Manufacturing Engineer

OBJECTIVE

A mechanical engineer position in manufacturing process requiring innovative attitude, CNC and AutoCAD skill, strong analytical ability and hands-on experience.

QUALIFICATIONS

Various project management experience, including capital machinery selection, detail tooling design, production process layout and start-up, work documents to qualify TS16969 standard, machining process capability SPC analysis, manufacturing process continuous improvement with lean manufacturing concept.

Multi-year experience on precision CNC machining process management, cutting tool selection, generating NC programs, CNC machine set-up and robot operation.

EXPERIENCE

2004-present Manufacturing Engineer, ZF Industries, Inc., Gainesville, GA.

Manage automobile transmission housing parts machining process and trouble shooting.

Manage all activities related with shop production, such as PPAP, 8D, APQP, SPC and lean manufacturing activities.

Create and modify CNC machining programs for new and current products.

Generate and manage TS16949 standard production documents, such as FMEA, control plan, process flow chart, work instruction.

Develop new PCD cutting tools to reduce production cycle time and cost.

Supply technical support for buyers in machine selection and parts purchase process

2002-2004 Production Engineer, Aisin Auto Casting, LLC, London, KY.

Managed manufacturing process of machining aluminum die casting auto parts, such as water pumps and oil pumps.

Machine trouble shooting, production quality countermeasure.

Generated production documents, such as PPS, GED.

Ordered production tools and develop new tools with vendors.

Created CNC programs for new products.

2001-2002 Machining Supervisor & Mfg. Engineer, JS Technology, Inc, Alpharetta, GA.

Improved manufacturing process by applying the rule of Danaher Business System (modified Toyota Production System), such as Kaizen, pull system, one-part-flow, visual management.

Created CNC lathe programs for new products.

Modified current CNC programs to reduce cycle time and cost.

Trained operators to run CNC machine tools.

Supervised machining shop production to reach JIT requirement.

1996-2001 Mfg. Project Engineer, Mfg. Development Center, Torrington Company, Norcross, GA.

$12-million new bearing manufacturing facility development project:

-Developed CNC lathe cutting procedures to choose 5 standard inserts to cover 2,400 different parts.

-Designed 20 special inserts to cutting more than 600 different seal grooves on the parts.

-Set up CNC tool auto calibration program to simplify turning tool calibration process.

-Trained machinists in CNC machine and robot operation.

Continuous process improvement project:

-Helped redesign material cutting machine to save $255,000 annual tooling cost.

-Modified CNC machine programs and robot programs to simplify the operation.

-Adapted new cutting tools to reduce at least 10 % cycle time and 6% cost.

Hard turning process development project:

-Designed special fixtures to optimize the cutting process.

-Supplied technical support to plant hard turning process.

Products quality comparison project:

-Collected products from different sources and made quality inspections with CMM.

-Conducted SPC analyses and documented the results.

1995-1996 Mechanical Engineer, Talon Company, Stanley, NC.

Designed special production machines, such as zipper bottom stop machine.

1992-1995 Mechanical Engineer, OKUMA Machine Tool Company, Charlotte, NC.

Designed CNC turning center pneumatic system and machine optional devices.

Supplied technical support to machine assembly line and service department.

1991-1992 Research Assistant, Intelligent Machinery Lab. in N.C. A & T State University.

Made computer programs for mechanical design projects.

Implemented finite element analysis for composite material structures.

EDUCATION

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina A & T State University, USA. GPA: 4.0

COMPUTER SKILLS

Windows system, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office Group.

PERSONAL

U.S. citizen, married, excellent health, enjoy reading technical journals.

LANGUAGE

English and Chinese.

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