You will prepare and submit a term paper on Challenging Engineering Position. Your paper should be a minimum of 500 words in length.

You will prepare and submit a term paper on Challenging Engineering Position. Your paper should be a minimum of 500 words in length. CLARKE RICKY RES: (000)-000-0000 RES: (000)-000-0000 CELL: (000)-000-0000 E-MAIL: OBJECTIVE To obtain a challenging engineering position.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2006 to date xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxx

(Name of Organization) (City)

Sr. Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

My job responsibilities are:

Support new product team design activities including:

Concept development and Product Performance Specification (PPS) input

Work on new product team design activities including concept, development and Design Input/Performance Requirements documentation

Project plans and schedules

Design review and design for manufacturability

Participate in design, DFMEA, PFMEA, and Process Risk Management activities

Assisted Supplier Quality Engineers for suppliers evaluation

Audited suppliers using ISO13845 guide lines

Assisted supplier control plan development for critical components

Plan, coordinate and manage all manufacturing activities to launch and commercialize new products including:

Develop processes and methods for new assembly tooling and auxiliary equipments

Coordination of all new production tooling and equipments

Coordinates and support of all new vendor tooling and molds

Development and release of all product and process documentation

Planning, ordering and management of component inventory

Qualification and validation of all new operations and processes

New product cost estimates

Preparation of the Authorization Flexible Expenditure (AFE) for both domestic and international manufacturing facilities

Evaluation and recommendation of the new materials

Coordinate and manage Sustaining Engineering projects

Plan, coordinate and management all activities to transfer new products from design to manufacturing including:

Development and management of a transition plan and team

Documentation, methods and labor standards review

Component inventory transition plan

Facility selection, coordination and preparation

Equipment moves and installation

Validation and training support

Provide engineering support to molding and assembly operations

Setup and validate injection molding machines, robots, vision systems and qualify molding processes and assembly equipment at outside vendors

Broad knowledge of engineered plastic and metals materials for medical device

Evaluate the purchase of new molding machines, automation systems, auxiliary equipment, and supplier approval process

2002 to 2006 xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxx

(Name of Organization) (City)

Sr. Process Engineer

My job responsibilities are:

Support Gillette Fusion and Fusion Power, Venus Divine, Venus Vibrant, and Venus Disposable projects

Provide engineering support in sampling and qualification of new tools at various molding houses

Provide technical support and coordination for outside molding partners

Supported EIG with setup and validate injection molding machines, robots, molds, and new equipments

Supported EIG with transfer of processes, equipments, and training procedures to manufacturing

Provided STL with testing for raw material and qualification of various engineered thermoplastic materials

Designed and implemented a parts separation system for Finguard - increase efficiency from 60% to 89%

Supported 226 Venus Hit Team to modify Venus housing molds and assembly feed rails - reduced scrap rate from 8.2 to 2.3%

Supported 246 Housing and Divine Hit Team to modify assembly feed rails - improved efficiency and reduced scrape rate

Developed processing and trouble shooting guides for injection molding processes

Supported good manufacturing practices to improve productivity and quality

Provided engineering and management support to molding and assembly operations

Provided guidance and direction to subordinate level professionals, technicians and skilled support personnel

2000 to 2002 xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxx

(Name of Organization) (City)

Sr. Process Engineer

My job responsibilities are:

Lead and direct six process technicians with regards to stack height, center thickness and focal length calculations, process changes and ISO documentation in order to achieve project goals

Conducted prototype development of precision molded optical components for electronics and medical industries within federal regulation

Served as a Project Leader in the commercialization of new products and developed manufacturing techniques that will improve in-house capabilities

Evaluate proposed designs and processes for manufacture-ability

Cost analysis of piece part and mold tooling

Support piece part, tool and fixture design for OEM products using CAD and CAE tools

Conducted steel radius and a-spherical insert compensations utilizing MathCAD

Responsible for the selection, formulation, and qualification of various engineered thermoplastic materials

Developed product and process specifications for quality control and first piece data measurements

Practiced Kaizen, 6 sigma black-belt trainee, Design of Experiment, Gage R&R studies, SPC, and SQC

Implemented statistical process analysis on new and existing products utilizing MATTEC process monitoring system

Continuous development of manufacturing techniques that will improve in-house capabilities

EDUCATION

Degree

University / Institute

Year

Bachelor's of Science in Plastics Engineering

University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA

1997-1999

Associate degree in Engineering Science with minor in Design

North Shore Community College Lynn, MA

1995-1997

COMPUTER LITERACY

Hardware: IBM & Macintosh Computers.