SUMMARY
Six Sigma Greenbelt, Industrial Engineer with proven experience reducing expenses and increasing efficiency through Project Management, Lean Manufacturing and Value Engineering. Recognized for driving cost down while maintaining quality in a declining market and saving $2 million+ in 2010 alone. Strong team leader and team player who fosters relations throughout the organization and views challenges as opportunities.
• Plant Design • Manufacturing Start-ups
• Department Layout • Process Improvement
• Standards Development • Time Studies
• Vendor Management • Negotiation of Union Grievances
• AutoCAD • Microsoft Project
• Microsoft Visio
• FMEA/DFMEA • Simulation
• Project Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SEALY CORPORATION, Trinity, NC 1998-2010
Sr. Value Engineer
Reviewed costing and contracts for $6 M in labor, parts, and shipping to reduce expenses.
• Assisted in new design, process flow and new product distribution throughout North America.
• Assisted marketing with marketing plan, research and implementation of new product line.
• Led lean projects and value engineering projects saving $3 M.
• Led Kaizen/Lean Events facilitating process and production improvements while implementing changes with minimal cost.
Sr. Industrial Engineer – South Regional Manager
Managed work measurement, process improvement, costing and maintenance program for South Region.
• Negotiated grievances filed by unionized plants in the US and Canada.
• Led Kaizen/Lean Events facilitating process and production improvements minimizing implementation costs saving $2M.
• Developed and Implemented work standards for all US, Canadian and Mexican plants used as the basics for plant performance Metrics.
• Trained plant managers, supervisors and sales force on new processes as well as specifications for building new product.
• Saved $1M by implementing new scheduling programming for Quilting machines reducing changeover labor and scrap.
NEW BREED LEASING CORPORATION, Greensboro, NC 1996-1998
Industrial Engineer/Project Engineer
Spearheaded, developed, and implemented new standards using time studies and pre-determine time.
• Provided costing and capacity information for 25 facility start-ups throughout the United States. Information provided the baseline in winning bid for outsource facilities for the USPS.
• Developed incentive program used by 4 US facilities saving $2.2 M annually.
• Trained and managed 4 engineers to use time studies including customized MOST processes.
• Solicited and presented bid proposals on warehouse space and case picking operation during outsourcing.
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, Mooresville...
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