Andy Baker, Pe Email & Phone Number

Spring, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas Area

- Product Development and sustaining engineering in support of Downing Freedom Series product line. - 3D modeling (Solidworks), analysis (Mathcad), BOM's (SAP), and documentation (Soldworks PDM)- Failure analysis, Root Cause Analysis, FMEA- Hydraulic system design- Frac valves

Houston, Texas Area

Job Role:. Lead product standardization and rationalization projects. Manage safety and quality projects.• Develop and execute plans for major product updates.• Manage quality and safety non-conformance projects: incident investigation, implementation of corrective actions, failure analysis, root cause analysis. Manage customer communication related to incidents.• Support sustaining activities: supply chain technical support, cost reduction activities, manufacturing and operations support.• Lead Engineer activities: Direct and approve design work of junior engineers, provide input for product development projects.

Houston, Texas Area

Job Role:. Manage new product development projects. Design and execute product qualification tests.• Design test fixtures and develop procedures for new product qualification testing.• Oversee qualification test execution and ensure conformance to customer requirements and internal safety standards.• Analyze and evaluate system designs for structural weaknesses.• Use the FMECA process to identify potential failure modes in new concepts.• Create Finite Element Analysis specifications, review analysis results, and write analysis reports.• Training/Skills: Designing to API 6A/17D • HUET • DS-1 School • ASME BPVC SEC VIII, DIV 2 and 3 • Deepwater Drilling - Operations

The Woodlands, Tx

Job Role: Direct daily activities for 3 production teams (50 direct reports) to achieve production, safety and quality targets• Develop and implement plans to improve productivity, throughput, and on-time-delivery• Assess safety hazards and implement controls to reduce risks• Implement measures to reduce scrap and rework• Implement Lean Manufacturing strategies to improve equipment utilization.• Develop goals and metrics for teams and individuals. Give performance feedback against goals

Al-Dammam Governorate, Saudi Arabia

Job Role: Responsible for all aspects of financial, operational, quality & safety performance• Develop and implement strategies to meet HSE, Quality, Production and Financial targets.• Monitor manpower and machine utilization and adjust to meet production targets• Conduct Lean Manufacturing assessments and develop lean implementation plan.• Report to management on plant status with respect to performance and financial targets.• Negotiate payment and delivery terms with key suppliers in order to minimize cash conversion cycle

The Woodlands, Tx

- Job Role: Manage 15 design engineers and budget- Develop and implement strategies to improve key performance indicators – Design Cycle Time, Error Rate, Error Response Time, Design Volume- Performance Management – improve team and individual performance through goal setting, monitoring and feedback.- Develop remote engineering team. Hired and trained U.K.-based design team- Provide manufacturing support through ISO audit preparation, reviewing suppliers, process audits, material dispositions.

The Woodlands, Tx

- Led multidisciplinary teams to develop new products. Set objectives for functional experts.- Developed project plans to achieve product launch objectives- Developed and conducted laboratory and field tests using Design of Experiments methodology.- Patent Research. Assisted legal department in developing claims for new product features.

- Created new tool design layouts. Developed test features. Created 2d and 3d models and drawings.- Forensic Analysis. Examined returned products. Determined cause of failure. Evaluated effectiveness of test features.