Executive Summary
• Manage the transition of new products into manufacturing, including specify, negotiate, procure, facilitate, installation, commission and qualification of manufacturing equipment.
• Lead and involved with transition of R&D products through pilot to high volume manufacturing.
• Proven and recognized track record of cost savings. Saving $500k annually while working with Entegris, and $500k annually at American Superconductor.
• Extensive experience as a Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean Champion, facilitator and trainer in an R&D and manufacturing environment.
• Manage and mentor multiple Green Belts as direct reports focusing on CI, Lean and project based activities.
• Provide Green Belt, Yellow Belt, CI facilitator, Lean awareness and 5S training.
• Drive the implementation of Standard work, Shadow boards, hour by hour boards and QCDS.
• Lead and facilitate multiple successful Kaizen events.
• Involvement in Company safety committees with Entegris and American Superconductor.
Core Competencies
- Project Management - CI Trainer & Lean Sigma Champion
- Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt - 5S & Kaizen
- CI Facilitator - Cost analysis for ROI
- DOE, FMEA, 5S, QCDS, Cause & Effect - Value Stream Mapping
- Statistical analysis, Minitab - Manufacturing scale-up & Plant Layout
Professional Experience
American Superconductor Corporation 2010 - present and 1996 – 2006
Principal Equipment Engineer 2010 – present
• Project manager/engineer – lead multiple project teams in the production equipment scale-up for high volume manufacturing of High Temperature Superconductors (HTS)
• Manage multiple six and seven figure scale-up projects simultaneously
• Production scale-up projects for both 1st and 2nd generation superconducting product lines.
• Outsourcing of machine builds including project management, specify, acceptance, installation, commissioning and qualification of equipment in the manufacturing facility.
• Design, specify, acceptance, installation, qualification of multiple wave solder lamination systems.
• Analyze, design and perform feasibility testing to eliminate non-value added process steps.
• Preliminary functional specifications for all back-end testing systems for company scale-up activity.
• Design, develop, feasibility testing, data analysis and validation of manufacturing scale-up testing methodologies.
• Generate process flow diagrams and general arrangement for testing department in new facility.
• Analysis of potential testing scenarios for new equipment justification.
• Oversee scheduling of equipment delivery and insure proper facilities are provided.
Process Development Engineer 1996 – 2006
• As a Six Sigma Black Belt lead multiple Six Sigma process improvement teams.
• Responsible for the development of a wave solder lamination process for superconductors.
• Develop wettability/dewetting testing for solder coated stainless steel, HTS, copper and brass.
• Material supplier sight visits and product quality training.
• Develop an improved oxide removal process for manufacturing.
• Develop the world’s first dynamic critical current test system for laminated superconducting wire.
• Determine manufacturing material needs, research, procure and qualify vendors to include full vendor capability and process validation to meet product specifications.
• Develop manufacturing methods and associated test apparatus for high temperature superconducting (HTS) wire products.
Sr. Manufacturing Engineer Entegris, Inc., 2006 - 2010
• Lean Sigma Black Belt (LSBB) leading process improvement teams within the manufacturing facility.
• Manage and mentor Lean Sigma Black, Green and Yellow belts
• Define all product processes and procedures relating to manufacturing activities
• Implement process improvement plans, quality procedures, new equipment, and tooling.
• Responsible for initiating continuous improvements focusing on Lean Manufacturing implementation within the plant and reporting on progress while implementing improved techniques for the control of operations, quality, reliability, delivery, safety and cost.
• Initiate action to ensure quality levels are maintained and continuously improved to maximize customer satisfaction levels.
• Perform process capability and time studies for capturing ...
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