Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineer
Last Updated: 20th September 2020 (over 2 years ago)
Summary
Education
Masters in Engineering Management
Sep 2015
— Dec 2016
Bachelor's of Industrial Engineering
Jan 2011
— May 2015
Experience
Material Program Manager Specialist II
Jul 2016
— Mar 2018
o Supported proposals with potential company bookings of greater than $50 million.
o Collaborated with suppliers from different commodity groups, gaining technical knowledge in a multitude of industries such as electrical components, circuit cards, machining, metal fabrication, and cable assembly.
o Learned technical standards related to supply chain in government contracts, such as; Truth in Negotiations (TINA) standards and Cost and Pricing Analysis (CAPA)/Commercial Item Determination (CID) completion processes.
o Certified as internal Six Sigma Specialist by completing project redesigning document retention system.
Manufacturing Engineer
Mar 2016
— Current
o Provide technical support to production, upgrades, and return/repair units by working challenged material, and helping to implement process improvements.
o Worked in product integrated team with line leads, program management, quality, test, and supply chain personal to solve long term projects and program issues.
o Implemented changes to assembly instructions and added additional fixtures/tools as part of continuous improvement effort to increase efficiency and reduce hours per unit.
o Worked multi-faceted six sigma/lean project on high volume product line that increased regular monthly through-put by nearly 30%, reduced hours per unit, and set up reliable Kanban system.
o Worked RCCA project on several consistent CCA process issue, reducing defects related to one specific capacitor issue by +50% and presenting on another project at corporate level symposium.
Continuous Improvement Process Engineer
May 2015
— Jul 2016
o Trained to Green Belt level in Lean Six Sigma and have directed or assisted in teaching several White and Yellow belt level training classes, as well as introductory 5S events.
o Created new sorting system for receiving of material that reduced margin of error by more than 20%.
o Developed and helped implement management operating systems and organizational development documentation training as part of a pilot lean management systems rollout.
Process Engineer Co-op
Jan 2014
— Apr 2015
o Developed and documented new hot air reflow process on high reliability CCA.
o Implemented single part presentation tool for hand assembly station used in circuit assembly as part of a lean project increasing quality and reducing rework hours.
o Provided routine floor support for production, performed root cause analysis and implemented corrective action.
o Performed cost analysis on internal process versus outsourcing, calculating ~$70,000 difference in yearly costs.
o Created new process and rework instructions for multiple areas of facility.