Corporate Advanced Manufacturing Engineer leading continuous improvement and lean daily management efforts in a fast paced state of the art manufacturing facility.

• Initiated & implemented improvement activities (e.g., Kaizen, Lean, Practical Problem Solving) as appropriate to raise the performance of the company’s environmental & safety metrics.• Safety Team Leader; led audits, initiated safety team working parameters & site safety education program.• Developed & implemented safety culture change policy & rolled out new plant wide safety responsibilities.• Managed site participation in corporate Energy Marathon 2.0 producing a 6% energy reduction. • Monitored, measured & reported site safety indicators including OSHA Lost Time & Recordable Incidents.• Guided site auditors through ISO 14001 audit. Developed action plan for the 1 OFI found.• Managed and Conducted on-site training for hazardous & non-hazardous waste.• Managed & implemented safety initiatives to drive OSHA incident rate to 0.9, the lowest ever for the site.• Led site to win the Cabarrus Sustainability Award for Energy Reduction at the 2012 Chamber Meeting.• In 2012 led the facility to the following intensity reductions over 2011: electrical 11%, waste 6%, water 4%.• 2015 Intensity reductions over 2012 were: electrical 18.5%, waste 15% water 68%.• Performed industrial hygiene air sampling thereby eliminating environmental consulting fees. • Saved over $75,500 in 2012 via cost reduction projects & other efforts.• Implemented flexible PVC regrind loop saving over $30,000 per year in annual material costs.• Implemented automated product material conveying system saving over $12,500 per year.• Initiated product material changes to provide annual savings of over $100,000 per year which earned a “New Heights” level Pursuit of Excellence Award for 2010.• Designed & Implemented Capital Lighting Retrofit Project in compliance with EPACT saving over $85,000 per year in electricity costs.• Led a multi-facility team to create corp. Solid Waste Policy to support sustainability goals.• Led site to be the exemplary leader in Energy Reduction of all LNA sites.

• Guided “Continuous Improvement Teams” that captured cost reductions through recycling & resource conservation totaling over $30,000 in year 1 & over $34,000 in year 2 with no capital investment.• Reduced solid waste sent to landfill by over 40% in year 2.• Created site procedures necessary to gain & maintain ISO 14001 Certification.• Responsible for > 10% reduction in solid waste sent to landfill by the facility for 2 years in a row.

• Analyzed energy consumption & implemented an automated plant wide energy management system. • Designed manufacturing processes within schedule & budgetary parameters.• Analyzed & planned workforce utilization, space requirements & equipment layouts for maximum efficiency.• Developed & improved manufacturing methods.• Estimated production times, staffing levels & related costs to inform management decisions.• Managed new product development project implementation. Ensured that the product designs were efficient for manufacturing & implemented the new products into production assuring product quality.• Prepared process & product Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (DFMEA & PFMEA).

Managed the plant product introduction process for the redesign of the Commercial Specification Grade Switch. Monitored tooling procurement progress. Supervised the installation of routes and bills of material for the manufacturing system. Determined the point of manufacture for new catalogue numbers and modified the project introduction schedule. Created the capital budget for the automated assembly portion of the project and procured the necessary automation equipment for the new style switch components.Conducted production pilots for conversion to tri-drive steel screws. Implemented production process changes to provide an annual estimated cost reduction of $80,000 for this project. Implemented an aggressive new product launch for Datacom network wiring products with sales that racked up initial stocking orders for over 165 do-it-yourself hardware stores. Managed the implementation of over $8 million in new capital equipment for 1998. Introduced dozens of new products to the market place. The most mentionable included Hospital and Specification Grade Receptacles, "Maxgrip" plugs and connectors, and Thermoplastic Switch Plates. Designed products for manufacturability and introduced the new products in a rapid manner.Prepared Major Expense Proposals for Capital Equipment and produced automation specifications for capital equipment purchases. Completed product transfers from sister plants including training of personnel, plant layouts, equipment installation, set up, and direct start-up supervision. Implemented rebuilding and automation program for assembly equipment. Managed all tool design efforts for the facility

Functioned as a liaison between design, quality, manufacturing and product engineering for the timely start-up of assembly& machining product lines. This included machine transfer and layout, maintenance, & quality assurance.Developed proper QC inspection techniques, which often required gage design and conducted capability studies. Performed routings, method sheets, time studies, plant layouts, standard cost preparations, and capital expense justifications. Supervised maintenance in machine rebuilding. Also, created standard procedures for operations.

Developed, designed & quoted specialized access solutions for customers in the transportation industries. Engaged in routine customer relations including phone conversations describing details of the products, sales visits & field trips to gather detailed measurements of existing equipment. Planned, organized & directed technical employees in the preparation of construction drawings. Prepared quantity take offs & labor estimates for sales quotations.

Detailed, improved, & maintained manufacturing processes in a cast iron machining & assembly environment. Responsible for the entire quality engineering function in assigned areas including SPC implementation, Gage inspection, inspection frequencies, and purchasing of new gages.