Charles Gallant
Collinsville, IL 62234
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SUMMARY
Demonstrate tenacity in all aspects of job responsibilities with excellent communication skills. Detail-oriented professional with strong analytical skills for troubleshooting problems, and mentoring co-workers in Lean projects based on business rules and ethics.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Process design and mapping
• Metal fabrication (turret punch, laser, forming, welding, powder coat, etc.)
• Coordinate outside suppliers to insure quality and lead times are met
• Design new products and produce in cost effective ways
• Project management
• Ability to implement various processes and cost improvements
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Manufacturing Engineer November 2011-Present
MAC Medical Millstadt, IL
• Work with Plant Manager and department leads to coordinate implementation of ERP system
• Coordinate with Engineers and Fab Manager to set standards and guidelines to reduce waste
• Setup capacities and SOP for work centers
• Develop schedules to assure stock is always available
• Assist engineers with custom design and customer needs
• Understand manufacturing issues and applying corrective actions and administering ECO’s
Manufacturing Engineer June 2010-November 2011
Ultra Play Systems, Red Bud IL
• Administer time studies to assure maximum flow and reduce bottlenecking
• Analyze old equipment and justify newer technologies
• Design new parts to reduce waste, improve quality and increase efficiency
• Introduce cost savings ideas and lean concepts (5-S, Shadow boards)
• Develop drawings using 2D/3D software
• Calibrate and design fixtures to reduce cycle times and maintain specifications
• Manage multiple projects and product development to maintain timeline of events
Operating Engineer February 2007-June 2010
National Corn to Ethanol Research Center, Edwardsville IL
-At NCERC we provide lab services as well as pilot plant services to customers to research different technologies of producing ethanol.
• Operate and maintain process systems
• Monitor process and trouble shoot to assess efficient operations
• Calibrate and qualify process control systems to assure repeatability
• Hydraulically analyze process systems to diagnose flow problems
• Retrofit existing process spacing in different systems to accommodate client needs
• Assign daily tasks to complete projects
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering-Southern Illinois University Edwardsville-2009
COMPUTER SKILLS/RELAVANT COURSE WORK
(Ranking 1-10, 10 is very knowledgeable)
8-AutoCAD 8-Estimating 4-Six Sigma 8-MS Excel
8-Kanban systems 8-Economic evaluations 7-Lean Manufacturing 8-SolidWorks 8-Process control 5-Kaizen Events 6-8D Prob. Solving 8-5S
9-Welding (mig,tig,stick, 5-CNC G-Code 5-PPAP 6-FMEA
Brazing,Orbital) 8-ERP SYSTEM 8-ECO’s 6-ISO 9000
6-VA/NVA 8-Customer Service 8-Mechanical Aptitude 9-Design