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Industry: Plastic Injection, Compression, and Diecast
Resides: Salary: Open
Relocate: Yes
On
the Market: Unemployed
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE Seeking a professional position in
the area of Project, Manufacturing, Quality and or Tooling Engineer. QUALIFICATIIONS SUMMARY·
A
strong background of progressively responsible experience, with an emphasis
on Engineering, Manufacturing, Tooling, and Supervision. ·
Experienced
in scheduling and coordinating work efforts, while implementing quality
and control, to promote productivity. · Management
experience includes coordination of quotes, work cell organization, tool
sourcing, attending VA/VE meetings, and budget control of tooling. ·
Design
meetings leader for Prototype and Hard tool. ·
Working
with Six-Sigma and Compass teams to reduce cost and quality
issues. ·
Over
15 years Moldmaker, working
with plastic Injection, Compression, and Diecast. ·
Follow
mold and gauge builds and verify gauge R&R’s ·
Liaison for launch issues, installation issues, and
Quality issues ·
New car launch, Matrix meetings, and sort
parts at, (Atlanta, Chicago, Norfolk, Kansas City, Toronto Canada, and
Louisville), Ford Assembly Plants as well as Dodge City to sort parts. EMPLOMENT HISTORY 2001-
2002 Efficient Quality Services - Grand Rapids, MI. Contract Quality Auditor ·
Third
party Quality Inspection service. ·
Inspect
plastic, mirror, and movement components for mirrors. ·
Write
up flaws, dirt, and scratches, miss-assembled mirrors. ·
Work
with the people on the assembly line. ·
Document
where, when, and what all rejects are. 1998
– 2001
LEAR PLASTICS QS 9000 - MENDON, MI. Project / Manufacturing / Tooling Engineer ·
Advising
tool changes to eliminate quality issues and follow-up. ·
Work
cell layout and organization. ·
Working
with Compass and Six-Sigma Teams to reduce cost and Quality Issues ·
Part
layout vs. steel layout to verify shrink. · Customer
contact for Quality issues (Atlanta, and Chicago). ·
Troubleshooter
at customer’s facility, working with Quality Engineers as well as on their
assembly line, on installation issues. 1998
– 1998 LEAR DONNELLY CORPORATION - HOLLAND, MI. (SOLD TO LEAR) Project / Tooling / Manufacturing Engineer ·
Follow
tooling for new interior lighting. ·
Build
mock-up parts for lab testing. ·
Layout
parts vs. steel layout to verify shrink. ·
Attend
Quality meetings at the customer’s plants in Chicago and Atlanta. ·
Verify
gauges and write gauge procedure. ·
Liaison
for the launch team at Ford during pre-production through launch. ·
Layout
work cells and assembly equipment for efficiency ·
Responsible
for as many as 25 projects at one time. 1995
– 1998 LACKS ENTERPRISES QS9000 – Grand Rapids, MI. Tooling / Project Engineer·
Work
with customer on new design of parts. ·
Attend
meetings at Ford for Design Review with corporate sales and local designers. ·
Liaison
from cradle to grave with customer concerns and quality issues. ·
I
was responsible for new truck launch’s and traveled to numerous plants
for quality issues. ·
Place
tools, and work with tool shops on mold design. ·
Champion
mold design. ·
Place
secondary equipment and verify design. ·
Keep
the budget for all tooling and authorize payment tool shops (as much as
$1,500,000) for some programs. ·
Responsible
for Engineering changes at the Lacks South Carolina facility. 1992
–1995 SERVICE MOLD – JENISON, MI. Tool Engineer / Sales Engineer ·
Assist
in design of molds and stamping dies. ·
Assist
in building of the molds. ·
Quote
tooling and visit customer and report progress. ·
Build
plastic, magnesium, and zinc molds some automotive, furniture, and some
household. 1989
– 1992 RIVIERA PLASTICS – GRAND RAPIDS, MI. Mold repair / Tool Engineer. 1982
– 1989 CEDAR SPRINGS TOOL AND DIE – CEDAR SPRINGS,
MI. Lead Moldmaker. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ferris State University Graduated 2-yr. program- Machine
Tool and Theory. (AAS) Grand Rapids Community College
Graduated
4 yr. program Apprenticeship Toolmaker. USA Government approved. Grand Rapids Community College
Graduated
Apprenticeship Moldmaker USA
Government approved. Ferris State University Graduated 2 yr. program Manufacturing
Engineering. (AAS) AIAG APQP Certificate “How to”
Workshop. Grand Rapids Community College Graduated 720 hours of AutoCAD 2000
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