Daine Brown

Daine Brown
Palatine, IL
SUMMARY
 Daine has extensive experience in medical device industry specializing in lean improvements, the latest
manufacturing techniques, increasing plant efficiencies design and supervise all maintenance repair
programs.
 Manufactured Covid 19 test kits to maintain operation standards and excellence, increase OEE, improve
reliability, and uptime of equipment.
 Great exposure in using 6 Sigma, 5s techniques to design workflow and operational procedures for floor
operators
 Created gap analysis flow chart to improve plant operation and optimize process flow gage R&R study for a
mattress measuring repeatability Re layout of production lines and equipment with Autocad.
 Excellent experience in supporting plant operations line efficiency in cleanrooms Implement GMP
standards in production, increase production OEE by 5% for plant equipment, support all departments to
achieve lean goals and create SOPs for production line
 Expert in process optimization, leading preventative maintenance programs, installation of capital projects,
training documentation, and equipment optimization.
 Proficient in manufacturing systems, 5S AutoCAD, Six Sigma, ISO 7/8 Cleanroom, Maintain It Pro 2
Preventative maintenance (MP2), Systems equipment analysis and Design, Kaizen, and Operations
management.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
 Data Analytics  5S AutoCAD MEP 2018  Production planning and
 Kaizen  Kanban control
 Six Sigma  Operations management  SPC systems/tools
 ISO 7/8 Cleanroom  Project management best  Quality control
 Fusion Maintenance practices  Manufacturing systems
Training  Enterprise Resource  CMMS
 Maintain It Pro 2 Planning (Batch Master)  Manufacturing process and
Preventative maintenance  Statistics and analysis production
(MP2)  Throughput maximization  Process simulation
 Pick to light  Systems equipment  Supply chain
(installation/programming) analysis and  Process Re-engineering
 Time study and work Design
EDUCATION
 Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
 MBA with an emphasis in Project Management (Pending graduation)
 Dean’s List
 DePaul University Advanced Math Program
 Elmhurst College Math and Science Program (Summer 2004)
EXPERIENCE
Abbott Pharmaceutical/Medical Device Chicago IL Oct 2021 – Present
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
 Manufacture Covid 19 test kits, maintain operation standards and excellence in increasing OEE, Improve
reliability, and uptime of equipment
 Create preventative maintenance training, and troubleshooting for equipment build Covid 19 test kits
 Assist plant manager with line support and plant optimization production/manufacturing hubs
 Create SOPs and standards for mechanics and equipment reduce downtime of machinery and equipment
 Train mechanics on how to conduct an inspection and carry out DMs and PMs documentation for
packaging kits, design for plant capacity, equipment validation and setup
 Team training for mechanics, line supervisors, and operators, DOE and Static testing on equipment, data
development root cause analysis
AbbVie Pharmaceutical Chicago IL Jan 2019 – Oct 2021
Engineer IV
 Improving production line performance providing information to management and analyzing production
data.
 Create dashboards to improve OEE performance. Create metrics for Line 15 increase line OEE create and
track performance metrics on line support plant operations line efficiency in cleanrooms
 Implement GMP standards in production increase production OEE by 5% for plant equipment
 Support all departments to achieve lean goals create SOPs for production line.
 Work with the business departmental managers and key stakeholders to develop production metrics to
track the Lines
 Data development and Root Cause Analysis, data integrity and compliance, create production dashboard
to help guide plant performance and “stretch” goals, support production line relaunch with best engineering
practices
 Repot to trends in data and engineering reports to Director of Engineering, create models and graphs to
track line performance over time, lead meetings to increase production OEE and guide value-added
activities, lead machine performance initiatives
Flexan-FMI Medical Devices Chicago, IL Oct 2018 – Feb 2019

Process Improvement Engineer
 Process Engineer implement IQMS manufacturing ERP system.
 Facilitate the installation, set-up of IQMS towers/system (Chicago, Elk Grove and Lincolnshire locations)
 Train Clean Room and production staff on Flexan/FMI best practices and procedures.
 Create/update work instructions.
 Review BOMs and costing for cleanroom production
 Create SOP for the production line
 Implement processes for clean room equipment (IQMS Manufacturing System) Chicago, Elk Grove,
Lincolnshire locations
 Identify opportunities to reduce process variation and reduce waste in clean room
 Ensure proper costing with IQMS ERP software (BOM calculations, standard cycles, work center
operations, overhead calculations)
 Provided IQMS training to Clean Room staff validate production data/reporting for machine performance
 Establish IQMS/Realtime communication with server and towers via WIFI, MMU’s, and main computer
 Installation of Realtime towers, testing and set-up, mapping of Realtime boards cleanroom computer set up
and network support
Innocor Chicago, IL Apr 2016 – Oct 2018

