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Manufacturing
Engineer, 04018
Resides in Wisconsin
Salary:
US $Open
Relocate:
Yes
On
the Market: Looking
Industry: Plastics - Various Industries
SUMMARY
I am an experienced manufacturing engineer with a background in many plastic
molding environments. I possess a demonstrated skill in program
management completing projects on time and within budget. I have served
as the first point of contact for customer concerns, as well as working
on the production floor to improve processes and train employees.
I am knowledgeable of manufacturing processes like lean manufacturing,
six sigma quality, and continuous process improvements in today's business
world.
EXPERIENCE
(Company) Wisconsin
Program Manager, 1998 - 2001
Contacted customers on new projects to determine final product design
and application. Obtained quotes on injection molds, secondary equipment
and components. Reviewed designs with quality, production, purchasing,
and other departments prior to developing quotes for customer. Reviewed
projects with sales department to determine quotes to be submitted to
the customers. Managed project budget, timelines, tool builds, sampling,
product testing and release to production. Sampled tooling, performed
product testing and delivered samples to the client.
Product Developments:
John Deere Pro-Gator Utility Vehicle/Grill: Injection molded out
of ABS plastic. A cold sprue was located directly in the center
of the part. Clipped the sprue and punched a hole in the center
of the part so a bubble would not form under the decal that was applied
later.
John Deere Pro-Gator Utility Vehicle/Bumper End Caps: Injection
molded out of polypropylene. The mold had a cold sprue and cold
runners to a left and right cavity. The cavities were edge-gated
and clipped by hand upon ejection.
Outboard Marine Corporation Air Silencer/Air Scoop: The current
air silencer in production for outboard engines leaked oil when tipped
back too far and the air silencer did not allow sufficient airflow into
the engine. Gave design recommendations on the flange, parting line,
wall thickness, and mating part changes. Built a single cavity tool
for use in a MUD frame.
John Deere Spin Steer Lawn Tractor/Tandem Fuel Tank: This was the
first fuel injection molded tank that had two chambers with a common wall.
One chamber contained fuel and the second held oil. The tool had
a thread unwinding mechanism, an expanding collet, three-side core slide,
two lifters, and a hot manifold with four drops and valve gates.
Used a new fuel pick-up tube assembly on the inside of the tank to reduce
cost and minimize areas where fuel could escape.
John Deere Lightning Lawn Tractor/Fuel Tank (Stack Tool): As the
first stack tool built by the company, the tool molded two plus two cavities
(two full parts) that would have needed a 1,500-ton press in an 850-ton
press. The tool had a six-drop hot manifold with six valve gates,
two side cores, two ejector boxes, two expanding collets, and permanent
water manifolds and water lines. The tool had to be built in two
stages. Stage One did not have threads molded on the parts, so threads
had to be welded on after molding. Stage Two was the finished tool.
John Deere 7000 Series Tractor/Upper and Lower Fan Shrouds: This
was one of the largest tools ever made by the company. The project
entailed finite element analysis and mold flow analysis. The project consisted
of two tools. The first tool was two cavities with a hot runner
and seven slides and lifters. The second tool was a single cavity
with a cold sprue and runners. These were the first plastic pressurized
tanks that would contain a glycol and water solution.
John Deere LT Lawn Tractor/Seat Base: The tool delivery had to be
accelerated by two weeks in order to get a sample to the customer on time.
The product was redesigned to make a part with thinner walls that would
cool without the need of a cooling fixture and water tank. The material
was also changed for a stiffer feel to the customer. This was the
first tool that the company built overseas in Taiwan.
Accomplishments:
Engineering Modification: Replaced all worn wear plates, pins, bushings,
components, repaired slides, and parting lines to the John Deere Consumer
Products Chainsaw tool. Added inserts that were removable from the
parting line and converted the tool to make two different parts.
This was done in a four-week time span during a break. The tool
had to be up and running at the end of four weeks.
