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Manufacturing Engineer/Plant Manager Resume
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| Desired Industry: Manufacturing |
SpiderID: 2498 |
| Desired Job Location: Akron, Ohio |
Date Posted: 5/4/2005 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: anytime |
| Desired Wage: 60,000 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors |
Willing to Relocate: No |
Objective:
To obtain a challenging managerial or engineering position where I can apply my experience and learn new skills.
Experience:
Mueller Electric Co., Akron, OH 4/04-11/04
Plant Manager
Responsible for daily operations and effectiveness of over 70 full-time production workers. Oversaw the
Manufacturing processes involved with making passive interconnects and electrical test lead assemblies.
Worked with both state-side and off-shore supply base to negotiate material purchases and delivery schedules.
Responsible for all disciplinary measures throughout the plant; the company’s safety program, development of
performance standards, employee appraisals and reviews, implementation of cost accounting practices, ISO
certification and the overall profitability of internal operations.
Resolved long-standing issues impacting employee retention and interaction. Implemented training and incentive
programs which delivered measurable improvements in employee moral and satisfaction.
Provided strong organizational leadership through a period of massive change and reorganization while
orchestrating the successful implementation of a new brand (Crane Connectors) into the Akron facility.
Major League Electronics, Inc., New Albany, IN 11/01-12/03
Director of Operations, Electronics and Contracting Divisions
Full P&L responsibility of passive interconnect manufacturing and contract manufacturing divisions. Operation
was comprised of a over 40 direct reports including engineering, quality assurance, administrative personnel,
human resources and production workers. Responsible for quality engineering functions, capacity planning, new
product development, manufacturing effectiveness, employee reviews, materials procurement (domestic and
off-shore), tooling design & engineering, shipping and receiving, logistics, and other aspects of daily
operations of the Electronics and Contracting divisions.
Instrumental in leading the successful and profitable turnaround of the organization. Realigned staffing
patterns, restructured production scheduling, introduced improved materials procurement and planning
procedures, and reduced indirect labor staffing by 25%.
Delivered significant improvements in quality, productivity, cycle time and cost control through
implementation of new manufacturing processes, tooling design criteria, and revised quality standards.
Mainstream Technology, LLC, New Albany, IN 9/01-12/03
President and Owner
Founded company and performed all aspects of running a small business (including finance, sales, management,
engineering, etc.). Mainstream Technology serviced the medical, defense, custom molding and passive
interconnect industries. Services included 3D modeling and design, consulting (design and management), custom
machining, sourcing/procurement of injection molds and automated equipment.
Provided clients with innovative solutions that led to over (10) patents in the medical industry. Assisted
clients with full design support, prototyping, tooling and production sourcing of medical products.
Designed and developed flexible robot guarding for the injection molding industry. Integrated cavity
separation and CPC control with guarding system to increase quality and reduce labor costs.
Consulted with and advised CEO’s and Plant Managers within the community on cost reduction initiates, scrap
elimination objectives, staffing reorganization, streamlining supply bases, etc.
Competed successfully in the custom machining industry servicing customers throughout the tri-state area.
Operated profitably in a diminishing market by developing a mixed sales base of both production and custom
jobs.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (continued)
DJ/Nypro Inc., Louisville, KY 5/00-9/01
Value Added Manufacturing (VAM) Manager, Midwestern Region North America
Responsible for new product introduction of contact manufacturing and automation within Nypro’s midwestern
region, consisting of seven facilities. Direct reports included automation and mechanical engineers.
Performed all quoting activity (labor estimates, line layouts/equipment selection and plant selection
recommendations) for contract manufacturing or molding that required secondary operations. Worked extensively
with new facility in southern KY to set-up new manufacturing lines
and establish methods. Assisted Account Teams with various aspects of program management on large accounts
(including design review of tooling drawings, new product launches, packaging specification requirements,
etc.).
Directed the fully automated integration of injection molding/over-molding technology with multi-component
assembly and decorative printing of the P&G "Rollerball" program.
Directed the efforts of outside/inside programmers and operations to tailor a web-based solution for real-time
access to approvals, benchmarks, cycle accuracy and cost analysis for customer programs.
Beach Mold & Tool, Inc., New Albany, IN 6/92-5/00
Project Manager/Engineer (1/99-Present)
Responsible for the sustaining engineering, methods documentation, cost reduction initiatives, EC
implementation and customer interaction required to successfully maintain a multi-million dollar customer
account. Primary activities included; assisting in customer design reviews, managing the procurement of
purchased components and tooling, implementing and recommending tooling revisions, designing and implementing
assembly line layout, procuring all secondary equipment, troubleshooting molding issues and recommending
corrective actions, acquiring and tracking all necessary costing information required for quoting and
assisting quality engineering in functions related to new product introduction.
Successfully oversaw the program launch of Compaq’s "next generation" docking station line.
Designed and implemented an innovative packaging solution for Compaq that reduced transit and warehousing cost
by over $8.00 per unit while increasing our internal profitability by 20%.
Manufacturing / Development Engineer (8/96-1/99)
Responsible for the New Product Introduction of (3) major accounts including Dell, Compaq, and HP.
Responsible for managing (2) Industrial Engineers and the ATS (Auxiliary Technical Support) department, which
served an engineering and maintenance support function to the assembly department. The ATS staff maintained
all secondary equipment throughout the plant and performed the research and development (R&D) as needed for
all new projects requiring any secondary equipment or automation. Developed line layouts, performed time
studies, specified automated equipment and designed and built secondary machines and fixtures.
Assisted in the successful start-up of the Texas facility and the integration of sheet metal stamping with
plastic mold injection processes for several projects.
Education:
Indiana University Southeast
BS in Business Management, 1996
Certifications
Cash & Hull Associates - Motion & Time Survey, September 94
Cash & Hull Associates - Computer Aided Station Analysis (CASA), September 94
Zenger-Miller - Frontline Leadership, February 95
Injection Molding Theory – SPE – Aug 99
Mold Design and Resin Selection – SPE - Aug 99
Candidate Contact Information:
| Name: Matthew Cobb |
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| Street: - |
Phone: 330-622-7194 |
| City: Akron |
Fax: - |
| State: Ohio |
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