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Shreveport-Bossier City Area

• Manage a team of project managers, designers, and expeditors.• Worked with a vendor to develop specialized material to be used in increasing pump efficiency• Located and brokered deals with major US foundries to reduce overall casting cost • Traveled overseas in order to establish relationships with new customers and vendors

Shreveport-Bossier City Area

• Standardized a customizable system for engineering design and calculations.• Established new inventory system to reduce waste and cut lead time.• Established a historical data and forecasting system in order to foresee future needs and setup bulk purchasing.• Located new vendors and created an ordering system which reduced costs by 70%.

Shreveport-Bossier City Area

• Oversaw design and manufacturing teams to build proprietary process equipment within aggressive cost and time constraints.• Established engineering and quality standards by creating and updating documents and procedures.• Oversaw internal and external projects by reviewing activities, maximizing efficiency and increasing collaboration and communication transparency.• Hired and trained new project managers and quality managers.

Shreveport-Bossier City Area

• Controlled and analyzed specific projects in order to reduce cost and increase efficiency.• Supported and executed simultaneous delivery of various pump and rotor projects.• Determined and implemented safe, efficient and cost-effective solutions to manufacturing issues.• Utilized Lean Six Sigma, 6S, and Kaizen methods, as well as other tools in order to reduce waste, save money, and improve lead times.

Shreveport, Louisiana

• Oversaw design and manufacturing teams to build proprietary process equipment within aggressive cost and time constraints.• Supported and executed simultaneous delivery of various pump and rotor projects.• Worked directly with customers throughout the world on design specifications and application documents to meet the customized requirements of each project.• Established engineering and quality standards by creating as well as updating documents and procedures.• Oversaw internal and external projects by reviewing activities, maximizing efficiency and increasing collaboration and communication transparency.• Trained new project managers, designers, and quality managers.• Designed and modeled parts and assemblies in Solidworks while creating BOM's in order to meet customer specifications.• Directed special projects such as the design and upgrade of the vertical and horizontal testing areas, manufactured pump design, and quality and audit procedures.• Determined and implemented safe, efficient and cost-effective solutions to manufacturing issues.• Guided teams in preparation for OSHA, API, Environmental, and customer audits.

Shreveport, Louisiana Area

• Designed and modeled parts and assemblies by utilizing Solidworks and AutoCAD, along with correcting and processing errors in Master Drawings. • Assisted in preparation for OSHA, API, and customer audits. • Researched API 6A specifications as well as other specification manuals in order to update files in preparation for new testing procedures. • Produced chokes and valves as well as specialized parts

Shreveport, Louisiana

• Member, Advisory Board for IIE at Louisiana Tech University, 2018 to Current• Machined Parts for Choke and Valve Assemblies• Assembled Chokes and Valves• Assisted in building a new welding area• Shipped chokes and valves