Experience

A & E Tools

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

• Director Of Manufacturing

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  Director of Manufacturing for professional diagnostic and hand tools. Director of Manufacturing for professional diagnostic and hand tools.



Eaton

• Australia
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Oct 2017 - Jul 2021

  Responsible for operations at the Eaton Pewaukee site. Supervision of 5-7 direct salaried reports and 16-20 hourly employees. Owned oversight and monthly reporting of plant metrics (safety, sales, OTD, production efficiency, and quality). Forecasting monthly production labor hours and sales against established goals. Review and execution of plant expenses against forecasted budget. Led daily production meetings and monthly all employee meetings. As Quality manager, I coordinated ISO 9000 certification of the site with only 2 minor non-conformances over 4 years. Supported and coordinated transfer of equipment to other Eaton facilities. Coordinated site completion of production and led activities for closure of the site. Was also responsible for facilities manager and EHS activities, on-site HR lead, and site capital coordination. Show less

• Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

  • Jan 2006 - Oct 2017

  Responsible for development and implementation of processes for existing production and new product development of EPDM rubber medium voltage connector components. Processes include assembly, painting, trimming, electrical testing, gaging, and packaging for production volumes of 100-100,000 parts per year. Additional responsibilities include prototype procurement and assembly, trial and pilot run coordination, operator training, work instruction creation and modifications, setup and troubleshooting production equipment. Supported quality functions establishing gaging requirements for new products, design and procure functional gages, perform Gage R&R’s, creation of PFMEA and control plans for new and existing processes. Also certified as an internal auditor for document and process controls and trained in ergonomic evaluation and assessment. Show less



JL French

• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manufacturing Engineering

  • Jun 1999 - Dec 2005

  Responsible for process development and procurement of capital equipment for high volume production, 50k to 500k pieces annually, of die casted aluminum engine parts for the automotive industry. Processes include part trimming, machining systems (both CNC and turnkey systems), inspections systems, washing systems, pressure leak testing, and packaging. Provided specifications for design, performance, and acceptance requirements for capital equipment ranging in price from $100k to $10 million. Also coordinated runoffs of equipment at vendor and manufacturing site, with Gage R&R and statistical capabilities, installation, and PPAP documentation preparation to automotive customers. Show less