Jason T. Powers
Home Address: Email Addresses: Home Page: 505 Indiana Avenue, Lowell, Indiana 46356 Phone: (219) 779-1150 Jtpowers_01@yahoo.com, Deepcenter05@yahoo.com 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
The Times IET, INC. CSI, LLC. U.S. Navy Lear Corporation
Location
Crown Point, IN Toledo, OH Shelbyville, IN Virginia Beach, VA Greencastle, IN
Date
2005 - Present 2001 1999-2001 1997-1999 1996-1997
Position
Independent Contractor
IE Consultant Industrial Engineer FCSN Industrial Engineer