Manufacturing/Industrial Engineer

Qualification and Experience Summary:

• Six years of experience in the operation and maintenance of a complex U.S. Navy fire control weapon system with a solid background in electronics and computer systems, project planning, management, and supervision.

• Secret Government security clearance.

• B.S. Degree in Industrial Technology with professional experience in process/quality improvements and implications in a fast paced, just-in-time, automotive, manufacturing facility.

Areas of Expertise

Electronic Systems Hydraulic Systems Troubleshooting

AC/DC Circuits Pneumatic Systems Job Planning

Micro Circuitry Repair AC/DC Motors Leadership

Mechanical Systems Radar Systems Electrical Safety

Technical Research Preventive Maintenance Problem Solving

Manufacturing Processes Motion and Time Studies Facilities Planning

Product and Inventory Control Quality Control/Assurance Cost Estimating

Professional Experience

Contract Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer 02/08-05/08

Johnson Controls Inc. (Cottondale, AL)

Combined efforts with JCI engineering team, management, and millwright crew for an achieved objective of completion of Mercedes Benz Production Parts Approval Process. Assisted in the design and installation of a new automated assembly line, including material flow layout, customized tools, material handling devices, offline prep and rework stations.

• Assessing, advising and assisting in the completion and closure of over 500 open issues from Mercedes Benz Quality/Process Audits in preparation for Mercedes Benz Production Parts Approval Process.

• Advising and implementing methods and techniques for process and production improvements, operator convenience and 5S policies in support of JCI Cottondale’s Continuous Improvement program in accordance with JCI Six-Sigma and Lean Manufacturing policies.

Office Equipment Technician 10/06-02/08

Discount Imaging/Executive Business Products (Monroe, LA)

Supervised 2 personnel in the installation, maintenance and repair of a variety of copiers, fax machines and printers.

• Cover all out-of-town calls (approx. 160 mile radius).

• Managed of all parts ordering.

• Managed core exchange program.

• Qualified to work on a variety of brand and model machines through various tests and training programs

Damage Control Equipment Supervisor 4/05-5/06 U.S .Navy: USS Dewert (FFG45)

Managed and supervised 11 personnel as a collateral responsibility in the identification, evaluation, overhaul and repair of watertight fittings, firefighting equipment and breathing devices.

• Effectively supervised personnel and managed a small budget with little time in preparation for the Board of Inspection and Survey (the most critical inspection cycle a U.S. Navy vessel undergoes).

• As a result the ship scored a 94% overall average with 100% water tight integrity, well above the 79% average.

Lead System Technician 3/02-5/06

U.S. Navy: USS Yorktown (CG48) / USS Dewert (FFG45)

Supervised 6 technicians in the operation, maintenance and repair of the MK 15 Phalanx (Closed in Weapon System). Accountable for all system operation and safety training.

• Planned over 50 scheduled maintenance checks per month and performed quality assurance spot checks weekly.

• Responsible for a repair parts budget of $250,000 per year.

• Troubleshot and corrected 70 complete system failure faults

• Successfully removed and installed new upgraded $8 million Phalanx (CIWS).

• Conducted 80 live calibration firing tests with no incidents.

Education

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (Graduation, May 2010)

• Motion and Time Study: work methods improvement, stop watch time study, performance rating, work standards, predetermined work measurement (MTM I & II), process improvement, line balance, ergonomics, work sampling

• Plant Layout and Material Handling: process charts, bill of materials, production routings, assembly lines, job shop, process lines, flow diagrams, activity relationship charts, office-manufacturing-warehouse-store room- shipping &receiving layouts, material handling systems

• Cost Estimating: labor costs, material costs, overhead determination, project costs, time value of money, equivalent value analysis, depreciation

• Production and Inventory Control: materials requirement planning (MRP), master scheduling, and reorder points, economic order quantities, economic manufacturing quantities, forecasting, probabilities, kanban,

• Statistical Process Control: X and R Bar charts, exponential smoothing, total quality management, ISO 9000

• Manufacturing Processes: machining, casting, heat treating, metal fabrication, injection molding, welding, Lasers

• Maintenance Management: preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, scheduling, planning, Total Predictive Maintenance(TPM)

• Introduction to CAD/CAM: basics of CAD/AM

Phalanx Closed in Weapons System (Block 0-1A) “C” School (2001-2002)

Troubleshoot and maintain digital equipment, mechanical systems (with hydraulics and pneumatics), solid-state devices, RF transmission, receiving, and processing equipment. Perform casualty and fault isolation; operate, test, align, and repair system including fiber optic interfaced equipment.

Fire Control “A” School (2001)

Instructed in radio wave theory and its components; basic antenna theory and the radiation characteristics of common types of antennas; describe the general types and characteristics of transmission lines; perform maintenance procedures associated with radars; theory and operation of synchros and servos; test equipment associated with electromechanical systems; perform adjustment, alignment, and calibration procedures on electromechanical systems and devices; diagnose motor and generator faults.

Advanced Electronic Technical Core (2000)

Electricity and electronics theory; identify, troubleshoot, and correct problems to the component level in a variety of electronic systems; use and interpret equipment technical manuals; operate and apply electronic test equipment; and display a knowledge of the planned maintenance system.

Awards

• 2 Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals

• Good Conduct Medal

• Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist

• Sailor of the Quarter (June 2005)

• Sailor of the Year (July 2005)

• Southern Illinois Univ. Dean’s List

Professional and personal references available upon request.

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