Manufacturing Engineer
Resume:
Jason Hartkemeyer
Hamilton, OH 45011
***********@*******.***
Executive Career Profile
Progressive leadership career combining entrepreneurial drive, general management and manufacturing engineering within diverse organizations, industries and markets. Possesses leadership, communication, negotiation, creative and analytical skills.
Strategic Business Planning and Development Production Optimization
New Venture & Enterprise Start -Up/Launch Product Quoting
New Product and Process Development Implementation of Quality Management Systems
Professional Experience:
Advanced Interior Solutions Inc., Springboro, Ohio 2003-2009
Plant Manager
Automotive Interior Supplier
o Turnkey business development including sales, quoting, supplier sourcing, personnel, process and systems development.
o Management of Engineering, Purchasing, Quality, Production Control, Manufacturing and Maintenance departments.
o Developed new products for Mercedes, Subaru, Ford, Hyundai.
o Implementation of TS-16949 Quality Management System.
o Responsible for daily human resource issues.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Erlanger, Kentucky 2000-2003
Supplier Development and Improvement Specialist
Provided support to Toyota manufacturing facilities to ensure supplier products were developed and met quality specification.
o Responsible for resolving crisis situations within supply base to ensure that quality products arrived at the Toyota facilities on time.
o Conducted analytical capacity management of all supplier output, review tooling requirements and justification.
o Implemented multiple Toyota Production System improvement projects with suppliers (stamping, machining, injection molding, assembly).
o Coordinated supplier association kaizen activities.
Tech Solve (formerly the Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Science) Cincinnati, Ohio
Senior Manufacturing Consultant 1998-2000
Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center
o Leader of lean manufacturing improvement projects for local manufacturing cliental including Ford Sharonville Transmission Plant, GE/Air Force Program, CAE Ransohoff, Phoenix Presentations.
o Project Team Leader responsibilities included project timeline, budget, resource management and customer satisfaction.
o Developed training courses for Kaizen and Lean.
o Performed organizational assessments to identify opportunities for improvements.
Trim Masters Inc., Nicholasville, Kentucky 1995-1998
Engineering Manager
JIT supplier of seating systems to Toyota Georgetown facility
o Facilitated new product and process development for Avalon and Camry seating.
o Provided operational support for Manufacturing Department.
o Developed equipment preventative maintenance system resulting in reduced downtime plant wide.
o New equipment procurement and installation.
o Led building expansion increasing plant manufacturing space by
40,000 sq ft.
Amtex, Lebanon, Ohio 1992-1995
Manufacturing Engineer
Tier one supplier of automotive interior trim
o Completed new product and process development for ten products.
o Ongoing manufacturing support.
o Implemented cost reduction improvement projects that saved $1.5 million.
o Responsible for all robotics in facility.
Overhead Door, Covington, Kentucky 1989-1992
Industrial Engineer
Stamping and fabrication facility or garage door systems
o Completed product costing and analysis for over 500 products.
o Installed and integrated first robotic welder.
o Developed prototype components for garage door systems.
o Responsible for CNC programming in the facility.
Education:
Masters of Business Administration, Xavier University 1993
Bachelor of Science Industrial Engineering Technology, University of Dayton 1989
Process Knowledge: Injection molding, compression molding, stamping, welding, painting, machining, assembly, water jet cutting, robotics, CNC and CMM.
Manufacturing Knowledge: Kaizen, Toyota Production System, Lean, 5S, Pull Systems
Computer Knowledge: Microsoft Office Products, AutoCAD, MS Project, MS Visio
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