STEVEN D. CORDS
3140 E. Downing Street
Mesa, AZ 85213
480-854-3879
SUMMARY: Engineer experienced with implementing process, systems, human and financial utility improvements to deliver sustained growth in factory operations, product and new plant.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
* EUI RDBMS design, implementation of agile multi-agent JIT SQL line material systems and improved socio-technical manufacturing operations and tooling with fully automated pull base systems including kanban card on Suburban and MD/Isuzu product lines.
* Responsible for construction schedule/status, QEC engineering audits on Chrysler Jeep 4.0 L Engine Plant’s construction for inspection of contractor to architectural engineering specs, machining centers, isolated foundations and inertia blocks, mounting specs and engineering. Production-line quality assurance systems for capital expansion and integration of engineering for efficient quality production processes.
* Provided field and laboratory Civil Engineering technical services and special inspections on concrete, asphalt, aggregate, soils, survey for factories, facilities, warehouses, city/state highways, wastewater, water tower/public works, and commercial/residential structures.
* Provided initial engineering leadership, manufacturing, operations and tooling for consolidation and closure of MDC/Hughes Culver City, CA production centers hurting cost and schedule while stabilizing heads in Mesa, AZ as ramp to Longbow.
* EVMS Contract Budget Analyst, ETC, EAC, Subcontract Planning, Administrator for Apache Division Employee Suggestion Program and Capitol Asset Team Leader. Instrumental in Apache B model EFAB ECP deliverables for $82 million Army Award.
* Production engineering planning for reduction in force of 50% workforce. AH-64 facilities layout, capacity plan for recovery of schedule and master schedule integration, tool rate analysis & mothball, process equipment, budgets, labor requirements, for burden of down-sizing.
* Change Management re-engineering on Document Control’s business processes to increase productivity by 30% while providing an audit trail for proprietary specifications and processes. Program VAX Report Writer management reports for queueing models & metrics.
* Photolithography line yield improvement owner, reduced rework by at least 45% without die yield loss. Forecasting, TQC, and SPIT teams.
* Production Systems Engineering Sustaining Intern for Plants IBM 8100 shop floor data collection. Assistant MRP Analyst to Ph. D.
* General Manager responsible for directing new management and employees, human resources, health and safety, banking, inventory & operating cost control, facilities maintenance, upgrades and capital equipment.
EDUCATION
Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ
Degree - B.S.E. Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, 1989
EMPLOYMENT
2010 Thyssen Krupp Safway, Inc.- Ground Crew
1997 General Motors Corporation NAO-Lean Manufacturing Engineer
1996 General Motors Corporation NAO–Synchronous Engineer
1995 KTE/Terracon Consulting-Liaison Engineer
1994 KTE/Terracon Consulting–Civil Engineering Technician I
1989 McDonnell Douglas (MDHC)/Boeing Helicopter-Industrial Engineer
1988 Intel-Industrial Engineer
1987 Allied Signal (GTEC)/Honeywell-Engineering Aide
1982 Third Level Development-General Manager
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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