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Duncanville Tx

Analyze current practices and develop business process improvements as well as implement changes in workflow, structures, and teams to ensure continuous company performance.• Facilitated production cell enhancements by implementing continuous improvement and 6S methodologies and equipment, achieving YTD savings of $1.2M via labor and automation implementation.• Developed, implemented, and standardized time / motion studies and documentation to feed resource planning projects, improving production output 5 units / hour.• Supported using lean principles to identify opportunities, which increased department efficiencies 10% and reduced material waste 5%.

Duncanville, Texas, United States

Strategized and enforced process flows, root cause analysis, and (SOP) Standard Operating Procedures and documentation. Operated staffing, material, and equipment standards to support new product introduction.• Developed shop floor metrics to detect where bottlenecks, cost, inefficiencies, and opportunities existed, improving shop floor productivity 10%.• Created tooling and fixtures, which aided in improving assembly line uptime 5%.

Greenville Tx

Directed cross-functional teams focused on supplier integration with technological strategies to enhance global procurement and materials management efficiency. Strategized and enforced process flows, root cause analysis, and (SOP) Standard Operating Procedures and documentation. Conducted detailed robotic machine programming and operator training.• Championed leadership and oversight of production efforts for the organization while simultaneously minimizing equipment and tooling downtime, resulting in 10% uptime.• Utilized Method Time Measurement (MTM) practices, improving labor efficiencies 5%.• Facilitated production cell enhancements by implementing continuous improvement and 6S methodologies and equipment.• Leveraged use of AutoCAD to develop equipment and facility layout, leading to 15% increase in daily output.• Authored and rolled out multiple machine PM programs, resulting in 15% decrease in daily operator rework.

Ft Worth Tx

Systematically redesigned material flow throughout the plant. Presided over 6s and floor layouts for Production Control. Worked cross-functionally to root cause process gaps / issues and implement corrective actions.• Examined data while working cross-functionally to design plan for every kit (PFEK) configuration to support TAKT requirements, resulting in process flow improvement of 4 hours.• Joined forces with production management team to develop and improve shop floor (SOP) standard operating procedures aiding in consistency of build processes.• Oversaw conveyance RFID tracking process, securing 15% improvement in material tracking.

Garland ( Dallas) Tx

Established daily repairs and preventive maintenance (PM) programs. Developed and implemented shop floor (SOP) standard operating procedures. Embodied role of Certified JELD-WEN Manufacturing System Design (JMSD) trainer. Developed fixtures, tooling, and equipment.• Engineered innovative redesign of material flow process, yielding additional 2K daily production increase.• Steered Kaizen activities, which enabled +20% increase in repair department output.• Launched ergonomic, safety, and automation improvements, resulting in 10% production increase.• Generated process methods to significantly reduce defects found in assembly layup operations, reducing defects 10%.• Steered capital project implementations while producing improvements resulting in 15% cost savings.

Irving Texas

Governed team of 30+ mobile phone repair / refurbishment assembly line operators working in a 3PL environment. Instituted daily and monthly KPIs (Safety, Quality, OTD, Cost) as dictated by company and customer. Promoted cross-functional training programs to aid in increasing shop floor assembly capacity. Integral to problem solving, achieving / establishing agreed yields, cycle times, quality requirements and labor standards using Method Time Measurement (MTM) practices.• Slashed daily reworks more than 10% via effective problem solving and Lean Root Cause Analysis techniques.• Worked with production control and logistics to redesign (JIT) material flow to the area, improving On Time Delivery (OTD) 15%.

Grand Prairie Tx

Assembled and led 28-member union of CNC and manual lathe machinist (machinery-Okuma, Lancer, Cincinnati, Amada). Governed chemicals anodize, chromate, and oxide processing.• Created and led strategic value stream projects resulting in consolidation of machine cells from 10 to 7.• Implemented cross-functional training to aid in increasing machining capacity and utilization.• Blueprinted creation of Kaizen activity resulting in 10% increase in production and 10% decrease in overall scrap.• Decreased department accident recordable rate 70% within 1 year

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

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Ennis Texas

• Project liaison between the production/assembly line, machining, tooling and engineering in the area of methods study and material/product flow operations and capital project implementations and improvements. • Involved in daily problem solving, achieving/establishing agreed yields and labor standards, cycle times and quality requirements.• Coordinated the assembly, order picking, packing and shipping and returns/repair functions for internal and contract facilities.• Leader on Lean manufacturing team that was directly responsible for reducing scrap on 180L Tundra assembly line from 9% to 5% utilizing lean tools.• Utilized time studies and team blitzes to improve the packaging/assembly operation efficiencies by 15%.• Developed 5S Audit/Housekeeping procedure. Worked to develop Employee Suggestion Program.• Implemented SMED activities in several departments that reduced downtime at machines due to changeover by 10%.• Implemented component Kanban process/procedure.• Coordinated the setup/implementation of 2 automated and 3 manual assembly lines.

Ft Worth Texas

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Dallas Texas

Master'S Degree, Business

Bachelor'S Degree, Industrial Engineering Technology