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Crest Hill, Illinois, United States

-Direct daily production of a 24/7 epoxy molding operation with 6 direct reports and 140 indirect reports-Establish a daily production tracking log to monitor performance and downtime reasons-Develop product tracking screen and molding/delivery system to review production numbers in real time-Review production and quality data in order to resolve problems.

-Led team of 30 operators for Final Assembly and Electronics of Switchgear-Responsible for prioritization of products through the assembly process-Identify Ergonomic and Safety Risks and determine action items to eliminate the risk-Identify continuous improvement projects and work with Manufacturing engineers to implement-Flexibility to manage/coordinate.

Bolingbrook, Illinois

-Project lead for Department move to new building: Designed 80+ possible layouts planning for 2023 growth. Evaluated designs with PUGH Matrix based on operator movement, material flow, ease of maintenance access, and other factors. Coordinate action items based on any issues that arose within the project.-Coordinated all movement of equipment and placement.

Greater St. Louis Area

Rotational ProgramMaintenance-First shift maintenance supervisor (2 months)-Second shift maintenance supervisor (1.75 months)-Created and updated lock out tag out procedures for all machines, owner of lock out tag out entries-Owner of support systems (water cooling towers) for plant, address issues with systems after monthly reportProduction:-1st shift.

Set up projectors, TV's, and other A/V needs in rooms around campus.

West Lafayette, Indiana

Designed automatic grounding mechanism for high voltage test cages, Assembling and Testing of Solid Dielectric Switchgear, Designed and Dimensioned test fixtures in Creo Parametric

New work cell implementation, created excel workbook to develop and print graphs and reports of disruptions/downtime of entire work area, created structures and tools used to simplify tasks for plant workers, assist lean and manufacturing engineers with 6S/Kazien and manufacturing projects

Time Studies-timed entire process of making a product and used these times to level load lines and capacity planning, Process Work-conducted time studies, studied processes, and added work cell to increase throughput, Lean Simulation-taught new employees and interns the benefits of lean through simulation, Level Loading/ Line Balancing-used time studies to.

Time Studies-timed entire process of making a product and used these times to level load lines and design new work process, Process Work-conducted time studies, studied processes, and added work cell to increase throughput, Lean Simulation-taught new employees the benefits of lean through simulation, Level Loading/ Line Balancing-used time studies to.

Bolingbrook, IL

Facilitated 6S Kaizen Events-waste reduction, remodeling cells, and implementing standards, Work Flow Projects-studied flow of processes through plant, time studies, and capacity planning, Made/Hung Location Signs Around Plant-made signs using software (Gemini) and worked with maintenance team to hang location signs all over plant, Time Studies-timed.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Industrial Engineering

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

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