Eric H. May
Trumansburg, NY 14886
Pursue increasing responsibilities in the Manufacturing Engineering field in the
Goal:
area of establishing new manufacturing processes while providing support and
implementing continuous improvement for existing production lines.
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
Education:
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Bachelor of Technology May 1989
Lehigh County Community College Schnecksville, PA
Mechanical Technology
A.A.S. Jan. 1987.
6/96 to 2/09
Experience:
Borg Warner Automotive Morse TEC Corporation Ithaca, NY
Senior Manufacturing Engineering Specialist.
Investigate, justify and implement capital equipment for high volume flexible
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machining including part automation, robotics, material handling and floor
plan development in accordance with established project time lines.
Responsible for related capital budget forecasts and expenditures.
Develop PFMEAs, Control plans and process planning documentation
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consistent with APQP requirements for new and existing programs.
Implement continuous improvements consistent with lean manufacturing
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goals for cost reduction including pull system techniques, WIP reduction,
cycle time studies to establish line balance and Floor plan modifications to
accommodate 5S and product flow improvements.
Participation in team oriented problem solving and DOE activities.
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Geometric Tolerancing and Dimensioning methods for specifying
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requirements for part quality and manufacturability.
Collect and analyze statistical data and make adjustments to machining
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processes in order to achieve and maintain Cpk requirements.
Participation in Ford driven efforts to reduce operating costs using the Six
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Sigma approach to eliminate inefficiencies.
6/89 to 6/96
Smith Meter Inc. An FMC Corporation subsidiary Erie, PA
Manufacturing/ Mechanical Engineer/ Production Leader.
Supervise hourly employees in the Turbine Meter and Mass Meter Product
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Cells
Responsible for Methods development and improvements in the machining,
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assembly and test areas focusing on setup reduction, safety and cost reduction.
Create routings and establish standards for new and existing components.
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Investigate, justify and implement capital equipment including CNC machine
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tools, welding equipment. Provide Plant layouts drawings and coordinate the
subcontracting of construction and the alteration of plant facilities.
Coordinate continuous improvement to ensure compliance with ISO 9001
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quality standards and implement corrective action where necessary.
Initiate new methods and processes to improve the manufacturability of spur
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and helical gears.
Perform value analysis of products using IBM business systems to reduce
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inventory costs.
Assist in the Design of test facilities and fixtures related to product
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development
RIT Engineering Co-op Work Experience
6/88 to 12/88
Dresser Rand Steam Turbine and Generator Division Wellsville, NY
• Assist in the design of single and multi-stage steam turbines using mainframe
engineering programs. Specify necessary modifications to re-rate steam
turbines to customer’s power requirements.
3/87 to 9/87 and 12/87 to 3/88
Strothers Associates Inc. Sellersville, PA
• Provide plot plans and topographical drawings for the development of
subdivisions using surveying data.
Other Experience /
Training:
High speed machining methods
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Value stream mapping, 5s and Lean manufacturing activities
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Team Oriented Problem solving.
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CNC programming school.
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Geometric Tolerancing and Dimensioning Training.
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Supervisor Training
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AutoCad experience
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German language studies
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Practical machining experience gained from working in a job shop
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environment prior to entering college.
MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Projects.
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Accomplishments:
1992-Promoted to second shift Machine Shop Supervisor.
1993-Promoted to Senior Industrial Engineer
1994-Desgnated as Supervisor and Industrial Engineer for Turbine Meters
1995-Promoted to Manufacturing / Mechanical Engineer/ Production Leader
for the Mass Meter product line.
1996-Entered the high volume production machining environment with Borg
Warner Automotive as Senior Manufacturing Engineer.
1999-Promoted to Senior Manufacturing Engineering Specialist with
focus on acquisition and support of machining equipment and automation..
2008-BorgWarner Manufacturing Excellence Award in the area of Collaboration