1. CRAIG A. SMITH
1180 East Choctaw Drive casmith@columbus.rr.com
London, Ohio 43140 https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-smith-b7b447129
614-271-4516
SUMMARY
A product engineer with diverse abilities in manufacturing, quality, and applying lean manufacturing
principles to the aerospace industry. Particular expertise in identifying opportunities to implement
effective quality improvement, process change and cost reduction. Takes a highly analytical and
methodical approach to manufacturing improvement. Demonstrated ability to establish cooperative
rapport with co-workers,production operators, and top management. Proficient in:
Lean Manufacturing, Root Cause and Corrective Action, Project Management, MS Office, SAP
EXPERIENCE
2006-2016 HONEYWELL AEROSPACE,Urbana,Ohio
(Aircraft lighting and avionics systems)
Product Engineer
Supported the Interior Lighting department by addressing quality issues, improving
assembly processes & work instructions, designing tools, and implementing product &
cost improvements.
 Investigated production line quality issues and implemented product design and cost
improvements to increase first pass yields and reduce rework.
 Performed containment and root cause corrective actions for quality issues to reduce
the number of customer returns.
 Established a flow line to assemble and test lights for aircraft interiors. This reduced
product build time from severaldays to a few hours.
 Led weekly quality metrics meetings to communicate trends and guide the team to
develop improvement actions.
2002-2005 EAGLE TOOL & MACHINE COMPANY,Springfield, Ohio
(Aircraft landing gear)
Engineer
Implemented and managed a small parts cell to manufacture bushings and components
for aircraft landing gear.
 Created manufacturing plans to produce large landing gear pistons and cylinders
from forgings to final product.
 Used CadCam software to produce solid models and tool paths.
1997-2001 HONEYWELL AEROSPACE,Urbana,Ohio
(Aircraft lighting and avionics systems)
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Managed capital projects, including scope definition, cost estimates and engineering
timetables. Provided equipment specifications, installation layouts, and start-up support
for capital projects.

2.  Completed sixteen capital projects within a year. Projects ranged from a non-ferrous
plate saw to fluorescent lighting to chrome rinse water treatment,with investments
totaling more than $575,000 and with payback times of less than 18 months.
 Six Sigma Greenbelt Certified. Greenbelt project reduced machining center set-up
time from 83 to 60 minutes and reduced process steps from 15 to 10.
 Served as Y2K project manager for Urbana sites. Identified innovative and effective
solutions, negotiated buy-in at corporate level to reduce manpower and
implementation expenses.
1996-1997 BFGOODRICH AEROSPACE,Troy,Ohio
(Aircraft wheels and brakes)
Supervisor Cell Support Engineering
Supervised manufacturing process engineering, tool and fixture design, and CNC
programming functions. Investigated manufacturing difficulties and determined remedial
procedures.
 Researched and identified machining centers to perform operations on large wheels
with the benefit of machining all features in fewer operations. Organized and led a
cross-functional team to evaluate these machines.
1992-1996 PMI FOOD EQUIPMENT GROUP,Troy,Ohio
(Food machines including Hobart mixers)
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Designed two manufacturing cells and wrote the appropriation requests to obtain the
equipment. As project engineer, implemented the cells by purchasing all equipment and
tooling, programming all CNC equipment, and creating shop floor documentation.
 Designed and implemented a manufacturing cell, which supplied the mixer assembly
department with 125 miscellaneous parts, made primarily from bar stock. Project
expenditure: $365,000.
 Designed and implemented a shaft turning cell consisting of four CNC lathes, which
produced rotor shafts for motor assembly and a variety of other shafts prior to
hardening. The cell produced 140 different shafts with an annual total output of
125,000 shafts. Project expenditure: $750,000.
1985-1992 GRIMES AEROSPACE COMPANY,Columbus, Ohio
(Aircraft lighting and avionics systems)
Manufacturing Project Engineer
Developed processes and methods to manufacture new and modified products.
Determined and assigned equipment to be used, designed tools and fixtures, wrote and
debugged CNC programs.
 Trained as facilitator and led eight person employee Problem Solving Team.
 Led startup of two multi-axis CNC turning centers.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science Industrial and Systems Engineering
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio