Engineering Resume

Derek Paulo
EDUCATION
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo                                                        
Degree in: Industrial Engineering
Senior Project: Investigation of Product Expansion
TECHNICAL SKILLS
PC/Mac Platforms, AutoCAD 2000/LT, Visio, IQMS, HTML, GUI design, Web site design, FTP, Flash 4, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Frontpage, Dreamweaver, MS/Mozilla Browsers, Office, Windows, Pro Engineer R20, Minitab, Kaizen (Continuous Improvement), 5S, 6-sigma, Danaher Business System, Touchscreens
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
Opheilo Inc. (as a 1099 Contractor) - Escondido, California
West Coast Sales Consultant & Engineer - March 2007 to Present
- Sales and installation of Recycling Industry Software and hardware (IP cameras, scales, kiosks, etc)
- Wrote 115 Page Full-Color Software User Manual with illustrations and pictures
- Developed Customized Touchscreen Keyboard Interfaces for Clients
- Enhanced companies’ image and web presence through advertising campaigns (email, magazine, brochures and mailers)
- Consultant on facility layouts for workflow, parking, etc…
- Trained management and workers in state compliance laws and how to use the software to stay in compliance
Dpaulo Design - San Luis Obispo and Riverside, California
Web Designer/WebMaster - June 1999 to Present
- Web design/maintenance of sites including www.solanatan.com, www.tgatour.org, www.bryanknewman.com, www.buybackpro.com,  www.bbcnola.com,  www.impacttrainingsystems.com, www.helpusinternational.org, and others
- Shopping Cart design, Flash, Photoshop, logo creation, ftp, forms, etc. Print design in brochures, flyers, etc.
K&N Engineering - Riverside, California
Industrial Engineer - March 2005 to March 2007
- Designed a 26,000sf consolidated packaging area with 10 departments using conveyors to both process parts and deliver finished goods to the picking module/warehouse
- Project Manager for Packaging Area.  Work closely with Packaging/Plant Managers on all packaging issues
- Project Manager for several facility moves during the conveyor/mezzanine/warehousing install.  Project Manager for final Operations move.  Includes design, and management of electrical and plumbing contractors, IT and maintenance tasks.
- Designed a HVAC solution to cool and circulate a 270,000sf facility with an air exchange of 6/hr.  Collected and analyzed data, researched equipment and companies
- Continuous improvement throughout the facility.  Cost savings through automation equipment and optimization
PreProduction Plastics, Inc. - Corona, California
Manufacturing Engineer - April 2002 to September 2003
- Plastic Injection/Structural Foam/Gas-Assist Molding for medical, agricultural, computer industries
- Responsible for RMA’s and root cause analysis of non-conformance parts
- Create detailed Process Plans / Manufacturing Instruction Sheets
- Developed thorough spreadsheet to cost company’s entire product line to determine profitability in order for management to make fact-based, intelligent business decisions
- Meet with and discuss cost savings ideas with key personnel in customers’ organizations in order to develop the most mutually beneficial pricing
- Oversee and optimize all Manufacturing Processes: Molding, Secondary Operations, Paint, Assembly, Warehousing, etc
- Determine accurate material allocation and update information accordingly in BOM's
- Create highly detailed Job Production folders to ensure reproducibility of processes
- Create worker friendly, ergonomic work cells to minimize excessive labor
- Assist with the redesign of the company’s web site, preparation for ISO-9001-2000
Joslyn Sunbank Corporation, LLC - Paso Robles, California
Manufacturing Engineer, Associate (Internship) - September 1997 to March 1998
- Tool Crib Team Supervisor responsible for kitted tooling to entire production floor
- Facilitator for “Locked Turret Kaizens.”  Scheduled meetings, assigned tasks to team members and prepared written, oral and e-mail reports to upper management
- Served as technical support to assembly area and the Start Department
- Responsible for the implementation and education of workers in Danaher Business System principles including cellular manufacturing, work study, one-piece flow production and Kaizens
- Developed database using Microsoft Access for tracking and reordering of shop tooling.  Training of tool crib team members to maintain and use program
- Collect and analyze production data