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⇨ Responsibilities● Supervised a team of 14 employees for the fabrication, validation and maintenance of production tools.● Responsible for 1 CNC Haas VF3, 2 mills, 1 lathe, oven, table saw, horizontal saw, and vertical saw.● $100,000+ USD of aluminum inventory for tool fabrication.● Coordinated the transfer of tooling between local facilities and between US and TJ sites.Projects in scope included A350 lavs, A330 NEO back panel, A220 sidewall, etc.● Tooling design… Show more ⇨ Responsibilities● Supervised a team of 14 employees for the fabrication, validation and maintenance of production tools.● Responsible for 1 CNC Haas VF3, 2 mills, 1 lathe, oven, table saw, horizontal saw, and vertical saw.● $100,000+ USD of aluminum inventory for tool fabrication.● Coordinated the transfer of tooling between local facilities and between US and TJ sites.Projects in scope included A350 lavs, A330 NEO back panel, A220 sidewall, etc.● Tooling design support when required, having designed bonding and edgecast fixtures,riveting jigs and layup molds.⇨ Achievements● Soft savings of $210K+ USD.● Fabrication of over 3,000 fixtures (composite and wood molds, bonding fixtures, go-no-go gauges).● Fabrication and validation of the first composite molds in TJ for normal production (previously ordered from the US).● Introduced KPIs (Key Performance Indicator) to track safety, quality, OTD, and costs.● Introduced tooling DFM review with technical team and internal customer, effectivelyreducing changes during fabrication process or after delivery by 50%.● Team member of the A220 cargo panel, BOP and sidewall successful transfer between localfacilites.● Succesfully excecuted, on the tooling side, the consolidation of three local facilites into one. Show less

⇨ Responsibilities● Supervised a team of 3 employees for the receiving of raw material and inventory/shipping of finish good to the customer.● Responsible for planning the material and production requirements for a $1M USD sales/year operation.● Managed Kan-Ban for low consumption raw material. ⇨ Achievements● Negotiated VMI with supplier that reduced inventory levels by 20% over previous year.● Development of Production Kan-Ban system for low runner… Show more ⇨ Responsibilities● Supervised a team of 3 employees for the receiving of raw material and inventory/shipping of finish good to the customer.● Responsible for planning the material and production requirements for a $1M USD sales/year operation.● Managed Kan-Ban for low consumption raw material. ⇨ Achievements● Negotiated VMI with supplier that reduced inventory levels by 20% over previous year.● Development of Production Kan-Ban system for low runner products.● Member of the successful ISO 13485 implementation in TJ plant. Show less