Engineer Six Sigma
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David R. Cox
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www.linkedin.com/in/davidrcox1
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Engineering Manager, Master Black Belt
Production / Operations / Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma
Recognized throughout career as an innovative leader leveraging an in depth knowledge of engineering , operations and process improvement methodologies to significantly increase operational efficiency. Adept at bridging the gaps between desired and actual operational performance by applying structured approaches to deliver innovative yet practical solutions that drive impact to the bottom line. Bringing 20+ years of experience in:
KEY STRENGTHS____________________________________________________________
Engineering Management Lean / Six Sigma (MBB) Process Improvement/Development
Operations Management New Product Launch Organizational Re-Engineering
Supply Chain Management Training Delivery Program/ Project Management
Quality Assurance Logistics Financial (P&L) Accountability
Tool Design CADDs 5 3,4,5 Axis CNC Programming
CORE COMPETENCIES________________________________________________________
Result driven expert in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma leading projects of extensive scope delivering optimal results that exceed operational goals and yield measurable results.
Known strategist who transforms strategic plans into workable solutions and benchmarks for performance against operational objectives.
Recognized leader of operations and engineering teams focused on maximizing team performance and output.
Proven leader in launch of new products and consumer services.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS ________________________________________________________
Nokia, Inc. – North America Warranty Support (CARE)
Sr. Manager Operational Excellence and Six Sigma
Responsible for ensuring strategic planning is transformed into actionable programs that deliver the strategy. Managed portfolio of projects, mentored assigned project managers. Led Six Sigma team in delivering training and mentoring, during project execution. Significant accomplishments include ….
Led warranty cost reduction program with national scope resulting in $10 Million warranty cost avoidance in 2010.
Trained, mentored and certified Six Sigma green and black belts, with projects delivering $2 Million in savings and 80% reduction in cycle time.
Developed Nokia Care Protect, the first direct to consumer, revenue generating commercial service for warranty support in North America, on time and achieving revenue targets.
Manager, Go To Market and Lifecycle Management
Focused on ensuring support readiness for new products in North America, led a team of engineers, interfacing with R&D on design for repair and repair concepts, supported major operators and 3rd party repair vendors with procedures and tooling. Monitored warranty metrics driving corrective action. Accomplishments include ….
Developed launch process resulting in a 67% reduction in cycle time with a 99% on time readiness, enabling a redeployment of staff and $300K annual cost reduction.
Developed automated process to ensure all consumer information is removed from warranty products, avoiding a $1M per incident penalty.
Operations Manager, Texas Repair Factory, Alliance Factory
Assumed full responsibility for all operations including, multi-shift production, diagnostics repair, engineering, quality, shipping, receiving, warehouse, maintenance and consumer support, ensuring production goals were met while minimizing costs. Managed logistics flow of third party vendors within the outsourced repair work. Supervised and directed all employee recruiting, performance evaluations, disciplinary and training programs in a multi-shift operation. Accomplishments include ….
Led transformational program moving the factory from a “Make-to-Order” approach into an “Assemble-to-Order” approach by implementing cellular manufacturing concepts, increased manufacturing flexibility reducing line change over time from 24 hours to 4 hours.
Implemented Lean Manufacturing concepts into packaging operation, reducing cycle time by 50%, resulting in double the daily output with the same capital investment.
Managed the shutdown and transition of all activities to outsourced vendors, minimizing costs associated with excess inventory, and maximizing capital reuse and disposition.
SEICOR (Corning)
Project Manufacturing Engineer
Recruited as a project engineer, designed and transitioned prototype tooling and processes into production facilities in Mexico. Significant accomplishments include…
Developed automated wire stripping process for twisted, 50-pair shielded telecommunications cable, resulting in 50% reduction in manpower required.
Procured all tooling to transition a new surge protector product line to production facility in Reynosa, Mexico ramping up new product on time and on budget.
Woodward Governor Corporation
Senior Mechanical Mfg. Engineer
Recruited to assist in the transformation of a stagnant culture and implement an innovative flow management system. In addition to redefining operating procedures and developing new software, defined a new multi-year capital plan. As leader and in less than one year...
Implemented new operating procedures resulted in annual savings of $25,000 in program costs, $20,000 in labor costs, and $15,000 in scrap savings.
Standardized tooling procedures resulted in a $50,000 cost savings.
Implemented software to manage work-in-progress resulted in a $250,000 WIP savings.
Raytheon / Texas Instruments
Manufacturing / Producibility Engineer
Recruited as a Fabrication / Manufacturing Engineer, responsibilities included defining manufacturing procedures to produce individual parts, creation of CNC programs, and resolution of production issues on the shop floor and collaboration with R&D to ensure manufacturability of new designs. Accomplishments include ….
Reduced work in progress by $2M, decreased cycle time 50%, and reduced cycle time variation 84% as a member of the Continuous Flow Manufacturing Core Team.
Developed software that reduced set-up time in precision machining by 50%.
Instrumental in developing manufacturing cells to lower production costs 25%.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS_______________________________________________________
Master of Business Administration, Industrial Management, University of Dallas
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Oklahoma State University
Lean/Six Sigma Certified Master Black Belt
Former holder of DOD “Secret” Clearance
Scout Master, Boy Scout of America, Troop 140 Denton, Texas
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