Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Manufacturing Engineer, Operations Management
Summary of Experience
Ø Contract Engineer at Lake Region Medical. Transferring new product to production. 10/2019 to present
o New Product Introduction
o Support and build prototypes of new product and give feedback to design team
o Plan production processes; design workholding; specify tooling; program 3-4 axis machines.
o SolidWorks, MasterCAM, Haas CHC, NGC
o Operational Qualification OQ
o VMC, turning, multi-tasking, EDM (wire and drill), finishing processes
o Qualification to ISO 13485 Class III medical devices
Ø Lecturer, Operations & Management, Engineering & Technology, UW-Stout, Menomonie, WI 8/2013 to 6/2019
o Computer Aided Manufacturing (SolidWorks, CAMWorks, CNC)
o Product Development & Design (Graduate course)
o Impacts of Engineering, Freshman level lab, prototype development & Arduino controls
o Lean Enterprise (student teams work with client companies on Lean Six Sigma projects)
o Lean Project Manager, Outreach Center (Supervised students working on paid client projects)
o Teaching APICS CPIM Exams (5 exams through 3 courses to Supply Chain majors)
o Resource Planning & Materials Management
o Engineering Economics
o Total Quality Management (TQM)
o Manufacturing Enterprise Practicum (students develop, market, sell, and manufacture products)
o Production & Operations Management
Ø Contract Engineer and Independent Contractor 8/04- 8/2013. Visit www.8sigma.comfor work examples.
o Process Flow Analysis, Line Balancing, Takt Time, Assembly layout of aircraft structures
o https://www.wipaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Wipaire-Window-Summer-2014.pdf page 8
o Lean / Six Sigma training, analysis, proposals, resource requirements. Link to examples.
o Nadcap Accreditation in weld processes (GTAW, GMAW, LBW, RW, IB, TB).
o Supplier Development supporting vendor qualification and cost reduction on 8000 aircraft parts.
o CAD/CAM/CNC programming, tool & fixture design of aircraft structural, firearms, & machine components.
o Industry trainer in Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) thru Anoka-Ramsey Technical College
Ø Lean Enterprise Coordinator, Electric Machinery, Inc., Minneapolis, MN 5/2011 to 2/2013.
o Training all organizational levels in Process Mapping, 5S, GD&T, cell design, data collection.
o Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Process Mapping, Standard Work, Process Flow Analysis
o Focused Factory planning, plant floor layout, coordination of rearrangement.
o CAD/CAM/CNC, Tool & Fixture design. Autocad Mechanical, Surfcam. Machine rebuild specifications.
o Multi-variate statistical analysis for developing an estimating system of custom motors and generators
Ø Industrial Engineer, Project Manager, and Systems Integration Manager at MultiFeeder Technology, White Bear Lake, MN 9/07 to 3/09.
o Reduced lead time of core product from 2 weeks to 4 hours through Lean Assembly methods.
o Managed multiple simultaneous projects worth up to $2,400,000 each.
o Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
o Master Schedule shows resource constraints based on multiple simultaneous projects
o Led a cross-functional team to design, build, & deliver high speed automated systems.
o Assembly Procedures, Kanban, DFMA, FMEA, Process Mapping. Position eliminated in slowdown.
Ø Manufacturing Engineer & Model Shop Supervisor, MTS Systems Corp. Eden Prairie, MN 5/1997 to 9/2001.
o 20 direct reports supporting projects in Materials Testing & Simulation.
o Design review for manufacturability (DFM) on life-cycle & fatigue testing systems.
o Design Team Member on Systems including: Friction Stir Welding (aircraft skins); Linear Friction Welding (turbine engine blades for Rolls-Royce); high speed simulated roadways for tires & F1 racing teams.
Ø Advanced Manufacturing Engineer, Briggs & Stratton Corp., Milwaukee, WI 6/1991 to 4/1997.
o Developed and implemented Kanban System, reduced tooling inventory by $1,000,000 in one year.
o Toyota Production System (TPS) implementation cut mfg. lead times from 180 days to 1 day.
o Inventory Turns increased from 2 to 200+.
o Programmed 60 CNC machines for six Focus Factories producing 16,000 engines daily.
o Developed fully automated cam-turning technology to meet demand for 10,000 pistons per day.
o Design an induction hardening machine for heat-treating bearing journals in a single-piece-flow cell.
o Cell design, special machine design, and special process development to meet one-piece-flow takt times.
o IQ, OQ, PQ.
Ø FMS Applications Engineer, Kearney & Trecker, Milwaukee, WI 5/1985 to 6/1991.
o Methods, tooling, training, and programs for Flexible Manufacturing Systems worth up to $18,000,000
o 5-axis, VTL, HMC, VMC applications and acceptance testing using ASME B5.54, NAS-979, CpK. IQ, PQ
o Trained technicians, programmers, and engineers in the use of CNC machinery & FMS technology.
o Proposed and developed system configurations for maximum utilization of capital.
o Tool and spindle probe calibration, APL (custom macro) programming for special applications.
o Processing & Programming of piece parts worth up to $100,000 each with verifiable accuracy.
o Cpk, accuracy, and performance verification on machines and systems worth up to $18,000,000.
o Clients include: General Dynamics, Caterpillar, Ingersoll-Rand, US Navy, FMC, United Nuclear Corp.
Summary of Education
Ø CertifiedTrainer in Industry 4.0, Controls, Robotics, Sensors thru NC3 7/2018
Ø Certified in Production & Inventory Management 8/2016.
Ø Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt through Villanova University 8/2008.
Ø Master of Education in Business and Industry, University of Minnesota awarded May, 2005.
o Technology Instructor for two years teaching 24 credits
o PhD coursework completed. 25 Graduate courses completed with a GPA of 3.75
Ø Master of Science Credits:
Ø Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering, University of Wisconsin – Stout, Menomonie, WI.
o Magna Cum Laude.
o Industrial Engineering Co-Op, IBM Boulder, CO
o Relevant coursework:
Ø Sample of Non-credit coursework: CADAM, Cutting Tools, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Cpk Process Capability Index Studies, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), Supervision, CNC Programming, Automatically Programmed Tools (APT), PLC Programming, Kaizen, Toyota Production System (TPS), SAP, Oracle, Design Of Experiments (DOE), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Learning Management System
Key words: Medical Devices, electro-mechanical, drafting, DFSS, Visio, MS-Project, FMEA, Operations Manager, Supplier Quality, Okuma, Haas, G&L, TIG, MIG, Laser, machining, process validation, PLC, robotics, robot, DNC, trigonometry, Quality, Mechanical Engineer, Just-In-Time, quick response manufacturing QRM, theory of constraints, Kaizen, FDA, ISO 13485 ISO 9001, Quality Engineer, Master Black Belt, G-code, custom macroFanuc, SMED, DMAIC, consulting, ERP, CTE, Inconel, titanium, niobium, automotive, marine, defense, turbine CPIM
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Manufacturing Engineer, Operations.
Currently Seeking New Consulting & Contracting Opportunities!
Steve Heidtke, CPIM, M.Ed.
