Alan R. DeForest 3909 West Bishop Ct. Wilmington, NC 28412 Cell: 910-297-1094 Email: deforestalan@yahoo.com Objective: Project Management/Engineering in a team environment promoting continual improvement, customer satisfaction and profitability. Direct participation in design and implementation of systems and products, quality deployment, and continual improvement. Interface for cross functional communications and customer/supplier development. Profile:
Experience: Exstar International, Corp. Wilmington, NC 2005-present General Manager Responsible for the day to day operations including sales, design purchasing and manufacture. Developed Sales literature and set up web site to include on line catalog. Utilized Quick Books for Manufacturing for inventory control, sales orders purchasing and invoicing. Designed reverse osmosis desalination systems for industrial and marine applications. Commissioned systems on board ships. Designed portable and stationery pump out systems for marinas and campgrounds.
Process Initiatives East Aurora, NY 2000-2005 Consultant/Owner Provided consulting to manufacturers in a wide range of settings. Projects include ISO9001 and AS9001 Quality System Implementation, shop floor process improvements and project management. Certified instructor for NASA and IPC Electronic and Electrical Hand Soldering and Inspection Standards. Quality Manager for titanium processing company. Selected and implemented maintenance software. Provided design assistance for wiring harness and soldered assemblies for aerospace components
DATESWEISER Furniture Company Buffalo, NY 1999-2000 Manufacturing Manager Responsible for 50 person custom furniture manufacturing facility. Directed production and maintenance functions. implemented and trained personnel in use of Visual Manufacturing planning system on the shop floor. Planned capital purchase and facility projects. Through a team environment wrote policies and developed procedures and work instructions. Participated in strategic planning.
Western New York Technology Amherst, NY 1994 – 1999 Development Center, Inc. Manufacturing Engineer Consultant to over 100 small to medium sized manufacturers for production process improvements. Focused on shop floor activities, such as workplace organization, set up reduction, data collection, shop floor layout and facility relocations. Trained others in a formal workshop setting for Set Up Reduction, Process Mapping, and Problem Solving. Served as Interim Quality Manager an Project Engineer.
Carleton Technologies, Inc. Orchard Park, NY 1987- 1994 Senior Product Engineer Principle engineer for aerospace product manufacturing. Responsible for $4MM annual product line. Documented detailed assembly and test instructions. Designed assembly fixtures and GPIB based computer controlled stress and test acceptance systems. Analyzed electromechanical components and systems. Technical contact for program review and production issues. Evaluated suppliers and performed process FMEA’s. Trained technicians in system operations and fault analysis. Facilitated DOE an team problem solving activities.
INDEX Electronics Buffalo, NY 1982 - 1987 Technical Manager
American Optical Inc. Buffalo, NY. 1981 - 1982 Product Service Programmer
APA Technical Temporaries Buffalo, NY 1980 – 1981 Senior Electronic Technician Steel Plant Operations
Moore Research Center Grand Island, NY 1977 - 1980 Senior Electronics Technician
Education:
B.S. Electrical Technology SUNY College at Buffalo Completed 1986
A.A.S. Electrical Technology Erie Community College Completed 1977
USAF School of Electrical Power Production
Seminar Course work at Eastern Michigan University Corporate Education Center
British Standards Institute
NIST
Technical Trainer Certification
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