Creed Larsen

About

With a Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and a Management Minor from Brigham Young University, this accomplished professional has built a robust career in engineering and production management. Currently serving as the Production Engineering Manager at Bullfrog International, LC, they have successfully led a team focused on continuous improvement, robotics controls, and automation. Their leadership has resulted in significant achievements, including a 98% completion rate on strategic plans and a projected $2 million savings through robotics improvements. Previously, they enhanced product development processes as a Senior Product Development Engineer at the same company. Their experience also includes roles at Rocky Mountain Composites and TransAmerican Medical, where they developed innovative solutions and improved manufacturing processes. As a Lean Manufacturing Facilitator at Clean Machines Inc., they championed process improvements to achieve ISO certification. Their career reflects a commitment to innovation, efficiency, and cross-functional collaboration.

Experience

• Production Engineering Manager · Bullfrog International, LC01-01-2021 – 06-01-2024

  Proposed, built, mentored, and led a new team of engineers and technicians with a threefold focus: Continuous Improvement, robotics controls, and automation machine building. Achieved a 98% average completion rate to both strategic and tactical plans over three years using a modified Agile approach. Coordinated with key stakeholders in operations, engineering, and other cross-functional groups to drive initiatives aligning production goals with business objectives while maintaining safety and regulatory standards. Highlights included: Successfully relaunching 85-90% of the product line within an 18-month period. Mentored team members to achieve remarkable improvements in work results and personal skills. Robotics controls improvements projected to save over $2 million by the end of 2024. Developed, built, and implemented a new production line handling 30% of the product with a 40% reduction in labor hours.

• Senior Product Development Engineer · Bullfrog International, LC11-01-2016 – 01-01-2021

  Enhanced current products and designed new innovative ones. Collaborated with the team to establish a stronger product development process. Led and oversaw a team of engineers, guiding their workflow and activities. Combined project management with lead engineering, involving frequent collaboration with cross-functional teams and suppliers.

• Manufacturing / Design Engineer · Rocky Mountain Composites01-01-2007 – 01-01-2009

  Responsible to develop solutions to problems of varying scope and complexity in the areas of design, planning, scheduling and general manufacturing engineering; also to instruct in use. Coordinate interdepartmental team members in all levels of product & tool design. Establish controls by authoring and coordinating the use of company standard work, specifications, manufacturing orders, work instructions / authorizations, processes, work / inspection records and the like to meet Customer, QA and ODAR / FAA requirements.

• Product Development Engineer · TransAmerican Medical09-01-2004 – 04-01-2007

  Headed up new product design, development / prototyping and production. Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members in product design / development process. Developed & improved outsourced manufacturing network & in-house processes.

• Lean Manufacturing Facilitator · Clean Machines Inc.08-01-2004 – 07-01-2005

  Utilized Lean Manufacturing Principles to improve general organization, increase capacity and generate additional value added production time. Championed improvements in process documentation, part / tool inspection and the like to ultimately achieve and maintain ISO certification.

Education

• Brigham Young UniversityBachelor's Degree, Manufacturing Engineering Technology - Management Minor

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