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Rochester, Ny, Us

Webster, Ny, Us

Lead automation design and build teams towards successful project completion within quality, time, and budget constraints.

Waltham, Ma, Us

Specify, procure, qualify, and oversee the start up of automation equipment globally in support of new product development.

[Pump manufacturer for global industries and municipalities]Developed and standardized improved methods to manage orders, while directly managing a small staff and global sales orders.

[Federal contractor supporting the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in Washington D.C.]Analyzed and reported Earned Value Management data relating to the construction of the Littoral Combat Ship class.

[Custom machine builder for a wide range of industries.]Trained, coached and appraised staff. Assigned projects and oversaw their successful management. Coordinated efforts with other departmental managers.- Developed standard tools and procedures. Improved budget and timeline management. Improved internal and customer communications.- Trained project managers of various backgrounds and experience levels.- Lead inter-departmental initiatives. Fostered coordination. - Championed the integration of new enterprise resource planning software.

[Custom machine builder for a wide range of industries.]Managed cross-functional design and build teams. Ensured customer satisfaction while maintaining tight budget and time constraints.- Managed over sixty (60) projects for local and international customers in the medical, automotive, electronics, consumer, aerospace and energy industries.- Co-managed the build of a Bausch & Lomb project totaling $20M in sales.- Coordinated installations within USA, Europe and Asia. Oversaw equipment transfers through customs.

Paris, Île-De-France, Fr

[Global supplier of automotive wiper systems.]Launched new products into production. Improved cost and quality of existing products. Planned processes, prepared capital justifications and procured equipment. Designed tooling and packaging. Trained staff.- Combined the assembly and test of 3 new products into a single, flexible cell. Developed common product datums in coordination with product engineering. Reduced capital investment by $600K and floor space by two-thirds. - Designed and installed lean assembly cell. In Shanghai, qualified related sub-assembly equipment, trained staff, and developed regional sources. Designed and procured packaging. Reduced costs $350K annually. - Automated labor-intensive subassemblies. Eliminated quality defects associated with manual assembly. Trained staff and supported startup across 3 production shifts. Reduced direct labor $570,000 annually.- Identified and eliminated handling damage to critical system component. Designed and implemented ball bearing dispensing tooling. Installed universally in assembly cells throughout plant.

[Global supplier of automotive engine, transmission and steering control components.]Launched products into production. Improved manufacturability of product designs. Traveled internationally developing component suppliers. - Combined components and improved their manufacturability on new product. Improved system performance. Reduced material costs $3M annually.- Revised system design in response to volume reduction announced late in product launch. Reduced component costs through DFMA and vendor coordination. Reduced investment by 45% and material by 15%.- Resolved new process uptime and quality risk. Identified underutilized operator to load sensitive component. Reduced capital $75K with no added labor.- Improved product performance through DOEs while bringing a surface finishing process in house. Reduced material by $750K annually.- Increased the yield of honing process by 15% through DOEs and DFMA. Improved design flexibility and performance. Reduced scrap by $210K annually.

[Supplier of custom fastening equipment to Boeing.]Assistant Project Engineer - Coordinated development of a robotic fastening system. Designed cell layout.

Ms, Industrial Engineering

Bs, Industrial Engineering