Ray Deboer Email & Phone Number

New Albany, Indiana, United States

New Albany, Indiana, United States

April 2022-Current: Operations Project & Vertical Startup Lead-Launched four high-speed blow molding production lines-Developed Factory Acceptance Testing protocol and brought multi disciplined team to Germany to execute plan-Leads cross-functional, multi-disciplined manufacturing teams to successful vertical startup of new equipment-Coached hourly team to redesign daily equipment checks and cleaning practices to optimize uptime and completionJuly 2020-March 2022: Bottling Team Lead-Responsible to personal and career development of over 100 Bottling Technicians and Line Leads-Drove double-digit production growth on each of 4 bottling lines-Led Bottling Department overview during NOD orientation-Managed staffing allocation & training of new hire placements for Bottling department-Taught operations excellence program at sister site to improve Sazerac manufacturing performance

Holland, Michigan, United States

Zeeland, Michigan

-Electronically Dimmable Windows & Human Interface/Switch builds-Led Hourly & Salaried team building products for consumer aviation applications-Coached team members to improve individual satisfaction and business results

Zeeland, Mi

-Active Light Sensor Production Group Leader-Owning Overall Equipment Effectiveness metrics-Leading Cross-Functional team activities-Coaching hourly Production Team Members to progress toward future career goals-Saving $1.2 million with cross-functional team-Partnering with peers to build positive, safe culture-Developing entry-level engineers exploring careers in leadership, engineering, and business

-Led and coached hourly team members in the production of ALS for IEC mirrors-Created daily schedule for all team members throughout three rotations-Managed production of four processes on 35 unique pieces of equipment-Developed Continuous Improvement projects to improve performance of machines facing demand of ~1.00m parts per week-Prioritized production demands with Maintenance, Technical, Process and Industrial Engineers, and other support staff

Peoria, Illinois

-Developed and delivered career-related programming and presentations for general student body-Provided résumé and cover letter writing critiques to student body in effort to improve impressions with recruiters-Assisted with the hosting of fall/spring job fairs for ~140 employers and ~1200 students in attendance

Mossville, Illinois

-Updated internal database entries to reflect correct tracking information for CAT-branded replacement engines and transitioned database records to new corporate standard for 2500+ engine arrangements-Developed web-based training materials for full-time staff to facilitate on-boarding and cross-training-Revised work flow diagrams and customer response messages for customer care specialists to deliver improved customer communications via email

Peoria, Illinois

-Developed and maintained record of nearly 700 software development problems, issues, and bugs and 2000+ associated documents-Tested, reported, and/or discovered over 1400 irregularities in dealer software performance before global launch-Created market opportunity documentation for over 2400 unique product serial numbers to help in achieving 10 POPS growth by 2015-Developed process mapping for the history of dealer parts & service opportunity software and drafted literature associated with maintaining current opportunity software-Revised, contributed to, and tested 40+ page user manual for dealer data acquisition and application

Greater Chicago Area

-Completed eight-week marketing research project to highlight opportunities to improve corporate communication with nationwide dealer support network-Traveled across the continental United States to work alongside Omron field employees in Account Management, Motion Solutions Engineering, Application Engineering, and Project Engineering-Developed and produced instructional videos for use on company YouTube channel highlighting new fiber optic sensor operation-Received hands-on training in Omron photoelectric sensors (specifically E3FA/E3FB), E3X-HD Fiber Optic Sensors, NJ series Machine Automation Controllers, CJ1 Programmable Logic Controllers

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 3.44

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society; Treasurer, Illinois Delta Chapter 2013-2015 Career Peer Advisor; Smith.

Management & Supervision

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society Completed degree requirements for A.A.S Management & Supervision