Manufacturing/Design/Industrial/IT Engineer

Scott Larson

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McHenry, IL *****

815-***-**** (home)

815-***-**** (cell)

*************@*****.***

Objective:

My goal is to continue working in a manufacturing/engineering field with an emphasis on improvement, flexibility, professionalism, quality, teamwork, productivity, ethics, and a high moral standard.

Experience:

Maytec Inc. – West Dundee, IL 2017-Current

Applications Engineer

Support all processes, equipment & departments

Design & design support

Technical Service for products & designing

Continuous support software development

Aerotech/FCA Chrysler - Belvidere, IL 2016-2017

Tooling Engineer/Maint. Supervisor

Support all paint dept. processes & tooling

Increase quality, productivity, & manufacturability through projects

Maint. Supervisor for skilled trades (electricians, millwrights, toolmakers, & pipefitters)

Work on new vehicle product launch

Komet of America - Schaumburg, IL 2006-2016

Design Engineer 2011-2016

3Ddesign & modeling of insert drills, boring tools, adapters, & solid carbide tooling.

ECN changes & processing.

Technical customer support.

Lean & Kaizen projects.

Assist & troubleshoot large tooling projects.

Process/Manufacturing Engineer 2006-2011

Update routings and control plans for new part production, repair, and warranty work.

Communicate with customers and salesmen in order to achieve solutions.

Decreased time to quote from 4 weeks to 1 week.

Quote repair & new tooling.

Working with applications/sales engineers & team leaders to assure quality compliance.

Developed 100 matrix routings for similar production part families.

Certified ISO auditor for quality control.

Custom Cylinders, Inc. - Cary, IL 2005-2006

Machine Shop Manager

Decreased scrap rate from over 10% to 5%.

Saved up to $20,000 annually in setup reduction and decreased cycle times.

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the department.

Required to order tooling and supplies for the department.

Schedule jobs in order to provide production with the necessary parts.

Check first piece parts to ensure quality control.

Perform preventative maintenance and repair to departmental equipment.

Responsible for 5S within the company.

Responsible for continuous improvement such as setup/scrap reduction, quality, cycle time, etc.

Liquid Controls, Idex - Lake Bluff, IL 1998-2005

Manufacturing Engineer

Combined project savings of over $250,000 annually.

CNC programs, troubleshooting, training, set-up, prototype, and experimental machining.

DNC maintenance and the purchase of capital equipment.

Determine required tools, fixtures, gages, quotes, and routs for all in-house manuf. parts.

Process quality and continuous improvement initiatives for the manuf. engineering dept. such as Greenbelt projects, 5S projects, Kaizens, and Lean Manufacturing projects.

Manufacturing one-off parts and implementation of all ECN’s that affect manufacturing.

Responsible for BOO and ISO9000 work instructions for all in-house parts/processes.

Support mechanical assembly, testing, and electronic assembly departments with work instructions, tooling, fixturing, inventory control, etc.

Responsible for leading two Six Sigma Greenbelt projects per year.

Interim Lean Manufacturing Champion for the Liquid Controls Division of Idex.

Responsible for Manuf. Engineering representation in Product Development meetings.

Hydraulics, Inc. - McHenry, IL 1989-1998

Tool & Die Maker 1994-1998

CNC programming and machining.

Manufacture, troubleshoot, & design tools, fixtures, dies, processes, & gages.

Quality Control Technician 1993-1994

Ensure product quality through inspection, GD&T, and CMM operation & programming.

Certified Operator 1989-1993

CNC/Manual machine setup, operation, & SPC documentation.

Education:

Bachelor Degree in Manufacturing Technology & Management (BMTM) from Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in 2004 (GPA=3.5).

Associate Degree in Applied Science/Machine Tool Trades (AAS/MTT) from College of Lake County (CLC) in 1998 (GPA=3.75).

Certified Tool & Die Maker from the Tooling & Manufacturing Association (TMA)/Oakton Community College (OCC) in 1996 (GPA=4.0).

Other:

Unigraphics design training (May 2011)

ISO quality auditor training (May 2010)

First Place Award–Interprofessional Project Competition IIT–Homeland Security (July 2003).

Certified Greenbelt by Six Sigma Qualtec (January 2002).

Lean Manufacturing Cert. Program Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) (October 2001).

Certificate of Completion CMM GEOMEASURE 4000 (November 1999).

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis training by Spindler Consulting Associates (Sept. 1999).

Certificates in Machine Tool Trades and Tool & Mold Making at CLC (December 1998).

Carboloy Machining Principles & Cutting Tool Technology Course (December 1998).

Mastercam CAD/CAM Software training (November 1998).

U.S. Dept. of Labor Bureau of Apprenticeship & Training, Tool & Die Maker (April 1997).

TMA Perfect Attendance Award & Recognition for Apprentice of the Year (May 1996).

Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) Precision Machining Competition (1995-1997).

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