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Billy Clark
Easley
Summary
I am a highly motivated Automation/Controls Engineer with comprehensive experience in process improvement, quality assurance and manufacturing. I specialize in PLCs and other process controls systems however, I am also highly proficient in mechanical design. I pride myself in my military style work ethic as well as my ability to be a part of a multicultural team, both being skills I gained during my 4 years at The Citadel Military College of South Carolina.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Engineer
JTEKT Automotive
10.2020 - Current
In my role as a Production Engineer I am the lead engineer over all CV axle assembly at the facility. I am also the lead controls engineer responsible for planning and implementing advanced production systems (IoT/PEMS) as well as all major PLC modifications.
- Reduced durable tooling costs by $41,000 in 2022 and $30,000 in 2023.
- Average annual short stop reduction of 35% on bottleneck cycles.
- Set plant record of 33 consecutive weeks with 0 quality incidents (~800,000 assemblies produced).
- Designed, built, and programmed 5 assembly final inspection machines.
- Developed and implemented memory map for 3 different PLC brands and configured VLAN architecture for connectivity to IoT system.
Reliability Technician (Team Lead)
Michelin
05.2018 - 10.2020
As a Reliability Technician Team Lead I was responsible for a team of 6 technicians of varying skill sets. Our team maintained 15 extrusion machines and 7 textile/metal shear machines.
- Team moved from 4th to 1st in unscheduled downtime reduction.
- Participated in multiple RCA events.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
The Citadel
Charleston, SC05-2018
Skills
- Studio 5000
- Toyopuc PCwin/PCwin2
- Mitsubishi GX Works2/3
- Ethernet/IP
- DeviceNet
- Solidworks
- Keyence Scanning/Vision systems
- Electrical Troubleshooting
- VFD Troubleshooting
- HMI Design
Certification
- AIAG/VDA Process FMEA Training, 03/2022
- NCEES FE 19-012-97, 03/2018
Interests
Timeline
Production Engineer
JTEKT Automotive
10.2020 - Current
Reliability Technician (Team Lead)
Michelin
05.2018 - 10.2020
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
The Citadel
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