Seasoned Equipment Engineer with progressive engineering expertise and leadership for infrastructure improvement and change capabilities. Technical problem-solver with demonstrated communication skills focused to design, develop and set-up equipment to establish and maintain production processes and achieve business goals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Manufacturing Equipment Engineer
Honda Manufacturing Of Indiana
11.2021 - Current
Working with the Genpo MESD leadership team, identify chronic or critical equipment or process downtime items. Lead priority trouble items to develop root cause analysis with countermeasure and reoccurrence prevention actions. Share with the RO PEQ team for horizontal reflection
Provide input and technical application support towards improved standardization of regional production systems
Provide emergency technical support for complex problem analysis and countermeasure as required
Assist MCS and Project associates by providing feedback/support on equipment related trouble due to spec, design, and install
Work with Project associates to coordinate and support assembly and install of countermeasure activity
Based on Genpo results, identify concerns and provide potential countermeasures to improve reliability centered spec, design, and installation activity
Prepare supporting documents as needed to communicate trouble/investigation/results
Assembly Frame Equipment Engineer
Honda Manufacturing Of Indiana
08.2016 - 11.2021
Continuous improvement activities related to Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety-Equipment buy-off and Equipment acceptance
Revised specs, evaluated bids and proposed vendors to expedite project approval.
Design, create prints, source out, and implement parts
Root Cause identification and countermeasure for complex problems
Support new model improvements and development activity
Manage Projects, prepare documents for approval and manage safety, quality of work, meeting schedules and cost.
Repair and maintenance of equipment while mentoring equipment service associates
Strong Daily PDCA activity (Solving daily delivery struggles through deep RCA, strong CM implementation, activity follow-up checks and incident report CM Closure)
Parts sourcing (Quote initiation, vendor negotiations, part specifications)
New equipment specifications review and support (Risk assessments, commissioning checks, Genba reviews)
Multi Mount Reliability Engineer
Honda Manufacturing Of Indiana
01.2015 - 08.2016
Conducted failure analysis investigations to determine root causes, preventing repeat occurrences of critical equipment breakdowns.
Multi Mount level performance analysis and tracking of downtime
Coordination and support of large repairs at Multi Mount
New equipment and spec reviews at Multi Mount equipment
Conducted regular reviews of maintenance procedures and practices, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions as needed.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Automation And Control Engineering Technology
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
12.2014
Associate of Science - Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
12.2014
Skills
Equipment Maintenance
Reliability Engineering
Equipment Assembly
Root Cause Analysis
Production Support
Production understanding
Project Management
Process Improvement
Timeline
Manufacturing Equipment Engineer
Honda Manufacturing Of Indiana
11.2021 - Current
Assembly Frame Equipment Engineer
Honda Manufacturing Of Indiana
08.2016 - 11.2021
Multi Mount Reliability Engineer
Honda Manufacturing Of Indiana
01.2015 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Science - Automation And Control Engineering Technology
Indiana State University
Associate of Science - Manufacturing Engineering Technology