Stuart N. Brandt
(336) 263-0963 (mobile)
3906 Burch Bridge Road
Burlington, North Carolina 27217
sbrandt1@triad.rr.com
(336) 584-8094 (home)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Belcan Technical
(CONTRACT ENDED)
Winston-Salem, NC
(Contract Assembly Manufacturing Engineer / Planner for Caterpillar – Lower Drive Train. This site made
the axles for the world’s largest dump trucks).
9/2011 to 5/2012
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Provided support for the Differential Assembly area for receiving parts both individually and in kits.
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Established KanBan sizes for production and established floor locations. Established point of use racks / material presentation for
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Used Lean tools to provide training, documentation, process documentation (standard work), process monitoring, area layouts, tool /
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Used Lean concepts to provide Provided process improvements and cost reduction project implementation.
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Worked with all other departments including Caterpillar and Caterpillar contractors.
manufacturing flow and layouts
equipment specifications & purchasing, material handling equipment specifications.
Aflac Insurance
Burlington, NC
5/2009 to current
Sanford, NC
7/2007 to 3/2009
An Independent Agent Representing Aflac
Zenith Pumps
(PLANT CLOSED)
Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Gears / shafts / cylindrical (Manufacture precision Gear Pumps)
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Responsible for Floor Layouts to optimize work cells.
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Product Manager to bring the manufacturing of new products to the Sanford Operations.
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Specified machine requirements for machine tools to add manufacturing capability.
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Led Kaizen Events, Continuous Improvement projects, & Lean activities. Led Set-up Reduction Project. 15% reduction realized from 2007 to
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Provided Maintenance of Line Support for turning, grinding, lapping,milling & assembly.
2008.
WhiteRidge Plastics - Quality Manager – (CONTRACT ENDED)
Reidsville, NC
5/2006 to 7/2007
(Manufactured blow molded cases and products for the nursery (plants) industry
Weil McLain- Quality Engineer – Contractor
Eden, NC
(Manufactured boilers for commercial and home heating) - Quality Engineer – Contractor
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Wrote Standard Work Sheets for new & existing products.
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Provided training for Team Leaders and Associates & Interacted with customers to establish / understand their quality requirements.
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Point of Contact for ISO Audit – instrumental in gaining ISO certification for facility.
General Dynamics, C-4 Systems
Newton, NC
9/2005 to 5/2006
Manufacturing Quality Engineer – VSAT (Commercial satellite systems)
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Product Manager to bring the manufacturing of new products to the facility.
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Provided Maintenance of Line Support for: Welding; Assembly; Fabrication; Molding; Packaging
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Developed bulk packaging for international shipments.
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Interacted with Suppliers to improve quality and lower costs. Led MRB (Material Review Board) Initiatives.
Channel Master, LLC / Andrew Corporation (PLANT CLOSED)
Smithfield, NC
Manufacturing Engineer - VSAT (Commercial satellite systems)
6/2004 to 9/2005
5/2002 to 11/2003
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Managed new products involving global resources.
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Implemented team work between Engineering, Quality, and Production Departments to bring the concept from Engineering, thru Production,
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Teamed up with Suppliers to decrease costs and improve quality.
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Developed new bulk packaging. Increased container density by over 48% while reducing packaging costs by over 80%.
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Trained Associates & Designed assembly fixtures.
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Provided support for the Molding Department – both Injection and Compression Molding.
and to the customer. Worked closely with Design Engineering to develop manufacturing friendly products for new products. DFM
Diebold Corporation
(PLANT CLOSED)
Danville, VA
11/2003 to 6/2004
Manufacturing Process Engineer - Manufactured / assembled products for the banking industry:
Physical Security Products (night drop boxes / teller drawers) &
Electro-mechanical modules for ATMs
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Implemented team work between Engineering, Quality, and Production Departments in multiple sites.
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Trained & Coached Associates as well as provided Maintenance of Line Support.
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Worked closely with Design Engineering to develop manufacturing friendly products.
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Implemented batch sizes of one – reducing wait times and improving productivity.
GKN Automotive, Inc.
(LAY OFF)
Mebane, NC
6/1998 to 2/2001
Manufacturing Engineer - (Manufactured components for front wheel drive vehicles – Ford & Toyota)
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Decreased tool usage by over 25%. ($62K savings) Increased machine up-time by 17.5%. Decreased scrap costs more than 50%, and
increased the lathe capability from less than 1.0 to greater than 2.0.
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Developed Poka – Yoke to stop non-conforming material from moving up the line.
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Programmed and supported the MotoMan Robots.
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Assisted with gaining QS 9000 certification for GKN - Alamance Facility.
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Worked with the Tool Room & Maintenance groups to overcome obstacles and to be ready for Production during shut down activities.
Dialight Corporation,
Roxboro, NC
6/1996 to 6/1998
Manufacturing Engineer - (Manufactured LED assemblies for commercial vehicles as well as traffic signals)
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Provided leadership, supervision, and training to the technical support staff.
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Developed a wave solder process for the successful use of Hewlett Packard LEDs.
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Implemented new environmentally friendlier packaging. Saving over $750,000 in packaging costs per year.
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Programmed Cencorp TR1000 Depaneling machine for all PCBs to separate the assembled circuit boards.
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Designed fixtures and test systems.
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Implemented capital project for heat staking PC Boards – improving the process & product quality. Utilized 5 Whys to focus on
solution. Changed from ultrasonic staking to heat staking. Virtually eliminated costs for set-up tooling costs for securing the circuit
board to the housing.
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Justified the purchase and supervised the installation of essential production equipment.
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Performed layouts to optimize production flow and into Work Cells. Line balancing.
Mettler - Toledo, Inc.,
(PLANT CLOSED)
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Inman, SC
1/1987 to 6/1996
(Manufactured transducers, scales, & weighing equipment)
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Championed Continuous Improvement Projects, Cost Reductions, Quality Improvements, Decreased Warranty Returns, Increased Sales.
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Managed and led the transducer and retail scale assembly technical support teams.
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Supervised, directed, trained, and coached ICE (Initial Career Experience) Engineers, Coop students, Engineers, Technicians, and
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Streamlined Retail Scale Focused Factory to require 70% less floor space with a 50% increase in efficiency.
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Completed the Project Approval Request (PAR), obtained approval, and completed the purchase and successful installation of the
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Programmed CNC Plasma Arc Welders and YAG Laser welders.
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Developed fixtures to increase through put and to reduce ergonomic problems.
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Reduced gaging cycle time by more than 50%.
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Programmed and supported the ADEPT gaging robots.
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Instructed floor personnel and helped prepare process procedures to receive ISO 9002 Certification.
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Coordinated all testing required eliminating CFCs from the manufacturing process. At the time of implementation, a yearly cost
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Developed & expanded the Kan-Ban System.
Associates.
Nd:YAG laser welder with two workstations.
savings of over $250,000 was realized.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Engineering Technology - Mechanical Specialty
College of Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
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Eagle Scout w/ palms, Boy Scouts of America
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Scout Leader – Alamance District, Old North State Council
5/1983