 Industrial engineer direct report continuous improvement manager, process optimization, cost reduction.
DuPont Safety (STOP) certification, product, material testing, Equipment maintenance (FUSSION)
certification, Quality process optimization, Gage R&R studies, Production line and equipment
layout/process design, emergency and Safety evacuation routes.
 Member of Super cell and Kaizen team contributing to optimize process, reduce waste
 Create Gap analysis flow chart to improve plant operation and optimize process flow
 Gage R&R study for mattress measuring repeatability
 Re layout of production lines and equipment with Autocad, balance work cells and production lines,
warehouse layout/optimization
 Supply chain cost reduction, conduct D.O.E. studies to isolate cause and conducts root cause analysis
 Created test documents, work instructions, SOPs, SOS across all shifts
 Dock height design to minimize building damage and safe material handling into trucks
 Ergonomics group member to address plant concerns and analysis, safety committee member, create
safety evacuation routes and plans
Ford Motor Company Automotive Chicago, IL 2014 – 2015

 Industrial engineer direct report plant materials/planning manager, materials engineer supervisor.
 Increase materials capacity in key production areas. Plan for new vehicle launch and material flow/delivery.
 Apply lean manufacturing principles and methodologies to develop efficient material movement/handling
processes throughout Chicago Assembly Plant (CAP) and Sequencing Center
 Reduce waste by optimizing process performance, warehouse/supply chain redesign
 Use Auto CAD 2018 to design and plan for current state/standard state ford Chicago increase assembly
plant flow and operator work cell efficiency maximize floor space and parts allocations for sequencing
center, and chicago Assembly Plant (CAP), develop work best practices, SOP/workflow
Beckett Associates Chicago, IL 2010 – 2012

Industrial Process Engineer
 Industrial engineer/lean improvement leader for US facility, direct report to COO, warehouse manager, and
vice president of operations. Increase efficiency and make cost improvements throughout company key
areas.
 Responsible for implementing and tracking key company performance metrics, reduce field merchandising
replenishment times $2 million annual expense, create, and validate all performance metrics for production
supervisors, install Pick to Light (PTL) to expedite order picking (ROI 1.2 years)
 Lead continuous improvement initiatives, implement lean warehouse operations
 Supervised and managed floor workers/job set-up. Managed production floor 80-130 workers, standardized
workflow, job setup for Line leads, floor workers, Redesign and reduce “returns” operations cost by over
100% within my first year, plant layout/space design for USA and Canadian branches to facilitate
expansion/growth, cut waste within the supply chain, Optimize store sales and performance
Terra Harvest Foods A Mitsubishi Snack food Company Loves Park, IL Jan 2007 – Jan 2009
Industrial Process Engineer
 Lead and facilitated various levels of management (plant engineers, supervisors, maintenance/production
managers, director of operations) to optimize production capabilities and improve warehouse performance.
Was promoted twice within one year.
 Manage capital projects which focus on plant expansion and lean manufacturing implementations. Serve
as floor supervisor as well as production and warehousing technical support
 Make plant layout and production improvements with Gap Analysis, AutoCAD MEP, value stream
mapping (VSM), process re-engineering.
 Increase production efficiency by 14% without capital investment develop and lean standards with floor
workers and supervisors
 Develop and maintain 6 Sigma standards throughout the production and warehousing process
 Identify and eliminate waste from non-value added operations
 Used thermal imaging to locate diagnose machine efficiency giving us a 23% increase in up-time
 Implement preventative maintenance procedures for 10 equipment mechanics (MP2 program).
 Design and supervise all maintenance and repair programs
Berry Plastic Corporation, Woodstock, IL Jan 2006 – Jan 2007

Industrial Engineer
 Worked on multi-stage, 200-800 ton plastic injection mold presses to ensure greater uptime and
throughput. Implemented operational and maintenance procedures, and designed containment fittings to
reduce scrap (Auto CAD).
 Identify savings/improvement opportunities and solve technical process-flow and resource-limitation
problem
 Guide team in developing change-over improvements for the injection process saved 15 minutes per line.
 Establish and maintain vendor/company relationships for faster product-to-customer lead times (as short as
3 days) save $20K in fixed and variable costs from increased machine and equipment utilization through an
extensive P.M.R. program
 Contribute 18 additional value-added steps within the manufacturing process, train newly-hired floor
operators and technicians how to use and inspect each machine and equipment

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Flexan-FMI Medical Devices Chicago, IL Oct 2018 – Feb 2019

Innocor Chicago, IL Apr 2016 – Oct 2018

Ford Motor Company Automotive Chicago, IL 2014 – 2015

Beckett Associates Chicago, IL 2010 – 2012

Berry Plastic Corporation, Woodstock, IL Jan 2006 – Jan 2007

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