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Mayfield Heights, Ohio, Us

Cambridge, Ontario, Ca

Provide engineering support for all manufacturing process and departments. Manage projects for new product development and successful launch. Lead cost reduction initiatives and Lean Six Sigma projects throughout plant. Develop SPC for a variety of different processes from sheet metal fabrication to assembly. Analyze quality data to identify opportunities for cost improvement/waste reduction.

Lake Oswego, Oregon, Us

Promoted to take ownership of various projects, entailing responsibility for developing specifications, quoting, developing, installing, and supporting new robotic/automated systems for the manufacture of aerospace components. Collect and analyze data to identify where new automation should be implemented. Write process specifications. Collaborate with vendors and integrators to develop new systems. Manage system buy-off process. Steer system installation and provide ongoing technical support. Prove system validity with specific KPI improvement.Manage projects that require higher level engineers and managers, numerous contracted vendors, floor personnel, and subject matter experts.Establish and foster solid working relationships with vendors. Maintain continuous contact with Operations to determine what the anticipated improvements are, time frame for installation, and level of support necessary to execute the project.Collect data comprised of time studies, spaghetti diagrams, and utilization studies as well as apply statistical analytical techniques to identify and validate where systems should be in place or providing improvement to.Spearheaded project to design and manufacture automated x-ray vaults; administered $400K budget and achieved a $210K annual cost savings.

Lake Oswego, Oregon, Us

Utilized basic knowledge to consult on the design, development, and implementation of products, processes, plans, controls, and procedures as applicable to the manufacturing floor. Led cost reduction engineering teams to assess multiple project needs and determined best path for resolution to reduce standard work, defects, and rework while increasing efficiency. Compiled and delivered to management reports and presentations showing progress on key metrics. Partnered with floor personnel to create LEAN working environments and production systems, including development of new floor layouts for work cells, equipment, and process flows.Tasked with creating specifications for and procuring large industrial equipment of $200K to improve processes.Orchestrated a top part cost reduction initiative that resulted in a $155K annual cost savings.

Lake Oswego, Oregon, Us

Completed initial internship, demonstrating knowledge of manufacturing concepts and process control related to labor reduction and efficiency improvements through automation. Led cost-out initiatives in back end of process.Teamed with cross-functional personnel to identify opportunities to update processing techniques.Applied Statistical Process Control techniques to monitor and enhance existing processes. Managed back-end rework operations (beltgrind/handgrind with a 15% decrease in mutilation/rework), welding, shotblast, and front-end operations (plasma arc gate removal with a 2% decrease in mutilation).Reduced targeted defects by 42% in the investing application through the use of run charts and Pareto analysis.

Portland, Oregon, Us

Tasked with creating and implementing processes to drive efficiencies in product development and create a continuous flow of delivery. Designed, built, and implemented physical and informational Kanban processes.Trained production supervisors, shift leaders, and operators in Kanban procedures.Performed audits throughout the Kanban system with the goal of ensuring correct quantities being requested in the system and appropriately filed, and verified calculated batch sizes met the capacity plan for each item based on sales, manufacturing capacity and takt time.

Portland, Oregon, Us

Provided assistance to manufacturing engineers responsible for designing and developing innovative solutions to meet the needs of customers. Created new product assembly based on LEAN principles of one piece flow, and evaluated based on its ability to meet takt time, with the initiative being partially successful with only one section of the process requiring significant changes in order to increase capacity and meet demand. Oversaw new product integration to overseas facilities, reviewing the quality of incoming material for first article inspection of components for product, documented variances in quality and incorrect documentation, and worked with the team to set corrective action plans to get components into spec.Integrated new technologies to existing assembly lines, including an integrated work instruction station that could be programed to include instructional videos, and control the torque and direction of an associated programmable tool.