Engineer Engineering

ALAN F. HROMI

** ******** ***. *** * ● Lebanon, NH 03766

● 401-***-**** (cell) ● *************@*****.***

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SUMMARY

Creative, solution-driven ENGINEER with over 15 years success in redefining methods and systems to support

domestic and international manufacturing functions as well as to provide strong support and liaison with

accounting, marketing and other engineering groups to reduce costs.

Process experience and knowledge in Surface Mount Technology, Metal fabrication, plastic extrusion, Forging,

assembly and Packaging of electric and consumer goods.

History of improving profit margins, implementing LEAN concepts, reducing inventory levels, and increasing

production efficiencies within domestic and international facilities.

Extensive background in global operations having reorganized and managed a facility in China, and maintained

production process and cost responsibility for a Mexican facility.

Lean manufacturing ● Kaizan ● Ergonomic ● Line balancing ● Value Analysis ● Facilities & Warehouse layout

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TIMKEN AEROSPACE, [Precision Bearing manufacturer] Lebanon, NH August 2011 – June 2012

Contract Industrial Engineer

• Delivered engineered standards for key manufacturing operations to quantify labor costs.

• Developed templates for quoting, realistic scheduling and financial data.

• Provided visual comparisons of engineered standards vs. actual reported time, engineered standards vs.

observed time, substantiating the statistical viability of the standards. Engineered standards will provide

80% assurance vs. current 58% variability.

• Delivered recommendations for future cost reduction opportunities.

CADENCE, INC., [ Medical component manufacturer] Cranston, RI March 2011 - April 2011

Contract Industrial Engineer

• Delivered recommendations for increased productivity, capacity constraints, suggesting manning

requirements and structure for multi machine grouping manufacturing quality medical components .

Current productivity is at 78%. Proposed is 87%. Potential is 94%.

• Provided suggested SMED implementations with proposed labor savings, standardization procedures,

outside constraint reduction.

KENNEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, [Consumer goods manufacturer] Warwick, RI 2007-2011

Manager of Industrial Engineering

• Implemented Lean procedures for domestic and international facilities, generating an anticipated

$125,000 annual savings.

• Developed template, and overhead absorption rates for consistency of quotes from Asia facilities,

providing an annual $2MM sales increase in previously out sourced product.

• Established and implemented product line processes and capacities (KPI’s) for china facility. Had dotted

line responsibility for production operations.

• Managed Asian facility while reorganizing management staff and setting up production lines. During this

five (5)-month period production capability went from one (1) shipping container per week to three (3)

shipping containers per week without increased staffing. Increased plant profitability by 50%.

• Organized and directed cooperative layout project with URI graduate school of engineering and Kenney

manufacturing engineers and production supervisors which culminated in a straight lean flow, eliminating two

older machines without reducing capacity or production. Estimated annual savings of $125,000.

• Mentored Standardization Team as part of Lean Team coordinators.

SPRINGFIELD WIRE, INC., [Electrical heating wire & tube manufacturer] Springfield, MA. 2003-2007

Industrial Engineer

• Developed and implemented project plan insuring that all BOM’s, routing/production sequences,

standards, and units of measure were consistent and complete among all facilities resulting in a 30%

productivity increase domestically, and up to 50% in international facilities.

• Organized and implemented warehouse storage layout to provide 30% more space without building new

facility.

• As a member of global team, implemented new CMS software package; Kaizan blitzes; and lean

procedures with all facilities resulting in reduced turnover, fixed manning requirements, scrap reduction,

increased inventory turns, and reduced inventory.

CERRO FABRICATING PRODUCTS, [Brass and Aluminum Forging ] Bristol, CT 1998-

2002

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

• Implemented Micro Estimating Systems for cost estimating which allowed the development of actual

costs through ABC analysis for internet bidding, resulting in two (2) major three(3) year contracts, valued at

$2.5MM annually.

• Developed and implemented pictorial standardized work process sheets for product lines converted to

“pull” system, providing scrap and rework reduction by 30% for $15,000 annual savings.

• Developed acceptable finish and packaging for new product line with customer providing increased sales

with $20,000 annual profit.

• Co-chaired Kaizen team

• Applied lean manufacturing techniques with the facility.

BORG INDAK, INC. [Circuit board & electronics manufacturer],Delavan, WI 1994-1998

Senior Industrial Engineer

• Designed and implemented total plant layout to increase production flow which provided 40% more

capacity allowing the implementation of production cells and new business opportunities bringing in $1.5MM

in contract work. Moving all but two (2) SMT lines.

• Initiated methods change and cellular manufacturing techniques within several product lines for annual

savings of $410,000.

• Set up cellular pods and eliminated a date stamping operation in Kapton flexible circuit line for a 54%

productivity increase and annual savings of $114,000.

• Set standards for SMT, Wave Solder, Reflow, RTV Coating, plastic extrusion, Assembly and packaging

operations.

• As a member of an engineering team, presented and implemented concepts for development of

automatic circuit boards assembly equipment to replace existing manual system for automotive potentiometer

due to dramatic increased volume demands,( 125,000 annual units to 5,000,000 annual units)..

• Designed, consolidated, and implemented new returnable packaging for Motorola corporate engineering,

providing a 35-50% material cost reduction, annualized at $174,000.

• Chairman of Safety/Ergonomic committee.

EDUCATION

MS, Computer Information Systems, University of New Haven

BT, Engineering Technology, University of Dayton

AS, Industrial Engineering Technology

AutoCad Level 7/introduction to AutoCad, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Member: Tau Alpha Phi – National Honor Society for Engineering Technicians

PUBLICATION

Article: “Capturing Extra Machine Capacity In a Unionized Incentive Shop”,

Industrial Engineering Magazine, August, 1988, Vol.20, No.8

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