Kenneth Heath
Farmington,NY
Summary
Dedicated professional with extensive knowledge of mechanical technologies, tools and practices. Designs and develops equipment to improve prototypes and products. Experienced in leading projects from initial conception to completion within customer budget.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Mechanical Engineer III
Bausch & Lomb
03.2010 - Current
- Evaluated final product's overall performance, reliability and safety.
- Identified deficiencies in mechanical processes to develop improvements.
- Reviewed technical drawings developed by CAD technicians and drafters.
- Attended project planning meetings to coordinate mechanical system designs with structural and architecture teams, mitigate design conflicts, and coordinate delivery timelines.
- Suggested cost saving proposals on make-versus-buy analysis or alternative sourcing.
- Communicated project requirements and areas for improvement in design review meetings.
- Applied mechanical problem solving skills to develop creative solutions for quality products.
- Designed budgets and cost estimates for projects with speed and accuracy while working closely with clients, drafters and employees to determine best courses of action.
- Specified system components and directed product modifications to comply with engineering design and performance specifications.
- Examined existing documents and blueprints to best update and maintain project records.
- Reviewed designs and counseled [Type] clients on courses of action to remedy issues while staying under-budget and sticking to timelines.
Supply Chain Engineering
Corning Inc
02.2003 - 02.2009
- Tracked and monitored purchase orders, deliveries and invoicing to verify accuracy and compliance.
- Supervised [Number] staff members tasked with handling materials management, planning, purchasing, and customer service duties.
- Oversaw demand planning, purchasing, and logistics.
- Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
- Monitored and tracked supplier performance to enforce adherence to quality standards and established timelines.
- Built supplier relationships to mitigate risk and establish effective purchasing arrangements with indirect and logistics customers.
- Developed and enforced policies and procedures in compliance with local and federal regulations.
- Monitored supplier performance for compliance with contract terms and quality standards.
- Managed availability of supplies from vendors by ensuring core items were on hand to keep inventory values low and consistently moving.
- Built exceptional rapport with suppliers and transportation companies to create seamless operations.
- Leveraged valuable business relationships and skillful negotiations to obtain favorable vendor pricing.
Education
Instrument Making & Experimental Work (3.7 GPA) - Department of Machine Tool
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY1986
Certified NYS Stae Machinist - Machine Technology
New York State Apprenticeship
1987
Skills
- Design / Fabrication
- Management
- Supervision / Mentor
- Manufacturing Processes
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Materials SME
- Metal Finishing SME
- Total Quality
- Effective Negotiating
- ISO 9001
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
- Statistical Process Control
Timeline
Mechanical Engineer III
Bausch & Lomb
03.2010 - Current
Supply Chain Engineering
Corning Inc
02.2003 - 02.2009
Instrument Making & Experimental Work (3.7 GPA) - Department of Machine Tool
Rochester Institute of Technology
Certified NYS Stae Machinist - Machine Technology
New York State Apprenticeship
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