Manufacturing Engineer
15642

Resides in Connecticut

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE

Responsible and challenging position as a Senior Engineer in a manufacturing/process/assembly environment that offers the opportunity for growth and advancement.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

        Twenty plus years of wide-ranging experience in the manufacturing/molding field, including 17 years in supervisory/middle management positions.
        Demonstrated ability in research and design, developing cost reduction innovations and in developing and managing operational and capital budgets.
        Proven supervisory ability with excellent verbal and oral communications skills and well-honed people/motivational skills.
        Skilled in vendor surveys, negotiating reasonable deals in purchasing capital equipment, as well as capital tooling and component parts.

SAMPLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

        Started up and managed new IDC connector department at Winchester Electronics Incorporated, buying $750,000 in specialized, automated equipment; responsible for three shifts of 60 employees.  At its peak, department was producing $14 million in sales.
        Designed and laid out new plant for Burndy Corporation's Research and Development  Division including placement of air lines, electrical outlets, lighting system, stock room set up and purchasing of equipment.
        Saved $200,000 in plastic waste by initiating hot runner systems in molds; saved another $200,000 through changes in assembly techniques and design.
        Instituted process control system for molding presses using microprocessors. 
        Established an offshore operation for production of connector lines in the Dominican Republic while at Burndy; procured equipment and materials and trained local labor force in production methods.
        Played a key role in Winchester Electronics' development of a process to shield connectors from electromagnetic and radio frequency interference; process involved using metal flake material in molding material.
        Startup of a 18 molding machine manufacturing facility in El Paso TX.  2.0 million dollar annual  sales.
        Design and impliment automation for 6  molding cells. Reducing labor content to less than 10%.

ASSOCIATIONS

        Society of Plastics Engineer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1/99 to Name -MOLDING TECHNOLOGY
2/03    V.P. of Engineering/Manufacturing

Coordination of all activities of engineering, manufacturing and maintenance of the Seymour facility and  El Paso, Texas facility.  Development of new mold designs and builds, supporting customer requirements and scheduling manufacturing activities.  Coordination of all maintenance department activities including equipment scheduled maintenance, facility maintenance and automation design and development.

8/95 to BREED TECHNOLOGIES
1/99    Senior Tooling Engineer - Advanced Purchasing Department

To RFQ selected vendors for new and existing program tooling including molds and progressive dies and also to attain new vendors for possible business including on-site surveys.  Troubleshoot existing tooling both in-house and at outside sources.  Special activities include cost reduction programs to vertically integrate plastic injection molding in-house.  Set up 36 molding press shop in Mexico - savings of 4.0 million dollars/year.

3/92 to UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP
8/95    Manager of Manufacturing Engineering/Sutures

Coordinate the activities of several manufacturing engineers and model makers in the daily support of production processes.  Assist in the development of new products, both in design concepts and assembly equipment needs.
Responsible for departmental line expenses.
Responsible for the implementation of economic fixturing and equipment to reduce risk of injury to line operators.
Coordinating efforts to bring flexible automation on line to reduce set-up time and labor costs.

3/91 to WINCHESTER ELECTRONICS INC
3/92    Senior Adv. Manufacturing Engineer

Cost Estimating all new products, both costs and component costing. 
Analyze new product designs for manufacturing.
Cost reducing existing products by recommending material and process changes.

10/89 to        MOLDEX
5/91    Chief Engineer

Deal with customers to determine component parameters.
Prepare quotes for customers.
Deal with vendors for mold construction.
Direct and schedule the activities of internal moldmakers on repair, fabrication and alteration of molds.
Troubleshoot molds and molding presses on the floor.
Schedule all production and determine all equipment needs.
Supervise three (3) Plastics Engineers and four (4) Toolmakers
       

8/86 to AIRPAX CORPORATION
10/89   Manufacturing Engineer Supervisor 5/87 to 10/89
Manage staff of four engineering technicians in support, design and cost reduction capacity.
Cut costs of existing product lines by initiating new processes and recommending new equipment and design change recommendations.
Evaluate new product designs for ease of automation; estimate product and direct labor costs for customers' new applications.
Support production through troubleshooting and equipment maintenance.

        Fort Lauderdale, Florida
        Manufacturing Engineer Supervisor  8/86 to 4/87
Responsible for all manufacturing of automotive and military high tech sensors including assembly, molding, machining and testing; supervised nine technicians.  Upgraded assembly techniques to semi-automatic and automatic processes.

8/84 to BURNDY CORPORATION
8/86    Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Started up new high technology connector programs from R&D Engineering, including purchasing capital tooling such as progressive dies, injection molds, hand assembly tools and high speed automation equipment.  Heavy customer contact.  Made cost reductions through process and design change recommendations.

9/82 to AIRPAX CORPORATION
8/86    Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor
Coordinated activities of 12 manufacturing engineers and 22 tool and die makers, providing adequate support to production in troubleshooting, equipment maintenance and product cost reductions.

1/76 to WINCHESTER ELECTRONICS INCORPORATED
9/82    Applications Engineer 7/79 to 9/82
Traveled with sales team around the country soliciting new projects, serving as liaison with customers, designing and making prototypes and interfacing with design engineers.  Brought in $4.5 million in annualized sales.

        Manufacturing Engineer 1/77 to 6/79
Started up and managed IDC connector department; handled all budget planning and expenditures; analyzed customer problems, initiating corrective action.

        Quality Control Technician 1/76 to 1/77

8/74 to FAFNIR BEARING COMPANY
2/75    Manufacturing Engineer Technician

1/74 to         NEW ENGLAND DIE COMPANY
7/74    Tool & Die Maker

EDUCATION

1978 to present, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY, New Britain, Connecticut
Majored in Industrial Technology part-time; need 10 credit hours to complete Bachelor requirements.

1974 , WATERBURY STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Waterbury, Connecticut
Associate of Science Degree in Manufacturing Engineering
Graduated second in a class of 23 with a 3.98 GPA.

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