SUMMARY
Decisive, action driven, and results oriented Process Engineer/Operations Manager with over 7 years experience in Process Engineering and 2 years experience in Operations Management. Proven ability to develop, analyze, and solve problems to increase operational yields and efficiencies safely that result in direct and indirect cost savings and production increases. Successful record in multiple project start-ups involving qualifications, training, and scheduling to achieve process goals and objectives. Strong ability to work effectively with all layers of an organization and build lasting relationships with upper management and employees for desired results. Excellent communication skills for accurate reporting and leading morning production meetings for project status updates and production analysis. Ability to effectively communicate with different cultures and bridge language barriers.
EDUCATION
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas B.S., Chemical Engineering, 2002Minors in Math and ChemistryFarmHouse Fraternity 1998-2002 · Doane Award ‘02 (Highest award bestowed on Fraternity Member)
EXPERIENCE
SONY, Dothan, AL (December 2004-present)Final Assembly and Packaging Manager for Print Media, September 2008-present· Trained at SONY Corporation in Japan for product start up.· Managed area operations for 4 winding machines and 3 packaging lines with shift operations.· Managed production schedule and operator schedules for production start up and qualification to achieve over budgeted yield targets by 17%.· Trained operators and wrote easy to understand standard operating procedures (SOP) for production start up to increase efficiency learning curve target by one month.· Lead morning production meetings and production outputs for weekly sales targets. · Supervised qualification of area machines and product introduction.· Implemented Safety guards, procedures, and overviews for area operations and operator safety.· Developed ISO procedures and forms for area operations.· Developed an integrated system for Production/Sales/Inventory for Print Media supply chain. (From Receiving to production to sales) Linear Tape Open Process Engineer/Area Manager, March 2008-September 2008· Managed production schedule and operator schedules for 4 crews/24 hour shift operation consisting of 6 operators per shift.· Lead morning production meetings and updated process troubleshooting analysis daily from each meeting.· Managed daily operations, yields, and efficiency improvements.· Completed troubleshooting for machine issues and yield problems.Digital BetaCam Process Engineer, February 2007-March 2008· Trained at SONY Corporation in Japan for product start up.· Oversaw machine qualification and product approval for mass production readiness.· Start up engineer-trained operators and wrote SOP’s for production start up.· Worked closely with MIS to develop startup of process analysis control system for traceability and production reporting information to eliminate operator paperwork.· Implemented Lean Manufacturing procedures and equipment changes to eliminate bottle neck operations for efficiency increases and production sustainability.Linear Tape Open Process Engineer, December 2004-February 2007· Managed efficiency, yield, and output increase within department using pareto chart analysis. · Developed Lean Manufacturing procedures and Kaizen projects for effectively streamlining production increase by 25%.· Corrected an unreliable Process Analysis Control system by developing, implementing, and correcting calculations for reporting production yields, efficiency, and daily production numbers. After development and correction 100% reliability was widely used by the plant operations and accounting departments. · Involved in doubling output and increasing yield from 85% to 93% in first year and 93% to 96.5% in the next year. · Completed troubleshooting for machine issues. Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Paris, TX (July 2002-August 2004)Infant Care Operations Process Engineer I, May 2004-August 2004· Coordinated and planned several trials with different types of adhesives and non-woven materials for Huggies diaper line...
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