Jason T.

Powers
Home Address: 505 Indiana Avenue, Lowell, Indiana 46356 Phone: (219) 779-1150
Email Addresses: Jtpowers_01@yahoo.com, Deepcenter05@yahoo.com
Home Page: http://anythingwritten.wordpress.com

Objective: To utilize various skills, from industrial engineering to online writing, to secure a
career opportunity whose mantra is variety, adaptability, creativity, and innovation.

Industrial Engineering Synopsis

Experienced in Engineering, Manufacturing and Distribution Systems, with specific knowledge
in labor standards development and implementation, line balancing techniques, database
development and management, continuous improvement, QS9000 certification, FMEA, plant
layout analysis and design, economic analysis and justification and project management.

Distribution – Warehousing Activities

 Project Manager for $250,000 rack modification project designed to move
550 items and 2.5 million cases shipped per year into freezer section of facility -
ROI of 1.3 years
 Established Access databases for incentive programs, slot configurations,
pick sequences, employee and plant performance for a 380,000 square foot
Kroger distribution center
 Used sensitivity analysis of pick orders and sequencing to justify capital
appropriation of $200,000 for 25 triple pallet jacks – ROI less than one year, 8%
productivity increase

 Co-authored Access database program to process incentive payroll at warehouse - $50,000 in indirect
labor savings, saved 3,000 hours per year in incentive payroll processing due to automation
 Calculated a sensitivity analysis for direct labor budget for productivity increases and shipments projected
for next fiscal year – $16.1 million dollar direct labor budget, 61.3 million cases shipped yearly
 Developed and maintained existing labor standards system based on Pre-determined Time System (MSD)-
90% of employees on standards and incentive programs

Manufacturing – Assembly – Engineering Projects

 Designed and relocated 2 sub-assembly areas to reduce WIP storage - $100,000 in savings
 Developed plans for future assembly programs including capacity studies for possible acquisition of
100,000 square foot facility located nearby
 Participated and assisted in Continuous Improvement programs to discover simple, cost-effective and
process-oriented solutions – redesigned of Chrysler sliding door line resulted in 15% reduction in cycle time
 Used Autocad LT for designing and depicting areas in 375,000 square foot facility
 Passed Fundamentals of Engineering (FE/EIT) Exam: April 1996
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Writing Activities
Since 2000, I have increasingly dedicated time to writing in various mediums. Technical: Labor standards
manual. Editorial: Voting, Teen Pregnancy, Foreign and Fiscal Policy. Entertainment: Book and Movie
Reviews. Non-Fiction: History of Baseball. Fiction: Short Stories. Sports Journalism: 2008 Chicago Cubs.

 Blogger (since July 2005): Maintained several blogs at Google, Wordpress, and LinkedIn sites:
http://anythingwritten.wordpress.com – Various writing projects, book reviews, and a business blog
http://deepcenterfield.wordpress.com – Politics, entertainment, sports, and personal circumstances
http://www.hometown9.com/chicago-cubs – Baseball articles written for 3rd party website
 Non-fiction author (2005-Present): Bringin’ Gas and Dialin’ 9: A
Seven Score Addition to the National Pastime (1869 - 2009)
• Looks back at the development of the game’s offense, defense, and
pitching using statistical analysis and documents the innovations
introduced into the sport
• Short biographies of players, ballparks, and executives
• Organized around Presidential eras and topics such as
Sabermetrics and the Negro Leagues
• Work-in-progress is over 700 pages with over 400 sources (posted
at Anythingwritten website)

 Technical Writer (2000): Wrote in-house Labor Standards Manual for CSI, LLC. (Atlas Cold Storage)
 MTM and MSD systems discussed with brief history of labor standards development
 Included logistic pick rates for refrigerated warehouse – 380,000 sq. ft. facility

Education, Computer Skills & Work History

B.S.I.E., Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
Software: Microsoft Office; Autocad Versions LT, 14, 2000; MS Visio; Analyze-it; STATS4U; Open Office
Online Programs: Internet Explorer; Mosaic; Netscape; Firefox; Yahoo Messenger, Blogger, Wordpress
Operating Systems: Windows 3.1, NT, 4.0, 98, XP; Unix; A/S 400

Company Location Date Position

The Times Crown Point, IN 2005 - Present Independent Contractor
IET, INC. Toledo, OH 2001 IE Consultant
CSI, LLC. Shelbyville, IN 1999-2001 Industrial Engineer
U.S. Navy Virginia Beach, VA 1997-1999 FCSN
Lear Corporation Greencastle, IN 1996-1997 Industrial Engineer