Stephen Sutcliffe
1101 Hunting Ridge Road Wilmington NC 28412
USA
Phone: 910 338 1872 - Home
 : 910 616 1127 - Cell
Email 

EXPERIENCE

 * Highly experienced and qualified in Project Engineering disciplines with many
years experience providing successful project leadership across a diverse range
of manufacturing businesses, their assets, products and processes
 * Highly qualified Mechanical Engineer with cross-functional industrial
experience of production systems, equipment maintenance and quality engineering,
supporting the Foods Industry, Chemical, Automotive, Plastics, Fabrication, ,
Textiles, and General Machining Industries

Industrial Manufacturing Terex Cranes
 * Leader for Project Management, utilizing and applying the philosophies of
Asset Health Management, Reliability Centered Maintenance, and Total Productive
Maintenance for the improvement of buildings, grounds, facilities, utilities,
production equipment, process, design of process and change management
 * Conduct gap analysis, Indentify and rank through risk assessment, all
critical equipment and processes.
 * Determine equipment and process capability collect data through engineering
studies, and identify areas for improvement.
 * Facilitate problem root cause RCA and FMEA analysis of design and process.
Prioritize plant personal Health & Safety, OSHA, FDA and HACCP as critical in
all risk assessment activities
 * Document management systems: corporate, local and SOP procedures

Maintenance Reliability - Project Management MRG.Inc
 * Conduct gap analysis, risk assessment, present findings, outline project
planning
 * Facilitate equipment walk downs and P& ID reviews, provide RCM training
 * Facilitate Root Cause (Process) PFMEA, (Design) DFMEA
 * Implement equipment and industry safety standards into potential failure
analysis activities, to include, but not limited to the requirements of:
ASTM - (BPVC), API, ANSI, ISO, EPA, OSHA, COSH & HAZMAT standards.
 * Equipment assets include boilers, pipe-work, valves, high/Low pressure
vessels and storage tanks, feed water and steam condensate tanks, float and
thermal traps, separators, autoclaves, condensate collectors, heat exchangers,
motors, pumps and control systems
Develop preventative, predictive NDE Inspections, Standard Jobs, PM & PdM
Develop and update CMMS system.

Automotive Cummins Engine Co TQS/SQIE - Project Engineer
New Product Introduction program - Product and Process approval APQP, PPAP
Supplier Assessment and Source Approval /release of new purchased product
Lead cross-functional problem solving teams work with key suppliers achieving
final resolution of design, process, and production capability.
 * Develop and train suppliers to include: requirements of ISO9000 & Automotive
TS16949 Quality Systems

Strengths
Career minded, enthusiastic, proactive, and keen to take on new roles and
challenges.
Strives to apply new industrial technologies and improve existing production
process and equipment efficiency where possible.
Prioritizes Safety as No 1 in all decision making.
Possesses advanced project management skills, planning, leadership,
organizational, training and facilitation skills
A team player with excellent interpersonal, and motivation skills
An excellent communicator possesses accomplished written, oral and presentation
skills.
Leads and participates effectively, contributes to team oriented improvement
programs and activities.
Skilled in the use of problem solving techniques.
Capable of managing multiple improvement projects across the company's many
assets, facilities, critical equipment and production processes.

Key tools and concepts:
 * Deign, drawing and process review
 * System, Equipment, Process Failure Modes & Root Cause Analysis (FMEA)
 * Design, Manufacture Failure Modes Effects and Analysis (DFMEA)
 * Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
 * Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
 * Statistical Process Control (SPC)
 * Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
 * Design & Drawing reviews
 * Kaizen
 * Lean Manufacturing Techniques
 * 5S Improvement Initiatives

COMPUTER SKILLS
 * Certified Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, PowerPoint,
Microsoft Project.
 * Certified Lotus Notes - Quality Systems (QSI) document manager/administrator
 * Oracle - User
 * CMMS Systems - SAP, Maximo, MIMMS/ Ellipse, SJD Edwards
 * Reliasoft - Weibul, XFMEA systems software and application development
 * Fanuc, Siemens, Alan Bradley, Toshiba PLC Hardware and control applications
 * Working knowledge of CAD systems.

TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
 * Project Management Skills
 * Facilitation & Presentation Skill
 * Assertiveness for Personal Effectiveness
 * Supervisory Management
 * Instructional Techniques (Train The Trainer)
 * Environmental & Safety (ISO 14001)
 * Electrical Engineering (City & Guilds)
 * Mechanical Engineering Maintenance (City & Guilds)
 * Machining/Manufacturing Engineering (City & Guilds)
 * London Chamber of Commerce - German Language
 * Certified Lead Auditor ISO 9001
 * Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
 * Automotive QS9000/TS16949, ISO9000-2000 Quality Systems
 * Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (DFMEA/PFMEA)
 * Problem Solving
 * SPC Process Capability
 * Gauge R&R Capability Studies
 * Geometric Tolerancing
 * Document Management Systems
 * Lotus Notes - QSI database quality document management systems
 * Lloyds Institute of Quality Assurance
 * Kaizen/JIT/5S/Kanban

EDUCATION

 * AET - Mechanical Engineering Technology - GPA B (3.4) 
 * Manufacturing Engineering (City & Guilds of London Institute/ASCET)
 * Mechanical Engineering Maintenance (City & Guilds of London Institute/ASCET)
 * Electrical/Mechanical Engineering (E.I.T.B) U.K
 * Electrical/Mechanical Engineering (E.M.E.U) U.K

Northampton College of Engineering Technology, Northampton, England UK,

WORK HISTORY

12/06 - To date Plant Project Manager and department Group leader for
Production/Maintenance & Tool Room Depts.
 Terex/North American Cranes - Wilmington NC

 * Manage production and maintenance department staff and contract resources
 * Prepare and account for department annual budgets, capital project funding
and ROI, prepare formalized planning, approvals and scope of projects, list
activities and tasks, feasibility studies, contractor and resources selection
 * Manage and participate in all plant facility improvement projects, contractor
selection, product and materials selection
 * Present project planning updates notify all parties of progress.

Scope of Projects
 * Improvement to the Wilmington's aging plant facilities, covering buildings,
grounds, building structures, administration offices, bathrooms, drainage
systems, plant utilities electrical, gas, water, compressed air systems, PC
network systems, plant lighting, HVAC, safety and security systems.
 * New plant layouts, revised work flows, improved and restored production
equipment, improved process capability and process flow. Present plant
improvement metrics - (OEE)
 * Support new improvement initiatives by implementing new Reliability Centered
Maintenance (RCM) and TPM continuous improvement programs and lean manufacturing
improvement initiatives for critical production lines
 * Lead cost reduction and process improvement programs: Kaizen, J.I.T, Kan Ban
and 5S continuous improvement, part of structured plant TPM initiative
 * Manage and support plant improvement initiatives, develop RCM - Corrective,
Planned, Preventative and Predictive Maintenance programs for buildings, grounds,
facilities, utilities, manufacturing equipment, production process, fixtures,
tooling auxiliary and support equipment.

02/04 - 12/06 Lead Project Engineer - Asset Health Management Programs
Management Resources Group.Inc Connecticut 
 * Provide consultation, conduct gap analysis, successfully introduce, lead and
facilitate equipment and process Asset Health Management improvement projects
 * Activities include Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and Reliability
Centered Maintenance (RCM) improvement programs
 * Facilitate FMEA sessions, and determine current and potential root cause of
failure
 * Report appropriate actions required as identified through risk and failure
analysis
 * Develop and update Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
 * Successfully complete projects for key manufacturers throughout the US to
include the Cleveland Cliffs Mining Companies, Owens Corning, Rayonier, Cargill
group of companies,

08/95 - 11/03 Project Engineer - Quality Engineering Department
Cummins Diesel Engine Company
 * Lead Project Engineer for Cummins problem solving teams, successfully
facilitating and resolving Quality, Manufacturing, Design, Production,
Installation, and Service issues to final resolution.
 * Quality Engineer representative to the Cummins New Product Material Review
Board
 * Successfully introduce, develop and lead Automotive TS16949 Supplier Quality
Improvement projects to key suppliers of new product worldwide.
Personal achievements - Successfully conduct gap analysis, train and develop all
key suppliers of new product to enable 100% successful production readiness
through the Automotive AIAG - TS16949 Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and
Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) programs.
 * Approve new product of critical components within the Cummins supply base
through the PPAP program, and follow through corrective action programs.
 * Lead Auditor/Quality Systems Engineer to TS16949 & ISO 9000/2000
Personal achievements - successfully maintain ISO accreditation for the Cummins
Engine Company; train all internal departmental quality representatives for Lotus
Notes QSI database, maintain document procedures and work instructions.
Train key plant quality representatives, to conduct internal ISO internal
audits

08/91 - 08/95 Supervisory Management - Cummins