1. Ryan L. Knight
275 N 2040 E, Spanish Fork, UT 84660 Phone: 801-319-1571 E-Mail: Ryanknight500@gmail.com
Summary of Qualification
 Experienced engineer with 11 years of leading: lean implementation, design teams, improvement projects
 Proficient at analytical problem solving, team manager, product launch systems coordinator
 Slashed reject rate 87% by identifying yield issues and optimizing the process through the use of six sigma tools
 Effective manager, coach, trainer, planner, and communicator to other engineers and team members
Professional Experience
Value Stream Manager
 Improved cross-functional and new-product development team using continuous-improvement tools to
organize and drive team objectives leading to 25% faster development, 10% higher yields, and millions
of dollars in revenue gains
 Launched highest yielding product line ever: 95% throughput yield, 10% improvement over previous
products, $3.84 millionin revenue savings per year
 Coordinated product and process launch teams of 10-15 people consisting of plant managers, customer
engineers, process owners, and supervisors to meet and exceed customer expectations
In House Research Engineer
 Managed testing, tracking, analyzing, and reporting of test-cutter field performance
 Consulted with Halliburton field engineers throughout the United States to gather information on technology
performance and possible areas for improvements
 Identified the possible gaps in performance by analyzing field data and collecting voice of the customer
Process Engineer
 Utilized problem-solving methods such as PDCA, DMAIC, FMEA, DOE (Design of Experiments), VVS (Vertical
Value Streams) and VSM (Value Stream Maps) to drive continuous improvement and reduce waste
 Implemented process improvements on key processes throughout the plant, accruing savings of $250k in
one year on a single process
Zero Defect Quality Engineer
 Improved first time yields of product by more than 200% through the us of Six Sigma tools
 Effectively reduced yield issues with new operators by creating training documents for processes
 Led Stop and fix initiatives on the production floor to improve first time yields by 50%
Employment
Value Stream Manager - 3 years US Synthetic Corp., Orem, UT 2006 - 2016
In House Research Engineer - 2 years US Synthetic Corp., Conroe, TX
Zero Defect Process Engineer - 5 years US Synthetic Corp., Orem, UT
Process Engineer - 1 year Autoliv ASP, Ogden, UT 2005 - 2006
Skills
Education
 B.S., Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Weber State University, Ogden, UT May 2005
Community Service/Awards
 Eagle Scout – Boy Scouts of America
 2-Year Ecclesiastic service – Winnipeg, Canada
 Venture Scout Leader – Boy Scouts of America
 Youth Coach – Football, Soccer, Baseball
Leadership
 CI Project Management
 LEAN Process Design Teams
 Kaizen Team Development
 Negotiation skills
Lean/Statistics
 Manufacturing Methods
 Design Methods
 FMEA, DMAIC, PDCA, VVS, VSM
 Black Belt Six Sigma
Computer
 Creo/ Solid Works/Catia
 Microsoft Office
 Minitab/JMP/SPC/GD&T