Cynthia M. Shepler Sugar Land, Texas 77479 Mobile: 2818138219 Email: CindyShepler9@gmail.

com Objective: Quality Engineering Position Summary

Analyzed and defined requirements for $60 million cold forge for $300 million sales company. Developed Request for Quote, defined possible vendors and qualified responses for completeness, engineering accuracy, and viability of design. Led successful, multi-discipline implementation team for ERP (ASK MANMAN) for Rockwell International Southeast Asia, headquartered in Singapore. Integrated financial structure for 7 manufacturing facilities with seven currencies. Converted 300 employee, 3 shift manufacturing firm from islands of production, to integrated Lean Manufacturing organization using finite scheduling. Increased on time delivery 71.5% (from 27% to 98.5%). Selected as Most Valuable Employee by coworkers.

Key Achievements Established consolidated manufacturing planning and control system

with financial reporting system tracking corrective actions for quality improvement and cost analysis. Developed matrix for analyzing efficiency variances for quality and efficiency improvements. Improved Quality of product 30% by analyzing cause of defects, and correcting by training and inspection. Reduced cost of product by 25% Developed methods of measuring and controlling performance and costs by identifying root causes and training inspectors. Supervised and trained 12 engineers, planners, and document control staff in development of Document Control System for tracking engineering changes and material deviations. Developed complete procedure for work order release and control, improved quality of manufacturing processes through quality control of work order documents and instructions. Established incentive plans for measurement of completed product in primary steel production. Defined job descriptions and audited performance of all hourly occupations. Trained operators on correct use of equipment. Established MSDS program for controlling safety risks and complying with OSHA requirements.

Cynthia M. Shepler Sugar Land, Texas 77479 Mobile: 2818138219 Email: CindyShepler9@gmail.com Professional Work History
WFI International, Houston, Texas September, 2007 through May, 2009 Senior Industrial Engineer Responsible for correct and complete documentation of work order packets Defined, purchased and implemented major equipment valued at $80million Maintained database and reporting system for sales quotes Investigated and documented cost overruns due to quality issues, reported to management. Rockwell International, Southeast Asia, January, 1998 to December, 2001 Special Projects Analyst Chaired implementation of ERP system. Analyzed monthly manufacturing costs from 7 locations to identify cost overruns by product and location. Presented Quarterly to VP of Manufacturing, Worldwide T.D. Williamson, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma September, 1992 to December, 1995 Production Control Manager Analyzed capacity (equipment, labor force) and executed schedule for completion of WIP to meet sales orders. Utilized overtime, expedited material, and balanced constraints to achieve 100% on-time delivery. Prepared budget annually to achieve required performance for key measurements of on-time delivery, overtime, and rework cost. Paragon Associates, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Manufacturing Systems Analyst Led company implementations of IBM MAPICS software implementations. Trained key positions in job performance and system utilization of MAPICS. Conducted certification classes for APICS certification modules. Earned Jonah Certification of Avraham Y. Goldratt Theory of Constraints Oklahoma Fixture Company, Tulsa, OK, Director Of Information Systems Reported directly to President for complete Information Systems performance, 3 mainframe computers, 7 graphic workstations, and 100+ PCs. Trained personnel on use of equipment by job description. Converted manual work order tracking, purchasing, and warehouse to integrated ERP system while maintaining existing data collection/reporting requirements. Seiscor Technologies, Inc. Tulsa, Oklahoma Manager of Industrial Engineering Trained and supervised 3 Industrial Engineers in methods analysis, standards development, workplace design, cost reduction, and statistical process quality control.

Cynthia M. Shepler Sugar Land, Texas 77479 Mobile: 2818138219 Email: CindyShepler9@gmail.com
Chaired Engineering Change Order Weekly meetings to control timing of implementation for product changes into work in process and stock. Coordinated recall of existing equipment for warranty replacement. Developed testing fixtures for in process quality control. Republic Steel Corporation, Canton, Ohio Industrial Engineer Establish cost centers and analyzed product cost for labor or material variances. Monitored cost center quality using Statistical Process Control. Designed Incentive plans and Job Descriptions for production occupations.

Education and Certifications

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia CPIM, American Society of Production and Inventory Control CME, Manufacturing Engineer Society Senior Member, American Institute of Industrial Engineers CQT, American Society of Quality Engineers Jonah, Avraham Y. Goldratt Institute for Theory of Constraints and Continuous Improvement.

Community Activities and Affiliations

Parent Advisor for Students Against Drunk Driving Girl Scout Troop Leader Fitness activities Volunteer SPCA, organized Adopted Pet/Owner Fund Raiser