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WORK EXPERIENCE
4/2012-Present Process Engineer- Wausakee Composites, Owosso, MI.
Description: Working as a process engineer responsible for the engineering department interface with the quality and manufacturing/production departments. The responsibilities of this position include the development of work instructions and support of new and existing product and tooling launches. Investigating/troubleshooting of production tooling and processes.
• Manufacturing support including continuous improvement and cost reduction activities
• Corrective actions including implementing corrective action reports to customer base and implementing suggested corrective actions in manufacturing and production
• Customer technical support
• Develop work instructions
• Manage assigned project(s) to ensure timely completion and on budget
• Conduct preventative maintenance and repair to robotically controlled tooling and perform basic programming changes
• Shift supervision of daily operations of manufacturing/production
• Create and update engineering documentation including FMEA, control plans and process flow charts
• Implementation of work cell layouts and processes
• Packaging Requirements including quoting and physical attributes
1/2010 – 4/2012 Precision Saw Operator and Supervisor- Capitol Steel and Wire, Lansing, MI.
Description: Operate precision industrial saws (set up and maintain), perform quality checks on parts. Operate overhead cranes, operate forklifts, daily warehouse duties, and coordinate daily production requirements.
• Program CNC precision saws, perform maintenance and repair on all related machinery using hand tools, mig welder and torches, create Excel spreadsheets for SPC’s, perform quality checks on parts using calipers and micrometers
• Cut bar stock steel into slugs used for automotive and agricultural components for companies including, Nexteer, Honda and John Deere
• Supervised daily operations of plant
1/2001 - Present Owner, Operator, and Farrier- J&C Paint Horses, Bancroft, MI.
Description: Owner- Daily Operations of equine facility specializing in breeding, training and boarding of horses-Farrier-Horseshoeing.
• Perform maintenance to facility repair including fencing, electrical and all other aspects of repair
• Perform farrier duties, trim and shoe horses for balance in riding activities using hand tools and forge-fit shoes to horse for specific needs
6/1999 - 10/2004 Applications/Product Engineer- Autoliv ASP, Auburn Hills, MI.
Description: Design and development of automotive restraints systems specializing in seatbelt application engineering Coordinated DV’s, PV’s, prototype builds, engineering changes (Matrix), FMEA’s, customer interface with OEM release engineers and suppliers, engineering drawings (CATIA, IDEAS, VPM),supported manufacturing plant with on- site builds.
• Assembled and create prototype assemblies, set up and performed testing using fabricated fixtures including bench test and sled testing, mocked up vehicles to replicate engineering changes
• Created mark ups of engineering drawings to duplicate changes requested by customer
• Created and updated Excel spreadsheets, created pre-test and post- test reports
• Evaluated post-test assemblies and components to identify failure modes
Highlights:
Launch of 2004 Ford Freestar seatbelt program (Cradle to Grave)
Launch of 2004.5 DaimlerChrysler PT Cruiser seatbelt program
Development of 2006 DaimlerChrysler PT Cruiser seatbelt Program
2/1995 - 6/1999 Assistant Operations Manager- Truck Tire Bandag Sales, Howell, MI.
Description: Supervised daily production, inventory and quality control of tire retread plant.
• Assembled retreaded tires using automated equipment related to the industry
• Evaluated failure modes of retreaded tires
• Performed maintenance and repair to equipment and machinery
10/1993 - 3/1994 Associate Engineer- Thomas Design and Engineering, Swartz Creek, MI.
Description: Assembly, machine operation, mill hand, inventory, shipping, new product testing, sales representative specializing in archery equipment.
• Assembled archery equipment by hand on benches
• Tested and created post test reports on prototype components
• Operated CNC machinery to create components for assembly
• Represented customer at industry related shows and events
• Created excel spreadsheets for inventory control
8/1992 -10/1993
3/1994 - 3/1995 Production Tire Repairman, Road Service Driver, Warehouse
Bob’s Tire & Retread Plant, Flint, MI.
Description: Assembled retreaded tires using auto...
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