Manufacturing Engineer, December 2014 to PresentManage customer projects throughout the manufacturing process focusing on safety, cost, quality, and on time delivery. Work closely with internal manufacturing personnel as well as outside vendors and services to support project deliverables.• Create detailed manufacturing plans in a job shop environment. Responsible for ensuring these plans, and the finished components, are compliant with customer and industry requirements.• Collaborate with sales engineers to provided technical support for customer inquiries.• Designated engineering subject matter expert for MetalTek’s ERP software, Infor. Responsible for training other employees both at my facilities and other MetalTek locations.

Championed continuous improvement projects across the business unit using DMAIC methodology working with team members from across the company. Received Black Belt certification through Caterpillar training program.• Executed CI projects focused on safety, defect reduction, efficiency and utilization improvements, and utilities management.• Taught six sigma principles as part of our green belt training program and mentored new greenbelts during their project.• Presented project results to a varied audience across the organization

• Implemented new document control software for our manufacturing operating instruction to improve access and training record management. Required updating documents for accuracy, simplification.• Analyzed historic, and forecasted, equipment utilization to develop capital justification and long-term capital plans. • Performed time studies and data analysis to establish production rates and audit existing rates in a variety of manufacturing operations.