Engineering Manager (272287) MBA, BSME / Automotive, Truck Engines / Casting, Green Sand, Permanent Mold, Machining, / Testing, Validation, Design, Prototyping / Indianapolis Area

Engineering Manager with 13 years of professional experience in developing new products from concept to production and leading teams within the automotive industry. He is a BSME and has an MBA. He has spent his entire career at Cummins in progressive roles, where he achieved significant product improvement produced millions in cost savings. He is highly skilled in product development, design, testing and validation. He has lead a team of 8 engineers to design architecture, procure prototype parts, select production suppliers, create and execute development plans

This “Game Changer” is actively looking for an new opportunity to utilize his BIG BOX of engineering/technical knowledge, leadership experience and education in a new leadership role. . He brings a wealth of metallurgical, product design, casting, machining knowledge to the table. He is interested in exploring new opportunities in the Indianapolis area. His impressive background includes!

• Managed a multinational team of 8 engineers to design architecture, procure prototype parts, select production suppliers, create and execute development plans for new Model Year 2025 Medium Duty engine
• My team was in charge of design and validation and prototyping.
• Hardware design lead for $150M+ manufacturing line improvement to convert transfer line to flexible machining line
• Implemented a new lower-cost production supplier which reduced piece price by 40% and saved $8M/year
• Lead a Six Sigma project to optimize the manufacturing process and save $280k/year while avoiding safety-related issues of product failing on the manufacturing line
• Implemented new casting material into cylinder block design which improved strength, increased reliability and reduced weight
• Led design and development of new hydraulic lash adjuster system which saved $1.6mm/year
• Completed Six Sigma project to better control powdered metal main bearing cap material density which led to $220k in yearly savings from potential quality issues
• Developed multiple cast, stamped, and machined engine components from initial design to production readiness
• Created program-wide document to communicate new engine build standards from technical teams to

• Automotive Castings
• Ensuring Dimensional Accuracy
• Permanent Mold Casting Suppliers
• Working With Green Sand Casting Suppliers
• Casting Process Design Review
• Non Ferrous Metallurgy
• Ferrous Metallurgy
• Powdered Metal
• Heat Treating
• Failure Analysis
• Solving Porosity Problems With Suppliers
• 3D Modeling
• Engine Cylinder Block Castings
• Engine Cylinder Head Castings
• New Product Validation Testing
• Ensuring Tooling Is Production Ready
• Ensuring Dimensional Accuracy
• Cycle Times
• Working With Aluminum Alloys
• Working With Ductile Iron
• Working With Cast Iron
• Control Charts
• Create / Process FMEAs
• Creates design (CAD drawings) for fixtures
• Designing Fixtures
• Dimensional Tolerancing
• Engineering Change Notification
• Gauging Applications
• GD&T
• Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Outlook, Project)
• Supplier Development
• Machining Operations
• Process Control
• Project Management
• Quality Documentation
• Minitab
• Ensuring PPAP
• Ensuring APQP
• Prototyping
• Product Engineering
• Product Launch Activities
• 6S Experience
• Achieving Cost Reduction
• Leading APQP Activities
• Conducting Design Reviews
• Taking Corrective Action
• Cost Estimating
• Achieving Cost Reduction
• Design / Layout
• DOE
• Developing Cost Effective Manufacturing Processes
• Engineering Management experience
• Gage R&R
• Automotive Manufacturing Processes
• Control Plans
• Developing Work Instructions
• GD&T
• Hiring / Training Engineers
• Implementing Continuous Improvement
• Improving Jigs / Fixtures
• Managing Multiple Projects
• Manufacturing BOM
• Metal Fabrication Operations
• Process Capability Index (Cpk)
• Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
• Process Manufacturing Improvements
• Project Management
• Providing Technical Support
• Performing Root Cause Analysis
• Scrap Reduction
• Implementing Six Sigma Methods
• Designing Standard Work
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Supervising Multi-discipline Teams
• Troubleshooting
• VA/VE

Education

• MBA, Indiana University | Indianapolis, Indiana August 2021
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas | Austin, Texas May 2011