Dennis R Wills

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

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Location:

Melbourne, FL

Industry:

Defense & Space

Work:

DRS Technologies, Inc. - Melbourne, Florida Area since Oct 2008
Principal Manufacturing Engineer
Johnson Electric - Vandalia, Ohio Oct 2006 - Sep 2008
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer
Pioneer Electronics - Springboro, Ohio Apr 2001 - Oct 2006
Senior Production Engineer
EFTEC - Dayton, Ohio Area Oct 2000 - Apr 2001
Quality Control Manager
Pioneer Automotive Technologies - Springboro, OH Sep 1999 - Oct 2000
Senior Production Engineer

Education:

Bowling Green State University 1994 - 1996
Masters, Industrial Technology, Manufacturing Bowling Green State University 1991 - 1993
Bachelor of Science, Design Technology

Skills:

Design For Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Six Sigma
Product Design
Product Development
Quality System
Cad
Automotive
Manufacturing Engineering
Engineering Management
Root Cause Analysis
Lean Manufacturing
Fmea
Leadership
Pro Engineer
Quality Assurance
Process Improvement
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Testing
Engineering
Quality Control
Spc
Gd&T

Interests:

Personal Fitness
Cooking
Martial Arts (Jiu Jitsu)
Reading
Options and Stock Trading
Non Fiction

Awards:

Commitment to Quality
DRS Tactical Systems
Selected by my peers for my efforts to ensure material and product quality during the development and production launch of one of our largest defense contracts.
Excellence in Performance
DRS Tactical Systems
Recognized by peers for contribution to program efforts, going above and beyond expectations to ensure success of a particular defense contract program.
Achievement Award
DRS Tactical Systems
Given an achievement award by my manager for demonstrating behaviors in support of the company culture and core values, and for exhibiting exceptional teamwork. Specifically, I was responsible for leading root cause analysis for a significant event resulting in product failures. My critical analysis drove design changes to the product, which eliminated chronic test failures previously seen in the product.
Achievement Award
DRS Tactical Systems
Recognized by my manager for exceptional efforts to ensure prototypes for a critical new product development were completed ahead of schedule.

Dennis Wills

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Dennis Wills

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Dennis Wills

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Dennis Wills

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Dennis Wills

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Dennis Wills

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Dennis Wills

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