Accomplished Manufacturing Engineer with experience working with different types of equipment.

  Outstanding listening, verbal communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships and gain their trust, confidence and respect of clients and colleagues.

  Sound judgment and a work history of proactively identifying and resolving problems in real time.

> Lean Manufacturing Implementation  > Production Management > Program Management

> Process/Continuous Improvement > Quality Control > Product Quoting

> Capital Expenditure Justifications > Budget Management > Client Relations

Manufacturing Process Engineer, MS Precision Components Webberville, MI July 2014-Present

  Design fixtures and handle lean cell layouts and process flows.

  Oversee machine runoff and final Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) for customers.

  Project Manager for new machine purchases, and Scrap Team Lead; also Backup Engineering Manager.

  Justify capital expenditures and define the Scope of Work.

Business Unit Manager, Magna E-Car Holly, MI Apr. 2011-May 2014

  Installed $7 million worth of equipment for a start-up firm producing electric motors for the Ford Focus.

  Achieved a 100% delivery rating and a scrap rate of less than 0.5% of sales.

  Recorded a 97% first pass yield for two straight years.

  Improved Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) from 87% to 89% over two years.

  Succeeded in meeting budget goals for two consecutive years.

Manufacturing Engineer, Multi-Plex Division, Magna Powertrain Howe, IN  Mar. 2004-Nov. 2010

  Served as Team Leader for automated cell operations like robotic material handling, machining and inspections. 

  Reduced costs $500,000 after completing extensive tool and perishable goods studies.

  Managed preventative maintenance programs and tooling perishable goods.

  Served as a key customer liaison to General Motors and Allison Transmission.

Manufacturing Engineer Manager, Peterson Spring Three Rivers, MI Jan. 1998-Dec. 2003 

  Served as Tool Room and Maintenance Manager, as well as Lean Manufacturing Team Lead.

  Promoted to positions of greater responsibility for consistently exceeding performance objectives.

  Coordinated the rigging and installation of all equipment and tooling designs and manufacturing processes. 

  Designed a new plant layout, including electrical and plumbing, and implemented in-process poka-yokes.

Tool Designer, Burr Oak Tool and Die Sept. 1987-Dec. 1997

Associate of Science (AS), Tool Engineering, ITT Technical Institute Fort Wayne, IN

  Completed 7 Habits of Successful People; Behaviors of Successful Managers; Motivating Others in the Workplace; Statistical Process Control (SPC); RSLogix 500; Fluid Power; Programming; Computer Numeric Control (CNC); and Storm Water Management Training, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.