EDUCATION BS, Mechanical Engineering,
Engineer in Training (EIT) Certificate

OBJECTIVE To earn a position with a top-tiered manufacturer dedicated to continuous improvement where I can apply my skills of personnel and project management through lean implementation. The application of my talent can be through management or individual contributor positions where opportunity exists for future advancement.

EMPLOYMENT

Confidential, The largest national manufacturer of precast concrete wall panels producing upwards of 50 million square feet and earnings of $250 million, annually. Fabcon has 4 manufacturing plants nationally and employees up to 1,100 individuals. Committed to safety, quality, customer service, and efficiencies, Fabcon has become the leader and logical choice for concrete walls in commercial construction.

2010-Present: Manager of Manufacturing Development, Confidential,Savage, MN

• Manage and assign R & D projects ranging for prioritization, schedule and cost purposes.
• Developed an internally managed Fabcon Lean Certification Program. Trained 80 individuals through Bronze level certification and 40 through Silver Certification.
• Facilitated lean events and trained others at the corporate level to facilitate Kaizen events in order to improve 6S plant clean and operation efficiencies. Facilitated over 200 Kaizen events, autonomous maintenance improvements, and 6S improvement events.
• Established, calibrated and enhanced an effective 6S system within all plants.
• Defined, Documented, and coordinated training on best practices in all manufacturing operations in accordance with ISO 9001.
• Improved preventative maintenance measures through the implementation of visual standards for all daily operator equipment inspections.
• Worked with Regional VP\'s and corporate management to create enthusiasm for corporate initiatives and to set overall vision for manufacturing and maintenance.
• Encourages innovation in manufacturing through lean manufacturing team events focused on future-state plans.

2008 - 2010: Minnesota Process Engineer, Confidential,Savage, MN

• Promoted to the position of the Minnesota Plant Engineer following the addition of dedicated plant engineers at all other locations.
• Manager of the Maintenance Department - Oversee the operation of the maintenance department through one maintenance supervisor and up to 10 maintenance technicians.
• Minnesota Lean Champion - Led over 50 Kaizen events to improve 6S plant clean and operation efficiencies. Manage a team of 3 lean improvement technicians.
• Member of the Minnesota Operations Team (MOPS) - A small group of handpicked individuals, mainly management, to manage and make critical decisions on all plant and office operations.
• Designed and worked alongside the Project Manager on a $500,000 process water treatment system. Reduced operational costs by approximately $150,000 per year.
• Improved preventative maintenance measures through the implementation of daily operator equipment inspections and employee accountability of work order reporting through the maintenance department.
• Led corporate quality improvement projects such as the quality and production process consistencies of an exposed aggregate finish.
• Effectively led continuous improvement projects in all plant and maintenance operations.

• Traveled to all plant locations approximately 80% of the time for all plant engineer needs as listed below.
• Practiced the Toyota Production System method of Lean Manufacturing for continued efficiency improvements.
• Successfully planned, structured, and implemented a Predictive Maintenance program corporate wide.
• Led quality improvement projects.
• Implemented major environmental changes, projects, and standards to meet state code and employee safety standards.
• Ensured that all new automated production equipment were installed and fully utilized throughout the corporation.
• Trained plant personnel on the operation of all automation equipment and provided tools for successful operation and troubleshooting.
• Directly assisted and improved corporate procedures for the successful audits of all plants relating to production ISO 9000 standards.
• Successfully managed major and minor plant operational procedure changes directly related to the improvement of production, efficiency and quality.
• Successfully managed new plant equipment projects.
• Trained in the Shainin Red-X methodology of problem solving techniques to the apprentice level.
• Led weekly automation meetings directly assisting and communicating the operational needs of all plants.

Confidential, A manufacturer of rail switch-track heaters, crossing gate arms and lights, and crossing guard battery chargers with annual earnings of $10 million. Railway was committed to customer service through the shortened lead-times to produce and assemble equipment for their customers' needs.

2004—2005: Operations ManagerConfidential, Delano, MN

• Effectively managed and directly handled daily operations of administrative and production duties. Conducted management duties of two production managers and two administrative personnel in a very effective and professionally led manner.
• Directly worked with vendors and our engineering department to develop effective changes in production and product design. This incorporated vendor recommendations and cost of goods to maintain a high quality product within specifications.
• Conducted all purchasing of goods and services in a cost effective and timely manner. This was done within budget and while following a lean production schedule.
• Scheduled all production work orders in a lean and effective manner keeping lead time and inventory at a very low level.

PROJECTS

2010-Present: Fabcon Lean Certification Program, Confidential,Savage, MN

• Developed and implemented an internally managed lean certification training program within Fabcon.
• Used third party expertise of lean and corporate training methods (Southeast Technical College) for the development of the training media into the Fabcon intranet.
• Trained employees to the Society of Manufacturing Engineers benchmark of lean certifications; Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

2008: Process Water Treatment System, Confidential,Savage, MN

• Researched water treatment systems for throughput and waste reduction; Alar Auto-Vac system.
• Designed and implemented a successful system while working with Alar, Inc. and the project manager.
• Trained employees on the use of equipment.

2007-2008: Predictive Maintenance (PdM), Confidential,Corporate

• Trained on Vibration Analysis for the recognition of equipment data alarms.
• Implemented a successful PdM program corporate wide.
• Trained employees on the procedure of the program and the use of equipment.

2006-2009: Automation Quality Improvement, Confidential,

• Used the Shainin method of problem solving for continued automation quality improvements.
• Implemented major design changes from initial conception for increased precision and quality.

2005-2007: Confidential,Savage, MN

• Implemented Storm Water best management practices for meeting and exceeding permitted standards.
• Developed the preliminary design of a $1,000,000 water treatment plant to meet MPCA permit requirements.
• Led an erosion control improvement of an out bound water stream.
• Trained employees on the use of high tech water monitoring and testing equipment.