Experience

GVS Filtration Inc.

• Italy
• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Current Product/Project Engineer

  • Dec 2008 - Present

  Responsible for product engineering support after new product implementation to maximize production profitability. Engineering lead for current production continuous improvement work, managed six sigma and cost reduction projects, and supported internal/external corrective action requests. Create and update engineering Design FMEA's. Support cross functional work team initiatives. Assist manufacturing and quality engineers in development/review of Process Flows, Control Plans, and Process FMEAs. Utilized Six Sigma tools and analogies for Green Belt and Cost Reduction projects. Followed procedures and documentation per ISO/QS standards. Show less

• Customer/Project Engineer

  • Jan 2000 - Dec 2008

  Directed new product development process by managing all aspects of customer support from proposal to production. Managed engineering account responsibility for automotive, industrial and OEM customers. Purchased production manufacturing tooling for new product implementation. Researched and applied new technology of insert molding rubber onto plastic carrier. Supported Shop Operations and Quality Assurance by providing engineering leadership in day-to-day problem solving and engineering change solutions. Generated drawings and sketches for in-house tooling builds. Show less

• Prototype Engineer

  • Jun 1996 - Jan 2000

  Supported Project Engineering needs from prototype part design, part builds, quality assurance layout, and through production release. Purchased, operated, and troubleshooted prototype manufacturing assembly tools, plastic injection molds/dies, and manufacturing equipment. Scheduled and managed prototype area on a weekly basis. Supervised Prototype Facilitator. Created prototype procedures per QS and ISO standards. Performed duties of an internal auditor.

• Manufacturing Engineering Intern

  • Jun 1995 - Jun 1996

  Maintained and trained the production part Process Documentation and Change Request systems. Interacted with the Design Engineers verifying manufacturing production drawings. Incorporated production system principles were applicable. Assisted in "quick fix" solutions to manufacturing crises.



DLM Plastics

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Intern

  • Feb 1995 - Jul 1995

  Generated production drawings using AutoCAD for manufacturing. Supported Engineers on daily projects. Generated production drawings using AutoCAD for manufacturing. Supported Engineers on daily projects.