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Natick, Massachusetts, United States

Greater Boston

Greater Boston Area

West Bridgewater, Ma

Supported company operations through special projects and cross functional consulting. Identified and executed on various cost reduction efforts, including product redesigns, strategicpurchasing strategies, and setup reductions. Realized OTD improvement from 60% to 95% and costsavings >$100,000 per year. Served as supply chain manager during interim vacancy for 3 months. Managed two buyers, dealtwith local and overseas vendors, and created framework for inventory reduction analysis. Served as production manager for 8 months of Epoch Industries in Garland, TX following itsacquisition. Developed and executed an integration plan to merge operations between facilities. Invented unique mechanism for a new self-closing safety chuck and collaborated on designs of newproducts, including slitter positioning systems, core cutters, pneumatic chucks, and HCRS shafts. Wrote business case proposals for capital equipment purchases and queried and analyzedproduction data for determining return on investment calculations. Developed business information tools used for company operations by determining how to extractinformation from enterprise resource planning software database (Epicor Progress db + ParadoxMySQL) and designing meaningful reports that are used to steer business decisions.

Managed operations for engineered-to-order machines, modules, and third partysupplied machines and components. This value stream represented 20% of company revenue. Created the first assembly work cells for engineered-to-order machines and modules, implementingvarious lean initiatives including 5S, kanban inventory replenishment, and kaizen events. Createdpoint of use inventory and simplified BOMs. Reduced build times on typical machines up to 80%. Directly supervised two electromechanical technicians. Coordinated various functional groups, including sales, customer service, engineering, scheduling,purchasing, manufacturing, and quality assurance to continuously improve order fulfillment. Directed troubleshooting of machines and gave feedback to engineers on design improvements.

West Bridgewater, Ma

Engineered customized solutions for customer web handling, guiding, tension control, slitting,unwind, and rewind. Interacted directly with customers quoting, designing, and providing technical support for solutions. Traveled to customer locations for on-site service and troubleshooting. Developed several product configurators for engineers and salesmen to rapidly quote appropriateproducts based on application specifications.

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Designed and supported manufacturing processes for thousands of custom photochemical etchedand formed sheet metal components. Established and documented manufacturing practices as the process engineer for Etch, Form, HeatTreat, and Spot Weld departments. Accelerated project development and oversaw qualification for universal precision sheet metalcutting and forming tools. Used statistical techniques and automated optical inspection equipmentto validate process capability. Directed PPAPs, PFMEAs, Gage R&Rs, and other quality processes as part of ISO 9001:2008 –AS9100:2009 certified company. Created designs for continuous improvement projects as well as fixtures and tooling for customers. Collaborated with customers to support design for manufacturing on new projects.