Michael Waters
Newberg,OR
Summary
Thorough team contributor with strong organizational capabilities. Experienced in handling numerous projects at once while ensuring accuracy. Effective at prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines. Forty years of experience in sheet metal manufacturing.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Sheet Metal Manufacturing Engineer
QPD (Eagle Precision Sheet Metal
08.2019 - 08.2024
- Quoting, Planning, Sales, Customer Service, Purchasing, Programming (AP100 for Turrets and Lasers, Cad work (Solidworks), Development of shop prints for manufacturing, Sheet Metal flat pattern development, Project Management.
- Developed technical documentation, including standard operating procedures, work instructions, and engineering drawings to support manufacturing operations.
- Improved manufacturing efficiency by streamlining production processes and implementing lean methodologies.
- Selected manufacturing methods, fabrication and operations to develop and coordinate production.
- Provided engineering support during new product launches, coordinating efforts between design, production, and quality control teams.
- Established and coordinated sub-contracting and outsourcing requirements for machining and processes to overcome in-house production issues.
- Resolved technical and quality issues by collaborating with customer, manufacturing, quality assurance, vendors and supplier personnel.
Sheet Metal Manufacturing Engineer
DTI (Davis Tool Inc.)
07.2006 - 08.2019
- Quoting, Planning, Programming, Development of shop prints for manufacturing. Sheet Metal flat pattern development, Project manager.
- Optimized assembly line layouts to maximize productivity and improve overall workflow efficiency.
- Selected manufacturing methods, fabrication and operations to develop and coordinate production.
- Developed technical documentation, including standard operating procedures, work instructions, and engineering drawings to support manufacturing operations.
Education
No Degree - Business
Fresno State University
Fresno, CASkills
- Quoting sheet metal parts and assemblies
- Planning Manufacturing process
- Project management
- Customer service
- Purchasing raw material, hardware and outside processes
- Programming sheet metal turrets and lasers
- Sheet Metal flat pattern development
- Creating shop prints for manufacturing and assemblies
- Reverse engineering of customer supplied parts for manufacturing
- Job Boss
- Solidworks
- CadKey
- AP100 Turret, laser programming
- Bystronic laser cutting Software (Sheet Metal and Tube cutting)
Timeline
Sheet Metal Manufacturing Engineer
QPD (Eagle Precision Sheet Metal
08.2019 - 08.2024
Sheet Metal Manufacturing Engineer
DTI (Davis Tool Inc.)
07.2006 - 08.2019
No Degree - Business
Fresno State University
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