Edgar (Jay) Terry Jr.

Experience

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  Empire Industrial Fabricators

  Jan 1980 - Jan 1995

  Tasked with responsibility to improve safety● Worked with consultant to develop Hazcom program and safety manual● Kept OSHA 300 Log up to date and annually reviewed with employees●Kept inventories of pressurized welding gasses and flammable paint supplies●Responsible for reporting annually to local fire authorities quantities and specific locations of products●Participated as lead contact with NY state while they performed safety audits of Empire●Gave training in areas of safety and machine operation●Purchased/inventoried safety supplies●Kept records of training●Participated in accident investigations●Instituted monthly and annual maintenance of Fire extinguishers, emergency lighting, lifting devices, overhead crane inspections, elevator, machine guards Show less Responsible for managing shop and field operations and staff (up to 30 people) assuring that projects were completed on schedule within budget and met quality standards. Accountable for all aspects of production planning and coordination, purchasing of consumables, materials, project bid preparation, hiring staff and training. Started as Fabricator/Certified Welder. Accomplishments included: ● Established a computerized inventory management program resulting in improved material turns, reduced operating costs and improved project management.● Implemented corporate HAZMAT, safety, worksite hazard assessment, vehicle maintenance and quality control procedures and programs. ● Significantly reduced employee turnover from an average of 3 years to more than 9 years.● Concurrently reduced aluminum fabrication times improving productivity. Show less

  • Safety Manager

    Jan 1985 - Jan 1995

  • Fabrication/Weld Foreman

    Jan 1980 - Jan 1995
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  Arcadia Manufacturing Group

