James West, PMP

Experience

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  Stahl Specialty Co.

  May 2000 - Aug 2000

  Engineering Intern

  • Design pressurized tilt pour for permanent mold prototype.• Test refractory materials for prototype fabrication.• Produce a variety of aluminum castings for Caterpillar, John Deere and ZUA Autoparts Inc.• Analyze parts for sources of fabrication defects.

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  McDonald's Corporation

  Jun 2001 - May 2008

  Shift Manager / Maintenance Manager

  • Execute over $4M store operations during scheduled shifts to ensure that service and operational needs are met.• Direct over 20 crew members to various work stations or to perform tasks. • Responsible for supervising safety committee.• Coach and train new employees on safety and job responsibilities.• Complete daily transaction balances on sales, product, and labor.• Stock, merchandise, rotate, and store inventory according to guidelines and policies.• Maintain and repair buildings and equipment at 8 separate locations.• Install building wiring for phone, internet, and electricity.• IT support for point of sale and back office computers and devices. Show less

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  Webco Manufacturing, Inc.

  May 2011 - Jan 2015

  Project Engineer

  • Manage the facility move from multiple buildings from 100,000 ft2 to a single 200,000 ft2 facility building from the ground up while producing products and meeting on time shipping dates throughout the entire move.• Specify and coordinate everything from the concrete thickness to electrical layout, to machine layout for shop flow, along with coordinating and managing all the subcontractors and general contractor.• Manage and negotiate all utilities for the new facility which exceeds $1.5M in spend.• Oversee and apply for any and all permits to build and maintain the facility.• Produce shop floor drawings created from customer drawings when necessary for laser cutting, or when more detailed prints are required.• Reverse engineer products and work with customers to produce their parts at a 10% savings or more to both parties.• Advanced Drafter for special projects using AutoCAD and Inventor.• Act as engineering liaison between customers, sales staff, shop floor management, and shop floor employees to meet and exceed customer expectations.• Develop and teach print reading classes to employees.• Manage summer interns and guide them through internal improvement projects.• Partner with Trumpf for first US installation of Quickshop Pro integration with ERP / Upgrades which exceed $2.25M in spend.• Promote company within Trumpf Express article.• Oversee all IT including over 51 user workstations to Server Installs / Upgrades which exceed $500,000 in spend.• Rollout software updates and installations for all CAD related software along with ERP software.• Coordinate efficiency projects and time studies to improve shop flow and overall company efficiency.• Manage 6 operators in machine shop to ensure parts are being produced on time in a safe manner while meeting or exceeding quality standards specified by the customer.• Monitor daily efficiencies and utilization including quality to ensure the most effective work is being produced. Show less

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  ROYAL

  Mar 2015 - Jul 2023

  • Senior Manager of Research & Development

    Apr 2021 - Jul 2023

  • Research And Development Manager

    Jan 2018 - Mar 2021

  • Sr. Project Manager

    Mar 2015 - Dec 2017
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  West Tech Services, LLC

  Jan 2021 - now

  Consultant

  • Surveyor of construction sites and real estate with 3D Matterport scans, Drone imagery• Design and installation of low-voltage cabling for multiple clients• IT repair and consulting for small businesses• Installs and repairs for retail locations