Manufacturing Production Engineering Manager in Norfolk VA Resume Howard Steele

Howard R. Steele

Barboursville, VA 22923

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(757) 236-2626

Dear Human Resources Manager, Enclosed is a copy of my resume’ for consideration of my background experience and potential for the Production Manager’s position. I am confident that my academic training and work experience in production and engineering management by leading and mentoring employees can be utilized immediately to support your companies’ operations. My work experience of design and manufacturing engineering, new product/process training, test department and project and quality management has encompassed many responsibilities. These include but are not limited to: new product introduction and cost reduction projects using team and concurrent engineering concepts with quality and Lean Six Sigma emphasis to promote production support and schedules in the glass/refractory, electronics assembly, sensor technology, metal fabrication, injection molding and mechanical/aero industries. Supervising multiple skilled people (in trades, technicians and engineers) within three different companies benefited those under me to progress into knowledgeable and trained employees capable of supporting the needs of that company. Lean process manufacturing has been the mainstay of my engineering and project management accomplishments from establishing process requirements to quality standards to approving mechanical and electronic assemblies. My efforts have proved significant in the quality of design development of new and revised products. Thank you for your time in evaluating my qualifications and potential. It would certainly be a pleasure to provide any additional information or recommendations you desire. I look forward to further discussing my compatibility to this position. Sincerely yours,

Howard R. Steele 757-236-2626 [email protected]

Howard R. Steele

Barboursville, VA 22923

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(757) 236-2626

OBJECTIVE: Operational Management position applying my manufacturing, engineering, management/supervision and project and quality experience into developing lean, cost competitive products within a continuous improvement environment. EDUCATION and TRAINING:  B.S., Engineering Technology Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA (5/2010) Major: Design and Manufacturing Engineering GPA: 3.5/4.0 (Cum Laude)  A.S., Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University, Altoona, PA (1973)  Certificate Drafting and Design, Parkway West Area Technical School, Oakdale, PA (1973)  Management and leadership skill 1.2 CEU’s (2008)  Lean/Six Sigma certification training CERTIFICATIONS:  Certified Manufacturing Engineer, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (1984)  Certified Engineering Technician, Institute of Certification of Engineering Tech. (1973) EXPERIENCE SUMMARY: Over 20 years in manufacturing project engineering and management in the mechanical and electronic industries. Additional eleven years in design development of new products and process flow. MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING  Technology Introduction  ISO 9001 Plant Certification  Specification Compliance  FMEA & Capability Studies  LEAN Process Optimization  Equipment Installation  Plant Layout Efficiency  MIL SPEC Procedures  FAA Specifications  Production Stds  Product Training – SMT

DESIGN/ TEST ENGINEERING  Design for Manufacturability  Product Design Development  Materials Selection  Process Training – SMT  Prototype Lab Lead  Test Validations QUALITY  Product Reliability & SPC  Supplier Qualification  IPC Inspection Training

MANAGEMENT  Team Development Leader  Scheduling and Reporting  Standards Generation  Company/Department Manager  Project/Product Management  P&L responsibility  Team Leader  ERP/MRP  LSS Team Leader  Training

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Manufacturing Engineer NIITEK Inc. part of Chemring Group PLC Charlottesville, VA. 8/10 to 1/14 Manufacturing Engineer supporting a growing company meeting strong market demands.  Restructured floor layouts to establish production flow saving 50% materials travel  Supported production with structured material scheduling, production work instructions, new quality initiatives, and the startup of an ERP system.  Established quality 6 sigma systems and implemented a Material Discrepancy Process  Project lead on Lean Six Sigma projects to reduce scrap levels and increase test yields.  Established and trained quality personnel to standards for inspecting and processing pcbs. Methods Engineer/Group Lead International Communications Group, Inc. Newport News, VA 12/04 to 8/09 Supervisor to engineering/production support and document control group to support airline industry communications and meet FAA requirements in a start-up sized company.  Established standards for documentation and process flow procedures to meet FAA requirements  Created standards for work instructions and documentation including QA manual.  Trained department and engineering personnel on quality standards to meet industry requirements

Howard R. Steele

Barboursville, VA 22923

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(757) 236-2626

Operations Director East Coast Countertops & Supply Newport News, VA 2001 to 12/04 Provided production leadership for custom contract Manufacturer with all phases of business operations including Production schedules, budget, capital expenditures customer interface and P&L  Managed and trained support personnel to achieve high pace schedule and quality priorities  Increased yearly sales 110% through production and materials cost controls and quality improvements Associate Director Production Engineer Engineering Development Laboratories Newport News, VA 1996 to 11/00 Directed engineering team support to contract manufacturer for product manufacturing and quality improvements.  Managed engineering technicians and test support personnel to achieve schedule priorities  Filled Quality Managers’ roll on interim basis.  Eliminated backlog of trouble shoot and repair products by direct supervision for return to service  Authored Production support documentation, tooling, and training to meet mfg workmanship standards  Established procedures for returned products, quality data SPC collection and reporting structures to meet QS 9000, Mil STDS (454) and ISO 9000 Senior Manufacturing Systems Engineer Lucas Control Systems Products Hampton, VA 1992 to 1996 Supported division wide manufacturing and design engineering for new product introduction and cost reduction projects using lean six sigma methodology. Specific products of responsibility included: touchscreens, silicone keypads and sensors  Established new processes and equipment resulting in 30% reduced labor and 250% increase in production capacity  Implemented process and product redesign to reduce costs 33% and labor 54%  Developed engineering documentation for company’s ISO 9001 certification in 1995  Authored and instituted training for manufacturing workmanship standards Manufacturing Engineer Honeywell, Inc. York, PA 1980 to 1992 Supported product development teams for PC board assemblies, hardware and systems for PLC products.  Implemented cost effective, continuous flow manufacturing for PCB, SMT & mech. Assembly  Led manufacturing teams tasked with producability analysis and technical review of projects  Developed documentation for ISO 9001 certification and product development procedures  Supported quality design of plastic molded housings to eliminate rejects issues  Trained personnel for designing, producing and inspecting SMT assemblies for 45% cost reductions Draftsman Corning Glass Works Corning, NY 1973 to 1979 Provided design engineering support for construction and operating services of glass furnaces.  Provided design and technical support for engineering drafting assignments CONTRACT and RELATED VOLUNTEER WORK: Milton Hershey Dairies – barn manager with student training - 4 mo duration (1979) AMP Inc, Harrisburg PA Design engineering support for connector products 6 mo duration (1979) Coal Tec-Farrier – designer for high temperature sheet metal fabrication - 6 mo duration (1979-1980) Lucas Systems Products – Provided Engineer-In-Training direction for co-op student (1995) Mission Daystar - Supporting fire and flood victims with furnishings (2009-2010) HIS jazz band and orchestra participant (2007-2009)

Howard R. Steele

Barboursville, VA 22923

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(757) 236-2626

COMPUTOR EXPERTISE: AutoCAD 2000, R14, & Inventor, MS Office, MS Scheduler, Timeline, Turbo Project, MS Project, Growth Power, Man/Man, MRP II, Artemis, MiniTAB, PLC Programming for Allen Bradley and Honeywell, HAL 2000, Enovia, Lab View, Great Plains, Quickbooks2001, Epicor, Costpoint, ITAR. REFERENCES: Available upon request.