Manufacturing Engineer
Resume:
GREGORY A. FORD
Gadsden, Alabama 35901
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OBJECTIVE: Manufacturing Engineering/Lean Manufacturing/Lean Six Sigma
QUALIFIED BY: Thirty years of industry related technical experience with responsibilities in production engineering,
manufacturing processes, mechanical design, tooling, machining, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, cost
reduction and assembly documentation. Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Proven ability to provide technical support for numerous aspects of a high performance manufacturing culture.
EXPERIENCE:
Current Contract Professionals, Inc. (CPI); Contract engineer reporting to General Dynamics Land Systems at the Anniston
Army Depot. Tasks include manufacturing engineering, tooling support and quality engineering in support of the
Stryker military vehicle contract.
1997-2010 Mid-South Electronics, Inc., Gadsden, Alabama; a subsidiary of Mid-South Industries, Inc. (MSI).
A provider of custom contract manufacturing services for various industries, including home appliances, office products,
telecommunications and automotive.
Product Engineer
Primarily responsible for providing manufacturing engineering support to both existing and new product lines. Major
activities include design for manufacturing (DFM), prototype builds, production start-up, performance/safety testing and
problem solving. Associated activities include line layout, capital equipment, assembly tooling, error proofing, associate
training, line balance, manning forecasts and assembly documentation.
Exemplary Accomplishments:
• Total facilitazation of a 50,000 sq. ft. manufacturing building dedicated to the production of a new appliance for a large appliance manufacturer.
• Designed, constructed and provided technical support for various work cells that produce assemblies for a major Tier-1 automotive supplier utilizing lean manufacturing concepts.
1994-1997 Network Graphics Co., Inc., Gadsden, Alabama
A manufacturer of equipment and supplies for the screenprinting industry.
1985-1994 Rockwell International, Tactical Systems Division, Bynum, Alabama
Final assembly site for production of the Hellfire Missile.
Senior Production Engineer / Member of Technical Staff
Responsible for providing production engineering support for the production line which consisted of mechanical assembly, test, paint and final packout. Major activities included value engineering, methods/processes, supplier and
customer liaison, tooling and assembly documentation.
Accomplishments:
• Implemented method improvements that produced annual savings of $114 thousand.
• Coordinated the procurement of equipment complete with custom tooling that allowed the re-deployment of four heads.
• Reduced cycle time by 11 percent through process improvements and quality enhancements.
• Versed in Total Quality Management (TQM), Statistical Process Control (SPC) , high performance work teams
1983-1985 Alabama Tool Co., Inc., Gadsden, Alabama
Project Engineer
Primarily responsible for a fixed cost precision machining contract with Lockheed-Georgia.
1980-1983 Coosa Tool and Die Co., Inc., Attalla, Alabama
Mechanical Engineer
Trained in mechanical design, apprentice tool and die, machining and CNC programming/operating.
1978-1980 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Gadsden, Alabama
Maintenance Supervisor
Completed the management training program and was assigned to the Radial Tire Division.
EDUCATION: The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1978
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