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Irvine, California, US

Foothill Ranch, CA, US

Led process engineering for frames molding and assembly.

Pleasanton, California, US

Leading the development of custom machines for a diverse set of customers.

• Implemented proven process documentation that stringently defines the setup and consistent operation of the die cast process that leads to high quality structural automotive parts.
• Building the internal process engineering team with the addition of ten process engineers and two area engineering leaders to help own all process in the die casting facility.
• Reduced the need to run seven days a week to five on most finishing lines in the first month.
• Hired five castings process engineers and two engineering managers

Torrance, California, US

• Led the installation of equipment needed to develop prototype ESS system
• Upgraded facilities from a storage area to a manufacturing plant, adding air, electrical power
• Installed laser bonding machine, epoxy dispense systems and assembly stations

Austin, Texas, US

• Managed five engineering managers – equipment, process, tool & die, CNC, NPI
• Manufacturing processes - aluminum die casting, CNC machining, extrusion assembly
• Implemented automation internally that saved over $3.5 million in capital over the last three years
• Automating the loading of rear nodes that will bring headcount from 16 to 4
• Introduction of new die casting dies that improved yield from 70% to 95%
• Implemented two FMS systems that combined 12 DMG 125 5-axis machining centers

Columbus, Indiana, US

• Managed five engineering departments – turning, heat treat, finishing, assembly, controls
• Managed three maintenance departments – electromechanical, PM and spares
• Implemented two new turning lines $3 million in capital
• Lead cross-functional management team to start a new DVJ plant in the US
• Implemented new grease dispense systems that reduced change over time by 50%
• Implemented 3 new spline rolling cells that eliminated cells that had over 50% downtime and utilized Fanuc robots for material handling instead of complicated electromechanical devices

Paris, Île-de-France, FR

• Hot plate plastics welding and plastics laser welding technical specialist
• Design and process technical leader for vibration/hot-plate/laser welding processes at the Seymour and Queretaro, Mexico plants
• Temporary assignment to bring up the service plant and supervised 37 associates which included leading quality and process implementation
• Implemented new laser welding processes from LPKF and Branson which were fist of their kind
• Certified TS16949 auditor

Milwaukee, WI, US

• Lead the manufacturing engineering department which had seven engineers, two tool designers and two engineering techs
• Worked with $800k departmental budget
• Implemented $3 million dollar equipment upgrade to roller bearing and Sleevoil machining processes
• Implemented process improvement to highest volume roller bearing housing that saved over 2500 feet of material movement and reduced lead time from six weeks to less than one day
• Reallocated machining to two pieces of equipment that lead to eliminating a Blanchard grinder and manual radial drill which reduced all bearing housing machining processes from 6-8 weeks to less than one week
• Reduced inventory from over $50 million to under $20 million

Madison, IN, US

• Managed design department with three engineers and two graphic technicians
• Implemented cost reductions on the 4-post product that eliminated welding and components that reduced cost by $35/lift
• Implemented Pro/Engineer into Rotary Lift and worked on converting all legacy data into Pro/E
• Implemented the use of DFMEA and PFMEA, classification of characteristics and project scheduling
• Redesigned the low rise lift product to use standard lifting points that reduced four product offerings into one

Columbus, Indiana, US

• System manager for Cummins’ first flexible manufacturing system
• Worked on two $12 million capital projects, FMS system and retook of N14 engine block line for new machining changes
• $500k cost reduction project converting cast iron pulley to steel
• Lead in the start up of the new spun pulley plant to in-source and develop new spun pulleys for all Cummins engines
• Advanced product development for Cummins air compressors

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurship