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Engineering professional with expertise in project management, control system design, manufacturing, and vision systems. Delivers value for large capital projects. Manages multiple priorities while meeting or exceeding time, cost, and performance objectives. Effectively communicates across all levels within an organization. Functions as a team leader, team member or an individual contributor.Seeking new opportunities. Contact me at davidm.sargent@yahoo.com

Akron, Ohio, United States

Managed large scale capital projects for Manufacturing and Supply Chain. Developed cost estimate, project profile, project plan, resource requirements and risk assessments. Managed projects by tracking and controlling critical paths. Presented reports to stakeholders summarizing work status, project financials, and open issues.• Directed completion of rate testing and SAT execution for a plantwide Material Handling System. Initiated hand-off meetings across 3 shifts. Developed metrics for system acceptance and held supplier to those metrics. Managed list of open issues during and post-SAT. Delivered system capable of providing cases at more than twice pre-pandemic levels.• Led specification, procurement, installation, prove-in and qualification of new Finish to Order packaging line, using an international supplier. Completed project within 3% of $10M+ budget and 2.5-year timeline. Produced 50% reduction in labor requirements for the products moved to this line.• Managed specification, installation, prove-in and qualification of a 2-stage Blow Molder, using an international supplier. Completed project 5% under multi-million-dollar budget and within 1 month of 14-month timeline. Facilitated customer need for vertical integration of the supply chain.• Served as project manager and technical lead for upgrade of existing Finish-to-Order packaging line. Managed design, installation, prove-in and qualification of new tooling and updated controls SW, using an international supplier. Completed project within 1% of multi-million-dollar budget and 2 weeks of 12-month schedule. Resulted in a 10% reduction of manufacturing costs for products added to line.

Akron, Ohio, United States

Supervised department of 6 controls engineers supporting 2 manufacturing facilities. Coordinated distribution of work assignments, ensured compliance to GMP standards, completed annual reviews for direct reports, developed department budget, and participated in hiring of new engineers.• Managed the installation, prove-in and qualification of a system to replace hot water for CIP with electrolyzed “Safewater.” Resulted in the elimination of 190° water, which produced an annual savings of $100K and eliminated a burn hazard.• Created level guides, role specific requirements and competencies for Controls Engineering positions, leading to improved communication with direct reports about requirements for promotion.• Constructed training matrix that detailed courses needed to meet role specific requirements and competencies for each job title. Worked with Human Resources to embed matrix into Learning Plan for each job title to ensure all controls engineering resources received required training.

Westlake, Ohio, United States

Support Energizer global operations as company vision expert and member of Equipment Engineering group. Identify, justify, and implement process improvements in the manufacturing environment.• Provided electrical support for moving 50+ pieces of high-speed automation equipment from decommissioned facilities to Asia. Refurbished control hardware, updated documentation, and developed controls for 3 new pieces of equipment. Equipment arrived in Asia on or ahead of schedule, finishing 5% under budget. Led electrical installation and equipment commissioning.• Developed controls to automate manual application of adhesive labels to miniature batteries. Reduced labor requirements by 60% which resulted in cost savings of $225K. Project completed 10% under budget and was capable of 20% more throughput than customer requirements.• Led effort to design, document & build standard ControlLogix enclosures to facilitate move from obsolete proprietary embedded control system. Utilized standard design on 11 machines, enabling collection of enough spare parts to maintain existing base of over 200 installed systems.

Westlake, Ohio, United States

Support Energizer global operations as company vision expert and member of Equipment Engineering group. Identify, justify, and implement process improvements in the manufacturing environment.• Managed rotational training program for new hire engineers designed to attract high potential graduates. Supervised program participants, identified high impact projects for participants, coordinated with participant local managers and managers of other rotational training programs to provide high visibility opportunities for participants. Championed and received approval to utilize program to hire all new entry level engineers.• Created and globally implemented two separate vision systems that identified defects in the manufacturing process, enabling reduced WIP inventory, which facilitated an inventory reduction of $5.4M.• Developed and installed vision system for inspection of miniature cells that produced $50K in savings, decreased scrap by 2% and increased productivity by 4%.

Westlake, Ohio, United States

Support Energizer global operations as company vision expert and member of Equipment Engineering group. Identify, justify, and implement process improvements in the manufacturing environment.• Designed, procured, installed and prove-in a system utilizing ControlLogix, FactoryTalk Batch and FactoryTalk View SE as a replacement of obsolete control system in critical manufacturing process area. Completed project for 10% less than $2.3M budget and 20% faster than 2.5-year scope.• Identified and globally implemented replacement for 43 obsolete labeling inspection systems that improved process capability by 3.5%.• Managed 3 to 5 contract software developers responsible for global development and maintenance of control software. Coordinated distribution of work, administrated change process, developed budget, coordinated annual contract renewals, and set direction for improvements, standardization, and tool development.

Westlake, Ohio, United States

Support Energizer global operations as a member of the Advanced Equipment Technology group. Identify, justify, and implement innovative technology into the manufacturing environment.• Led team that designed and built control system hardware for a prototype scalable, modular manufacturing platform.

Master Of Science - Ms, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical And Electronics Engineering