Engineer Quality Assurance

HICHAM BENNANI Cell: 816-***-****

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SUMMARY

A dynamic Professional with successful end-to-end business and technical expertise: including world-class manufacturing, engineering, and capital project leadership in the consumer products and manufactured goods sectors. Leadership background includes the ability to coordinate the direction of diverse operations and technical groups including manufacturing, quality, materials, industrial, plant/facilities engineering, process development and product design.

EDUCATION

• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder

• M.B.A. with an emphasis in Operations, Regis University

• Lean Systems Certification Program, University of Kentucky

• Systems engineering short program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

LANGUAGES: English – French - Arabic.

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

Ethical Leadership with Proven Impact:

• Provided oversight for the dramatic reduction in OSHA recordable incident rate and workers compensation claims by improving employee safety behaviors and managing individual cases resulting in over $1 million annual savings.

Operations Excellence:

• Provided oversight for the dramatic reduction in OSHA recordable incident rate and workers compensation claims by improving employee safety behaviors and managing individual cases resulting in over $1 million annual savings.

• Conducted pilot LEAN, KAIZEN, 5-S resulting in improvements in yield, overtime, changeover efficiency (over 20% in one area), safer work areas and best practice methods.

• Prime player in selecting companies for acquisition and products for development.

Process Improvements:

Directed a material balance project to resolve a $7 million loss evaluated at the end of 2005, this calculation was based on the difference appeared between the weight of the total raw materials purchased and that of the corresponding finished products.

o Lead continuous improvement events, through Kaizen activities to resolve this material balance discrepancy. The team identified and validated 20% of the overall losses.

• Reduced cost of manufactured items by reducing part weight 15% and increasing manufacturing speed by 20%. Achieved cost savings of $500K/year while simultaneously improving quality.

• Led the introduction and implementation of pulverization process, generating a $ 600,000 profit.

• Reduced job set-up/job change times by 200% by initiating and implementing quick-change technologies, SMED, and 5S within a 3-month period.

• Increased production efficiency on job change shift 66% by leading and facilitating Job Change teams, 5S teams, and by implementing new quality procedures.

• Initiated and implemented predictive maintenance programs that reduced unplanned forming downtime by 20%.

• Reduced cost of manufactured items by designing, developing and implementing products, utilizing Unigraphics 16, FMEA, DFMA, and engineering value analysis. Achieved cost savings of over $1 million while simultaneously improving quality.

• Achieved record production levels in a Sheet Metal center by facilitating the assigned Kaizen team and directing the implementation of the suggested improvements. Increased daily production by 21% thereby improving customer service and eliminating missed shipments.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

(6 month Contract) Amitech, Casablanca, Morocco 2011 – Present

Director of Manufacturing

• Indentified and communicated the department vision, new strategies and products for the improvement of key business metrics. Developed long-range objectives to meet the immediate needs of the business.

• Led manufacturing site in Strategic Activity Review (STAR), Value Improvement Process (VIP), and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA).

• Interfaced with engineering, manufacturing, maintenance and sales/business development throughout the product development life cycle to ensure on time shipment of the product to customer/client.

• Conducted department meetings; executed estimates to complete (ETC) within published budgets, supported contract negotiations and various other aspects of the operation.

• Supported marketing in the development of new business opportunities. Maintained liaison with all customers to support marketing and engineering staff. Provided support on technical integration issues; provided input to strategic planning effort.

• Drove lean manufacturing program to improve safety, product costs and reduce lead times. Interacted daily with other departments, customers and business lines to coordinate business objectives and support. Developed and sustained world-class manufacturing capability.

• Worked to establish management practices throughout assigned areas which included all employees’ positive involvement with opportunity for construction input and action.

ATK - Alliant Techsystems, Independence, MO 2008 – 2011

Manager of Engineering

• Responsible for a capital budget of $2 million.

• Directed multi-phased Manufacturing operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, Production Technologies, New Product Introduction (NPI), Sustaining Engineering, and Facilities management directly or through a matrix management structure.

• Responsible for all activities involving the quality assurance management system, including compliance of operations with applicable regulatory requirements, product quality control, and related internal and external quality policy deployment.

