Engineering and Tooling Manager, 04416

Industry: Automotive, appliances, injection molding, plastics, rubber

Resides: Iowa

Salary: Open

Relocate: Yes

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5/01 - 9/02, Engineering and Tooling Manager, (Company name), IA
(Custom injection molder and mold maker, Tier 2 (Ford, GM, Honda, Mitsubishi)

Responsible for Six Sigma implementation, documentation and training.
Supervise engineering, tool room and maintenance personnel in a fast-paced environment involving extensive shop floor collaboration/interface and problem solving.  Supervision included but was not limited to coaching/mentoring personnel to achieve the objectives of the organization.
Daily interface with key accounts on issues of program management to ensure customer satisfaction (APQP, DFMA, FMEA, PPAP, etc.)
Product design, performance and evaluation ensuring manufacturability (Pro-E, AutoCAD, SolidWorks).
QS9000/ISO 9001 Steering Committee/Auditor applying the concepts of Six Sigma Training.

10/97 - 5/01, Director of Engineering, Whirlpool Corporate Engineering Liaison
Tier 2

Responsible for Six Sigma implementation, documentation.
Responsible for the coordination of all Whirlpool technical issues ($100MM account) including but not limited to short and long term planning, negotiation, product design/development/analysis, cross-functional team participation so as to assist in ensuring Whirlpool's success as a global competitor.
Supervision of tool room and engineering personnel.
1200 employees, 8 plants.

8/96 - 10/97, Director of Engineering/Sales, Oneida Molded Plastics, Oneida, NY
Full service plastic injection molding manufacturer with $28MM in sales and 320 employees.
Completed ISO 9002 certification.

1994 - 1996, General Manager, Austro Mold, Rochester, NY
Custom injection molder and mold manufacturer with emphasis on automotive, Tier 1.

P&L responsibility for $8MM and 72 employees.
Moved company from a $1MM loss to a break-even level.
Increased sales by $2MM
Initialized a new technology acquisition program.
Initiated ISO certification process.

1988 - 1996, Division Manager, Wynn's International, Lebanon, TN
Tier 1 (Ford Motor Company)

Custom injection and extrusion blow molding and rubber molding with specialties in automotive, aerospace and industrial end-user markets.
P&L responsibility for an operating division with $12MM in sales.
Tooling design and development.
Heavy direct customer interface.
Quality assurance management qualifying as Q1 (Ford Motor Company) and ISO 9002
Extensive European business experience


1977 - 1988, Kusan and KMC Division of Kusan, Nashville, TN
Tier 1 supplier (injection molded parts) to major OEMs (Ford, GM, Chrysler, Nissan); interior and exterior parts  (IP, grills, door panels)
General Manager, Tooling and Engineering, KMC Division of Kusan
Tooling Manager, Kusan

1964 - 1977, Plano Molding, Plano, IL
Hired as a co-op student
Hired on a permanent basis as a Tool and Die Maker.
Promoted to Engineering Department and Sales

EDUCATION:
1/01, completed Six Sigma Black Belt training
1971, BSME, University of Illinois
1970, U.S. Department of Labor Mold Maker, completed training
1975, Wharton's School of Finance and Accounting
SPE/SPI, CAD/CAM, computer operation seminars, commercial pilot's license/single, multi-engine ratings

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