Manufacturing Engineer Plant Manager Resume

Desired Industry: Manufacturing	SpiderID: 873
Desired Job Location: New Britain, Connecticut	Date Posted: 7/7/2004
Type of Position: Internship	Availability Date: July 20th 2004
Desired Wage: 85000
	U.S. Work Authorization: Yes
Job Level: Management (Manager, Director)	Willing to Travel: Yes, 25-50%
Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors	Willing to Relocate: Yes

Objective:
EIGHT PINECREST ROAD • ENFIELD, CT 06082
(860) 749-6492 • CHAMPER123@COX.NET
DANIEL CHAMP

Dear Hiring Executive:

Please find enclosed my resume, submitted in response to a recent advertisement detailing your company’s need for an accomplished manufacturing/operations/plant manager. My 15-year track record of success in industrial engineering includes 10 years in financial forecasting, 10 years in Lean manufacturing, 8 years overseeing personnel, and 5 years in proposal preparation. Moreover, I am adept in determining and supporting resource requirements to facilitate enhanced productivity and quality as well as drive profitability.

In my present position, I oversee all manufacturing engineering aspects for a company’s facilities in Connecticut and Florida, providing leadership to 25-40 personnel, maintaining accountability for 60,000 manufacturing plans, and administering a minimum of $15M in departmental budgets. My accomplishments have included achieving $3M-$5M in companywide savings by ensuring the feasibility of production on several major government contracts. Over the course of my career, I also secured multi-year, multimillion-dollar contracts and saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in production costs.

Given my expertise in facility management, strategic planning, and expense control, I could step into the position and make an immediate contribution. I encourage you to contact me as noted above to schedule a meeting in which we can discuss my qualifications for fulfilling your specific leadership needs. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to your positive reply.

Sincerely,

Daniel Champ

Enclosure

Experience:
EIGHT PINECREST ROAD • ENFIELD, CT 06082
(860) 749-6492 • CHAMPER123@COX.NET
DANIEL CHAMP

Qualifications for:
MANUFACTURING/OPERATIONS/PLANT MANAGEMENT

Industrial engineering professional with a 15-year track record of success that includes 10 years in financial forecasting, 10 years in Lean manufacturing, 8 years overseeing personnel, and 5 years in proposal preparation; possesses proven abilities in project management and TQA training. Member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Core competencies include:

Operations Management • Facility Management • Risk Management • Strategic Planning
Financial Analysis/Management • Forecasting • Budget Preparation • Expense Control

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Traveled to conduct preliminary contract reviews with the Australian RAN and the New Zealand MOD regarding prime contract awards on the SH2G Sea sprite Helicopter, which resulted in a multi-year, multimillion-dollar award to Kaman Aerospace.
• Achieved $3M-$5M in companywide savings by ensuring the feasibility of production on several major government contracts.
• Coordinated a plant’s consolidation and closing, including the transfer of equipment, processes, and personnel from Connecticut to Florida.
• Transferred to Sikorsky Aircraft’s West Palm Beach flight test facility to establish, as well as monitor the costs of, domestic and international customer deliveries of the S-76. Set cost parameters for avionics, ground run, flight training, and customer acceptance testing.
• Saved $50K annually in flight test costs by establishing a budget and cost objectives.
• Reduced the cost to develop and integrate S-76 options by $45K per aircraft while minimally impacting production, manpower, and schedule requirements.
• Contributed to the design, development, and implementation of an automated package handling facility for UPS, which saved the company $250K and was used as a model for future facilities.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

KAMAN AEROSPACE CORP. 1982 to Present
Manager of Manufacturing Engineering

Oversees the manufacturing engineering (ME) aspects for all Kaman facilities in Connecticut and Florida. Provides leadership to 25-40 personnel at multiple facilities. Maintains accountability for 60,000 manufacturing plans, reflecting bills of materials as well as hardware, raw materials, tooling, adhesives, paints, and sealants, as required by customer specifications.

Develops, implements, and maintains a minimum of $15M in departmental budgets. Prepares quarterly budgetary expenditure plans that include labor expenditure profile and employee expenses plans as well as cost projections for supplies, facilities, and depreciation. Provides budget forecast plans for current and projected fiscal year demands. Produces monthly over/under budget status reports in all categories. Performs resolution/risk mitigation management. Maintains department financials, including make/buy analyses and resource planning, which encompasses machining, detail fabrication, dynamic components, processing, and NC programming.

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(860) 749-6492 • CHAMPER123@COX.NET
DANIEL CHAMP

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY – CONTINUED

KAMAN AEROSPACE CORP. 1982 to Present
Manager of Manufacturing Engineering – Continued

Determines functional manpower requirements and analyzes budgets for all ME operating departments—tool design, tool fabrication, tool inventory, ME planning, ME systems support, CNC programming, machine programming (digitizing), vendor instructions, and specification/configuration management.

Authors, publishes, and maintains technical volumes containing multimillion-dollar proposals, including those for the Warner Robins C-5 TOPS and Northrop Grumman E2C. Provided recurring and nonrecurring tooling estimates in support of the proposals. Coordinated proposal support from potential international subcontractors.

Created and administers a tooling database to facilitate computer-aided estimating as well as expedite proposal estimates; the proposal database featured standards in sheet metal fabrication, forgings
and castings machining, material processing (alodine/anodize/heat treat), and sub/final assembly.
Also developed standards for composites and detail fabrication for the V-22 Osprey, MH47, C-17, and Boeing 767/777.

Attends executive management staff meetings and delivers presentations to internal/external customers.

SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT (a division of United Technologies) 1980 to 1982
Group Leader of Industrial Engineering

Chaired the configuration change board for the S-76, Uh-60 Blackhawk, and Ch-53 Super Stallion Helicopter programs. Directed 15 industrial engineers in the installation and integration of 126 custom options into the production phase of the S-76 aircraft final assembly. Served as the Presidential aircraft team leader of the options overhaul program. Implemented Lean initiatives on the Super Stallion and Blackhawk aircraft.

Previously employed by United Parcel Service as an Industrial Engineer.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering (In Progress), University of Connecticut
Associate’s Degree in Business Administration, Manchester Community College

Certifications in TQM, Lean, JIT, FAA (ASCEP)
Training in Statistical Process Control, Dimensioning, Tolerancing, MRP, ERP

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office • CAPP • MasterCam • SurfCam • Unigraphics • Catia

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Education:
Manchester Community College
Associate in Business Administration
University Of Connecticut
Bachelor's Industrial Engineering

Affiliations:
Society Of Manufacturing Engineers
Society of Industrial Engineers

Skills:
TQA
Lean Enterprise (KANBAN, KAIZEN)
Capital Acquisitions
Budgets and Forecasting
Manufacturing Engineering
Industrial Engineering

Reference:
Greg Bird Director of Product Liability Braun Corp.
Steve Maynard Vice President of Engineering Wiremold Corp.
Greg Grabowski President of Creative Business Solutions
Richard Carragher Director of Tooling
Kaman Aerospace Corp.
James Larwood President of Raymond Engioneering

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