to people around the world.

Project Manager (02/2003 – 06/2003)

Contract Position managing new product introduction and variable cost reduction projects in Manufacturing. Determined parts of the product to make or buy, reviewed design drawings ensuring product manufacturability, implemented new production processes, managed writing of work instructions and implementation of quality plans. Implemented bills of materials into the Oracle database system and performed value stream mapping on the product, and ensured product cost rolled up into Oracle.

Created a manufacturing scorecard to measure supplier quality performance for suppliers.

Developed value stream flow chart to evaluate product costing.

Led an international team to implement the production process of a new control cabinet for an MRI machine between Mexico and the US facilities.

Manufacturing Engineer (06/2002 – 02/2003)

Contract Position assisting the manufacturing team in implementing new processes, writing work instructions and quality plans, and developing process validations for FDA/GMP approval on a new production X-ray tube.

Wrote work instructions to provide operator training on assembly weld operations to improve product throughput by 10%.

Developed leak check processes and fixtures for weld joint inspection; cathode spot welding processes to meet weld force requirements via design of experiments; and quality control plan for in-house operations for product launch.

Worked with suppliers on the design and manufacturing of the ball bearing transfer carts.

OMNI-CIRCUITS, INC., Glenview, IL 1999 – 2002

Omni-Circuits specializes in double sided, multilayer, and blind/buried via boards for RF and other applications, using FR4, Teflon, and exotic materials.

Manufacturing Engineer

Installed capital equipment, wrote work instructions, defined overall process parameters, improved product quality through design of experiments. Developed and improved process capabilities for new products and wrote CNC programs.

Managed the installation of an x-ray drill increasing production throughput by 25%.

Led a team to resolve product registration problems; developed Access database of internal inner layer compensation numbers resulting in a $40K scrap reduction.

Implemented and trained production personnel on Statistical Process Control to reduce productions scrap by 10%.

Worked with a process optimization team for the optimization of the immersion silver plating and organic solder ability protectant coating lines; results provided a 10% reduction in chemical usage and scrap.

Enhanced multilayer press recipe parameters using design of experiments, and improved cycle time by 20%.

Developed work instructions and preventative maintenance for the Accuscore scoring machine.

Tested different tooling schemes to optimize drill registration.

Developed and implemented new engineering change notice procedures.

Led a team to resolve panel shrinkage issues reducing scrap by 10%.

BRUNK INDUSTRIES INC., Lake Geneva, WI 1995 – 1998

Brunk Industries is a precision metal stamping and progressive tool die company.

Manufacturing Project Engineer

PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS

Statistical Process Control; Six Sigma Yellow Belt; ISO 9000 Auditor Training

Introduction to Pro-Engineer; Solid Works, Introduction to Six Sigma; Project Management (PMP)

COMPUTER SKILLS

AutoCAD R14; Solid Edge; Solid Works, Microsoft Office (Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project); Minitab

EDUCATION

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

PATENTS

Flow Restrictor Pattern on Grace Flash Cartridges

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