I am looking for full or part-time work as an Industrial,Journeyman Electrician, or Electric Panel Builder.
I do not rule out other assignments, however, and would be suitable in Management, or Administration
J. ERIC WHITESEL
CAREER SUMMARY
Senior Manufacturing Engineer with 32 years of successful experience. Outstanding record of customer service, process improvement, and material management. Excellent communications skills, including written, verbal, and interpersonal. Particular emphasis on teamwork and multi-tasking.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Detroit, MI 1977-2009
Global Automobile Manufacturing Company.
Fleet Coordinator 2005-2009
Engineering Central Fleet, Warren, MI
Obtain vehicles for engineering studies and return them to commerce. Generate global engineering vehicle tracking numbers, along with tracking and shipping vehicles globally.
• Reduced engineering study vehicle inventory by 60%, while increasing turn-around rate by 90% to return $3,000,000 to commerce annually.
• Provided single point contact service, administering vehicle numbering system. Improved the system, turning it into GM Engineering’s common global tracking system.
• Created “Pick and Choose†selection forms, allowing Vehicle Launch Managers to accurately order correct VIN numbers. Produced first 35 VIN for Chevy Volt, Transformer movie Camero, and other pre-production and experimental vehicles.
Mass Analyst 2003-2004
Product Development, Warren, MI
Determine and catalog mass of production parts and products.
• Traveled to six North American plants to record part mass for current production vehicles, enhancing accuracy of future product mass predictions.
• Built Excel spreadsheets, using macros, conditional formats, pivot tables, and graphs to save hours of labor each week.
Help Coordinator for Product Assembly Documents 2001-2002
Product Development, Pontiac, MI
Explain how to access and read product assembly documents.
• Provided clear telephone instructions enabling engineering and operations divisions to access and understand product assembly instructions quickly.
• Combined part identification and specification data with illustrations to create a single reference for all production assembly information.
ISO Internal Auditor 2000
Quality Network, Pontiac, MI
Review written procedure and investigate compliance.
• Trained engineers in how to access, read, and understand their written procedures, thereby enabling them to pass their ISO audits.
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, (Continued)
Staff Consultant 1998-1999
Quality Network, Pontiac, MI
Facilitate problem solving meetings designed to set lean engineering procedures.
• Used a laptop in meetings to project and edit Word documents live, to set procedures as they were agreed upon, and to gain consensus rapidly.
Throughput Improvement Coordinator 1992-1997
Lansing Automotive Division, Lordstown, OH
Lead data driven cross-functional teams to eliminate production bottlenecks as based on Goldratt’s “Theory of Constraintsâ€, and called “Throughput Improvement Process†or TIP.
• Used a high speed camera to identify a chronic problem and save GM $7,000,000.
• Institutionalized the Throughput Improvement Coordinator by traveling to assembly plants in Canada, The United States, and Mexico.
General Technician 1986-1991
Truck and Bus, Shreveport, Louisiana
Supervise multiple skilled-trades crews responsible for system mechanical and electrical installations and modifications.
• Devised an electro-mechanical interlock for synchronous conveyors to end a chronic downtime problem and smooth production flow.
• Took initiative to write first-ever procedures, which enabled fast recovery from a chronic problem, and gained recognition for training a professional response crew.
Maintenance Supervisor 1977-1985
Fisher Body, Willow Springs, IL
Supervise electricians responsible for systems, evaluations, and "tune-ups". control system modifications, panel build, and training.
• Built a reputation for dependability and a strong work ethic as a press operator, & conveyor attendant. Averaged 800 parts per hour, to salvage 35000 panels in outstanding time and was invited into the apprentice program.
• Completed electrician’s apprenticeship training.
EDUCATION
B.S. Industrial Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Goldratt Institute, Theory of Constraints, Jonah Program
Sexual Harassment Training
Diversity Training
Salzburg College, Salzburg Austria, German Language, Austrian Culture and Art
Foreign Language – Spoken German
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
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