Mark Taylor Email & Phone Number

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.

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