Manufacturing Engineering Manager

DELWYN N. POUNDERS

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Saltillo, MS 38866

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WORK EXPERIENCE:

Acco Brands Inc. (July 2019 – April 2025)

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Managed manufacturing engineering team of 2

Assumed responsibility for wire draw operations, wire coating operations and paper clip operations

Two engineer reports were responsible for:

laser cutting equipment purchase, installation and production start up

Glass white board production with robotic material handling

White board production plant

Philips Lighting Division (May 2007 – June 2019)

Fabrication/Paint Manager (August 2017 -June 2019)

Assumed responsibility for all Fabrication/Welding /Tooling and paint operations. Completed daily schedule and planning for all departments

Completed all HR functions for all departments.

Provided manufacturing engineering support for all departments.

Managed raw material inventory for fabrication and paint.

Philips Lighting Division (May 2007 – June 2019)

Quality Manager (August 2015 – August 2017)

Completed ISO lead auditor training. Coordinated registrar surveillance audit successfully achieving recertification.

Developed and implemented corrective action plan for all findings.

Provided customer warranty assistance.

Philips Lighting Division (May 2007 – June 2019)

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer (March 2010 -August 2015)

Successfully coordinated the transfer of production operations from the Cornwall Canada, Wilmington Massachusetts facility and the Sparta Tennessee facility to the Tupelo facility. Task completed included plant layout changes to create smooth flow of the entire operation while adding 5 roll form lines on 525 ton press line and one 400 ton flat bed press line.

Coordinated the introduction of new products from design review thru full production operation.

Thirty new products were introduced.

Philips Lighting Division (May 2007 – June 2019)

Fabrication Manager (May 2008 – March 2010)

Managed the fabrication focus factory including 2 production departments and tool room.

Direct reports include three supervisors, one planner and 75 hourly personal.

Machinery in the fabrication factory include 10 coil fed punch presses ranging from 90 to 800-ton capacity, 12 press brakes both manual and CNC controlled as well as 2 CNC controlled vertical milling machines and an array of conventional tool room equipment. A fully automatic Finn Power flexible fabrication system including 2 combination turret punch/right angle shears and 1 robotically controlled press brake capable of lights out production is the focal point of the fabrication focus factory.

Philips Lighting Division (May 2007 – June 2019)

Manufacturing Engineer (May 2007 -May 2008)

Provided engineering support for all fabrication and welding operations.

Oversaw the design and build of progressive tooling and its implementation.

Daily completed operation routing and standard work for new products

Completed cost analysis and cost reduction programs for existing products

Hawkeye Industries (May 2004 – May 2007)

Quality / Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Assumed project manager responsibility for the design and construction of a 22.000 square foot plant expansion. Upon completion of the facility and coordination of machine relocation in March of 2005, Efforts to achieve ISO 9000-2000 certification were iniated. Working with a consulting team and working as the company management representative, Certification was achieved in October of 2005. Achieving certification included the development and implementation of a plant wide preventative maintenance and calibration program

Coordinated the introduction of welding capabilities into the company’s capability portfolio. Including the purchase of MiG and Tig welding equipment, operator selection and training and determining time standards for cost effective and profitable operations.

Delta International Machinery. (September 1987 – May, 2004)

Senior Tool Engineer (September 1991 – May 2004)

Utilized lean manufacturing methods for process improvements in Delta’s Fabrication and Welding Departments. Delta’s sheet metal stamping costs were competitively bid by outside vendors resulting in a $66,000 cost increase if production were moved to an outside vendor including Far East sourcing.

Member of the Pentair Tool Group Supply Management Team which successfully negotiated a 3-year corporate steel buy contract, resulting in a $134,000 annual cost savings during a period of rising steel costs.

Routinely utilize Auto Cad software to design tooling for all facets of Delta’s machining, sheet metal fabrication, welding and assembly processes.

