Experience

Jacobsen, A Textron Company

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

  • 2005 - Present

  *Identified opportunities and implemented changes that improved products and reduced costs by 80% over a five year period using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, and product design, materials and parts.*Tasks:Applied continuous improvement methods such as lean manufacturing to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness. Provided technical expertise or support related to manufacturing. Reviewed product designs for manufacturability and completeness. Estimated costs and production times for new designs. Designed jigs and fixtures using latest 3D CAD software, Unigraphics NX 6. Planned mobile robot paths and taught path plans to robots. Designed layout of equipment or assembly lines to achieve maximum efficiency. Incorporated new methods and processes to improve existing operations. Show less

• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt

  • Nov 2010 - Present

  Demonstrated an in-depth knowledge of Textron Six Sigma methodologies and successfully applied its tools and techniques to the transformation of business processes, therefore enhancing the value of Textron's Networked Enterprise.

• Manufacturing Engineer Technician

  • 2001 - 2005

  Tasks:Troubleshot manufacturing equipment. Trained production personnel in new machines or existing methods. Created monthly back-up of robot programs and parameters.



Pelton & Crane

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manufacturing Engineer

  • 2012 - 2012

  Tasks: Modified work instruction for different assembly lines. Modified upholstery line to balance line rate. Designed transformer text fixture for new chair line. PDM Vault for solidworks. Tasks: Modified work instruction for different assembly lines. Modified upholstery line to balance line rate. Designed transformer text fixture for new chair line. PDM Vault for solidworks.



Woods Equipment

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Manufacturing Engineer

  • 1997 - 2001

  Tasks:Recommended modifications to existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability. Observed worker-using equipment to verify equipment was being operated and maintained according to quality assurance standards. Observed workers operating equipment or performing tasks to determine time involved and fatigue rates using timing devices. Aided in planning work assignments in accordance with worker performance, machine capacity, production schedules, and anticipated delays. Show less

• C and C Program Engineer

  • 1994 - 1997

  Tasks:Set up and operated computer-controlled machines and robots to perform one or more machine functions on metal work pieces.