Ken Bryant Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Manager for Advanced Manufacturing & New Product Launch

Kirkland, Wa

Lead team of manufacturing engineer responsible for Cabs, Hoods, Interiors, and Powertrain.Was the Lead ME on the Kenworth Side of the PACCAR New Medium Duty Program. Introduced Laser reconfiguration to the Cab Assembly. Models Include the Kenworth T380, T280, T180 and Peterbilt 548, 537, 536, 535.

 T680 launch with minimal infant issues related to area of responsibility Generated business cases for level of capital investment for capacity increases Guided development of design engineers on good DFM&DFA practices Supported automated build cell for T680 & T880 after product launch Developed tool to evaluate complexity of multi-color paint and impact to cycle time Developed method to compare paint defects between legacy and new products Generated document of manufacturing initiatives to use to guide design programs Taught concepts of Takt Time, Line Balance and how design variations can impact operations

 Led major reconfiguration of plant that won PACCAR Presidents Manufacturing Innovation Award Documented Lean Manufacturing project savings <$500K Performed 5S training to 60% of main assembly line groups Designed equipment for handling & manipulating heavy truck chassis and components Developed flexible tooling for presenting low volume parts to paint robots for labor & paint savings Mentored design engineers sent to plants for manufacturing rotation Created return process for tool crib to incentivize removing unused tools from production area as a part of 5S program implementation

 Lead team of 7 contractors for T300 Refresh Awarded 3 Patents related to door handles & latches Lead design projects with annual savings of $1M+