STEPHEN R. HAWKINS - Industrial Engineer USA

STEPHEN R. HAWKINS
14 Waterfield Court Greer, SC 29650
Home: (864) 801-1033 Mobile: (864) 907-8980 E-mail: SRHawkinsSr@charter.net

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS Greenville, SC 2004-Present
PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT

Areas of expertise include classical industrial engineering, project management, logistics and supply chain, process improvements, LEAN & TQM facilitation, distribution center operations, material handling, and facility layout.

USCO/KUEHNE & NAGEL LOGISTICS Greenville, SC 2001-2004
MANAGER, WAREHOUSE ENGINEERING – Logistics Engineering Group

Industrial engineering services to North American Distribution Centers including initial set up for new clients and reengineering processes for existing clients to lower cost. Prepared RFP’s for potential clients.
• Reengineered Pharmaceutical operation - improved capacity 22%, reduced FTE’s by 9 positions, $400K savings.
• Designed surplus equipment inventory system - use of existing racking, conveyors, lift trucks, $100K savings.

MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Greenville, SC 1999-2000
SENIOR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER – North American Logistics Group

Industrial engineering services to North American Distribution Centers including project management and project engineering to ensure world-class tire distribution.
• Reengineered order picking methods for Michelin’s 2-wheel distribution center - improving productivity 20% and reducing picking errors; $350K annual savings.
• Developed tire pallet storage system that allowed tires to be floor stacked versus racked - increased storage capacity at each U.S. Distribution Center by 12%.
AMP/TYCO ELECTRONICS Winston-Salem, NC 1994-1999
PROJECT MANAGER/SENIOR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER - Global Communications Business Development Group

Led cross functional project teams to develop new products, design manufacturing processes and transfer operations from product development to worldwide manufacturing locations for mass production.
• Designed and implemented molding, stamping, assembly, sourcing, and production at facilities in China.
• Led a project team that transferred hand assembly operations to AMP-Mexico, lowering costs $700,000 annually.
• Implemented productivity improvements, plant layout changes and ergonomic improvements that significantly reduced cycle time, improved space utilization, and added manufacturing capacity.
• Taught TQM, Cycle Time Reduction, and Kan-ban to managers and 1,100 production employees.
• AMP Senior Quality Examiner for AMP’s internal Malcolm Baldrige Award Program.

SARA LEE CORPORATION Winston-Salem, NC 1983-1993
SENIOR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER - L’eggs Products Division

Designed and implemented key projects to set up and improve retail distribution/logistics operations at four U.S. distribution centers and an 850-route Direct Store Delivery system. Managed a staff of two Industrial Engineers.
• Co-Managed the design and implementation of a distribution center network. Designed and built five new facilities including material handling equipment, packaging, order picking and returns processing systems, transportation logistics, staffing and support systems.
• Implemented cost reductions, productivity improvements, automation and material handling systems - $4.5 million savings. Systems included bar coding, conveyor, automated order picking and paperless order picking.
• Developed distribution center work measurement and productivity standards system - $1.4 million savings.
• Utilized computer simulation technology to verify material handling designs, facility layouts, and staffing plans were “state of the art” prior to spending $4 million to develop/install an automated order picking system.
• Promoted, facilitated, and implemented TQM techniques and Malcolm Baldrige Award criteria for over 600 distribution center employees in four separate facilities.


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MILLIKEN & COMPANY Greenville, SC 1981-1983
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER

• Developed and maintained labor, material and cost standards for three production departments.
• Engineered plant layouts and supervised building modifications for new production equipment.
• Led several cross-functional Cost Reduction and Quality Improvement teams.

EDUCATION

M.S.I.E. - North Carolina A&T State University, Industrial Engineering
B.S. - University of South Carolina, Business Administration
A.S. - Spartanburg Technical College, Computer Programming

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS & AFFILIATIONS

Professional Certification in Material Handling Engineering (P.C.M.H.)
Certified M.O.S.T. Work Measurement Systems Applicator
Institute of Industrial Engineers, Senior Member
Materials Handling & Management Society, Member

MILITARY

Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force Reserve
Civil Engineering Commander & Air Force Academy Liaison Officer