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Manufacturing
Engineer, 03977
April 2002 Resides in South Carolina
Salary:
US $Open
Relocate:
Yes
On
the Market: Cutbacks
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Industry: Various, Automotive, Medical, Tooling...
Team player with sixteen
years of manufacturing experience as an operator, engineer, and supervisor. Result-oriented with a proven record of
performance in problem solving and planning. Areas of accomplishments and expertise include:
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¨ Lean Manufacturing
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¨ Process Qualification
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¨ Project Management
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¨ Process Efficiency
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¨ Mechanical Troubleshooting
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¨ Statistical Process
Control
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¨ ISO and QS Documentation
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Experience
South Carolina
2000- 2002
Manufacturing Engineer
Supervised production and
maintenance of the Recycle and Reneck Departments.
¨ Eliminated in excess of 3M
dollars in surplus rework inventory through implementation of new panel
face polishing process.
¨ Established an accurate system
for tracking scrap and efficiency totals for each operation segregated
by the different products manufactured at our facility.
¨ Managed
project to recondition Seal Edge Lapping machine, increasing product quality
and throughput.
¨ Increased departmental yield
from 88.5% to 92.3% within a two-year period.
¨ Supervised 31 production employees
during period of plant restructuring.
¨ Scheduled work activities
for departmental Maintenance Technicians and provided assistance with
problem troubleshooting.
South Carolina 1997-2000
Manufacturing Engineering
Primary engineer for the rod
forming operations of the Automatic Transmission Park Rod department.
¨ Implemented improvements to
department’s first Progressive Die allowing for elimination of 100% sort
of a safety critical dimensional characteristic. Reduced manpower requirements for process
by one and increased production by 25%.
¨ Managed
purchase of new Vibratory Tumble Barrel including need recognition, machine
specifications formulation, supplier performance evaluation, equipment
installation and process certification and documentation.
¨ Developed written QS 9000
documentation including Work Instructions, Dimensional Control Plans,
and Change Request Records for the rod component of two new product lines.
¨ Provided
assistance to quality technicians with preparation of 8-D customer problems
responses.
¨ Identified gaging requirements,
which established methods and met customer requirements for three new
product lines per geometric dimensional and tolerancing guidelines.
¨ Ensured
gage certification by providing design assistance to supplier.
¨ Obtained
gage certification by performing Reliance and Repeatability, Bias, and
Linearity studies.
South Carolina
1997
Process Engineering
Provided in-house
support to the Blood Collection Tube and Needle manufacturing departments.
¨ Designed
and implemented a new method of allowing heat to escape during the shrink-wrapping
process, which eliminated the opening of packages during shipping.
¨ Installed vision system to
verify correct tube quantities in packages, increasing efficiency.
Robert Bosch Corporation (MAU,
Incorporated), Anderson, South Carolina
1996
Operator
Operated an
automated production machine used to perform voltage and resistance tests
on oxygen sensors manufacturers for Ford, Nissan, Mercury and BMW. Performed general machine maintenance
and routine performance inspections to ensure proper machine operating
conditions.
Springs Industries – Chiquola
Plant, Honea Path, South Carolina
1986-1995
Maintenance Technician
1992-1995
Provided plant wide electrical
and mechanical support. Performed
electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, air condition temperature and
humidity control, machine performance audits, and equipment maintenance.
Air
Condition Mechanic
1991-1992
Handled plant wide temperature and humidity control for all production
departments. Conducted daily
monitoring of conditions to provide accurate responses of production to
changes in climate control. Ensured
continuous operation of all refrigeration equipment.
Supply Clerk
1989-1991
Lubrication Technician
1988-1991
General Laborer
1986-1988
Education
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical
Engineering
Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina
Professional Training
Engineer
in Training (EIT) Completion
1996
Computer Skills
FORTRAN,
Tksolver, COBOL, BASIC, Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Pro-Engineer
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