SUMMARY

Experienced in managing and coordinating projects for facilities and manufacturing operations. Skilled in management of timelines and budgets for purchase and installation of manufacturing equipment, and facility equipment. Successfully monitored and tracked materials, labor, resources, and change orders using project software such as MS Project, Access & Excel spreadsheets.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Reflexite Display Optics, Rochester, NY1998 Nov. 2008
Project and Facility Engineering Manager
Managed all large capital projects for installation of all manufacturing and facility equipment.
Led design and installation team for all new injection molds.
Served as facility manager for 2 facilities in Rochester, NY and Avon, CT, including budgeting, maintenance and construction supervision.
Led complete facility and equipment move as project manager. Coordinated new plant layout of utilities, manufacturing and office areas. Coordinated riggers to move all manufacturing and facility equipment (i.e. injection molding, CNCs, robots, air compressor and HVAC).
Served as project manager and general contractor for construction of facility expansion for new modular 3K sq. ft. class 10K clean-room. Managed contractors, inspectors, architects, equipment and materials procurement, completing project under budget.
Managed design and installation of high pressure boilers and process water cooling system (cooling tower, heat exchangers and chillers).
Relocated injection molding business from Sacramento, CA to Reflexite, Rochester, NY.
Managed facility and project engineering personnel including hiring and administering performance appraisals.
Provided facility and machine maintenance support.
Purchased, installed and maintained all facility and manufacturing equipment.
Implemented an engineering work order system to track labor, materials and schedules for all engineering and facilities work requests.
Led new product development projects from concept through prototyping to productions.
Promoted and implemented Lean manufacturing methodologies through development of process improvement teams, Kaizens, reduction of waste and non-value added activities resulting in yield improvements and significant cost savings.
Served as trainer for all personnel on corporate training systems.

International Equipment Company, Needham, MA1996 1998
Process Engineer
Provided process engineering support for 3 centrifuge manufacturing production lines. Daily tasks included troubleshooting material and process issues, implementation of cost reduction projects, and promoting quality focused operating systems.
Managed facility team to reduce power and gas consumption by 25%.
Project leader for process improvement action teams that resulted in 50% scrap reduction and 50% reduction in cycle times.


Responsible for creation and maintenance of production documentation such as SPC control charts, standard operating procedures and CAD drawings for manufacturing equipment and fixtures.
Interfaced with suppliers and customers to resolve vendor manufacturing corrective actions.

Liberty Pumps, Bergen, NY1994 1996
Manufacturing Engineer
Provided engineering support for all production floor operations for sump pump manufacturer.
Led the effort to convert batch production to a one-piece-flow Just in Time (J.I.T.) production environment resulting in a 25% increase in productivity yields.
Managed existing plant layout design as well as expansion plans for new business.
Designed and fabricated fail-safe automation fixtures, (Poka Yoke devices).

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Bausch and Lomb, Rochester, NY
Contract Process Engineer
Process engineering support for the integration of 23 automated contact lens polishing machines.
Implemented cellular style manufacturing that increased yield and reduced cycle times by 25%.
Technical accomplishments included: documentation of machinery operating procedures, sampling plans for SPC, validation of machinery and processes to meet FDA approval, and creation of preventive maintenance scheduling and spare parts inventory.

Qualitrol Corporation, Fairport, NY
Manufacturing Engineer
Engineering support for five pressure and temperature gage assembly cells.
Responsible for the research, purchase, installation, and training of production tools and machinery. Implementation and education of manufacturing efficiency concepts such as J.I.T., Kan-Ban, S.M.E.D., T.Q.M., and ISO 9000.
Attended RIT night school while working at Qualitrol.

Travco Construction, Rochester, NY
Carpenter
Daily responsibilities included renovations of commercial properties. Carpentry, electrical, plumbing, wood and steel stud drywall, masonry, painting, finishing, flooring and demolition.

EDUCATION

B.S., Manufacturing Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Concentrations in manufacturing systems using PLCs, CAD-CAM, CNCs and Robotics.

A.A.S., Industrial Engineering Technology SUNY Ag. & Tech., Alfred, NY
Concentrations in electronics, power distribution and industrial systems.

Company sponsored training courses including: Steam Boilers, Access Database, Sumitomo Injection Molding Basics, No Sweat Statistics, Quality Work Group Instructor Training, Quality Improvement Process Management College, How to Supervise People, Successful Project Management Skills, Applied Industrial Pneumatics, Just in Time Techniques, World Class Manufacturing, Shop Floor Kaizen Breakthrough, Assertiveness Skills for Managers and Supervisors.