Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

DARRELL T. MOORE

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Driven Engineering Professional with progressive success in phases of design, operations, and manufacturing. Diverse leadership and management experience in a fast paced manufacturing industry including 18 years developing and implementing automation tooling and equipment integrations for production. Managed capital project budgets exceeding $250M. Extensive experience in product development from design conception to equipment operation on customer floor.

Demonstrated abilities include:

• Plant Layouts • Project Budgeting

• Process Analysis • Tooling (Design & Quoting)

• Process Development • New Equipment Buy Off

• Quality Control • Production Support

• Cost Reduction • Statement of Work Planning

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Johnson Controls-Automotive Experience (Assembly Component Supplier) 2010 to 2011

West Point GA

Advance Manufacturing Engineer

Manages installation, assembly, and manufacture of new model seat systems and coordinates plant integration. Creates and revise process for JIT system while maintaining throughput, improving quality and reducing cost. Create Process Flow, Capitol Equipment Purchase and Plant Integration of new Product while improving quality and thru-put on existing equipment.

Ford Motor Co. North America Vehicle Operations (Automotive Construction) 2000 to 2009

Dearborn MI / Claycomo MO

Body Construction Lead Resident Engineer (2005-2009)

Primary interface between Missouri Plant and Michigan Operations during the launch of 2009 F150 Body Shop tooling. Coordinated and aligned activities between plant, facilities, and tooling suppliers on installation and buy off. Single point of contact for problem resolution after launch teams returned to operations office.

Conducted and planned weekly reviews of project status to keep launch team on schedule.

Coordinated tooling installation and kitting of Underbody and Pickup Box Lines through 3rd party tooling suppliers by organizing trades and creating schedules.

Achieved 6 Sigma process approvals on all tools and improved capability by refurbishment and new equipment purchases.

Body Construction Launch Engineer / Advance Manufacturing Engineer (2000-2005)

Led tooling design, installation, and debug for 2004 F150 and 2002 Thunderbird. Provided manufacturing direction in the development of new vehicles and future programs.

Received the 2004 Ford Vehicle Operations Product Team Award for exemplary product launch.

General Motors Powertrain Division (MFG Transmission Assemblies) 1995 to 2000

Warren, MI

Central Engineering Process Engineer

Led Process Engineering, and improvement within the transmission sub-assembly components. Developed LEAN Manufacturing systems, provided product support and promoted production acceleration.

Engineered and developed asynchronous modular assembly line to assemble automatic transmission valve bodies at 240 JPH. This resulted in an annualized saving of $1M for the plant and 10% headcount reduction.

Re-designed and converted leak test equipment for the primary seal on a piston assembly. Minimized the time required to perform the test by 66% and reduced head count by 20%. This resulted in overall savings greater than $100,000 annually.

Associated Spring, Barnes Group (MFG of Light Coil and Torsion Springs) 1994 to 1995

Syracuse, NY

Systems Engineer

Managed all plant engineering activities, including design quotes, facilities, and tooling maintenance. Conducted the activities of contract trades, maintenance, and industrial engineering.

Negotiated and transferred torsion and compression spring equipment from a sister facility into the Syracuse Plant for increased production of product capacity.

Redesigned and created standard setup procedures for tooling, enabling plant to increase capacity for 8 new products. This resulted in the gain of $500,000 annually in new business.

Instituted computer based preventive maintenance scheduling for spring coilers and ancillary equipment.

Created shipping department layout to establish FIFO inventory management. Improved inventory accuracy as well as decreased the time required to complete year-end physical inventory.

General Motors Inland Fisher Guide (MFG Interior Automotive Assemblies) 1990 to 1994

Troy, MI

Product Engineer

Accountable for machine design and product change implementation for foam injected interior door trim, and injection molded components on C/H car programs. Provided continuous improvement for product line by part de-proliferation and process improvement.

Identified and solved de-lamination issues of the interior trim weather strip item for the C-car and H-car by redesigning the trim for vehicle. This resulted in an easier to manufacture component and simplistic install part. Substantial savings to GM exceeded $100,000 annually.

Studied H-car design and secured the elimination of a redundant bracket system for the rear door armrest. This resulted in savings of $250,000 annually for GM. Received Inland Fisher Guide Cost Savings Award for this project.

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / AWARDS

BSME, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN

Training &Certifications

Project Management for Engineers

Catia V5 for TCe

Project Management Certification

Certified Associate AutoCAD

Design for 6 Sigma

6 Sigma Green Belt

Ford Design Institute – APEL Certification in FMEA, Global 8D, Manufacturing Reliability, Process Control Methods, and System Engineering.

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