Tom La Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Plastic mold engineering; Continue Improvement; Consolidation project; Cost saving. Fixture & gage design to advance a completion of make v.s. buy project.

CONTINUOUS-IMPROVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND PRODUCTS. OPTIMIZE MACHINING CAPABILITY, CAPITAL INVESTMENT TO OFFERS BETTER PRODUCTS AND COST EFFECTIVE. APPLYING ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES AND ANALYTIC TECHNIQUES TO ASSIST AND PROBLEM SOLVING OF INSIDE/OUTSIDE CUSTOMERS. PROJECTS MANAGEMENT.

ESTIMATOR; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, REVERSE-ENGINEERING AND FIXTURES DESIGN.

Project Management position that will make optimum use of my proven skills and experience, increasing profitability and expansion for your company.•Implemented oversea factory expansion, including floor plan for lean manufacturing layouts, material handling, single-piece flow, engineers/operators training, on-site setup, and PPAP products approval. •Performed quality assurance for components made by foreign suppliers, and coordinating delivery schedule which saved $millions for the company. •Spearheaded new product-required welding operation, researching and developing part geometry for welding, meeting all tensile and fatigue specifications. Completed on time and under budget while meeting all OSHA standards. •Developed and designed quick-change holding fixtures for 2 rotary machines, high volume production for a family of pitman arm and idler arm auto parts, reducing set-up time from 8 to under 3 hours, and saving approximately $110,000/year.•Mediated concerns between internal customer and outside vendors regarding quality and delivery schedule, guaranteeing prompt action and accurate problem solving which contributed to meet product deadlines.•Performed quality assurance resulting in product integrity and 100% adherence to blueprint specifications.•Developed a gauging method which increased efficiency and savings for the company. •Obtained and analyzed data of existing machining process, including cycle time, setup, quality control and material handling within a cell. •Developed method for cycle time reduction, reducing scrap and ergonomics, minimizing operator fatigue, and increasing productivity. B.S. Mechanical Engineering from Washington University, St. Louis, MOCertificate of Engineering Drafting MechanicalLean Six Sigma - Green Belt certified.PMP (35 hours)

Project management; Processes included cycle time reduction; New products development; Technical problems solving; Machine's capability study; Machines capacity analysis; Capital investment and new plant set-up oversea (Qingdao, China)

Designed complex tools to reduce cycle time on screw machines, and quick-change tool-holder block to reduce set-up time.Designed fool-proof gages for all applications.Holding fixtures designed

Designed progressive forging die for National-3 1/2" closed-die up-setter. Retrofitted machines.Gages and pneumatics or hydraulics holding fixtures designed.