Experience

Key Gas Components
• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Sr Manufacturing Engineer

  • Jan 2013 - Present


2003 - 2009

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operation Manager

  • Jan 2003 - Oct 2009

  •Oversaw all aspects of the plant with P&L responsibility, and responsibility for ensuring highest levels of operational efficiency, safety and productivity. •Interview and hire staff. •Design plant or production facility layouts. •Design, install, or troubleshoot manufacturing equipment for internal and inter-company use utilizing AutoCAD software. •Identify opportunities or implement changes to improve products or reduce costs using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts and added 4 new product manufacturing lines. •Coordinate or recommend procedures for facility or equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines. •Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints. Show less



Propipe Technologies

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operation Manager

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  •Managed and performed engineering responsibilities for 2 facilities including product design and development, prototyping, product management and traveled to the customer’s facility to aide in design and development. •Troubleshoot new or existing product problems involving designs, materials, or processes. •Managed and performed purchasing responsibilities for 2 facilities including prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services. •Interview vendors and visit suppliers' plants and distribution centers to examine and learn about products, services, and prices. •Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier's reputation and history. •Maintain and review computerized or manual records of items purchased, costs, deliveries, product performance, and inventories. •Analyze price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to determine reasonable prices. •Managed the Quality Management System for 2 facilities, scheduled and conducted QMS audits. Show less



Propipe Technologies, Inc

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Plant Superintendent and Shareholder

  • Jan 1994 - Jan 2000

  •Managed and performed engineering responsibilities including product design and development, prototyping, product management and traveled to the customer’s facility to aide in design and development. •Review product designs for manufacturability or completeness. •Conduct time and motion studies to identify opportunities to improve worker efficiency. •Compile operational data to develop cost or time estimates, schedules, or specifications. •Managed and performed purchasing responsibilities including inventory control of all raw materials for the production processes. Negotiated pricing and inventory control levels with vendors. •Managed the Quality Management System, scheduled and conducted QMS audits. •Managed the Safety and Health program for the company and performed all safety training for employees. •Collect and analyze data related to quality or industrial health and safety programs. •Managed the environmental procedures and performed sampling audits per our waste water permit requirements. •Maintained the document control system per ISO requirements. •In the absence of the General Manager, I was over all operations of the plant. Show less

• Engineering / Purchasing Manager

  • Jan 1986 - Jan 1994

• Draftsman

  • Jan 1981 - Jan 1986