Will Sheffield Email & Phone Number

Glendora, California, United States

Rancho Santa Margarita, California, United States

Azusa, Ca

Responsible for cost reduction projects and new product qualifications- Led material cost reduction projects for three extrusion plants with savings over $600,000 in 2012 and over $1,000,000 in 2013. Provided reports to senior directors regarding project progress.- Conducted Designs of Experiments to reproduce failures detailed in customer complaints. Implemented robust process parameters and mistake-proofing to improve product quality.- Reported on Quality Metrics to Group Quality Manager with appropriate action plans to reduce DPPMs and Total Cost of Quality including an overall 30% reduction in inspection for 2013- Updated PFMEAs to address internal and external quality concerns and associated action plans to reduce risk- Installed new tooling on all manufacturing lines reducing changeover time by 50%.- Managed the transition of R&D projects to production including procedure development and personnel training.- Implemented a coiling equipment upgrade which reduced production downtime by 50% and improved scrap related to coiling equipment by 5%.- Responsible for all facility capital expenditure requests, including contractor management and cost justifications to senior management- Directly managed the Maintenance Department including improved scheduling of preventative maintenance to reduce downtime and scrap

City Of Industry, Ca

Responsible for leading and managing the Engineering Department for Medical Device Customers- Implemented seven new laser measurement systems with control capabilities on seven extrusion lines. Project Cost of $250,000 which paid for itself in a year of operation due to decreased scrap and downtime. - Created mistake proof procedures and tooling to prevent customer complaints- Worked with customer to develop six new multilumen profiles for novel medical devices. Lead time was reduced by 50% and completed in only 3 months. - Implemented, validated and trained personnel on inline inkjet printing systems to replace wheel printing systems. This new system helped increase efficiency across product lines by 5%.- Converted tooling on equipment to universal adapters. The conversion has both reduced downtime and tooling costs.- Participated as an internal ISO auditor and led a full recertification audit in the absence of the Quality Manager

City Of Industry, Ca

Responsible for new product development and process improvement projects- Optimized medical extrusion process including tooling redesign and increased use of auxiliary downstream equipment. Tooling redesign reduced scrap 50% with a 50% reduction in downtime on targeted products.- Collaborated with customers in a product validation transfer totaling over $1,000,000 in annual sales to ensure production and validation requirements were met. Project involved over 300 SKUs from the validation process to full production quantities over a two year period.- Developed IQ/OQ/PQ protocol for a complex secondary process for tubing. DOE increased productivity by 30% and decreased scrap from 15% to 6%. Project yielded approximately $500,000 in annual sales due to increases in cost competitiveness