Michael Whitfield

About Michael Whitfield

Mechanical Engineer: A highly degreed engineer with over 10 years’ experience in manufacturing engineering in the gas turbine and special machinery industries. Planned manufacturing processes in an industrial plant. Improved work process flow by eliminating any redundant process steps. Investigated cutting tool options to improve manufacturing throughput. Conferred with vendors for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts. Estimated production times and related costs to provide information for management decisions. Led the transition of equipment and customer product from one facility to current location. Supervised 10 engineers and programmers. Earned a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. Currently located in San Diego, CA.

Experience

1. Npi Team Lead for Manufacturing

   Solar Turbines

   Jan 2017 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

Education

• Purdue University

  Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering

  1999 — 2002

• Purdue University

  Master's Degree, Mechanical Engineering

  2006 — 2008

• Ivy Tech Community College-North Central

  Associate's Degree, Industrial Technology

  1989 — 1999

Skills

• Gd&T
• Iso Standards
• Industrial Engineering
• Injection Molding
• Automation
• Iso
• Lean Manufacturing
• Root Cause Analysis
• Materials
• Dmaic
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Pro Engineer
• Value Stream Mapping
• Design for Manufacturing
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• Mechanical Engineering
• Computer-Aided Design (Cad)
• Minitab
• Bill of Materials
• Fmea
• Continuous Improvement
• Machine Tools
• Computer Numerical Control (Cnc)
• Spc
• Six Sigma
• Machining
• Solidworks
• Tool & Die
• Ptc Creo
• Engineering
• Metal Fabrication
• Statistical Process Control (Spc)
• Engineering Management
• 5s
• Precision Machining
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Cad