RASHEED BISHI
Dallas - Fort Worth,TX
Summary
Experienced leader in manufacturing and process optimization with a proven track record in resource reduction and team development. Skilled in implementing lean methodologies to enhance production efficiency and foster continuous improvement. Adept at managing cross-functional teams to achieve strategic goals and operational excellence.
Operational Excellence: foster a mindset that engages and understands how critical KPI's relate to business plan targets. This is supported through a weekly loss review process of factory safety, quality, delivery, and cost metrics with recognition for those meeting targets in addition to root cause analysis actions for those needing support.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Manufacturing Process Engineer
CHM Industries
Dallas - Fort Worth, TX
03.2025 - Current
- Applied project management metrics and tools in oversight of engineering and manufacturing projects and program services.
- Served as technical liaison between customer, manufacturing, quality assurance, and vendor and supplier personnel to resolve technical and quality issues.
- Supervised product development and introduction of prototypes for pole designs.
- Review process steps, Identified improvement opportunities and work with cross-functional process owners to
- Create and update manufacturing documents, such as the machine capability chart, personnel capability chart, and ASIC standard procedure, to meet regulation standards.
- Collaborated with the production team and design engineering leaders to identify mini changes that improve manufacturability without compromising quality and customer specifications.
Production Supervisor
SPM Oil and Gas (Caterpillar)
Fort Worth, TX
10.2023 - 02.2025
- Utilized 3P methodology to design and optimize factory layout for best value flow. Deployed Heijunka pull system, changeover wheels, and day-by-hour boards to track, chase, and eliminate unevenness, overburden, and operational inefficiencies.
- Supervised three manufacturing value streams to enhance resource efficiency and achieve organizational goals.
- Manage budgets, maintain quality standards, and collaborate with other departments to use PDCA principles to achieve and sustain a 37.3% reduction in monthly inserts used by eighteen CNC machines.
- Identified poor shift transitions, collaborated with peers, and implemented measures that reduce the causes of waste by 92%.
Lean Facilitator
SPM Oil and Gas (Caterpillar)
Fort Worth, TX
07.2022 - 10.2023
- Collaborate with a cross-functional team to develop a PowerApp mobile application for the 6S audit.
- Implemented lean principles to streamline swivel assembly processes, resulting in a 23.72% increase in throughput.
- Led cross-functional teams on the vendor OPM optimization project. That achieved annual cost savings of $104,000 and a 53.2% reduction in lead time.
- Managed SMED projects yield a setup cheat sheet, SOP, and a 34% reduction in setup time.
- Collaborated with departmental stakeholders to develop charters, timelines, and resources needed for the successful implementation of projects.
Lean Manufacturing Engineer III
Madix
Terrell, TX
06.2018 - 07.2022
- Managed pallet rack quick changeover projects using lean DMAIC methodology. The project yielded a setup time of 12.33 minutes from 43.75 minutes.
- Led the warehouse 3P project that resulted in an increase in storage capacity of 20.8% and a reduction in picker search time of 83.4%.
- Act as a liaison between the production design engineer and the production support team for new products.
- Analyzed the production method, troubleshot issues, and developed solutions to ensure efficient operation
Continuous Improvement Manager
Pratt Industries
Fort Worth, TX
04.2017 - 12.2017
- Manage a visual management project that reduces print plate search time by 38.2% and eliminates 973 obsolete print plates.
- Conducted regular reviews of existing policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards related to quality assurance.
- Created training materials for staff members to ensure proper implementation of new processes.
Industrial Engineer
Zodiac Aerospace
Gainesville, TX
01.2015 - 04.2017
- Collect and analyze assembly data to identify manufacturing opportunities, and implement measures to optimize production throughput.
- Managed a single-piece flow project that yielded double productivity; WIP was reduced by 64.2%; idle time was eliminated; product travel time was reduced by 34.5%; and five FTEs were repurposed.
- Implemented a just-in-time system that resulted in the elimination of NVA, a reduction of process time from 2,160 seconds to 1,401 seconds, and floor space saved by 119.1 square feet.
Education
Project Management Professional (PMP) -
Project Management Institute
03-2024
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt -
Villanova University
01.2017
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical & Energy Engineering
University of North Texas
Denton, TX02-2015
Skills
- Kaizen event facilitator
- Strategic planning
- Continuous improvement
- Time-motion studies
- PDCA, A3, and 8D
- Team and leadership coaching
- Project Management
- Process documentation and SOPs
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Power BI
- Value stream mapping
- Change management coordination
- Workflow optimization
- Operations management
- Equipment layout optimization
- MS Office Suite, SAP
Timeline
Manufacturing Process Engineer
CHM Industries
03.2025 - Current
Production Supervisor
SPM Oil and Gas (Caterpillar)
10.2023 - 02.2025
Lean Facilitator
SPM Oil and Gas (Caterpillar)
07.2022 - 10.2023
Lean Manufacturing Engineer III
Madix
06.2018 - 07.2022
Continuous Improvement Manager
Pratt Industries
04.2017 - 12.2017
Industrial Engineer
Zodiac Aerospace
01.2015 - 04.2017
Project Management Professional (PMP) -
Project Management Institute
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt -
Villanova University
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical & Energy Engineering
University of North Texas