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Aurora, Ohio, United States

Aurora, Ohio, United States

Holly Springs, North Carolina, United States

Sanford, North Carolina

- lead and manage multiple new product projects, utilizing a working knowledge of materials, manufacturing techniques and engineering practices.- provide support for plant operations by planning, directing, and coordinating the activities of new product launches to ensure that goals or objectives of projects are met on time and within budget.- serve as a plant liaison to product development teams.- coordinate development and approval of quotes and provide to sourcing in a timely manner.- initiate component print changes.- apply manufacturing and statistical methods to estimate manufacturing requirements, potential, and cost of product to be developed.- provide project management and manufacturing input throughout all phases of the product development process.- confer with vendors to determine product specifications and evaluate products according to specifications and quality standards.- analyze manufacturing capabilities, production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.- lead Design for Assembly (DFA) and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) activities with plant personnel, including Quality and Process Engineering.

Sanford, North Carolina

- Demonstrated ability to quote and design for manufacturability of New Products and successfully implement production part approvals.- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, such as automation, robotics and packaging.- Provided technical support and worked with Production and Maintenance Teams to troubleshoot machine issues and implement production changes.- Generated manufacturing documentation and processes (Bill of Material management, procedures, drawings, Standard Operating Procedures, Method Sheets and Quality Alerts).- Participated in Continuous Improvement Projects, such as Discrete Planning, barcode and camera verification, Machine Guarding Safety Assessment, the creation of a new assembly work center, and investigation of new plastic sealing technology, to create a leaner environment.- Made improvements to the Preventative Maintenance program by creating and improving checklists for machines, and working with planning, production and maintenance to coordinate the schedule to prevent future unexpected downtime.

Sanford, North Carolina

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

- Participated with engineers to develop new products in order to produce cost savings without compromising the integrity of the design.- Designed assembly fixtures, performed o-ring and stack up calculations and completed iterations of FEA analysis.- Managed projects, coordinated with managers and engineers, calculated potential cost saving opportunities, presented possible projects to Marketing and presented findings at Selection and Concept Technical Design Reviews.

Sanford, North Carolina

- Kept track of projects’ progress by setting up the information, requesting quotes, ordering parts, creating Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) family plans and coordinating with managers, engineers and suppliers.- Collaborated with Kaizen leaders in order to standardize work instructions and calculated the true cost of a process using value stream mapping.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

- Designed and modified parts using 3D software, Creo/ProENGINEER. - Worked with various materials and doing necessary testing to ensure the material will uphold its purpose.- Performed stack-up analysis and o-ring analysis while working with suppliers and business unit.

Canton, Ohio Area

- Performed cost analysis and verified water meters to find energy and material savings.- Worked with contractors and vendors to redesign machines using AutoCAD.- Reviewed audits in order to create one that involved all details.