Quality Engineer /Manager

Lorenzo Petty **** Milliken Avenue, At. *****, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

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Manufacturing Engineering Professional

Accomplishments

• Completed Six Sigma Project to reduce process variation involving a major PET bottle coating process system. Success includes increasing machine cycles from 88% to 92%, improved product throughput and increased gross revenues of $165,000 annually. (Ball Corporation)

• Completed FMEA study on underperforming metal surface blasting facility to reduce process variation. Study concluded that machine setting were not optimized resulting in premature part wear, excessive use of material and reduced processing speed. Design of experiment optimized settings resulting in 25% reduction in machine downtime, 23% increase in throughput. (American Commercial Lines - Jeffboat)

• Incorporated an innovative vision system to wheel balancing machine that accurately process tire/wheel combinations based on broadcast codes to eliminate manufacturing defects (poke yoke) – estimated cost savings in reduced warranty claims $75,000 annually. (Ford Motor Company)

• Designed and installed a new powertrain suspension system that effectively eliminates transmission casing cracks saving Ford Motor Company $250,000 annual in customer warranty claims.

• Partnered with CNC equipment manufacturer OEM to cut operating cost by 10% in reduced welding and machine shop consumerables, reduced NC machine cycles and setup times by %10. (Ames Fire & Waterworks)

• Completed FMEA study to investigate high material scrap rate due to surface finish damage on the automated tire mounting machine. Study reveals interaction of mounting foot caused flexing under loads. Worked with machine OEM to redesign mounting foot resulting in a 100% reduction in damage and an estimated $14,000 annual savings. (Ford Motor Company)

• Teamed with John Dyer & Associates on a major Kaisan project to transform existing production line to single-piece-flow. Results of transformation include reduction in weekly man-hours from 480 hrs to 280 hours, production cycle from 30 hours to 24 hours. (Ames Fire & Waterworks)

• Key member of Kaisan team implementing SMED projects at two Ball Plastics plants. Project successfully identified and eliminated wasted motion resulting in reduced machine product changeovers from 8 hours to 4 hours, and increased productivity by 80,000 bottles per occurrence. (Ball Corporation)

Professional Experience

Functional Area of Expertise

• Instituted rigorous work instructions outlining proper assembly techniques for applying vacuum cured, wet lay-up prepreg uni-directional and plain weave composite material, anodizes aluminum components and the use of industrial adhesives. Structures includes: Fuselage, bulkheads, Wings and Vertical Stabs.

• Experienced user of Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, MathCAD and Minitab.

• Working Knowledge in the proper use of ANSI Y14.5 and Mil-STD. Routinely interpret ASME codes to ensure full industry standard compliance.

• Actively participates in product review boards, disposition of discrepant material reviews (DMR) and MRB review teams.

• Six Sigma Green Belt trained and certified. Through understanding in the use and application of quality tools to drive continuous improvement efforts within the organization.

• Accomplished at developing manufacturing orders (MO), return material authorization (RMA) rework procedure and developing bills of material (BOM).

• Comfortable working in a machine shop environment with working knowledge of CNC Mills & Lathes, Plasma and Laser cutting machines, and presses.

• Actively involved in preliminary design and performance reviews and first article validation.

• Basic PLC Ladder Logic Knowledge. Can read electrical prints and facility equipment layout.

• Mapped workstation layouts to facilitate new product launches. Reworked existing layouts to introduce new machinery, improve process capability and to improve functionality.

• Managed manpower and company resources in both maintenance and engineering capacities. Developed and managed budgets totaling up to $1.7 million. (United Parcel Service and Ford Motor Company)

Employment History

Ball Corporation, Chino, CA. 2010 to 2010

Plant Process Engineer

Composite Engineering Inc., Sacramento, CA 2008 to 2010

Manufacturing Engineer

Ames Fire and Waterworks, Woodland, CA. 2008 to 2008

Process Innovation Engineer

American Commercial lines - Jeffboat, LLC, Jeffersonville, IN. 2007 to 2008

Manufacturing Engineer

Ford Motor Company, Louisville, KY. 1999 to 2007

Manufacturing Engineer

United Parcel Service, Louisville, KY. 1986 to 1998

Facility Engineer

Education

University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. 2006

Masters, Engineering Management

University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 1996

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Kentucky College of Technology, Louisville, KY. 1981

Associate, Electronics

Skills

• Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio and MS Project

• Solidworks, Inventor and AutoCAD. Geometric Dimensional and Tolerance Training.

• Measurement equipment: Use of calipers, gauge pins, and interpreting of CMM probe results.

• Project cost estimating. Develop scope of work, and bid packages,

Training

Six Sigma Green Belt Training & Certification., SSA & Company, Batavia, IL., 2010. 200 hours of class room and Kaisan training, plus completion certifying project.

Geometric Dimension and Tolerance training, Composite Engineering - Sacramento, CA, 2009

PET Preform Molding training, Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ball Corporation - Chino, CA. 2010

Project Management training, United Parcel Service, United Parcel Service - Louisville, KY., 1997

OSHA Institute Certificate of training, OSHA, Chicago, IL. 1996

Facility Maintenance Training School, United Parcel Service, Chicago, IL. 1995

Supervisor Leadership School, United Parcel Service, Oberlin, OH. 1995

Environmental Seminar, United Parcel Service, Louisville, KY., 1994

Wheelabrator Airblast and Peening training, Wheelabrator Group, LaGrange, GA., 2007

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