  Jan 1995 - Feb 2011

  Responsible for major projects and new business initiatives. Managed development of various new processes such as water jet cutting, laser cutting, CNC bending, fabrication, welding, Quality and laser inspection. ●Sourced and purchased new equipment (cranes, lasers, five-axis water jet, bulk nitrogen storage, press brakes, welding equipment and more). ●Developed new part methods.●Qualified suppliers.●Improved existing processes: Wrote instructions for use of equipment, manufacturing steps, production manuals, safety and training. Utilized problem solving skills and experience to expedite new product start-ups.●Oversaw purchase, installation and start up of a second five-axis water jet process including machine customization as well as installation of electrical systems and high pressure plumbing. As a result, was able to increase production in excess of 100% and deliver first parts to major customer (GE) within 6-weeks resulting in maintaining sole source relationship. Show less Quality Control Manager & ISO 9001-2008 Management Representative.Major accomplishments included● Obtained ISO 9001-2008 Quality Management System Certification ● Completed computerized technical library assuring timely updating and most current information to internal resources.● Participated in writing of quality manual● Originated management review agenda● Established non-conformance, and corrective action system● Wrote Procedures, work instructions, forms.● Established piece/part inspection system Show less Served as Project Manager for outsourced fabrications and welded assemblies of military vehicle components.●Qualified suppliers of welding, fabrication, and painting. ●Gave training to suppliers employees in areas of code welding including AWS D1.1, Mil12479550, Mil 12472301●Witnessed qualification of welders●Managed daily production schedule●Acted as liason between suppliers and our military customers.●Attended customer Quality training sessionsServed as Project Manager for a major account GE responsible for supplying 5 axis waterjet cutting of spacer bands for turbine generators. This was an ultra fast account. Delivery schedules were known to change within shifts●Managed suppliers of raw materials (rolled metal, garnet)●Performed annual on site audits of suppliers●Established inspection process●Responsible for quality assurance●Interacted with customers buyers and QA department●Invited to participate in high level customer quality workshop●Established non verbal communication system between purchasing, other production managers, quality and production●Responsible for equipment maintenance●Scheduled employees ( at one time this was 24/7 we used almost every employee at Arcadia for extra help. Even secretaries and accounting personnel chipped in between and after their shifts to enhance production)Served as project manager for major account Intermagnetics (now Philips) to maintain helium level of stored MRI units●Wrote procedure to refill MRI units on site using customers equipment. including use of customers computerized inventory systems.This document was later used to train Intermagnetics employees.●Maintained inventory list of stored units, % full of each unit, estimate of date to be refilled (at times approx four million dollar inventory)●Interacted with Intermagnetics management, production, safety personnel ●Assigned Arcadia personnel Show less Held lead role in 3 facility start-upsDeveloping new capabilities and processes for Arcadia. Researched, purchased, managed installation, including electrical, rigging, floor plan layout, and training. Hired multiple contractors across many specialized fields1. Waterjet cutting and fabrication (Albany NY)●Helped establish equipment criteria●Responsible for floor plan layout●Oversaw fabrication of custom built tables (tanks)●Trained existing staff to read drawings●Established specifications for electrical, ultra high pressure plumbing, expansion of water system and electrical system.●Specified air compressor system●Received manufacturer maintenance training, subsequently gave training to employees for routine maintenance●Participated in garnet supplier evaluation●Established part inspection process●Trained personnel in bending process and light fabrication 2.Managed the 64,000 square foot building expansion project, without being late to a single customer.●Managed relocation of entire warehousing and manufacturing facility from Albany, NY to Green Island, NY●Responsible for floor plan layout●Specified to contractors: all electrical including transformers, locations of panels and machine hook ups. concrete pads for machines, air lines, bulk nitrogen system and lighting, ●Maintained schedule and interacted between building owners contractors, Arcadia managers, multiple Arcadia contractors and equipment manufactures simultaneously.●Established non verbal system to communicate between self and Arcadia managers ●Specified and purchased overhead cranes, air compressor, air lines, inspection equipment3. Code welding shop 20,000 square feet (Albany, NY)●Responsible for floor plan layout of●Specified and oversaw contractors installation of all electrical, air compressor and lines●Researched and purchased welding machines, smoke evacuation systems.●Researched (did not purchase) robotic welding machines●Interviewed/selected/trained personnel Show less Performed and supervised maintenance of waterjet facility including all building and manufacturing equipment. Partial list includes: Overhead cranes, forklifts, waterjet machines, compressors, electrical, high pressure plumbing, flooring, elevator, press brakes, hand tools, rolling machines, lifting devices, cooling towers and systems, garnet delivery and recovery systems, safety and regulatory systems●Developed system for recording preventative and breakdown maintenance ●Interacted with equipment and consumables suppliers●Maintained inventory of spares●Supplied management with annual budgeting estimates●Developed color coding of high pressure piping in service dates to aid with decision to replace in future years●Received manufactures training subsequently wrote standard operating procedures for routine maintenance. (This included intensifier rebuilding in which the manufacturer hand never given training before)●Wrote requests for quotes, selected contractors to perform work on site Show less Over 30 years experience●Performed work site Hazard assessments●Critiqued safety program, gave recommendations to upper management●Wrote extensive library of safety documents including individual machine operations and OSHA required trainings or inspections such as: lockout tag out, hazard communication, overhead cranes, lifting devices(chain and slings), building evacuation, safety glasses, emergency response, acetylene torch, forklift, elevator, emergency lighting, fire extinguishers and more ●Participated as lead contact with NY state, and various insurance companies while they performed safety audits of Arcadia, subsequently corrected all areas of concern, and responded with legal documents●Gave training in all areas of safety, both individually and in groups●Purchased/Recommended/inventoried safety supplies●Kept records of training●Participated in accident investigations Show less

  • Process Engineer

    Jul 1995 - Feb 2011

  • Quality Manager

    Jan 1995 - Feb 2011

  • Project Manager

    Jan 1995 - Jan 2011

  • Facilities Engineer

    Jan 1995 - Jan 2011

  • Maintenance Manager/Engineer

    Jan 1995 - Jan 2010

  • Safety Engineer

    Jan 1995 - Jan 2005

  • Production Manager

    Jan 1995 - Jan 2000
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  Metweld International

  Feb 2012 - Apr 2018

  ASME Section III (Nuclear) Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Second Chair member of SHARP certified safety committee, Technical writer for manufacturing processes and safety programs, Equipment purchaser- research and specify equipment used in fabrication of power piping and ASME section VIII pressure vessels, Estimator of build to print fuel oil delivery systems-- power piping -- ASME pressure vessels-- structural fabrications--AWS D1.1 weldments, Recruiter-- read resumes interview prospective employees Show less

  • Manufacturing Engineering Manager

    Feb 2012 - Apr 2018

  • Project Engineer

    Feb 2012 - Jan 2014
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  Arcadia Manufacturing Group

  Aug 2018 - now

  Quality Manager