Senior Manufacturing Engineer (215166) BSMET / Green Belt / CPM / Die Casting / CNC Machining – Automotive, Aerospace
Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer with 20+ years of experience. He started out his career as a Machinist and then went back to school to get his Bachelors in Manufacturing Engineering Technology. He is a Six Sigma Green Belt, and a CPM Certified Project Manager.
He has extensive experience with Aluminum die casting and machining operations! He has managed floor operations, product development/design/ launches, training, work instructions, and maintenance. This Game Changer checks all your boxes and has the casting/machining experience to hit the floor running!
- Project Management for all aspects of major capital equipment. Die cast tooling, Makino, Brother, Allen Bradley; Fanuc, Cognex; Part conveyance, parts washers; dedicated assembly equipment, both manual & automated.
- Lead numerous product yield improvement teams.
- Successfully developed and managed the startup of 7 aluminum wheels, from early concepts, into mass production.
- Achieved plant record yields and productivity.
- Production floor support & integration of new products at the manufacturing floor level.
- Extensive major capital equipment projects management, launch, & support, for advanced manufacturing technologies.
- Factory layout redesigns and implementations, LEAN manufacture of products.
- High-Pressure Die Casting
- Low-Pressure Die Casting
- Investment Casting
- Permanent Mold Casting
- Green Sand Casting
- Casting Process Design
- Non-Ferrous Metallurgy
- Using Solidification Software
- Developing Risering Techniques
- Developing Gating Techniques
- Solving Shrinkage Problems
- Solving Porosity Problems
- 3D Modeling
- Melting Operations
- Molten Metal Filtration
- Quenching Heat Treatment
- Aging Heat Treatment
- Selective Heat Treating
- Pouring Operations
- Solidification Modeling
- Ensuring Dimensional Accuracy
- Minimizing Scrap / Rework
- Cycle Times
- CNC Machining Operations
- Multi-axis (up to 8 axis) CNC Machines
- Highly automated cellular machining
- APQP
- TS16949
EDUCATION:
- B.S. – Manufacturing Engineering Technology / California University of Pennsylvania- California, Pennsylvania
- A.A.S. – Automation Technology – Computer Numerical Control Technology (CNC) / California University of Pennsylvania – California, Pennsylvania
- 2 year Vocational/Technical Education Certificate – Machine Shop Practices /
- MS (9 credits completed towards master degree) – Industrial Manufacturing Technology, / Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING CERTIFICATES:
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Lean Certified
- Certified Project Manager CPM
- Numerous, very diverse training experiences, throughout my professional career.
- PPAP
- Product Engineering
- Tooling Design
- Mold Design
- Visual Systems
- G Code Programming
- Fanuc Controls
- CMM Experience
- 3D CAD
- Pro-Engineer
- AutoCAD
- Heat Treating
- CATIA
- PRO-Engineer
- Solidworks