Sarah Smith

Experience

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  The Dow Chemical Company

  Aug 2002 - May 2005

  Engineering Co-Op

  • May 2005 - August 2005: West Virginia Operations – Improvement Engineer• August 2004 - December 2004: Texas Operations, Environmental Technology Center – Greenbelt and Reliability Engineering• January 2004 – May 2004: Pittsburg, CA - Maintenance/Reliability Engineer• May 2003 – August 2003: Michigan Operations – Pressure Vessel Engineering• August 2002 – December 2002: Louisiana Operations - Glycol and Energy Maintenance Engineer

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  Rockwell Automation

  Jun 2006 - May 2017

  o Launched manufacturing implementation of Low Voltage Motor Control Center design changes and new offerings simultaneously across multiple global sites – responsible for BoM and routing creation, work instructions, PFMEA’s, DFA, assembly fixtures/tools, and cost reporting.o Utilized project management and supervisory skills to coordinate project work among multiple industrialization engineers in global locations.o Coordinated and tracked manufacturing issues list with senior leadership visibility across multiple product lines and nine manufacturing plants to achieve a 99% reduction of issues over a 9 month period.o Shared expertise and coordinated training with the department in the areas of SAP, product development processes, and departmental procedures though monthly formal training and regular informal mentoring.o Defined and implemented a new repair kit setup process including label templates and standard packaging to reduce the need for tech support resources.o Worked on cross-functional and cross-business unit teams to standardize and improve processes such as part qualification and engineering change management by increasing and enhancing communication between functions.o Volunteered as a campus manager for Purdue University recruiting activities and coordinated on-campus career fair events. Show less o Introduced the manufacturing of new smart motor controllers, overload relays, and accessories in both local and remote sites – including BoM and routing creation, bi-lingual work instructions, PFMEA’s, DFA, assembly fixtures/tools, and cost reporting.o Assigned and coordinated three co-workers’ activities to meet project goals and schedules.o Managed the budgets for all required assembly tooling up to $50k.o Scheduled and coordinated builds for prototypes and pilots.o Mitigated project risks by reviewing and understanding the manufacturability and capacity of new products.o Helped achieve company revenue goals by supporting manufacturing production lines in multiple locations by advising on layouts, process improvements, and general troubleshooting.o Led a product label consolidation project that delivered $19.7k of annual cost savings and exceeded the goal by $3k. Show less o Product Control Analyst/Industrialization Planner - Milwaukee, WI Jan. 2008 - July 2008- Prioritized and executed daily planning for a production line in order to achieve goals for inventory, service, and schedule attainment.- Monitored, converted, tracked, and provided training about purchase requisitions and purchase orders in the new system.- Supported efforts to manage and clean up plant master data after SAP conversion.- Executed the new production introduction planning and worked to achieve target dates for product launches.o Industrialization - Milwaukee, WI April 2007 - Dec. 2007- Led a shaft simplification project to reduce the number of SKU’s by 19%.- Led the new product manufacturing efforts of a new accessory by working with development to specify parts, making changes to the assembly line, ordering tooling, and scheduling/executing a pilot.o Local Drive Center - Houston, TX Jan. 2007 - April 2007- Scheduled and supervised technicians and contractors in order to maintain production schedules and meet customer want dates.- Tracked all Lean activities and savings for the facility.- Identified areas for productivity improvements.o Printed Circuit Boards and Remanufacturing – Mequon, WI June 2006 - Dec. 2006- Created a capacity model for developing costs, prioritizing Lean Six Sigma opportunities, and streamlining the process. - Developed a feeder maintenance program utilizing a database and barcode scanners.- Generated recommendations for improved operator ergonomics and manufacturing space utilization for remanufacturing lines. Show less

  • Project Engineer Industrializaiton

    Jul 2015 - May 2017

  • Senior Industrialization Engineer

    Aug 2011 - Jul 2015

  • Industrialization Engineer

    Jul 2008 - Aug 2011

  • Leadership Development Program - Operations Track

    Jun 2006 - Jul 2008
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  Velvac Inc.

  May 2017 - now

  Manager of Program Management

  -Co-lead and implemented a new cross-functional product development process to align AIAG APQP and Lean Product & Process Development principles into an internal standard.-Developed and implemented project KPIs in PowerBI for visual management of new product development and continuous improvement projects.-Developed and implemented a project roadmap management view to forecast future resourcing constraints due to project overlap.-Developed and implemented an NRE and tooling PO tracking system to increase efficiency by aligning open POs and invoicing with the finance team.-Lead multi-million-dollar customer-funded programs simultaneously responsible for meeting margin cost targets, tooling budget, NRE budget, and timing.-Represent Velvac to external customers as a primary project contact, responsible for coordinating status update meetings and pre-launch builds, troubleshooting and tracking open items to completion, quoting scope changes, and ensuring adherence to Customer Specific Requirements, budget and schedule.-Supervise contract and reallocated resources to manage customer and internal programs.-Defined and implemented internal processes for APQP including engineering time tracking (for financial reporting), engineering standup meetings & prioritization, and internal program kickoff to align priorities and resources cross-functionally.-Identified and implemented external processes for customer program kick-off and program change management.-Helped develop strategic plan and yearly initiatives for engineering and participated in the company leadership strategic planning process.-Drive continuous improvement culture by actively participating on Kaizen teams to improve the development process, part number creation, ECNs, tool management, and margin monitoring.-Created, maintained, and investigated bill of materials financials for projects including – cost estimating, supplier negotiation, customer negotiation, margin analysis, and discrepancy analysis. Show less