Tom Walsh Email & Phone Number

Saco, Maine

Currently working at GD Saco Supporting the assembly of GD's products

• Designed and set up the manufacturing and test cell for AS&E’s new Handheld MINI-Z product.
• Utilized and incorporated several Lean Manufacturing practices such as Point of Use (POU) inventory storage.
• Utilized dedicated feeder cells with specially designed assembly fixtures for several small subassemblies. This included Poke-Y-Yoke fixtures to mistake proof the assembly process.
• Used a Pull Manufacturing Process for in-house subassemblies and final assembly of finished systems.
• Set up and used Kan-Ban signals to trigger the replenishment of purchased parts from suppliers.
• Used visual management techniques to indicate cell status and line down conditions.

Billerica, MA

• Managed a staff consisting of two supervisors and up to 27 assembly, quality and test technicians, and several contract employees.
• Had responsibility for all aspects of product line performance.
• Partnered with program managers to establish weekly, monthly, and quarterly production schedules.
• Worked with the manufacturing team to ensure products were started and finished on time.
• Collaborated with the product support personnel from engineering, the materials group, and manufacturing engineering to ensure material shortages and technical problems were being addressed.
• Worked with accounting department to determine and report each quarter on product unit production cost (UPC) in hours-per-unit to discover anomalies.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Industrial Engineering

Associate'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering