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Zurich, Ch

Responsible for supporting Facility/ Manufacturing Engineering activities.● Worked with executive team to develop facility expansion plans.● Key contributor in reutilization planning of existing facility.● Liaison for Hitachi with leased facility infrastructure objectives and resolutions.● Develop building layouts for assembly and efficient utilization of building space.● Maintained quarterly tracking of distribution center utilization and reported to HQ accounting.● Coordinate contractors work and safety compliance.● Support development of facilities budget operations and capital budgets● Use of AutoCAD and other professional suites to develop conceptual plans.● Developed Work Scopes for high level project objectives.● Assisted with Facility Safety Reviews and discussions.● Worked at high level discussion with outside structural and architectural consultants.● Conducted technical discussion with utility provider for Hitachi factory relevant to capacity.● Initiated discussion with public utility service provider in effort to increase factory utility supply.● Researched and sourced urgently necessary technical items for Hitachi facilities.● Aligned new vendors with Hitachi plant maintenance objectives.● Assisted fellow workers with network authentication issues.● Assisted reset of main phase protection factory breaker system during power outage.

St Paul, Mn, Us

Responsible for managing capital investments and projects in support of facility and equipmentupgrades; or other locations throughout the United States as applicable.● Managed project timelines and budgets for assigned projects● Led cross functional teams to execute multiple projects simultaneously● Successfully interacted with multiple discipline teams including plant personnel,consultants, and suppliers● Estimated capital equipment and installation costs● Protected intellectual property● Experience in engineering, manufacturing, and project management.● Demonstrated experience leading multiple (5-10+) capital expenditure projectsconcurrently of budgets totaling $3-5million.

Yardley, Pa, Us

Responsible for new project development, planning and implementation of equipment for high speed manufacturing of stamped metal parts for the food packaging industry.Supervise all installations and equipment upgrades of manufacturing equipment at various domestic plants including; stamping presses, conveyors, forming equipment, vision systems. Develop request for quote on all equipment required for projects with budget ranging from $25,000 to $950,000. Provided documented cost reduction benefit through production line efficiency improvements in machinery and or methods. Evaluate manufacturing methods used by affiliate plants in Europe for application in U.S. plants.Work independently and as a team member. Technical Liaison between factory workforce, company management, and Suppliers.

Managed all aspects of industrial automation company.Responsibly directed manufacturing operation, including: engineering department, labor force engaged in machining of parts on manual and CNC lathes and mills, assembly of finished goods, quality control, customer support, equipment purchases, finances, payroll, quotations, customer support and product development. Designed and built automated conveying systems for CNC machine tools.Designed and integrated robotic, vision control system, and end-of-arm tools for use in manufacturing operations.Distributed, serviced and repaired robotic arms for manufacturer based in Japan.Developed and built CNC routing systems with multiple cut heads.Developed and built conveyor system for use with center-less grinder systems.Developed and built automatic Ink-Jet print system for part identification.Managed outside sales staff of independent sales representatives.Maintained and carried out effectively all responsibilities of business and facility.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Responsibilities included: developed and specified precision linear and rotary motor driven actuators for customer requirements. Handled customer questions and request from small private companies, large fortune 500 companies, educational institutes, domestic, foreign, government, scientists, inventors, and private individuals. Developed application data and statistics for use in marketing strategy. Specified cost of manufacturing and engineering of integrated equipment. Responsible for diagnosing, handling, and estimating cost of repair or rebuild of malfunctioning equipment. Handled field repair of precision equipment.Developed business relationships with distributors, representatives, customers, and foreign sales staff.

Manufactured precision machined parts on various CNC and manual mills, lathes, grinders. Developed improved manufacturing concepts for explosion proof boxes for the mining industry. Contracted, and developed machining technique for the production of forged road mill cutter receivers Designed tooling and fixtures. Designed, manufactured, assembled, wired, painted automated equipment.

Master’S Degree, Engineering Management

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Mechanical Engineering Technology

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Business Administration, Management And Operations