Richard Stitt

25+ years Senior Manufacturing Engineer /Senior Project Manager

with experience in

Aerospace, Consumer Electronic & Automotive Manufacturing

Previous Responsibilities and Accomplishments:  

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

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Highly technical, quality-focused engineer with extensive experience designing, building, testing and implementing enterprise-wide systems against aggressive requirements. Analytical strategist skilled in gathering, analyzing and translating product specifications into on-time deliverables. Collaborative communicator focused on leading teams and building relationships with vendors, staff and senior management to drive engineering excellence. Key Skills:

Professional Experience

LTI                                                                                                                                                                                                       MO, KS, MI

Consulting Engineer                                                                                                                                                         10/2014 - Current

Consulting Engineer / Senior Project Engineer / Program Manager                                                                7/1997 – 12/2012

Handpicked to design proprietary manufacturing techniques and processes for $234M technology transfer project aimed at enhancing general aviation product line. Built and maintained business plans and financial models.

Key Achievements & Engagements

• Achieved 900% reduction in flight vibration levels through development of improvement process;
• Developed new style high-efficiency gas turbine engines with 35% system thermal efficiency;
• Designed and built new tooling applications and specifications for automated equipment lines;
• Concurrently led major projects, training & development efforts and continual improvement efforts;
• Identified and resolved technical and procedural deficiencies through expert troubleshooting and analysis
• Developed new modular insert tooling processes for complex automated robotic fiberglass assemblies.

DANA HOLDINGS (AEROTEK CONTRACT)                                                                                                                                              MI

Senior Consulting Engineer / Senior Industrial Engineer                                                                                       2/2013 – 4/2014

Progressed from temporary new hire to current leader of special initiatives with responsibilities spanning project management, contractor coordination, internal tool audits, strategy setting and quality assurance monitoring.

Key Achievements & Engagements

• Executed relocation and merger of two active manufacturing sites separated by 45 miles; 
• Selected to maintain and strengthen contract relationships with Ford;
• Completed all capacity analysis reports (CAR), OEE analysis, Control Plan, PPAP, Process FEMA &APQP;
• Coordinated internal tool audits for Ford and Chrysler;
• Team member Dana’s 5S, Root Cause Analysis, Quick Response and Kaizen quality systems.
• Devised and deployed improvement initiatives, apply lean mfg principles,
• Earned Excellence in Service Award, 2013

Early Career

SII, GM Cadillac Engine 4.1, 4.5, 4.9 Validation Project Engineer                                                      Liberty, MO

LIBBY WELDING, TQ Production Testing Engineer / Supervisor                                                       KC, MO

SII, Design & Production of Electronic Assemblies, Contract Mfg/ Project Engineer                                KC, MO 

Key Achievements & Engagements

• Develop and Implement Business Plans and Financial Models

• Executed relocation and merger of two active manufacturing sites separated by 45 miles

• Selected to maintain and strengthen contract relationships with Ford

• Completed and disseminated all capacity analysis reports (CAR) and OEE analysis.  

• Coordinated internal tool audits for Ford and Chrysler 

• Devised and deployed improvement initiatives, apply lean mfg principles  

• Earned Excellence in Service Award, 2013 

• Develop and Implement Business Plans and Financial Models

• Develop Green Power Point Presentation developed for Large OEM’s to conceptualize new innovations of the Plastic Industry for product weight savings and fuel efficiency for new and upgraded products.

• Develop new ways to continuously train and monitor employee’s knowledge base and document levels of training and certifications levels by the use of custom multi language internet training software.

• Take pride and ownership of custom production lines and processes developed for OEM clients.

•  Coordinate Project activities for Inside and Outside Engineering staff,

• Develop new proprietary manufacturing processes, automated equipment, tooling and software controls.

•  Lead large projects, new designs, and capital equipment purchases, with 234 million currently under Technology Transfer Contract Review.

• Design and build specifications for new automated equipment lines and custom laser measuring tools.

•  Investigates and make recommends for new manufacturing methods and technologies.

•  Experienced in developing budgets, increasing productivity, reduced scrap, reducing labor cost by 30 to 50%.

• Developing new style high efficiency gas turbine engines with overall system thermal efficiency approaching 55% using university software simulators based on the Brayton Cycle.

• Solving complex manufacturing process issues thru effective coordination of outside vendor involvement by 3rd party validation testing.

• Design and build custom mechanical assemblies for new product evaluation

• Design and build custom electrical circuit including PCB layout of digital and RF circuitry

•  Provide leadership and training as needed to technicians and manufacturing personnel

• Partner with sales team for new business development

•  Interact with sales and quality assurance departments providing support in resolving issues dealing with the customer, production, or supply chain, Good problem solving ability using TQM and 6 Sigma

• Provide ongoing "lifetime" support of product in regards to its manufacture date.

• Create or oversee the generation of fixture designs and work instructions for manufacture of product

• Design of test processes and test automation for evaluation of custom designs

• Develop Technical Specifications and Reports

•  Self-starter and able to manage multiple programs 

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