• Drove cost reductions through engineering initiatives to reduce the cost of hardware purchased and process improvement/manufacturing engineering to improve design for manufacturing (DFM).

• Worked on all processes and drive yield improvement; interface closely with R&D to assure new products are designed for manufacturability and manufacturing capabilities are ready per project launch schedules.

• Regularly met with upper management to consider resources and prioritize the development efforts.

Deceuninck North America, Cincinnati, OH 2004 - 2008

Manager of Process Engineering

• Managed Process Engineering department consisting of a team of engineers and process technicians responsible for improving the process in all areas of extrusion, handling and packaging.

• Grew the in-house process engineering staff by identifying and hiring engineers and technicians with extrusion industry experience who were also a good fit with the culture of the existing team. Provided mentoring, resources, design assistance, and help with problem solving.

• Planed, developed and implemented start-up initiatives including building infrastructure, equipment, and staffing; research, assessed, and wrote project feasibility studies.

• Directed installation of capital equipment to ensure systems are installed and functioning according to required implementation schedule and specifications.

• Utilized value stream mapping to identify and eliminate waste as well as evaluated potential changes in workflow to maximize production efficiencies.

• Initiated and implemented “job review/preview” system as a clearinghouse for job updates, improvements, and changes. Acts as a driver for cross-department communication, continuous improvement, and accountability:

o Led a task force that reduced job change set up time by 50%.

o Increased yields on top running tools by an average of 30%.

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Newell Rubbermaid / Anchor Hocking Lancaster, OH 2002 - 2004

Business Unit Manager

• Operated a budget of $2 million, and managed 15 to 20 salaried and 132 hourly employees.

• Responsible for department production yields and product quality.

• Managed the supervision and job change specialists of Forming and Select & Pack departments to meet production requirements within acceptable cost and quality standards.

Project Engineer Manager

• Initiated and Implemented factory level improvements to enhance the overall production efficiency through the application of some of the key Lean Manufacturing practices:

- 5S - Value Stream Mapping (VSM) - Cycle Time Reduction - Kaizen

• Trained personnel to improve their knowledge of 5s and TPM (Designed several training programs).

• Implemented new audit and improvement systems to monitor and sustain the changes initiated.

• Facilitated production floor layout and design, which optimized workflow & reduced work in process.

Goodrich Aerospace Tempe, AZ, Colorado Springs, CO 1998 - 2002

Value/Project Engineer

• Completed projects on time and under budget by highlighting problems, and focusing on scope of costs, scheduling and value analyses.

• Developed and implemented outsourcing programs for non-core competency resources, including evaluation, selection, and performance evaluation for locations throughout the U.S, Asia, and Mexico

• Generated project schedules and presentations pertaining to assigned and related projects.

Manufacturing Leadership Program Engineer

Completed a two year program that included assignments in four key areas:

Shop Floor Operation, Materials Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Assurance

• Supervised an entire sheet metal area, on a continuous shift/rotation, ensuring that operations objectives were met, including maintenance, quality control scheduling, services and support.

• Provided opportunities for individuals and team development through performance plans, constructive feedback, training and development.

• Supervised several accelerated improvement workshops and assured implementation, utilizing Lean Manufacturing techniques.

• Designed procured equipment and tooling utilizing APPLICON CAD/CAM and Auto Cad.

• Developed product quality plans and designed testing and inspection procedures.

• Developed and improved production plans, manufacturing processes and procedures.

• Worked on ISO 9000 teams, analyzed customer needs, and performed on site vendor audits.

• Performed process capability studies and resolved causes of customer’s complaints and returns.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Certification of Engineer in Training in U.S.A

• Certified Six Sigma & DFMA

• Currently pursuing PMP/PMI certification

• ATF EP Certification & Gun Control Act

• E.I.T (Certification of Engineer in Training in U.S.A)

• Fundamentals for Leaders Manufacturing concepts

• Alliant TechSystem Leadership University

• DoD, US Government manufacturing procedures.

• Value Engineering

HONORS

• Golden Key National Honor Society Member

• Dean’s List: Dec 1995, Dec 1996, May 1997, May 1998

LEISURE/SPORTS

• Music – Reading / Tennis, Swimming, Golf

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