Barbara Riel Email & Phone Number

Gig Harbor

Tracked the progress of and ensured required documentation/procedures were properly adhered to for all Engineering Changes from a home office. Creation of excel database to track global engineering hours per program. Assisted in clearing a five year backlog of corrective actions and engineering changes by creating a database that listed what needed to be done per engineer, and sent weekly updates to inform them gently of any changes or progress. Creation of a monthly summary of progress for the VP for his metrics presentation to the company board.

Greater Seattle Area

Developed an ROI that resulted in the purchase of a CNC to do plastic machining in house.Wrote CNC G code programs, developed work instructions, built CNC vacuum fixtures, and trained operators to run a CNC to machine 24 different parts.Mapped a u-shaped work cell that reduced the amount of time to make a part from over a month (it traveled to several departments and sat in storage) to cycle time.Lean team leader for manufacturing departmentDeveloped and managed plastics equivalent documentation conversion database for six different types of injection molding machines. Built poke-yoke storage system for 300 fixtures eliminating storage damage.Implemented bi-lingual part quality sample limits, new part quality policy, line clearance procedure, and 5S departmental housekeeping checklists with respect to company ISO requirements.

Corvallis, Oregon Area

Directly responsible for managing Manufacturing Department Corrective Actions, from creation to resolution.Improved productivity from 65% to 80% by utilization of the corrective action cycle.Created injection molding processes that exhibited repeatability and reproducibility through the utilization of process development studies for more than 150 molds.Developed "Plastics Conversion Database" that calculated the plastic volumes and pressures starting points when moving a mold to a different injection molding machine and printed those values automatically onto the technician's documentation sheets.Lead role in cycle time reduction on all current and new products, on average a 30% to 40% improvement was realized.Managed two Process Engineers as direct reports; indirectly managed 15 technicians.Led many cross functional teams consisting of Project Engineers, Tooling Engineers, Materials Management and Manufacturing.Hands on Plastics Engineer.Involved in the ongoing Quality System to insure ISO guidelines were adhered to.Reported directly to the Plant Manufacturing Manager.Responsible for all facets of the plastic process from implementation of new processes to monitoring once stable.Designated trainer for all Manufacturing and Technology Center Technicians.Created and maintained all ISO procedures for the process control of the Manufacturing Department.

Taught a three credit college level course on Scientific Injection Molding.Developed all lectures, labs, homework and examinations.Demonstrations/labs performed on a 100 ton Engel supplied by Nypro Oregon.

Bs Plastics, Manufacturing Engineering; Polymer Chemistry

"Hands on Program" with solid engineering core. Statistical analysis of molds, plastics and processing.; Drafting/AutoCAD. Production.

Masters, Organizational Business Management

Focus on Human Resource Law and Regulations as well as successful management styles and practices. Main skills obtained involve increased.

Education record

Basics of Lean Principles. A four month program that reinforces the Lean Methodology.