Plant Drawings: Updated plant drawings anytime a press was moved
or a new one brought in. Position also entailed office changes,
making revisions for fire protection drawings, making storm water run-off
drawings, and directing others with maps or other facility information.
Storm Water Protection: Walked the property a couple times a year
with a group to make sure debris was not getting into the sewers after
storms, hanging signs for workers for throwing out debris, and submitting
yearly proposals to the state.
SOLVAY AUTOMOTIVE, INC., South Bend, Indiana/Adrian, Michigan
Manufacturing Engineer, 1996 - 1998
Purchased, maintained, and redesigned equipment. Performed failure
mode effect analyses. Updated the spare parts inventory for the
existing assembly line and purchased necessary spare parts for new equipment.
Accomplishments:
Saturn and GM g-body/Fuel Intake Tubes: Lab tested various prototypes
using two tests. First, tested characteristics of the fuel filling
the tank to measure premature filler nozzle shut-off, turbulent flow of
gas in the filler pipe, fuel overflow from the tank, and general appearance.
Second, tested airflow to evaluate the operation of a check valve inside
the filler pipe. Set up a production cell, tested equipment readiness
for production, trained operators on assembly of filler pipes.
Dodge Dakota And Intrepid Fuel Tanks: Held responsibility for keeping
the line running in order to meet production orders. Maintained
all aspects of product production to ensure the assembly line ran smoothly.
Dodge Intrepid/Intake Manifold: Procured all components from all
assembly equipment that could fail or wear out. Purchased a 30-ton
portable chiller unit that cooled two molding machines and a metal detector
that sensed metal fragments remaining in a molded part. Visited
customer facility to determine corrective actions on quality issues.
KENRO, INC., Fredonia, Wisconsin
Process Engineer, 1993 - 1996
Designed new equipment and modified existing machinery to improve the
manufacturing process. Purchased secondary equipment and held responsibility
for keeping all secondary equipment functioning properly. Acted
as company representative to the National Sanitation Foundation.
Equipment Developed:
Feed Chute: Redesigned a feed chute for cutting plexi-glass parts.
The current design was very dangerous because the operator's hands had
to be near the saw blade. Constructed the feed chute to hold the
parts down and advance the parts automatically.
Part-Trimming Machine: Added a sheet metal tray to the underside
of a part-trimming machine. During trimming, dust and debris would
fall onto shafts and bearings. As the bearings came forward the
flash would pack in the bearings and cause them to fail. The bearings
failed weekly before the guard was added. After the guard was added,
it was over a year before they had to be replaced again.
Press Development: Designed and built a press to form fiberglass
sheets into formed bins. Formed bins were put in a mold with resin
to form deli tray.
Pad Printing Machine: Redesigned a pad-printing machine to accept
a round part. The round part would roll 360° during printing.
Layout Design: Redesigned the layout of the printing room to make
room for a drying oven. Three pad printing machines were placed
along the dryer to print three colors at a time.
Accomplishments:
New Equipment: Purchased a fiberglass-sheeting machine to replace
worn out equipment.
Guides and Manuals: Wrote a guide detailing material mixing instructions,
press and mold settings, wire bending guidelines, and all colors and tray
sizes for molding fiberglass trays. The guide was used for molding
trays in China. Also, wrote a troubleshooting manual for compression
molding, which gave examples of various part appearance issues and common
ways to fix the problems.
National Sanitation Foundation (NSF): Held responsibility for ensuring
compliance with NSF standards. The NSF inspected the product currently
in production, checking what material was being used for the product and
cross checking the approval forms. Organized the documents into
one common book, with no problems or complaints throughout job duration.
EDUCATION
Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
B.S., Manufacturing Engineering Technology, 1992.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Injection molding
Blow molding
Compression molding
Thermoforming
Licensed fork lift operator
Overhead crane operator
COMPUTER SKILLS
CADKEY
AutoCAD
Solid Works
Introductory Pro-E
Microsoft Office Suite
Microsoft Project
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