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Industry: Medical - Aerospace
Resides: Salary: US $Open
Relocate: Yes
On
the Market: Position
Desired: Manufacturing Engineer Years
Experience: 5 Minimum
Salary Required: 50000 Work
History: Most
Recent Position Held: Manufacturing Engineer / Manager Employer
Name: Sulzer Mitroflow Corp. Employer
Product: Heart Valves (bovine tissue pericardium) Duties/Responsibilities:
POSITION SUMMARY: Responsible for the Engineering Department,
reporting directly to the Dir. of Operations. Responsible for designing, implementing, validating,
and supporting processes pertaining to the manufacturing of biological
heart valves and tissue products. Designed components and functional systems
to develop and improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations
for cardiovascular medical applications. Responsible for conceptual design, specifications,
and detailed design while meeting schedule, cost, reliability, safety,
and quality requirements. PROJECT
WORK: Used Lean Manufacturing, SPC, Six Sigma and
other continuous improvement techniques to make manufacturing operations
efficient and productive. Ensured compliance of engineering operations
with federal, provincial and local legal requirements (ISO9001, ISO1345,
FDA, EN46001, DGM, QSR, GMP, Health Canada). Prepared, developed and executed test plans,
protocols, and other technical reports. Performed IQ / OQ / PQs to validate and qualify
processes and equipment. Researched and developed new and improved
manufacturing and inspection technology Applied FMEA risk analysis with part drawings
to understand the physics of design issues. Specified components and evaluated vendors
and equipment necessary to complete projects. Education: Highest
Educational Degree: BS Major:
Industrial Eng & Biology Year
Graduated: 1999 Institution:
Dalhousie University Languages:
English Certificates,
Licenses: Description
of skills: MANUFACTURING
ENGINEER 5.0 years Experience My
interests are New Product Introduction, Manufacturing Engineering and
Project Management with an emphasis in organization efficiency and process
optimization. Education Bachelor
of Industrial Engineering Sept 1996
May 1999 Daltech,
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Diploma
in Engineering (two year entrance requirement for Dalhousie) Sept 1993 May 1995 Saint
Mary`s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Bachelor
of Science (Biology) Sept 1990
May 1994 Dalhousie
University Work
Experience Manufacturing
Engineer / Supervisor Jan 2001
July 2002 (Medical
Instruments Co.) BC World
leader in the manufacturing and development of tissue heart valves. POSITION
SUMMARY:
Responsible for the Engineering Department,
reporting directly to the Dir. of Operations. Responsible for designing, implementing, validating,
and supporting processes pertaining to the manufacturing of biological
heart valves and tissue products. Designed components and functional systems
to develop and improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations
for cardiovascular medical applications. Responsible for conceptual design, specifications,
and detailed design while meeting schedule, cost, reliability, safety,
and quality requirements. PROJECT
WORK: Used Lean Manufacturing, SPC, Six Sigma and
other continuous improvement techniques to make manufacturing operations
efficient and productive. Ensured compliance of engineering operations
with federal, provincial and local legal requirements (ISO9001, ISO1345,
FDA, EN46001, DGM, QSR, GMP, Health Canada). Prepared, developed and executed test plans,
protocols, and other technical reports. Performed IQ / OQ / PQs to validate and qualify
processes and equipment. Researched and developed new and improved
manufacturing and inspection technology Applied FMEA risk analysis with part drawings
to understand the physics of design issues. Specified components and evaluated vendors
and equipment necessary to complete projects. Consulting
Industrial Engineer Aug 1999
Jan 2001 Earth
Tech Canada Inc., Vancouver, BC Ballard Power Systems Site Selection of New Fuel Cell manufacturing
plant DaimlerChrysler Aerospace Capacity Planning of MTUs New Engine Repair
Facility Conair Aerospace New Aircraft Hangar for B737 Aircraft Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Aluminum Production Line Efficiency Dept. of National Defense New Maintenance and Repair Facility for Naval
Fleet Labatts Breweries of BC Production Line Improvements & Efficiencies POSITION
SUMMARY: Managed and designed functional layouts incorporating
lean manufacturing and quality. Developed and Monitored Project Delivery Methods,
Project Schedules and Cost Estimates. Completed Simulations and Risk Analyses to
provide insights into improving facility layouts and manufacturing production
lines. Industrial
Engineer (University Work Term)
Sept 1998 May1999 Access
Communications Inc., Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Implemented an Internet Usage Tracking System
for Access Communications Inc. Managed specific internet usage patterns by
forecasting data to predict customer behaviour in response to various
policies. Industrial
Engineer (University Work Term) May
1998 - Sept 1998 Farmers
Cooperative Dairy Ltd., Bedford, Nova Scotia
Jan 1997 - April 1997 Managed and coordinated a $1,000,000 modernization
project, which involved the planning, design and implementation of a new
assembly line for multiple products. Developed and simulated floor plan layouts
for automated machinery and product flow. Professional
Development Project Management Professional Certification
- Examination Preparation Course (Simon Fraser University: Six (6) month
objective to complete PMP Certification) Kepner Tregoe Project Management Planning,
Problem Solving & Decision Analysis Quality Statistics Training 2nd level university
course (6 Sigma) Process Validation a thorough understanding
of process validation and GMP principles Work
Skills Manufacturing
Engineering Project
Management Lean
Manufacturing Statistical
Process Control Six
Sigma Process
Mapping Continuous
Improvement Kanban
& Kaizen Capacity
Planning Product
Engineering Simulation
& Risk Analysis Quality
Control & Assurance Computer
Skills Software
MS Project, Primavera, P3e, Visual
Basic 6.0, AutoCAD, ProModel, AweSIM, Applications: MS Access, Crystal Ball, LINDO, SmartCAM,
HTML, Fortran, SQL. Demonstrated
Skills & Abilities
Outstanding technical competence in mechanical
engineering Excellent written and verbal communication
skills at multiple levels and across technical disciplines Ability to build Quality into plans with proven
results Ability to develop a consensus, and provide
direction and motivation Committed to ongoing learning and continued
professional development Professional
Memberships Association of Professional Engineers &
Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEGBC) Project Management Institute (PMI) / Product
Risk Assessment Group Extra
Curricular Activities Hockey Vancouver / Halifax annual league play
1987 - 2002 Golf Golf Instructor, City of Halifax Recreation
Dept 1995 - 1998
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