Manufacturing EngineerOctober 2007 - PresentAerospace Manufacturing Engineer who develops manufacturing instructions while focusing on shipping deadlines, high quality production in the most cost and efficient way.Develops universal match metal dyes which allows multiple part numbers with varying raw extrusion lengths to be formed on the same dye, saving the customer a significant amount of money from purchasing and building part specific tooling.Directly interacts with customer procurement and customer engineering to resolve design and specifications issues.Currently developing manufacturing instructions for the top half of each engine casing for the A10 aircraft. Each assembly has hundreds of details. Responsibly for the oversight of other engineers and their work on this project. Have working knowledge of Auto Cad and NX6 (3D) modeling.Familiar with and use the "Visual" software for the Metalcraft operating software.CMM Programmer November 2005 - October 2007Program model based details or details from fully dimensioned drawings using strict GD&T tolerances (ANSI-Y-14.5) and Apogee software. Coordinate with mill operators to achieve most nominal condition for part conformance.Quality / Inspection September 2004 - November 2005Inspected and recorded first articles of production parts and assemblies in accordance with AS9102.Trained and helped certify new inspectors.Originated footwork system via Excel that pulled information from Metalcraft's data system, evolving into the "First Article Generator" program used by the company today. The "pulled" information is used to generate and streamline the final and first article paperwork. This technique has saved the company a substantial amount of money over the years.

Accountable for the entire quality of each production line for all injection molding plastic containers and covers during the "A" shift.Ensured product compliance by measuring, testing and recording at interval time periods.Communicated with line operators to make necessary adjustments to bring process back to a more nominal tolerance. Isolated nonconforming product until further evaluation. Developed and taught a quality training class for all new and existing employees providing defect definition and awareness which has helped to reduce or even eliminate production defects.

Guided and supervised night shift stocking crew.Established nightly action plans and collaborated with employees to distribute inventory efficiently throughout the store. Provided feedback from the previous night.Participated in the hiring process of new employees.Oversaw rotation of current merchandise and weekly placement of store advertisements.Exercised conflict management to maintain unity and positive working environment.

Monitored compliance of supplier quality and manufacturing processesCoordinated training, product quality, specifications and procedures of details parts, assemblies and processes with supplier management, quality and manufacturing personnel.Provided liaison between suppliers and Boeing.Rendered oversight to supplier compliance of processes to Boeing and federal regulations.Oversaw supplier special processes - specifically heat treat, chemical processing and paint.