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Knoxville, Tn, Us

Loudon, Tennessee, United States

• Utilized a First Principles approach to develop a product lifecycle management process that aligns design phase deliverables with ERP data population and production startup milestones. - Shortened the timeline between Prototype approval and Production PLM phases from an average of 4 weeks down to 2 weeks by leveraging parallel process flow pathways. Single path project hand-off allowed any one failure point to completely stall all progress.• Conduct audits of ERP Bill of… Show more • Utilized a First Principles approach to develop a product lifecycle management process that aligns design phase deliverables with ERP data population and production startup milestones. - Shortened the timeline between Prototype approval and Production PLM phases from an average of 4 weeks down to 2 weeks by leveraging parallel process flow pathways. Single path project hand-off allowed any one failure point to completely stall all progress.• Conduct audits of ERP Bill of Materials and production transactions to ensure the financial accuracy of production orders. - Increased transparency to product margins and improved estimating capabilities• Conduct production floor audits to maintain accuracy between the ERP transactions and physical inventory. Routine monitoring of parody between physical and digital processes to maintain productio quality and efficient manufacturing routing.- Reduced average on hand inventory from approximately $10 million to approximately $4.5 million- Reduced material outages causing production stops by approximately 60% Show less

Loudon, Tennessee, United States

• Collaborated with department managers to structure the Acumatica ERP database to meet Protomet’s business process needs.• Revised Solidworks PDM database structure and workflows to house model-derived design variables for use across the ERP interface.• Co-developed data translation tools for importing Solidworks PDM Bills of Material to Acumatica ERP.• Verified over 2,000 unique Solidworks BOMs for importation and vetting into Acumatica ERP.

Loudon, Tennessee, United States

• Fostered customer relationships by meeting small parts manufacturing requirements.• Optimized customer-supplied designs to meet Protomet’s manufacturing capabilities without compromising functional or aesthetic design.• Designed complex, multi-part fixture “pallets” for vertical and horizontal CNC mills.• Designed custom foam totes for factory floor part flow and shipping protection.

• Start-up & small Business management• Carpentry/Woodworking• Screen Printing• E-Commerce & Website creation/management

Portland, Maine, United States

• Optimize procedures and policies; create efficiencies to grow the service department• Coordinate the preparation and delivery of new and used brokerage sales• Manage service projects and execute warranty claims• Oversee the customer experience before, during and after service• Schedule Projects and labor accounting for customer and environmental variables• Payroll, invoicing, expense reporting, departmental P&L reporting.

Falmouth, Maine, United States

• Engineer and design lift tables and material handling equipment; make improvements to existing products• Maintain company mechanical and hydraulic design standards• Ensure design compliance to applicable specifications, codes, and safety requirements

Thomaston, Me

• Revise 3rd party designs to meet production standards• Provide production support to the shop floor• Model Mechanical/Electrical systems layouts• Maintain Solidworks PDM infrastructure; train design team on Solidworks use• Model and produce gcode for in-house 3D printing• Supply models to CNC department; program and run CNC equipment• Create & Maintain project design schedules to meet production schedule needs

• Address customer order issues and defective products• Process orders in cooperation with global warehouses• Monitor internet forums to attend to customer complaints and product issues• Bench test return items

North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States

• Assemble work packages for appropriate shipyard departments• Lofting and NC Nesting• As-Built evaluations and drawings• Design revisions for system interferences during construction