Engineering Manager

Objective

Seeking an Engineering Manager post that offers a chance to use my knowledge of professional skills, wide English Teaching experiences.

Work Experience

Engineering Manager (03/1989 to present)
FDD, Harvard, IL

• Ensured mechanical and electrical expertise is available to production and other departments to maintain production systems, utilities, buildings and grounds in a 24-hour 7-day per week operation.
• Collaborated with plant management and corporate staff to utilize equipment to improve employee safety, production quality, equipment reliability and overall equipment effectiveness utilizing Continuous Improvement techniques and a Management Operating Structure (MOS).
• Designed, specifies and commissions capital projects which deliver project scope, on-time and on-budget, meeting agreed to stakeholder expectations.
• Utilized a computerized maintenance management system to optimize asset utilization through scheduled preventative maintenance.
• Developed reports and analyzes key maintenance performance indicators as a means to create and implement corrective actions.
• Remained current with latest and emerging industry regulations and codes relative to mechanical and electrical systems design and operation.
• Ensured corporate policies and standards are followed in both capital project implementation as well as daily maintenance.
• Shared "best practices" within the Maintenance Department.
• Promoted a safe and environmentally sound workplace that complies with all applicable federal, state and local regulations.
• Provided management of employees directly or through supervisors to ensure effective selection, retention, development, disciplinary action and performance management.
• Cooperated in a cross-functional manner as a change agent with all departments within the Company.
• Ensured compliance with all Dean Corporate policies, procedures and national suppliers.
• Engaged in the typical responsibilities of a manager requiring planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating and delegating.

• Sets objectives for Pharma QA staff for the support of development projects, for the deployment of an effective Quality System and for the training of the sector as appropriate.
• Provides project planning and management leadership for multi-functional and system-wide Pharmaceutical, Biologic and Combination Product projects.
• Manages the Pharma QA staff. Sets strategic direction, department mission and goals to ensure appropriate support of projects. Performs annual appraisals, establishes Individual Development Plans and identifies developmental needs for staff members.
• Develops metrics and other measures of department progress against objectives.
• Provides technical and managerial leadership for the development of appropriate Quality System elements to support present and future product opportunities.
• Has extensive interface with other Medtronic areas, customers, and other relevant contacts.
• Allocated staff time consistent with AOP planning and PDW allocations. Assures consistent communication with project managers to ensure that projects are adequately resourced.
• Provided technical and managerial leadership to investigation teams during CAPA activities associated with Pharmaceutical, Biologic and Combination Products.
• Provides technical and managerial leadership in providing support to Contact. Manufacturing Organizations who develop and manufacture Pharmaceutical, Biologic and Combination Products for use in Neuromodulation therapies.

• Planed, scheduled, conducted and coordinated detailed phases of engineering work which involves conventional engineering practice but may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of standard materials and difficult coordination requirements, and develop processes and systems to assure accurate calculations.
• Estimated personnel needs and schedules & assigns work to meet completion deadlines.
• Supervised, coordinated and reviewed work of Engineers and Detailers.
• Completed drawings, developed new methods and procedures, employ, train, supervise and appraise performance of engineering staff.
• Assisted with preparation of department's budgets and administer when approved, investigate customer disputes and misunderstandings connected with welded wire reinforcement designs.
• Represented company: at trade shows, on industry committees, at Universities and with customers.

Education

• B.S. Electrical Engineering Technology
  1980, Wisconsin University

Skills

• Broad knowledge of principles, practices and procedures of field specialization and apply to completion of moderately difficult assignments.
• Experience engineering and detailing welded wire reinforcement and rebar.
• Strong track record of supervising staff of multiple Engineers locally and at remote locations.
• Superior project management skills with ability to manage several projects simultaneously.
• Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing.
• Solid time management skills.
• Familiarity with necessary building codes and regulations.
• Experience and skills related to reinforced concerte design, drawings, specifications, and other documents.
• Ability to take direction, identify problems, develop solutions, conduct analysis independently and in collaboration with others.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Creative thinker with the ability to make decisions and execute effectively.
• Ability to travel 20-40% nationally.
• Ability to work collaboratively across companies/divisions.