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Pompano Beach, FL, US

Pompano Beach, Florida, US

· Responsible for managing the floor production personnel consisting of 2 welder fabricators and 4 sewing machine operators.· Responsible for daily production of all shade structures, replacements, and repairs.· Purchased all raw materials for production and installation as well as all consumable items needed in the manufacturing processes.· Responsible.

· Chief engineer for the development of new and existing products that include cranes, davits, ladders, stairsx and gangplanks for the yacht market both for OEM’s and aftermarket.· Redesign the cane and davit boom ends to eliminate the cast aluminum pulley heads. Saved $500 dollars per crane and eliminated the corrosion problem of the cast heads.·.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US

· New Product development for welding and brazing equipment for the welding and HVAC industry and service.· Design new products and manage their introduction into the in-house manufacturing floor as well as coordinate with overseas suppliers and manufacturers.· Develop second generation App for HVAC service technicians that will blue tooth sensor probes.

· Manufacturing Engineer that supported the sheet metal department that supplied sheet metal components for the manufacture of water source heat pumps for commercial and residential applications.· Responsible for maintaining the manufacturing operations and engineering document data base, includes work instruction, work sequence cards and all forms used on.

• Manufacturing Engineer – Dometic Corporation, Pompano Beach, FL – 8/2012 – 3/2016
• Manufacturing engineer that supported 12 production lines that produced marine air condition systems, air handlers, chilled water units and engine room ventilation.
• Responsible for all production equipment including refrigerant charging machines, Nitrogen and helium leak detection equipment, automated testing equipment.
• Supervised the condenser coil bending department.
• Implemented the change from Copper/Cupronickel condenser coil to the Copper/Titanium on the production floor
• Implemented the 134A 7K truck unit on the Truck production line which included detailed work instruction and standard work for production personnel to follow.

• Senior Project Engineer – Spectrum Brands, Ross Hobbs Division Miramar FL – 10/2009 – 7/2012
• Manage the product development of new cooking category products from the beginning of the design phase to the release for mass production at the contract manufacturing factory. Products include all Black & Decker and.
• From 10/2009 to present have managed the development of 36 products ranging from type 3 to type 6.
• Created and managed all the product development schedules.
• Coordinated all development activities between Russell Hobbs and the contract manufacturer from the design phase to the through the implementation phase and mass production, ensuring all deliverables are provided at.
• Troubleshoot all problems that the contract manufacturing has providing solutions for implementation.

• Support the production floor that produces Chlorine generators for pool sanitation, resolve and correct all production floor quality issues and vendor related quality issues. Provide manufacturing input to the design.
• Created all existing product work instructions for production lines, maintained all work instructions.
• Submit, process and implement all Product Change Authorizations.
• Implement all 5S and lean manufacturing plans on the production floor.
• Created all work, testing, and QC instructions as well as all manufacturing and testing fixtures for two new product lines.
• Trained all production floor personnel on the assembly of two new product lines.

• R&D of new products and technologies for overseas manufacturing. Develop new technologies into new consumer products and bring them to market. Managed one mechanical engineer and two industrial designers in creating.
• Reviewed all overseas engineering designs and production products for cost reductions and quality issues.
• Maintained all existing company patents, submitted 8 new patents.
• Investigated all QC problems in the field, developed and implemented CAPA’s at the overseas factory in response to the QC problems in the field.
• Worked with oversea manufacturer of electric motors to develop a brushless DC motors for use in ceiling, substantially reducing the energy consumption of a ceiling fan.
• Researched and developed a patented technology to reduce the amount of copper wire used in a ceiling fan motor. Generated a cost/benefit analysis for implementing the new motor design. Negotiated the rights to the.

• Sr. Manufacturing Engineer – WaterPik Technologies, Ft. Lauderdale, FL – 5/2004 to 2/2006Support the production floor that produces Pool Heat Pumps for pool heating and cooling, resolve and correct all production floor.
• Implemented cost reductions and streamlining of the production floor
• Reduced the size of the heat pump production line by 50%.
• Managed the Deviation and Engineering Change Notice program for the Ft. Lauderdale facility.
• Developed and maintained the quality program.
• Main trouble shooter for all computerized production equipment.

• Developed all manufacturing documentation needed for the production of new products. Created all Bills of Materials and Routings for all new and existing product lines. Investigated all field quality problems and.
• Developed Bill of Material structure that was implemented into the new ERP system (IFS).
• Time studied all factory processes to determine time standers for every process and implemented them into the ERP system to track labor and production costs.
• Developed prototypes of all new products.
• Design and setup new production cells for new POP displays.
• Developed packaging for final shipment of product.

• Engineering support of all production cells, maintain all Bill of Materials and routings in the ERP system.
• Project manager for two new clean room production cells for the company expansion plan.
• Conducted time studies of all production processes to update and maintain the Oracle ERP system.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Manufacturing Engineering Support

• Implementation, tracking and coordination of all capital projects, cost reductions and new customer projects while supporting the plant goals of increased productivity, efficiency and quality. Performed routing.
• Managed the purchase and installation of at-the-press blending systems to all plastic molding presses reducing the head count and improving the quality of mixing. The project produced an annual savings of $60,000.
• Managed the purchase and installation of an automated carton-erecting machine that resulted in an annual savings of $60,000.
• Managed the installation of a bottle unscramble to the labeling line that increased production from 70,000 per shift to 120,000 per shift.
• Created and updated all plant layout drawing for 5 plants.
• Designed and managed the purchase and installation of two manufacturing cells for a new customer. Cells were completed two weeks ahead of schedule.

• Establishing all routings of the company’s products through the manufacturing process and maintained the data in the MRP system. Approved all designs for new products for manufacturability.
• Created work centers and determined the standard costs and labor rates for the work centers.
• Conducted time studies to determine the labor standard rates used in all work centers & production operations.
• Established new production and packing lines that increased shipping by 200%.
• Assistant to the Facilities Manager, prepared sewage reports, and supervised various in-house construction reports.

• Improve efficiency, productivity and reduce scrap for two production departments. Improve production and quality through the introduction of state-of-the-art production equipment and methods. Coordinated cost reduction.
• Project manager for the installation of two new high-speed (1500 caps/min) production lines that were installed simultaneously. The project was completed two weeks ahead of schedule and 15% under budget.
• Reduced scrap by 50% and increased efficiency by 30% in two production departments.
• Reduced head count by replacing manual inspection with an automated quality vision system.
• Team leader for two TQI teams resulting in reduced scrap and increased productivity.
• Participated in three TPM projects that overhauled three production lines, which increased efficiency by 15% and reduced scrap by 25%.

• Shift Supervisor – 1/1990 to 12/1990. Supervised production and quality of six crystal making shops with 45 employees.
• Process Engineer – 7/1989 to 1/1990. Assigned to upgrade, improve and replace outdated manufacturing equipment and processes in order to reduce production costs.

Washington, DC, US

• Division Officer (Lieutenant) – supervised a staff of 28 technicians who were responsible for maintenance of all shipboard communications, computer and RADAR systems. Previous assignments included, Assistant.