About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 1920060
MANUFACTURING & PLANT ENGINEERING MANAGER | CAPITAL PROJECTS, RELIABILITY & AUTOMATION
Core Expertise
- Plant and facilities engineering leadership overseeing maintenance, contractors, and cross-functional engineering teams.
- Capital equipment management including multimillion-dollar upgrades, retrofits, and project budget control.
- Equipment reliability and maintenance strategy using MTBF/MTTR, OEE, preventive and condition-based maintenance.
- Industrial automation and controls: PLC/HMI/VFD, robotics, AGVs/AMRs, and automated material handling systems.
- Continuous improvement practitioner applying Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen, FMEA, RCA, and SPC to reduce downtime.
Project Background
- Led launch support and reliability program for a large-scale automated fulfillment center and support systems.
- Directed end-to-end engineered-to-order machinery projects from concept through fabrication, testing, and production integration.
- Managed facility and equipment upgrades after acquisition to align operations, safety, and return-on-investment objectives.
- Coordinated PSM/RMP compliance preparations including SOP updates, management of change, training, and emergency drills.
- Implemented preventive maintenance and condition-monitoring programs that improved OEE and reduced reactive repairs.
Key Skills
- AutoCAD | SolidWorks | Engineering drawings | P&IDs | BOM documentation
- PLC/HMI | Allen-Bradley | Siemens | VFDs
- Industrial automation | ABB & Fanuc robotics | AGVs/AMRs | conveyor systems
- Reliability engineering | MTBF/MTTR analysis | OEE | preventive maintenance
- Continuous improvement | Lean Six Sigma | Kaizen | Gemba | SPC | FMEA
- Project management | CapEx/OpEx budgeting | vendor coordination | contractor oversight
Education
- B.S., Manufacturing Engineering — California State University, Long Beach
- Cerritos Community College — Programs in Electro-Mechanical Design, Mechanical Drafting, Tool Design
Why Interview this Candidate?
They bring 35+ years of hands-on manufacturing and plant engineering leadership across automated production, packaging, and food-processing environments. Proven track record delivering multimillion-dollar equipment projects, improving equipment reliability, and applying Lean/CI tools to reduce downtime. Strong communicator who can immediately lead cross-functional teams, manage vendors, and advance maintenance-to-engineering integration for measurable operational gains.
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