Anthony Patterson Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Ky, Us

Leader of Advanced Manufacturing Engineering team that supports advanced engineering across the Dishwasher Business at Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky. The AME team develops, manages and executes capital equipment and high volume manufacturing process projects to meet required budget and launch schedules.

Louisville, Ky, Us

Responsible for managing and executing capital projects for Dishwasher team in Louisville, KY. Projects include factory master planning, new product introductions, and plant improvements. Notable projects included: -Led a cross-functional team to improve OEE and qualify a new stainless steel tub fabrication line for Dishwashers. -Designed and installed conveyor system that delivers raw plastic and stainless dishwasher tubs to assembly lines. -Developed strategy for future dish rack nylon and PVC coating capacity project as part of the Factory Master Plan for the Dishwasher plant.

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Responsible for engineering and managing the installation of equipment in the Bowling Green plant. Position was directly responsible to assure all capital and repair projects were installed per the project scope, schedule, cost estimate and budget and with minimum plant production interference. Notable projects included:-Installation and start-up of three high-speed packaging lines.-Upgrade and redesign of existing packaging lines for product insourcing.-Demo and restoration of obsolete packaging departments for future plant expansions.

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Responsible quality engineer for all packaging and molding lines in the plant. Standard work included development and implementation of line-specific control plans, monitoring and improving quality performance through statistical process control, and implementing mistake-proof logic in packaging lines. Notable projects include:-Owner of First Time Right quality KPI that measures ability to produce semi-finished and finished goods right the first time. Improvement efforts focused in mix and blend department with advances in bulk chemical delivery system and operator standard work.-Developed quality control plan for end to end operation in packaging department. Document identified critical to quality defects, product specifications, sampling plans, and associated control methods.

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Responsible manufacturing engineer for all blow molding, injection molding, and stretch blow molding processes in addition to some packaging lines. Standard work included cost reduction projects, OEE improvements, and driving standardization. Notable projects included:-Development of five-year blow molding rebuild plan to ensure equipment reliability. -Introduced impact modifier additive into polypropylene cap formula to mitigate quality defects inherent to the packaging department. -Implementation of Machine Parameter Sheets (MPS) for molding, liquid filling, and packaging equipment. -Purchased, installed and qualified cap mold utilized in the injection molding process of polypropylene caps. -Leader of OEE teams for three packaging lines.

Somerset, Nj, Us

- Assisted in the development and installation of controlled inventory system for spare parts to reduce downtime and increase overall process efficiency.- Commissioned and validated new equipment utilizing Installation, Operation, and Performance Qualification process.- Designed and implemented equipment reliability program for equipment utilized for solution transfer during fluid bed operation, which resulted in reduced downtime and decreased deviations during fluid bed operation.- Coordinated and performed feasibility trials on several machines to ensure equipment was appropriate for process demand required by new product. - Developed an effective back-up process vacuum system for encapsulation machines with respect to machine and process vacuum demand to decrease downtime in the event of a process vacuum failure. - Contributing member of Compression and Fluid Bed process team with improvement projects completed for Encapsulation.

Mosinee, Wisconsin, Us

- Designed and conducted experiment trials on machines implementing new products.- Performed time studies on machines to analyze and work towards improving cycle time. - Designed visual quality inspection procedures for new products.- Collected and analyzed finished product data.