Tyler Gnass Email & Phone Number

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

• Responsible for smooth transfer of new / updated product designs and processes into production
• Ensuring changes are implemented in a coordinated manner, meeting project timelines
• Initiating ECOs and driving manufacturing related change control activities
• Identifying process parameters and drafting process requirements and control plans
• Coordinating and driving process validations, process requirements, and risk review activities across multi-functional teams, ensuring timely process transfer to manufacturing
• Generating work instructions and production travellers

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Developing products and processes from inception to launch
• Leading a cross-functional team during new product introduction
• Empowering operators to implement their own improvement ideas through Kaizen
• Streamlined processes to reduce customer lead times by over 40%
• Leading and implementing six sigma and lean manufacturing projects
• Creating and maintaining control plans, work instructions and process flow charts

Langley, BC

• Saved over $300k in 2015 at one location and cascaded improvements across other facilities
• Developed the product that won the “most innovative product of the year” award
• Travelled to Philips locations worldwide to present, educate and cascade cost saving projects across all business units
• Saved over $50k through a packaging reduction project

Cambridge, Ontario

Product launch, leading lean events, continuous improvement, modifying processes, root cause analysis, CNC programming, developing work instructions, process flows, check sheets and PFMEA’s

Bachelor Of Technology - Btech, Manufacturing Engineering, With Distinction

Diploma, Mechanical Engineering