Gary Satterwhite
Stephenville
Summary
Results-driven Manufacturing Engineering Manager specializing in capital project management and lean process improvement. Demonstrated success in managing complex projects and enhancing operational efficiencies. Extensive background in manufacturing processes with a commitment to continuous growth and development.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
GD Energy Products
Fort Worth
02.2024 - Current
- Leadership – Member of Operations Staff with direct reports including Manufacturing Engineer, CNC Programmer, Maintenance Tech, and occasional interns and temp workers
- Project Management – Facility Relocations, Diesel Test Cell Revival, Red Iron Relocation, Production Machining Implementation
- Capital Projects – Project justification creation and budget management
- Lean Process Improvement – Asset management, LDM Board management, Kaizen events, TAKT time, 6S, Visual Management
- Maintenance – Test cell maintenance management, Facilities general maintenance management
- FastField Admin – Manage FastField accounts for Fort Worth area
- Production Router Management – Manage master routing list, create new routings, change existing routings when needed
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Promoted)
GD Energy Prducts
Fort Worth
10.2022 - 02.2024
- Leadership – 1 direct report Manufacturing Engineer
- Project Management – Power End Repair Revamp
- AFE Submittal – Create project justifications for Management Review
- Lean Process Improvement – Tooling and fixture design, LDM Board creation and management, Process Mapping, Kaizen events
- Maintenance – Facility general maintenance
- Production Router Management – Create/Change productions routings
OPEX Engineer (Department Dissolved)
GD Energy Products
Fort Worth
02.2022 - 10.2022
- Project Management – Gearbox In-house Rebuild, Tungsten Seat Fixture, Urethane molding process Kaizen, LDM Board Management, Lean Six Sigma Training
CNC Programmer
TechnipFMC
Stephenville
06.2019 - 02.2022
- Write lathe and mill programs for production and tool making using NX, Teamcenter, and SAP
- Improve performance and eliminate errors by correcting issues with previously written programs
- Prove out programs with routine trial runs and in-operation observations
- Design fixtures, test equipment, and safe handling devices using NX and Teamcenter
- Create and change production routings in SAP
Mechanical Designer III
TechnipFMC
Stephenville
06.2016 - 06.2019
- Create components, assemblies, and drafting pages for production engineering using NX and Teamcenter
- Process daily sales orders, maintain backlog, create reuse library of standard features, create assembly step-by-step procedure books
- Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering to ensure modeling standards align with production processes
- Train new employees
Manufacturing Engineer
TechnipFMC
Stephenville
06.2011 - 06.2016
- Supervise tool maker machinists
- Maintain tool making schedule through Microsoft Access
- Fixture design for production machining centers and bending area using NX and Teamcenter
- Subcontract fixture manufacturing when schedule was full
- Write AFE's for production tooling, fixtures, and material
- Process internal workflows using SAP
- Leadership training
Mechanical Designer
TechnipFMC
Stephenville
06.2006 - 06.2011
- Create components, assemblies, and drafting pages for production engineering using NX and Teamcenter
- Process daily sales orders, maintain backlog
- Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering to ensure modeling standards align with production processes
CNC Machinist
TechnipFMC
Stephenville
05.2003 - 06.2006
- Operate Production Lathes, Mills and Saws
- Inspect finished parts to ensure tolerances met
- Magnetic Particle Inspection, assembly, hydro test, paint, and boxing of finished products
- Move work orders through SAP
Education
MBA - Business Administration
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX05-2016
Bachelor of Science - Manufacturing Engineering
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX05-2006
Skills
- Team leadership
- Project management
- Facilities maintenance
- Production routings
- Lean process improvement
- Budget management
- Tooling design
- Vendor relationship management
- Lean Six Sigma
- SAP experience
- Siemens NX/Autodesk Inventor Experience
Timeline
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
GD Energy Products
02.2024 - Current
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Promoted)
GD Energy Prducts
10.2022 - 02.2024
OPEX Engineer (Department Dissolved)
GD Energy Products
02.2022 - 10.2022
CNC Programmer
TechnipFMC
06.2019 - 02.2022
Mechanical Designer III
TechnipFMC
06.2016 - 06.2019
Manufacturing Engineer
TechnipFMC
06.2011 - 06.2016
Mechanical Designer
TechnipFMC
06.2006 - 06.2011
CNC Machinist
TechnipFMC
05.2003 - 06.2006
MBA - Business Administration
Tarleton State University
Bachelor of Science - Manufacturing Engineering
Tarleton State University