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Detroit, Mi, Us

Worked with design engineers to develop new process for new products. Successful project allowed high profit margin part sales.Directly worked on maintenance of machines. Request outside service companies to repair machines.Managed installation and setup of capital equipment and projects. Used continuous process improvement to eliminate waste in productivity, material usage or to improve quality.Created tooling, processes and specifications for production for customer's products.Developed, justifed, installed, automation equipment to improve processes in injection molding and rubber extrusion.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

• Programed, managed, and troubleshooted FANUC and Mitsubishi robots.• Programed, tooled, and managed jobs in screw machines. ServoCam Brown and Sharps, Citizens, Miyanos. • Managed, troubleshooted, and tooled automated brazing machines. • Worked with suppliers to design and specify tooling used in screw machines.• Used continuous process improvement to eliminate waste in productivity, material usage or to improve quality

Part of Lean Manufacturing implementation team. Work with other department managers and lean consultant.Managed and developed new equipment and tooling for production use. Justified capital project expenditures. Managed installation and setup of capital equipment and projects. Used continuous process improvement to eliminate waste in productivity, material usage or to improve quality.

Researched and developed new products for customers. Created all documentation to release product to productionUsed Auto-CAD to develop customer's designs.Created work instructions, processes and specifications for production for customer's products.

Preformed time studies to verify and set standards.Completed a matrix of standards using bills of material, drawings, and job routers.Revised job routers using MRP computer systems.Produced a book for the FASCO's Mexico facility that shows final assembly setups, tooling and equipment.Managed Auto-CAD and paper tool drawing. Created and revised tool drawings when needed.

Set up labs experiments of beginning manufacturing classes.Created a programmable logic control demonstration using conveyor, pneumatics, and computer hardware.Developed a group of Auto-CAD drawings, including shop layout and parts for manufacturing professor.

Developed wall layouts for construction crews using construction drawing, tape measure, and lasers.Built metal-framed walls and soffits using basic carpenter's tools.Hung drywall using basic drywall tools.

Maintained inventory of raw material, finished products, and Boeing tooling. Operated CNC milling machines, CNC breaks, CNC punches, CNC lathes and water jet cutter. Used calipers and micrometer for quality assurance. Debured rough-cut aluminum parts.

Industrial Management, Manufacturing

Bs, Industrial Management

Bachelor Of Science Degree; Master, Industrial Management; Business Administration, Project Management