Professional Engineer Specializing in Manufacturing, Quality, and value adding activities for the manufacturing sector.

1. JASON VAN DONGEN, P. Eng.
Cell: (905) 518-7993
Email: jvandongen11@gmail.com
LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/jasonvandongen
PROFILE
Mechanical Engineer with 20 years experience in the manufacturing sector with a proven track
record of leading successful teams; improving quality, reducing cost, and delighting customers
with professional services, and on time delivery.
Core Competencies Include:
 Manufacturing Engineering  Quality / Aerospace & Gas Turbines
 Lean Manufacturing  Certified Six Sigma Green Belt
 Supervision / Management  Continuous Improvement
 Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)  Process Flow & Value Streamlining
CAREER HISTORY
UTC Aerospace Systems (Formerly Goodrich Landing Gear) 2012 – present
Supervisor Quality Control
Responsible for ensuring that all work performed by 8 inspectors is performed in a manner
compliant with approved technical data, QMS requirements and company policies and
procedures.
 Reduced overtime of my direct reports by 45% over the course of the first 3 quarters.
 Implemented Lean Methodologies to successful remove bottlenecks in the Inspection Process.
 Coached and mentored employees to improve performance and engagement.
 Participated in Root Cause and Corrective Actions for Aerospace & Military Program products.
 Managed Calibration, Coordinate Measuring Machine, and Auditing program for Operator Self
Verification.
ManufacturingSolutions.ca 2011 – present
Principle Engineer
Professional Engineering Services for Ontario Manufacturers.
Core Competencies Include:
 Pre-Start Health & Safety Reviews (PHSR)
 Manufacturing & Quality Documentation
 Problem Solving - Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Actions
 Lean Manufacturing & Manufacturing Optimization
SIEMENS POWER GENERATION 1999 – 2011
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (2004 – 2011)
Implemented process development, qualifications, and continuous improvement initiatives to
manufactured gas turbine components obtaining 95+% on-time deliveries within a unionized
facility certified under ISO 14001 and HSE 18001.
 Implemented rapid prototyping to program robotic welding and thermal spraying systems
reducing Process Product Qualification (PPQ) in 1/3 the standard time resulting in early
launch to production contributing to additional sales of $2.4M.
 Designed Experiments (DOE), conducted First Articles to qualify welding, trimming, stress
relieving, and surface preparation processes (for thermal barrier coatings).
 Mentored manufacturing engineers and shop floor personnel and created work procedures
and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

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 Collaborated with Product Design Engineering to implement Engineering Change Notices
(ECNs) resulting in a reduction of product non conformance incidents from 530 to 41 over the
course of 3 years.
Senior Process Development Engineer (2003 – 2004)
Supported a $20M Research/Development and Capital Project to establish manufacture of a new
product line as a member of a cross functional team of 14 chosen by senior management.
 Researched, conducted manufacturing experiments, and purchased state of the art
equipment to provide advanced processes to manufacture complex gas turbine components.
Achieved initial launch timeline 2 months ahead of schedule.
 Team earned “The 2005 Award for Advanced Technology of the Year” award from the
Professional Engineers Ontario, Hamilton Chapter, and The Hamilton Engineering Institute.
Senior Manufacturing & Assembly Engineer (1999 – 2003)
Provided technical support related to the assembly of multi-million dollar gas turbines.
 Lead Green Belt (Six Sigma) team of up to 10 on project that yielded a cost avoidance of
$655K/year.
 Resolved 125+ non-conformances per year through Corrective Actions and Root Cause
Analysis and provided written instructions for technical repair.
 Supported Quality Control in the development of assembly charts, and quality alerts.
OTHER EMPLOYMENT:
CASE NEW HOLLAND (Formerly Case Canada Corporation) (1996-1998)
Manufacturing Process Group Lead
Liaison Engineer / Product Engineering
Technical Services Engineer, Process Planner
NOVACRO MACHINING (1993-1996)
CNC Programmer
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical, McMaster University
Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE)
Certificate of Authorization Professional Engineers Ontario #100173816
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 Root Cause Analysis – 8D, Kepner Tregoe  MQCP, FMEA, and Statistical Data Analysis
 Risk Analysis, Cause & Effect Analysis  The Lean Supervisor
 Project Management  Lean Practitioner
 Technical Writing Skills for user Documentation  Time Management
 Pro/Engineer (Wildfire), AutoCAD, Minitab  Interaction Skills for Success
 Health Safety & The Law (IAPA)  Introduction to Welding Design
 Workplace Inspection (IAPA)  Investigating Accidents (IAPA)

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 Basic Vacuum Furnace Practice  Motoman XRC Robotic Programming