Supervisor

• Nov 2021 - Present

Continuous Improvement Technician

• Oct 2017 - Nov 2021

Lead process improvements to help with lead time, process flow, quality, ergonomics and improve profits. Create a lean culture within the company. Teach others how to find and implement solutions to problems. Project manager for large and small scale improvements. Find and qualify vendors for automation and machinery improvements. Document current state for flow, processes, and employee skills. Create and follow through with future state improvements. Including but not limited to tracking and planning cross training of employees to improve flexibility. Creating a classification certification program to assure all employees are trained properly and are capable. Improve flow by redesigning floor layout to be more efficient with space better utilized. Improve offline programming and new part verification for FAI and production improvements. Show less

Foreman CNC Programmer/Machinist

• Oct 2000 - Oct 2017

Manage floor production of sealing components in gas and oil industry. Schedule production on machines and employee assignments. Create macro variable programs to improve repeatability of parts. Make and prove out process improvements. Set up CNCs for production. Inspect and qualify parts for production. Oversee and perform tooling and process testing. Troubleshoot and diagnose quality issues to create process improvements. Lead Kaizen events.