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Kevin Field

Kevin Field

Manufacturing Process Engineer, Project Manager

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  • About me

    Staff Manufacturing Process and Equipment Engineer at Tesla

  • Education

    • California State University, Long Beach

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      Bachelor of Science - BS Manufacturing Engineering Technology

      Concentration in Manufacturing and Quality AssuranceCertificate in Facilities Management and Operations

  • Experience

    • Gel-Pak

      Dec 2000 - Jan 2003
      Manufacturing Process Engineer, Project Manager

      Manage Clean Room for semiconductor wafer fabrication production equipment.Responsible for designing and developing manufacturing processes for enhancements, product changes,new products and related fixtures and tooling that are consistent with zero defects and low product cost.Implement and lead company Quality Circles and Continual Improvement Programs.

    • NUMMI - New United Motor Manufacturing Inc.

      Jan 2003 - Apr 2010

      Lead Programmer Global Assembly Line Control ( GALC ). Directing system development and maintenance for current and new model broadcast codes for assembly build sequence.Responsible for the design, layout, implementation and maintenance of high volume assembly line equipment and to perform process capability studies ( Cpk ) to ensure new processes. Project lead for new models 592L & 593L; design layout, process flow & tooling.Lead cross departmental Quality Circles to improve productivity resulting in reduced operational costs by $90,000 annually through Engineer Change Instructions ( ECI ). Show less

      • Senior Production Manufacturing Engineer

        Mar 2006 - Apr 2010

      • Production Control Senior Specialist - Facility Operations Control Room

        Jan 2003 - Mar 2006

    • CODA Automotive, Inc.

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2013
      Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer / Production Manager

      Establish new manufacturing facility for automotive production of Electric Vehicles.Develop and implement lean manufacturing processes, facility layout, tooling and standardized work forvehicle assembly, software flashing, validation testing, inspection and shipment of completed vehicles. Execute Advanced Product Quality Planning ( APQP ) to advance product from prototype to full production. Manage daily production planning, work force utilization and supervision of unionized staff to kaizen processand increase efficiency by 40% reducing turnaround time of complete vehicle build from five to three days. Show less

    • Tesla Motors

      Jan 2013 - now
      Staff Manufacturing Process and Equipment Engineer

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certificate in Facilities Management and Operations – CSULB, Dec 2000

    • Experienced with Clean Room management and protocols to Class 1000

    • Licensed equipment operator including: Class B license

    • TPS Certified – Toyota Production Systems