PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Mechanical engineer with experience in process improvement, work instruction generation, and equipment design in the aerospace and automotive manufacturing industries. Certified Lean Manufacturing Green Belt from Lockheed Martin 21 Operating Excellence organization (LM21), and Trained in Lean/Six-sigma at the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC). Leadership experience with process improvement implementation projects and manufacturing processes validations. Work instruction creation experience using Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. 3D CAD design experience using SolidWorks and trained in Pro/ENGINEER WildFire 4.0. Trained in Siemens Step 7 TIA Portal V11 software used to program Siemens programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Trained in programming of FANUC 6-axis and programming of Mitsubishi 6-axis robots using Ciros Studio software.
EDUCATION
The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX
Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering
August 2011 - Present
Graduate curricula: Ergonomics, Project Management, Industrial Cost Analysis and Capital Budgeting, Mfg. Planning and Control, Statistics, Factory Optimization, and Work Measurement Science
Projected Graduation: December 2015
GPA: 3.5/4.0.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
August 1998 – May 2002
Course work: Machine Element Design, Mechanical Measurements, Mechanics of Solids, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Electrical and Electronic Systems, Engineering Materials, and Professional Ethics.
GPA: 3.35/4.0.
EXPERIENCE
South Texas College - Institute for Advanced Manufacturing, McAllen, TX
Manufacturing Project Manager
May 2012 - Present
Lead the implementation and certification of the Festo Authorized and Certified Training Centre (FACT) and manage the daily operation of a $1.2 million Festo didactic mechatronics laboratory used to train local industry workforce in Siemens and Allen-Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and robotics.
Train and develop mechatronics curricula for South Texas College workforce training program in the areas of electro-pneumatics, sensors, PLC and robotics programming.
Managed a customized workforce improvement project for local manufacturing company to assist in their efforts to counter high defect and rework rates.
Developed standard operation procedures (SOPs) to standardize the methods of performing set-ups, shift start-ups, and material change-overs.
Performed “on-site” manufacturing processes observations, interacted daily with operators, supervisors, technicians, and made improvement recommendations to company’s management team.
Created a customized training program for operators and supervisors that included classroom and hands-on training on the use of the established SOPs.
Lockheed Martin Space Systems, New Orleans, LA
Manufacturing Processes Engineer II
October 2006 – December 2009
Engaged full-time, for 2 1/2 years, with LM21 process improvement initiatives established to ensure the successful completion of the External Tank (ET) contract for NASA’s Space Shuttle program.
Appointed to the Detail Fabrication Department’s Collaborate Work Cell (CWC) as team’s Green Belt.
Created and sustained customized VSMs used to manage the Detail Fabrication Department’s daily production work and ensure the just-in-time delivery of ET hardware to downstream departments.
Facilitated and employed other LM21 tools such as Process Maps, Root Cause Analysis, Rapid Prototyping Model (RPM), Just-Do-It (JDI), and 6S, as needed to help department meet hardware delivery dates.
Reduced the setup time required to accept the ETs into the final test and checkout cells by twenty-five percent for Green Belt certification project.
Led the validation of the next-generation polyurethane foam delivery system, used for the manual application of thermal protective spray foam (TPS) on ET components.
Validated the operation of the equipment and the process documentation (Production Process Database - PPDs) for the foam delivery system.
Designed tests and measurements throughout validation to determine the system’s control over process parameters such as: ratio, flow rate, temperature, pressure, and density.
Managed all validation activities and worked closely with quality control and production operations managers to coordinate personnel support for all validation activities.
Conducted productivity meetings with validation team members representing manufacturing, quality, materials, test, and industrial engineering disciplines.
Investigated and implemented Corrective Action Board (CAB) findings affecting manufacturing processes as member of the Detail Fabrication Department - CAB.
Researched Manufacturing Process Change requests (MPCs), and made implementation recommendations to senior managers.
Maintained the electronic PPDs used throughout the facility for the installation, and application of thermal protective coatings and corrosion inhibiting primer coatings on ET hardware.
Specified design requirements for specialty tools and shop-aides used in validation projects and production.
Supported Vertical Assembly, Final Assembly, and Final Test and Check-out BPTs as a Liaison Manufacturing Engineer on weekends and alternate shifts.
Lockheed Martin Space Systems, New Orleans, LA
Manufacturing Engineer II
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