QUALIFICATIONS
Bilingual Process Engineer with experience in the nonwovens and thin film industries. Most recent experience includes managing resin bond line and CIPE for DRC. Previous experience includes leadership in the construction team that managed design, construction and operation of a large nonwovens factory in Paulinia, São Paulo, Brazil. Coordinated and managed the installation of the physical plant, production line, process equipment and managed the construction schedule. After construction I lead teams to manage safety, quality, production, and waste reduction efforts. Currently living in Rhode Island and looking to move to the Boston area. Not seeking relocation assistance.
OBJECTIVE
Position in engineering field in the Boston area with travel potential
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Asset Manager/Continuous Improvement Process Engineer
Sellars, Atglen, PA and Milwaukee WI May 2010 – March 2013
Managed the plant’s single production line including staff, production scheduling, quality, safety, maintenance and improvement efforts. Transferred to the Milwaukee plant to support process improvement initiatives. While in Milwaukee managed initiatives including process changes which resulted in reducing downtime from 12-14 minutes to 9-10 minutes for the most common problem which affected the line.
• Implemented 5S helping to improve safety, quality, production and overall appearance of line.
• Implemented PMs to allow planned downtime for improvement activities as well as maintenance.
• Overhauled quality system creating SOPs, Product Specifications, and Data Recording.
• Installed systems to measure downtime and waste. This data was then used to determine what areas needed to be improved resulting in a bi-weekly PM (Preventative Maintenance), controlled change-overs and increased tools for production staff stored at point of use.
• Assisted in startup and trials on pilot DRC line helping the development of products for the Milwaukee plant.
• Managed trials for sole production line.
• Co-Managed Capital Expense List and implementation of purchases. As a result the company purchased an inline basis weight gauge and implemented plant wide 5S. This resulted in a dramatic increase in the capacity for accurate and timely maintenance.
Engineering Manager/Continuous Improvement Coordinator
HDK Inc., Rogersville Tennessee June 2009 – May 2010
Managed process improvement throughout the plant. Created several new departments including Safety and Maintenance. Assigned leaders to each area, assigned responsibilities and developed metrics which provided each department with the ability to monitor plant health and department performance. As a result the plant experienced important improvements in production and management freed up to improve effectiveness and work toward more strategic goals.
• Created and implemented a continuous improvement program encompassing Safety, Quality, Process, Production, Training and Maintenance that was designed to identify, analyze, reduce and eliminate waste throughout the manufacturing area.
• Lead Process group with the focus of improving process of all three production lines. Implemented recipes to control process.
• Lead Training group with the focus of ensuring that all employees were well trained and that training was documented. Training focused on Safety, Quality and Production.
• Co-Lead Safety group with the focus of improving safety plant wide. Implemented LOTO, fork truck training and accident reporting.
• Implemented OEE calculation for all three lines to measure machine efficiency and to find areas needing improvement.
Process Engineer
Ahlstrom Corporation, Green Bay, WI and São Paulo, Brazil June 2007 – May 2009
While in Green Bay participated with the design team in planning a new manufacturing facility in Brazil. Trained the Brazilian maintenance staff and production in Green Bay, participated in line improvements such as sand loss reduction and participated in weekly machine PM, and operated the line for training. In June 2008, relocated to Brazil and managed the construction of the new plant which was then in the initial stages of construction. Responsible for the project schedule including building, utilities and process equipment as a result our team brought the plant into production on schedule.
• Visited domestic and international suppliers to inspect process equipment before shipment in Natick MA, France and Brazil.
• When the Project Manager left the company assumed a majority of his responsibilities.
• Lead machine and product trials on the process equipment.
• Pillar leader of Focused Improvement focusing on process waste reduction and consumption of raw materials.
• Designed, installed and completed start up of Web Inspection system which included metal detector, gramage and humidity sensors, visual inspection and a flagger to mark defects.
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