Kenny Dishon

Experience

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  MECO, Inc.

  Jun 1990 - Feb 1992

  Engineering Technician

  • Generate cad drawings for shop fabrication and machining• Perform quality inspections• Assist engineers with cnc programming and tool design• Managed project involving the fabrication of an experimental turbine engine combustion liner for the University of California-Irvine. Responsible for costing project, designing tools for manufacturing, developing appropriate manufacturing processes, supervising final assembly and quality inspection.

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  Formers International Inc.

  Jan 1993 - now

  • Serve as the main point of contact for Tier 1 accounts with sales in excess of $1.5million• Generate quotes and create job travelers• Coordinate raw material requirements• Perform in plant audits for the purpose of obtaining dimensional information• Estimate material and labor costs for new projects• Manage and train engineering staff• Schedule department workflow• Approve all designs and implement manufacturing processes• Provide technical support to sales department• Investigate warranty requests• Implement and maintain quality procedures• Manage daily operations of ORBX Fabrication division Show less • Manage all salaried and hourly staff in engineering, quality, purchasing, manufacturing and shipping departments• Schedule workflow for all departments• Evaluate all RMA’s and warranties• Implement quality policies and procedures• Conduct weekly production meetings, bi-weekly sales & engineering meetings and monthly manufacturing meetings• Create policies and procedures that promote efficiencies for all departments• Maintain all quality documentation including non conformance reports, corrective actions and on time performance analysis• Provide customer service for all inquiries from sales department • Responsible for hiring, disciplinary actions and terminations Show less • Manage design and drafting staff• Schedule department workflow• Approve all designs and implement manufacturing processes• Provide technical support to sales department• Serve as liaison between engineering department and production manager• Generate cad drawings for shop fabrication based on customer specs• Create .dxf files and nests for waterjet and laser cutting• Reverse engineering of customer supplied parts• Develop flat patterns for complex sheet metal parts• Check drawings from other drafters and designers Show less

  • Vice President - Operations

    Jul 2023 - now

  • General Manager

    Apr 2021 - Jun 2023

  • Director of Sales & Engineering

    Aug 2017 - Apr 2021

  • Director of Engineering

    Nov 2014 - Jul 2017

  • Operations Manager

    Nov 2012 - Oct 2014

  • Engineering Manager

    Jan 1993 - Nov 2012