Direct Hire Position.• Develop new products per customer specifications; Utilizing Solid Works• Develop and execute test plans to prove conformance.• Assist manufacturing to produce product in conformance to design intent.• Provide sustaining engineering for the Aerospace product line.▪Work with quality engineering to resolve product problems through root cause analysis.▪Maintain existing product and historical products.

• Restructured PMP for ease of use and effectiveness• Member of new product development team; Coordinated production of prototype models. Developed manufacturing process for final production• Work as a part of a cross-functional team to develop and improve work processes into Lean manufacturing / Six Sigma environment.

· Member of new product development team. Develop new products based on customer needs. Coordinated production of prototype models. Tested product to assure safety standards. Developed manufacturing process for final production. · Work with Team to established Kan-Ban Visual Manufacturing System.· Work as a part of a cross-functional team to develop and improve products and work processes into Lean manufacturing / Six Sigma environment.· Work as part of organization team for improving worker efficiency and reducing waste of materials and utilities by restructuring job duties, reorganizing work flow, relocating work stations, equipment and purchase of equipment and Make-vs-Buy decision making.· Advise production planning to achieve optimal process performance, and perform process capacity measurements, prepare reports.Accomplishments:· Designed and prototyped new product line using existing tooling and equipment· Designed new configurations for a modular product line using a combination of new and existing components.

Contractor - create routing & BOM, resolve shop-floor issues.

· Work as part of organization team for improving worker efficiency and reducing waste of materials and utilities by restructuring job duties, reorganizing work flow, relocating work stations, equipment and purchase of equipment and Make-vs-Buy decision making.· Confer with management, engineering and planning staff regarding manufacturing capabilities and production schedules to facilitate production processes, product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods and manufacturing feasibility.· Advise production planning to achieve optimal process performance, and perform process capacity measurements, prepare reports.· Member of the implementation team of the J.D. Edwards, manufacturing information technology system. Advise on DBMS capabilities/resources use. Design and implement new procedures for preventative maintenance of the J.D. Edwards DBMS. · Apply knowledge of database management system to all aspects of the business such as costing, purchasing, manufacturing, product design, planning and maintenance.· Maintain the item master exceeding 65,000 items, including routings, bills of material and item cost records to assure the system integrity. Perform mass update activities, with a 200% cost savings verses manual keyboard entry. Accomplishments:· Reduced process from 4 steps to 1, netting $200K annual cost savings.· Designed information interface for MAS 500 System. · Designed and actively support the Engineering Change Notification System.

· Member of new product development team. Develop new products based on customer needs. Coordinated production of prototype models. Tested product to assure safety standards. Developed manufacturing process for final production. · Work as part of organization team for improving worker efficiency and reducing waste of materials and utilities by restructuring job duties, reorganizing work flow, relocating work stations, equipment and purchase of equipment and Make-vs-Buy decision making.· Confer with management, engineering and planning staff regarding manufacturing capabilities and production schedules to facilitate production processes, product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods and manufacturing feasibility.· Advise production planning to achieve optimal process performance, and perform process capacity measurements, prepare reports.· Apply knowledge of database management system to all aspects of the business such as costing, purchasing, manufacturing, product design, planning and maintenance.· Supervised and coordinated activities of a five-member maintenance crew over two shifts. · Coordinated and oversaw completion capital projects such as facility repairs and renovations; new equipment installation; and relocation of existing equipment. · Identified problems, diagnosed cause and determined corrective actions.Accomplishments:· Designed, built and implemented assembly fixture with a 6-month rate of return. Purchased supporting equipment and tooling.

· Developed and implemented, through support staff and lower echelon managers, product assurance programs to prevent and eliminate defects in new and existing products.· Developed inspection and testing method for SPC programs.· Managed quality supplier validation program. Performed quality system audits at suppliers’ location to assure capacity of vendor to meet orders and quality standards.· Implemented new procedures for engineering changes providing updated specifications to vendors and manufacturing staff. Designed and built test and production fixtures.· Assured compliance to quality standards for foreign sales.

· Directed and coordinated activities of fabrication and plant operations.· Improved customer service by minimizing response time to customer inquiries and developing standard quting system.· Designed gears per customer requirements. Applied root finding and optimization techniques to determine final design. Materials used: Brass, Bronze, Cast Iron, Plastics and Steel.· Researched and analyzed data, such as customer design proposals and specifications to determine feasibility of design and application.· Responsible for all sales and engineering functions.

· Planned, developed and lead experimental test programs.· Directed and coordinated the manufacturing of prototype products.· Conducted all research and development activities for cardio needle product line in finishing operations.· Conducted and documented DOE aimed at process and product optimization. · Authored process and production qualifications based on analysis of experimental results per GMP and FDA guidelines.