SUMMARY

• Inventive and results driven leader with concentration on achieving results in fast and highly competitive environment that needs continuous improvements and technical know to be successive.
• Easily adapt to changing environments and needs.
• Leverage professional services background including client - facing consulting and partnership/relationship management.
• Ensure projects are delivered within budgetary constraints and in a timely manner.
• Exceptional background with focus on leading and team building, training and mentoring.
• Increase productivity while reducing operating costs. Experienced in driving process, operations and business strategy while building partnerships with key team members at all level of the organization. Coherently increased safety and improving process quality.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Engineering and Operations Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Reduced changeover time and increased production output by 50% utilizing Statistical Process Control (SPC) and lean methodologies to Kaizen-based, cross-functional teams.
• Slashed operational downtime 25% through astute re-organization of teams and processes.
• Increased uptime 30% and quality 25% by streamlining equipment repairs and refurbishment. Saved company $5M annually in outsourcing parts and labor costs.
• As lead, certified quality auditor, trained 5 quality engineers to perform internal audits on all processes and equipment to ensure successful external audits. Company had failed several audits prior to employment. Saved company $200K by training employees internally versus hiring outsourced personnel/contractors. Successfully passed all audits during tenure with firm.
• Lead transitional projects for single stroke and progressive presses ranging from 150 to 1200 tons. Incorporated CNC and Press Brakes to new facility accessing current state of functionality. Determine equipment requiring repair or complete refurbishment to ensure continued viability for projected production demand.
• Direct and manage manufacturing engineering/operations team within department to achieve high-volume assembly of 9K units per day, and assure cohesive project management; product deployment; Design for Manufacture and Assembly processes employing DFMA methodology; and Design Verification Plans & Reports (DVP&R).
• Conduct quarterly and annual planning for OEM Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HAVC) for SEER 14, 16, and 18 series of A/C Manufacturing, Heat Pump, Furnace, Variable Refrigerant Volume (VRV Multi-Split type Air Conditioners); and Confidential, Goodman, Amana Research & Development (R&D) fabrication and assembly continually adhering to local, regional, and international standards.
• Ensure all employees comply with the safety and safety practices which are controlled by the EHS department
• Train both staff and supervisors on effective process management to achieve high production outputs. Deploy Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) projects to support production requirements and increased capacity.
• Create comprehensive technical specifications, internal qualification procedures, and factory acceptance tests.
• Negotiate contractual terms to ensure optimal pricing for capital equipment purchases.
• Design and deploy parts and program presses to assure highest quality possible. Devise and implement SOP.

Process Engineering Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Supervised Engineer to order /Make to order processes to ensure effective implementation of orders by enhancing adequate communication with the customer from initialization to final sign-off.
• Re-organized and re-designed manufacturing processes; introduced continuous improvement; and focused resources on sustainability and measured growth. Saved $750K by eliminating waste and redundancies.
• Conducted root-cause analyses to develop standardized systems and processes. Gained repeatability and reproducibility with consistent quality assurance. Saved $1.5M on warranty payments and unit replacements within 3-month period.
• Drove lean projects to spur and improve OTD with reduced lead time. Successfully deployed lean transformational initiatives to several areas of the plant. Developed and enhanced existing processes to improve both ergonomics and safety.

Operations Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed and trained 250+ employees and coordinated engineering departmental activities to design, process, project-manage, develop, produce, and test components, products, systems, and services.
• Slashed >20% on overhead and saved 35% in production time by introducing new manufacturing processes and phasing out non-value added procedures.
• Directed our scheduling team to effectively utilize our ERP system to configure our engineer to order processes in a way that reduces lead time by implementing lean techniques.
• Improved product development, costs, and productivity 20% and 30%, respectively, by streamlining machine shop operations i.e. welding, laser machines, powder coat, brake presses; and anodizing and assembly operations including machining and CNC processes, tooling, fixturing, dies, and transfer systems.
• Significantly reduced costs on rework, overtime, and machine downtime while maintaining high-quality standards. Developed and evaluated equipment and processes to produce a superior product at competitive pricing within a highly mixed model system.
• Created a sustainable production system to meet increased demand using the SPC method to balance productivity levels to changing customer needs.
• Facilitated and coordinated manufacturing projects engaging with all levels of C-Suite executives and top management and stakeholders to meet company objectives.
• Devised design specifications, process flow diagrams, and mass balance to the project group. Conducted internal compliance audits of production tests and implemented health and safety rules per compliance standards and requirements.

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Introduced and implemented new techniques to improve production lines and work stations by evaluating current production and quality management practices followed by execution of more effective procedures.
• Coordinated manufacturing processes and projects by implementing lean manufacturing techniques such as continuous improvement. Collaborated with quality engineer to evaluate and decide the Non-Conformance (NCR), Return to Vendor (RTV), Scrap In House (SIA), rework, and setting failure level for design and production processes. Created corrective action plans.
• Achieved 30% success rate with final assembly by eliminating defective parts prior to production.
• Created standard work procedures and capture on work instructions. Employed a hands-on approach to problem-solving, production scheduling, work station layout, cost estimating, technical writing, blueprints, specification interpretation, calculating production times, and the process cycle time.
• Designed JIT Visual trigger mechanism between all assembly stations to eliminate unnecessary WIP using a pull execution system. Sustained lean process through Visual Management methodologies.
• Applied Statistical Process Control (SPC) to facilitate continuous improvement process, stability, and productivity.
• Trained and supported shop floor employees on standard work ad Lean management through JIT, Heijunka projects, Kanban, and improvement processes i.e. poka poke and 5S programs. Ensured personnel and operators had adequate skills, process control capacity, tooling, and documentation.