Industrial Engineer

Industrial Engineer — Apex Manufacturing Technologies

Chicago, IL | January 2024 – Present

• Redesigned a 45,000-square-foot assembly plant layout using AutoCAD, improving material flow efficiency by 22% and reducing annual material handling costs by $85,000.
• Led a cross-functional team of 8 operators to implement a Lean 5S program on 3 primary production lines, reducing manufacturing defects by 26% and scrap rates by 14%.
• Created discrete-event simulation models in Arena to analyze bottleneck operations, increasing overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) from 74% to 89% on critical packaging lines.
• Managed a facility capacity expansion project with a budget of $350,000, delivering all milestones 12 days ahead of schedule and expanding weekly production capacity by 20%.

Associate Industrial Engineer — Vertex Precision Components

Gary, IN | August 2021 – December 2023

• Analyzed production data using Minitab to identify variance in machining operations, leading to a 32% reduction in cycle time variance for 15 key components.
• Conducted time-and-motion studies for 12 assembly processes, standardizing work instructions and improving individual labor productivity by 18% across 4 manufacturing cells.
• Optimized inventory control procedures by implementing Kanban systems, reducing raw material inventory holding levels by 24% while maintaining a 99.8% material availability rate.
• Collaborated with quality control teams to perform failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) on new product lines, reducing post-release assembly defects by 30%.

Process optimization, Plant layout design, Capacity planning, Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, Value stream mapping (VSM), Statistical process control (SPC), Time-and-motion studies, Supply chain logistics, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Arena simulation, Minitab, SAP ERP, MS Project

Assembly Line Automation Initiative

Role: Lead Industrial Engineer

Tools: AutoCAD, Arena simulation, MS Project, SAP

Directed the transition of a manual packaging line to a semi-automated system, completing the project 3 weeks early and increasing production throughput by 35%.

Supply Chain Routing Optimization

Role: Industrial Engineer

Tools: Minitab, Excel Solver, SQL

Analyzed transit bottlenecks and rescheduled delivery routes for 14 regional distribution centers, reducing annual logistics and transportation costs by 16%.

• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) (2022)
• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) (2023)

• Languages: English (Native), German (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Regional STEM program advisor and mentor for local high school robotics teams (2022-present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice