1. Gary P. Giblock
12803 Long Ridge Rd (865) 765-6550
Knoxville, TN 37934 gary.giblock1@outlook.com
Manufacturing Engineer
Driving improvements in lean manufacturing operations
Results oriented professional with over 30 years experience in the area of research & development,
manufacturing, and test of electro-mechanical assemblies. Task manager experienced in overseeing
multi-disciplinary team to consistently finish tasks efficiently, on time, and under budget, with minimal
supervision. Areas of expertise include:
● Lean Manufacturing ● Six Sigma Methodology ● Problem Solving
● Safety ● ISO 9002 ● 5S
● SPC ● Environmental ● Teambuilding & Kaizen
● Quality Metrics ● Cellular Manufacturing ● KAN BAN
AMETEK, Oak Ridge, TN 1981 – 2017
Manufacturing Engineer
Accomplishments:
• Introduced new product assembly and test processes to the manufacturing floor which
ensured the smooth transition from R&D to efficient production. This included
identifying and purchasing test equipment, fixtures and software required.
• Managed outsourcing of cable assemblies and printed circuit board assembly and test
resulting in savings of $30,000 annually.
• Changed Wave Soldering processes resulting in a $70,000 savings in solvents. This
was done by replacing rosin flux and vapor degreasing with water soluble flux.
• Created procedures and instructions to meet ISO 9000 quality certification resulting in
better efficiency and traceability.
• Developed test programs for over 200 Printed Circuit Board assemblies resulting in
improved quality and reliability in final test.
• Designed rotating work stations for improved efficiency in assembling and testing
heavier instruments.
• Assisted in producing Kanban systems for better flow and control of inventory.
• Participated in Six Sigma events to analyze production metrics and improve quality and
consistency.
• Provided technical support to test technicians including troubleshooting methodology.
• Supported outsourcing of product to vendors including travel to Slovakia to train the
technicians on testing our products.
• Helped design and build water and air monitoring systems for $1M Egyptian order
including designing a passive latching relay system for power outage recovery.
• Introduced de-ionizer cleaning for high impedance circuit boards to improve
performance to meet published specifications.
• Conducted time studies to evaluate and adjust labor standards for accurate costs.
• Designed probes for applications in Nano-scanning technology resulting in a 70% cost
reduction over purchased price from vendors.
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Responsibilities:
• Responsible for Continuous Improvement implementation, Flow process support, New Product
Introduction, Outsourcing support, Component Engineering, Product structure/routings, Capital
equipment, and support of off-site Manufacturing.
• Supported the Software/Firmware reproduction efforts by purchasing and programming Floppy Disk
Copiers, CDR copier and Data I/O programming equipment
• SMT support includes programming and maintenance of Zevatech, Contact Systems, and Seimans Pick
and Place machines. Also supported MPM screen printers and Vitronics SMT solder reflow ovens.
• Soldering experience on Dover-Soltec Wave-soldering equipment includes programming temperature
profiles for various printed circuit assemblies and troubleshooting PLC failures. Also maintained Hollis
Polyclean Board washer
• Wire Prep support includes calibration and maintenance of cutting, stripping, and terminating equipment
including AMP, Molex, Komax and Schlueniger. Developed processes to improve quality and efficiency.
• Programming of Zehntel (Teradyne) 810 and 1820 systems for automated test of printed circuit board
assemblies. Produced programs for over 200 printed circuit assemblies to provide manufacturing defects
analysis for manufacturing in the United States and Ireland.
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, Alabama 2001-2007
MBA with a concentration in Project Management
Thomas Edison State College Trenton, New Jersey 1995-1999
BS degree in Electrical Engineering Technology
SPECIAL SKILLS
Drafting experience with Auto-Cad.
Programming experience in C+, BASIC and FORTH languages.
Familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point.
