Kyle Devine Email & Phone Number

Waterville, Nova Scotia, Canada

Senior Quality Technician in Prep Materials & Prep Metallics (OPC, OPA & OPK)

Waterville Ns

Waterville, Nova Scotia, Canada

Waterville, Nova Scotia, Canada

Process Engineer/Technician in PK (Tire Metallics) Local Product IndustrializerTQO, TDM & RPLMResponsibilities:• Quality planning • Product start-ups and evolutions• Projects to resolve quality issues• Feasibility studies• Support operations by monitoring production quality, performance, andmaintenance problems• Contribute to the evolution of plant processes• Monitor production quality results • Analyze quality results, define and implement corrective and preventativeaction plans for improvement• Tooling design and testing• Management of production instructions and data• Waterville's Responsible for PLM program (Product Lifecycle Management)

Lunenburg Ns.

•Working with managers and process schedulers to develop a scheduling tool for the curing centre Autoclaves.•Developed short term scheduling procedures and a long term capacity analysis tpol.

Enfield, Ns

May 2013 - August 2013 • Created two Simulation programs using Rockwell’s “Arena”. Simulations were used to analyze machine utilization, cell capabilities, cycle times and cost savings to support two major capital acquisition projects. • Created 3D layouts of the manufacturing plant and equipment using “Google Sketchup”• Re-designed a parts cart to improve work flow and ergonomic while adhering to no metal-on-metal policies. • Project manager for the machine guarding training project. Acted as mentor to two first-year students.• Lean/Six Sigma projectsSeptember 2012 – December 2012• Lean/Continuous improvement projects• Worked with the training department to overhaul the “On-the-Job Training” process. • I completed two feasibility/capacity-study projects to justify implementing major process changes. • Provided support to the capital acquisition team in the development of a business case for the purchase of a new turbine blade grinding cell. • Created standard work documents and process maps to support various areas in the plant.January 2012 – April 2012 • Worked with ACE associates to help promote continuous improvement throughout the manufacturing Plant 41. Learned and utilized tools such as 5S standards, Time Studies, QCPC, Root Cause Analysis, Kaizen Principles, Value Stream Mapping, MFA’s, 3P, Process Management, Process Maps and Standard Work.• Created standard work documents and process maps for various processes and machines.• Participated in Value Stream Mapping events to help improve flow while reducing inventory and process waste.