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SUMMARYProduct Coordination & New Product Launch:→ Coordinated manufacturing line changes in volume increases and product changes while meeting customer demand for product, including ordering material and building inventory to cover downtime to move/install new equipment. Managed/supervised operators/operations engineers. Oversaw maintenance, outside contractors, and equipment installers.→ Experienced in global coordination of engineering teams in plant start-ups through product launches.Process Improvement:→ Led EPS lean manufacturing teams to improve processes. Using Elkhart Production System (taken from Toyota TPS). → Toolkit includes: 5-S workplace organization, FIFO lines, 6-Sigma, Error proofing, Pull system, Quick set-up, Identify waste, Kanban, Small Lots, Load Leveling, and Value Stream Mapping.Process Development:→ Research best methods, interview machine builders, determine cost estimates per each process. Determine best process. Implement best process. Qualify machine run-off, qualify process through APQP, PPAP. Write machine and process instructions. Train and manage operators and production start-up.Capital Equipment Selection:→ Define process needs, source/select supplier, write statement of work, obtain quotes, write appropriation, and write P.O.Specialties: Expertise in: CNC Programming & Machining,Waste Identification,P.M. Scheduling,Continuous Improvement,Pick & Place & Assembly,JIT Just In Time,Automation, Robotics ,WIP Reduction,Quick Set-up, Toolbox: SPC-Statistical Process ControlSix Sigma MethodologiesValue Stream MappingError ProofingFIFO lines5-S Workplace OrganizationToyota Production SystemLean ManufacturingTPS KaizenKanban

Listed skills include Six Sigma, Automotive, Manufacturing Engineer, Lean Manufacturing, and 1 others.

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  Ball State University

  Industrial Education