David J.

Noon
937-974-1998 | dnoon44@yahoo.com

Objective
A highly skilled, results driven plant and process engineering professional with extensive experience in production and
assembly operations, lean and world class manufacturing, equipment maintenance and repair, machine programming,
shipping, customer service, safety/OSHA and quality assurance. Possesses a proven ability to establish, staff, train and
lead efficient production lines that meet quality and velocity goals in a cost conscious and timely manner.

Education
BATCHELORS OF SCIENCE | MAY 1976 | PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Related coursework: Business classes for MBA

Skills & Abilities

MANAGEMENT
Over 20 years of management experience including managing engineers, maintenance technicians, production workers,
laborers and janitorial workers. Managed outside contractors involved in new equipment installations, including new
and rebuilt machinery.
LEADERSHIP
Assistant Scoutmaster for a Boy Scout Troop, Coach for Little League baseball, Coach for boys and girls soccer teams.
Certificate from Kepner-Tregoe decision analysis and problem analysis training.
Certificate from John Costanza Institute of Technology.
Certified Instructor from U.S Army High Reliability Certified Soldering program.

Experience
MAINTENANCE MANAGER | QC CORPORATION | 10/2015 1/2016
Coordinated 7 day PM shutdown for repair and rebuild of granulation production machinery. Resulting production
downtime was reduced by 50%.
Implemented CMMS (Computer maintenance management software). This included installation, startup and subsequent
training.
Developed process improvements in fertilizer tree spike briquetting operation that resulted in customer qualification.
Established setup, maintenance and operational procedures for granulation compactor machinery for 12 month PM
(planned maintenance) schedule.
PLANT ENGINEER | DYSART CORPORATION | 10/2004 7/2015
Planned, directed and coordinated the design, construction, modification and maintenance of the mixing, tableting,
briquetting and packaging machinery involved with chemical and fertilizer production.
Responsible for justification and purchase of capital improvement projects.
Established standards and policies for equipment installation, operation and startup. This included the briquetting
operation which provided 41% of Dysarts profit.

 Managed the Safety department. Contested OSHA complaints with a net reduction in the amount of the fines of 40%.
Managed Engineering and Maintenance staff including outside contractors.
Developed lean processes for improving the uptime of production machinery. Implemented a Kanban system for
material resupply in the tablet production facility which improved uptime by 20%.
PART TIME OPERATIONS CONSULTANT | ESTECH USA LLC | 4/2010 PRESENT
Managed the design, installation and initial setup of auto-clave pressure vessel for resale to customers.
Completed successful contract with customer in Italy for a disposable baby diaper cellulose recycling process line.
Managed outside contractors for the equipment construction, regulatory inspection and operational setup.
Provided customer training on tableting startup and operation.
ENGINEERING SUPPOERT MANAGER | SIMCLAR INC. | 10/2002 10/2004
Managed the programming and production assembly staff in the automated assembly department.
Assisted in the programming, maintenance and operation of the automated assembly equipment.
Managed the development of lean processes utilizing Demand Flow Technology. Reduced the completion times of
circuit board kits from 65 days to 3 days.
PROJECT CHAMPION AND PROCESS ENGINEER | CELESTICA INC. | 6/2001 4/2002
Managed new product introduction and drove process yield improvements for circuit board production lines. This
included design improvements on cell tower radio printed circuit board that reduced reject rate by 45%.
Provided programming and troubleshooting assistance for all surface mount production equipment including Fuji pick
and place machines, MPM screen printers, and the associated conveying and storage machines.
Coordinated new model builds on surface mount printed circuit boards.
OPERATIONS SUPPORT ENGINEER | LUCENT TECHNOLOGIS | 6/2000 6/2001
Provided programming and support for all surface mount production lines including Fuji pick and place machines, and
MPM screen printers. Programming included all conveying and stacking machines, labeling machines and line computer
operational support.
Assisted maintenance crews with troubleshooting and maintenance of surface mount equipment.
PRODUCTION MANAGER AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER | ULTRAK INC. | 9/1996 6/2000
Managed production, shipping and maintenance on circuit board and camera assembly lines.
Implemented Demand Flow Technology lean processes that improved product throughput by 75% and reduced cash
flow by 45%.
Managed installation of SAP in shipping and service department.
Designed, purchased and installed a new telephone system.

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