James Back
Cost Engineer at ADVICS North America, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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ADVICS North America, Inc.
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Cost Engineer
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Dec 2017 - Present
-Maintain and present profitability for different commodities. -Lead activities to reduce cost and improve profitability.-Work with engineers to recover cost and implement new process.-Implement new control methods for monitoring and storing data.-Work with sales to come up with recovery ideas.-Work with manufacturing locations to collect cost for component feature changes and work towards cost reductions through manufacturing process changes.-Work with purchasing to drive lower cost from suppliers through ways of negotiations and physical part changes.
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OPW, a Dover Company
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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300 - 400 Employee
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Welding Engineer
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Aug 2015 - Dec 2018
B.S. in Mechanical engineering with emphasis on welding technology.Six SigmaDecrease cycle timeImprove weld qualityCertified Welding Inspector (CWI)Failure AnalysisLeadership TrainingGave training to welders and operatorsRobot ProgrammingPLC ProgrammingSolidworks ProficientAutoCAD ProficientDesign fixturing B.S. in Mechanical engineering with emphasis on welding technology.Six SigmaDecrease cycle timeImprove weld qualityCertified Welding Inspector (CWI)Failure AnalysisLeadership TrainingGave training to welders and operatorsRobot ProgrammingPLC ProgrammingSolidworks ProficientAutoCAD ProficientDesign fixturing
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Mechanical Engineer
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Jan 2015 - Aug 2015
My responsibilities include designing various components on valves, modifying existing valves to meet customers standards, preforming torque and thrust calculations, preforming fluid analysis and interpreting results, select material to meet customers needs, help customers resolve issues, review quotes on an engineering level. My responsibilities include designing various components on valves, modifying existing valves to meet customers standards, preforming torque and thrust calculations, preforming fluid analysis and interpreting results, select material to meet customers needs, help customers resolve issues, review quotes on an engineering level.
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Education
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Wright State University
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering -
Buter Tech
Completion, Welding/Fusion