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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

• Managed team of 4 direct and 14 indirect reporting engineers and technicians.
• Managed facility new product launch and capital project implementation schedules toalign all required resources and ensure team bandwidth for seamless launches.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

• Managed and organized manufacturing programs for high volume, E.V. OEM with production volume ranging from 1.25M – 150K units per year.
• Developed timelines with key milestones in MS Project conveying pertinent information to key stakeholders.
• Developed capital funding proposals for expanded production to supply uninterrupted supply to customers.
• Managed purchasing, commissioning, and implementation of an $8M fully automated manufacturing line with state-of-the-art machining… Show more
• Managed purchasing, commissioning, and implementation of an $8M fully automated manufacturing line with state-of-the-art machining equipment. Show less

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

• Oversaw operation, maintenance, and optimization of robotic cells throughout the facility.
• Acted as site SME on welding processes and worked to reduce scrap losses and systems downtime by optimizing welding parameters and conditions.
• Developed traceability programs for production to reduce time spent manually recording data, as well as use input data to detect for packaging defects through mixed parts.
• Worked with quality to design and fabricate gages and poke-yokes to aid in… Show more
• Worked with quality to design and fabricate gages and poke-yokes to aid in error-proofing and defect detection of machining and stamping operations.
• Provided support to Program Managers during new product launch to roll out revision changes and new products quickly and smoothly to the production floor. Show less

Burlington, Iowa, United States

• Responsible for planning and overseeing capital projects purchasing new manufacturing equipment for the Burlington, IA manufacturing facility based on top loss stratifications.
• Trained staff on how to manage projects and purchase equipment following the 7 step EEM methodology.
• Maintained pillar development and training plans for all pillar members to close skill gaps necessary for upcoming projects.
• Developed 5-year plan for capital equipment expenditures including new equipment… Show more
• Developed 5-year plan for capital equipment expenditures including new equipment purchases, equipment refurbishment, and equipment scrapping.
• Expanded database for best practices and maintenance preventative information as it relates to equipment purchasing to use for future projects to reduce equipment life cycle costs Show less

Burlington, IA

• Responsible for fabrication shop engineering support of five product lines.
• Acted as site welding SME coaching and training other weld manufacturing engineers on process and parameter optimization to tackle plant top quality defects.
• Oversaw operation, maintenance, and optimization of 7 Fanuc robot cells with activities including robot programming, autonomous maintenance, and safety improvements.
• Provided engineering support for paint operations including defect root cause… Show more
• Provided engineering support for paint operations including defect root cause analysis, process monitoring, and logistics improvements.
• Lead new product launches and model year engineering changes analyzing effected tooling and operations, developing process changes, and purchasing new equipment as needed.

Goodfield, IL

• Tasked with designing and implementing new tooling for a robotic welding cell to improve utilization of the automated welding process and reduce overall cycle time for new product.
• Projected 30% reduction in overall cycle time. Estimated $85,000 in savings from reduced manual welding hours required.
• Projected 90% utilization of robotic welding cell due to new tooling.

Princeton, IL

• Responsible for Industrial Engineering support of all production lines with a valued output of over $50 million a year.
• Participated in Kaizen events focused on optimization of work cell layouts to improve efficiency of production. Activities resulted in a 30% increase in production and a 25% reduced part pick time.
• Developed total productive maintenance (TPM) work instructions, checklists, and layouts to ensure proper maintenance of CNC cutting machines.
• Designed fixtures to… Show more
• Designed fixtures to improve safety and ease of assembly of units produced improving overall efficiency.
• 3-D modeled parts machined in house to allow for updated CAM systems to be implemented.