Routinely complete blank development and laser programming for sheet metal products on new and existing products.

Was instrumental in the patented design and development of Delta’s 18” drum sander. Oversaw all tooling design/build both in-house and outsource leading to production.

Completed vendor selection, economic justification, machine installation, programming and production support for Delta’s tubular product robotic welding system.

Lead new product team in the patented design of Delta’s universal mobile base.

Served on the advisory board for curriculum development for Itawamba Community College vocational educational program.

Served as president of Delta International Credit Union 1993–1996 and 2000–2003.

Developed and implemented quick die change program in punch press department.

Coordinated Delta’s zinc die casting program, including machine and tooling purchase, installation, start-up and operator training.

Delta International Machinery. (September 1987 – May 2004)

Tool Room Manager (January 1989 – September 1991)

Coordinated efforts of nine-man tool room while providing daily tooling trouble shooting support to fabrication, machining and assembly departments.

Managed plant tooling budget allocating spending for perishable tooling, new tooling materials, tooling and die repair cost, and toolroom/tool crib labor.

Delta International Machinery. (September 1987 – May 2004)

Senior Project Engineer September 1987 – January 1989

Reorganized fabrication department equipment based on computer generated product flow analysis eliminating the need of one full time forklift operator and improving product flow into paint department.

Purolator Products (December 1986 – September 1987)

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Lead productivity team to increase panel filter production from 54% of 1987 goal to 100% of 1987 goal breaking existing production records.

Developed justification for vibration analysis and shock pulse testing equipment to be used in anticipative maintenance program being developed.

Planned and implemented panel filter line rearrangement and methods improvement with $250,000 annual savings.

Texas Instruments (Defense Systems Electronics Group) December 1985 – November 1986

Producibility Engineer

Was producibility engineer for the first surface mount technology printed wiring board to be produced by Texas Instruments on a production basis.

Wrote and presented a seminar for multi-layer and flex printed wiring board producibility training.

Achieved class A producibility for all boards in man mobile global positioning system.

Emerson Electric (June 1982 – December 1985)

Manufacturing Engineer/Tool Crib Supervisor

Purchased and implemented equipment to convert motor protector assembly line from manual operation to automated assembly.

Reorganized production tool crib and implemented new policies for tooling traceability.

Reconditioned and realigned optics in two laser engraving systems while training technicians to perform these tasks in the future.

Transferred from Therm-O-Disc Division to Chromolox Division with added supervision responsibilities.

Holley Carburetor (May 1980 – June 1982)

Industrial Engineer

Successfully rearranged two assembly lines and two machining centers using line balancing and process flow methods improvements to increase productivity by 20%.

Performed methods reviews and implemented two new year model carburetors from print evaluation to completed units.

EDUCATION: 1978-1980 – Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762.

Received a B.S. in Industrial Technology.

1976-1978 – Northeast Mississippi Community College, Booneville, MS 38829. Received an Associates Degree in Industrial Technology.

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION

MRP Training - 36-Hour course in March 1982.

Work Simplification Training - 3-day course in October 1982.

Statistical Process Control and Problem Solving - 3-day basic course and a 2-day advanced course in May 1983.

MS DOS Software Training - 3-day course in July 1985.

Laser Training - 1-day classroom and 1-day “hands on” in October 1985.

Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing - 5-day course in August 1986.

Anticipative Maintenance Seminar – 3-day course in May 1987.

Metal Fabrication Seminar – 3-day course in February 1988.

C.N.C. Milling Machine Programming – 4-day course in June 1990.

HPM Die Casting Machine Operation and Maintenance in October 1991.

ABB Robotic Programming in December 1996.

AMADA Press Brake Training in August 1999.

AMADA Turret Press Programming in August 2000.

Contract Negotiation course in September 2002.

Lean Manufacturing July 2004

ISO Auditor training July 2005

Project 2007 software training September 2010

ISO Lead Auditor training August 2016

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