Years Experience Engineering

DERRICK JOHNSON

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704-***-**** ***********@********.**.***

Engineering Technician for world’s second largest office furniture manufacturer, with over 18 years experience in a lean manufacturing environment. Proven track record of providing new product ideas and improving existing product as a member of the product engineering team. Highly motivated and analytical with an extreme commitment to continuous improvement. Over ten years of experience in applying lean principles to improve all aspects of production for a realized savings totaling $1,000,000 plus.

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

• 3 years experience using Solidworks 3D design software as a SCR/Engineering Technician. The modules include solid modeling, assemblies, sheet metal, and detailed drawings.

• 1 year experience with Solid Edge 3D CAD and AutoCAD ’08.

• 3 years experience with Amada CAD/CAM programming software.

• 10 years experience with Lean principles.( inventory control, Kanban, FIFO) As Lean Engineering Support and as Kaizen Coordinator for the facility, facilitated training in Lean principles and lead and co-lead multiple kaizen events in 3P, value stream mapping and general lean manufacturing events.

• 6 years experience with CNC machining including, Cincinnati and Wysong break presses, Apelio laser turret/punch presses and Shoda routers. This includes operation and programming. Also, one semester of CNC turning using an Okuma lathe.

• 4 years experience as Team Lead and Production Group Leader over multiple departments and product lines.

• 1 semester of Visual Basic/ Javascript/ G,D& T/ Metallurgy/ Metrology/ Statics.

• Have CDL Class B license with passenger endorsement.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MAXON FURNITURE INC. (HNI CORPORATION), Salisbury, NC, USA April 1992 – Present

Special Customer Request / Product Engineering Technician June 2007 - Present

Designed and developed new and creative solutions for office systems through the application of Solidworks 3D CAD, based on customer feedback. Created, tested and evaluated product and process changes to increase productivity, quality and reduce cost. Lead the SCR process and complete ECR’s as assigned. Began pursuit of ASMET degree June 2007.

• Completed a total of 1499 Special Customer Request for 2009 with an avg. customer response time of 43 hours, with the goal being 72 hrs. These represented $4.3 million worth of new orders.

• Completed a total of 56 Engineering Change Request’s to reduce cost, simplify processes or improve safety/quality to realize a savings of $393K.

• Increased utilization of sheet steel by 9% through gauge reduction and program modifications

• Maintained a 3.95 GPA while aggressively pursuing my ASMET degree and working full time.

• Oversaw two new product designs/development and launch for steel overhead product line.

• Reduced product cost by $72K annually with the redesign of components understructure. Led all aspects of this including R & D, modeling, testing and launch.

Scheduler/Orderer/Router Operator July 2004 – June 2007

Scheduled the production of laminate cell as applied to customer demand. Managed the production of individual blanks through the use of optimization software. Managed and ordered laminate and raw wood product to customer demand. Monitored the productivity of 9 employees. Operated CNC routers according to JIT principles to supply the production lines with a one piece flow. Performed daily/weekly and monthly PM on machinery and responsible for daily 6S of area. Responsible for successive quality checks while maintaining Takt time. Implemented 2-4 quality/safety and process improvements on a monthly basis.

Team Leader – Component Department April 2002 – July 2004

Coordinated the productivity of 5 different product lines and a group of 22 employees. Monitored daily departmental goals to achieve a COT goal of 97.5%.

• Reduced credit memos by 22%.

• Increased inventory turns from 25 to 35 through management of materials and re-cuts.

• Able to implement 35 – 40 process/safety and quality improvements by applying Lean principles.

Group Lead – Panel Department August 2001 – April 2002

• Responsible for cross-training of new employees and daily productivity goals. Monitored individual member goals and managed assignments of 25 employees on 3 different product lines.

• Implemented 6S in the department.

• Utilized lean training to improve the productivity by 5%.

Lean Engineering Support/Coordinator September 2000 – August 2001

Established procedures and guidelines for collecting pre-lean engineering event data. Developed forms, methods and implemented them for use. Worked with a cross functional team to develop new techniques and machinery to manufacture a new panel system. Lead and co-lead and participated in multiple kaizen events.

• Facilitated the training of all plant members in Lean principles.

• Set up a system for auditing lean improvement events, production control boards and standard work.

• Designed cells to run efficiently for multiple customer demand levels.

• Implemented Kanban system in multiple departments.

Team Leader – Parallel Department August 1999 - September 2000

Coordinated the productivity of 2 different product lines and a group of 16 employees. Monitored daily departmental goals to achieve COT goal of 99%. Able to implement numerous process/safety and quality improvements by applying Lean principles. Utilized ARDIS optimization software to increase aluminum utilization by 7-8% and reduce cost.

Apelio Laser Turret/ Break Press Operator - Steel Cell October 1996 - August 1999

Trained to set-up and program CNC (Amada, Wysong, Cincinatti) break presses and (Apelio) laser/turret punch press. Trained to use optimization software for laser turrets. Responsible for PM of all CNC equipment. Cross-trained in non CNC positions throughout the department to better understand the process flow.

Utility- designer panels April 1996 - October 1996

Responsible for the supply of all materials to other co-workers to ensure productivity goals could be met. Cross trained new members in each position on the production line. Used learned skills to help smooth production flow. Was the liaison between department and all internal customers.

• Earned the company’s Teamwork Award for my interdepartmental work in achieving company goals.

Assembler-designer panels May 1994 - April 1996

Cross trained on all positions required to manufacture product line. Representative for the department on the Safety committee. Setup production lines for next day’s production.

Shoda Router operator April 1992 - May 1994

Attended Shoda programming classes. Learned to run two types of Shoda routers. Supplied two production lines. Trained new operators on routers. Performed program fixes and modifications as needed to improve product and reduce throughput time.

EDUCATION

AS Mechanical Engineering Technology, Estimated to finish spring 2011

Certificate of Mechanical Drafting Technology, June 2009

RCI Certification, Rapid Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, HNI Corp., 2000

HAZMAT training, CPR training, LOTO training

SKILL-SET

TOOLS: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook), Lotus Notes, Ardis, KRONOS, Visual BASIC

CAD/CAM: PEP optimization and nesting software, Solidworks 2008 Essentials Parts and Assemblies Training, AUTOCAD 2008, Fanuc Controller Language, Solidedge 2009, Amada CAD/CAM programming, Shoda programming.

Machinery: Cincinatti, Wysong and Amada break presses, Apelio Laser Turrets, Shoda routers, Okuma lathes.

ERP: VARNET, DEJAWIN

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