I am looking for position within a company which has opportunity for advancement in my career through experience and additional education.
Dennis Harris
5211 Old Georgetown Rd.
Georgetown IN 47122
dendh9[at]gmail.com
Phone (502) 243-5996 Alternate (502) 243-5995
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dennis-harris/13/612/78
Summary
Proven Engineering, Supervision and Project Leader within the manufacturing environment for 13 plus years. Develop and assist in developing new process and assembly lines in the automotive industry as well as distribution centers. Produce plant layouts for most economical and ease of use utilizing tight space restraints. Ensure manufacturing of components as well as all submitted drawings meet ISO9000 requirements. Onsite engineering and project leader in various locations in the US and Canada from design through final startup of equipment. Supervision of personnel to ensure proper design and on time delivery of product. Create drafting standards documentation and autocad dwt. file for use by all engineering personnel. Created standard design calculation sheets for use in design, bom and purchasing of required materials.
Memphis Area Vocational Technical School
Memphis, TN
1976-1978
Studies; Drafting
Certificate of Drafting
Experience
Interroll Automation Jeffersonville, IN (Jan. 2005 to April 2009)
Product Engineer/Installation Supervisor
Design of conveyors for use in material handling such as UPS and FEDEX as well as plastic molding industry and small packages as it pertains to various companies and their process. Project lead in new design of conveyor for heavy and light weight packages for UPS, FEDEX and various airports throughout the US. Travel to job sites as supervisor for installation purpose, consulting and various repair work. Train shop and Engineering personnel in proper assembly and wiring techniques of conveyor modules and systems. Lead product engineer for 24vdc conveyor design, assembly, installation and operation. Train integrators and end customer in operation of conveyor systems, conveyor components and operations of controls as designed on each system and or component.
Develop and initiate drafting procedures for all engineering personnel. Develop and implement standard drawings for use in design of belt & roller type conveyors. Develop training manual to assist engineers in design of conveyor components.
Allied Uniking Corp., Memphis, TN (Jan.1991 to Nov. 2004)
Design/Project Engineer
Develop, design and detail conveyor components based on specific job requirements. Develop complete assembly and process line layouts for ease and space requirements in plant. Procurement of special material or equipment as needed for each job. Produce advance bill of material for purchasing department. Work closely with production shop in order to meet schedule, answer questions or solve any problems which may occur. Meet with customer for review of drawings to obtain approval and review any changes requested by customer. Travel to customers facilities and open temporary office for on site engineering. Supervise personnel during design and installation of components. Provided de-bug and stand-by during production start up of equipment to ensure smooth operation of equipment. Solve any problems being mechanical or electrical which may come about during the start up of equipment.
Siegle Roberts Interior Mirrors, Ripley, TN (March 1987 to Sept 1990)
Process Control Engineer
Control and monitor process or glass grinding and shaping equipment. Improve quality of grinding process by means of new tooling and or process material. Increase productivity while improving moral of personnel Monitor and ensure finished product meets and or exceeded customer’s requirements and product was delivered on time.
• Sourced out and found supplier for grinding wheels for glass with higher quality material. Obtained samples from vendor in order to perform compatibility study and life cycle testing for product.
After acceptance I obtained lower cost for material with better delivery to plant which lead to 30% cost savings on material. Ending result was all a 15% increase in parts as well as quality of parts. Scrap was reduced to less than 5%.
Dover Elevator, Horn Lake, MS ( Feb 1977 to March 1987)
Elevator Cab Designer
Detail and design of interior elevator and cab shell. Design of special shape elevators as needed on a per job basis. Assisted in developing standards for most commonly used elevator size, shape and material. Supervised and checked drawings of other designers who performed customer approval drawings.
Additional Skills
• Over 13 years experience various versions of Autocad, Autocad 2000,2005 & Mechanical 2004 DX, Autocad Mechanical Desktop 2006, Autodesk Compass 2005 Pro, Windows Office including Word, Excel and Power Point, beginner in Autodesk Inventor 9.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing process.
• Experience working with union and non union personnel in a field installation environment as well as in house shop environment
• Supervision of personnel in and out of manufacturing environment union and non union personnel.
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