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Program Manager/Project Engineer Resume
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| Desired Industry: Manufacturing |
SpiderID: 8416 |
| Desired Job Location: Greenville, South Carolina |
Date Posted: 8/24/2006 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 9/1/06 |
| Desired Wage: 80000 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 50-75% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors |
Willing to Relocate: No |
Objective:
Senior Program/Project Manager with strong project leadership skills, using Six Sigma techniques and lean manufacturing processes. Effective at building multi-disciplinary teams with successful track record at Fortune 500 companies. Experienced in start-up, restructuring, relocation, and process improvement environments. Strengths include multi-task oriented with focus to complete projects on time, within budgets, and with six-sigma quality. Experienced project risk manager using metrics and continuous improvement.
Experience:
Woodward, Greenville, SC 2000 to 2006
A major supplier of land-based gas turbines combustion nozzles.
Program Manager, New Product Introductions (NPI)
Managed five to ten projects simultaneously with multi-disciplinary teams working from conception to introduction into production.
· Led NPI team composed of eight members to redesign new liquid fuel stick experiencing service failure problems due to harmonic noise vibration. Changed part from three-piece design to two-piece design, also converted one piece from Hastelloy to stainless steel. Results - $20 M saving, increasing part life expectancy five times.
· Developed procedure to repair customer nozzles locally instead of sending back to Germany, saving customer $2 K per nozzle and reducing lead-time from 20 weeks to 6 weeks.
· Completed rewrite for NPI Manager procedures per ISO 9001 requirements, acting as key contact between Woodward engineering and all licensing personnel. Also completed product life cycle procedure to standardize program manager procedure throughout Woodward.
· Developed new product costing worksheet to track costs throughout project, working with suppliers on cost reduction changes to designs. Reduced final product costs more than initial estimates with every project except one.
· Led teams in completing design reviews, DFMEA, risk analysis, Six Sigma processes, costing reviews, PFMEA, first piece qualification package (FPQ), bills of material, routings, and process sheets.
· Involved in machine and material layout as well as training production personnel for new products turned over to production.
Joseph W. (Bill) Reynolds; Tel: 864-297-1199; Page 2
Professional Experience Continued
BE Aerospace, Winston-Salem, NC 1997 to 2000
The largest supplier of airline seating products in the world.
Corporate Project Engineer
Transferred manufacturing for airline seating products from Winston-Salem, NC, to Leighton Buzzard, England, UK, to reduce costs. Traveled extensively between US and UK, training Leighton Buzzard personnel in correct assembly procedures.
· Closed down second facility in England, consolidating it into existing footprint of Leighton Buzzard. Negotiated pricing and timing for move with all vendors, completing project ahead of schedule and under budget with savings $1 M per year.
· Acted as Project Engineer responsible for purchase and installation for new CMM equipment, material handling equipment, and new computers.
NACCO Material Handling, Lenoir, NC 1990 to 1997
Manufacturer of Hyster and Yale lift truck masts, cylinders, and motors.
Industrial Engineering Supervisor
Supervised three clerks and two industrial engineers, providing engineering services to three focused factories supporting machining and assembly for fork truck components.
· Developed and implemented all return on investment and capital appropriations up to $30 M per year. Authored newsletter detailing cost reduction activities and initiated reward system for cost reduction ideas implemented.
· Utilized simulation software to develop optimum machine cell development, assembly layouts, and manpower requirements.
Additional Relevant Experience
· Clark Components, Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Statesville, NC.
· Cooper Energy Services, Head Industrial Engineer, Duncan, SC.
· Rockwell International, Head Industrial Engineer, Chattanooga, TN.
Education:
· B.S., Industrial Management/Industrial Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Skills:
· Certifications: Microsoft Project. MS Office; Green Belt with goal to earn Black Belt; APIC CPIM, partially completed; and UNIVEL/PCAM.
· Training: Six Sigma, Tollgate and Lean Manufacturing, University Tennessee; Oracle Database Systems; trained to conduct Kaizen events; Taylor II Simulation software; Facilitator for Goal Directed Teams, Zenger-Miller Graduate; Handling Multiple Projects Simultaneously; Speed Reading; and Bar Code installations.
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