Derek Raymond Email & Phone Number

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

787 Section 41 Structural Stress Analysis Engineer

St Joseph, Michigan, United States

Adrian, Michigan, United States

Parts Control and Logistics• Systematically used Lean principles to design the methodology of part storage and allocation for new program launches to reduce transportation and operator waiting time• Interfaced with the plant’s MRP system to manage the plant’s inventory, scheduling, and production planning• Continuously collaborated with the Production, Quality, Launch, Finance, and Engineering departments to ensure an accurate inventoryof all parts in order to maintain efficient and timely production• Drove down paint losses by $19,800 each month by devising a method to reuse the paint stored in the lines during changeoversProduction Supervisor• Managed 18 employees between two automobile door assembly lines while maintaining OEE, safety, quality, and shipping deadlines• Created daily production schedules for the lines by analyzing cycle times and shipping reports to ensure attainment within 30-minuteshipping windows• Audited existing procedures and processes to find critical gaps and areas of waste that led to an 8 second reduction in overall cycle time• Reallocated 3 quality inspections throughout the production lines to reduce over-processing of scrap material and investigated persistent areas of scrap creation• Monitored and assured a safe working environment by ensuring process adherence and hazard elimination• Maintained morale within the team through frequent communication and addressing any concerns or issues the team had

Dearborn, Michigan

• Employed Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing principles to develop a comprehensive quality control document to reduce Ford’s suppliers’ defects through the construction of 8D reports and root cause methodologies• Collaborated with Ford’s suppliers daily to develop a database of quality management protocols and inspection procedures in order to identify the industry’s best practices for internal and external standards• Designed a Ford manufacturing health chart for bearing production to assist in the identification of Critical to Quality processes, potential failure modes, and the corresponding preventative measures to assign standards for suppliers

Auburn Hills, Mi

• Debugged an automatic storage and retrieval system by continually testing and noting faults to improve cycle times by 14%• Championed a project to develop an alternative labeling method for the driveshafts to improve overall plant traceability, quality, and cost reduction• Utilized AutoCAD to model custom brackets required for the automatic storage and retrieval system to improve safety and correct all faults within the system• Implemented standardized work instructions for nearly all of the plant’s machinery to improve safety and operating efficiency of employees