Experience

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  ScanCom International A/S

  • Denmark
  • Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • R&D Senior Manager

    • Oct 2022 - Aug 2023

    Produces finish outdoor garden Furniture’s out of mixed materials (wood, aluminum, plastic, WPC)• In charged of 6 direct employees • Lead all new material development, globally• Identified and introduced sustainable and circular material supply chains

  • R&D Plastic Manager

    • Sep 2016 - Nov 2022

    • Developed supplier color master batch standards for virgin plastic material and recycled material • Advised and approved all new plastic product designs together with the design team prior tooling process • Lead all in-house plastic testing of plastic projects with production implementation • Defined plastic products CBD`s and project managed tooling process• Developed and implemented plastic recycled plastic from both post-industrial and post-consumer for furniture product

  • Operations Manager Plastic

    • Jan 2015 - Sep 2016

    • Set up of several plastic injection molding factory with a total investment of 3.5M USD • Full project management of construction work, purchase of machinery • In charged of total 100 indirect and direct employees • Implement ISO system in plastic injection molding factory• Implementation of OEE in plastic injection molding factory • Build up from scratch plastic mold and material standards with diligent inspection process inspection • Created and implemented machine maintenance plans regularly on schedules

  • R&D Manager Plastic

    • Apr 2012 - Jan 2015

    • Developed unique WPC (Wood Plastic Composite) extruded for board and slats • Created several new material formulas with and average cost saving of 11%• Implemented new calander line producing brand new WPC width board • Lead development of 72new polyrattan extrusion tools and materials • Developed new plastic hardware for chairs and tables

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  framas

  • Vietnam

  • Production Director

    • Jan 2005 - Mar 2012
    • Vietnam

    Produces award-winning components for shoes (adidas, Nike, Reebok, ECCO)• Responsible for whole production process for shoe components • Responsible for around 400 indirect and direct employees • Re-organised production floor using cell design to increase lean production • Present to customers & material suppliers about new products and materials • Set up new laboratory area including set up test methods for material and semi products • Handled quality issues between framas and customers • Planning and execute the expandsiond of plastic injection molding factory shop floor with increase of machine numbers to 100 pieces including 2C- plastic injection molding machines with clamping forces 50t to 400t• Implementation of lean process with monthly kaizen projects for improvements for processes and products for cost saving • Control of machine and equipment maintenance plan • Improved air supply system for deliver dry air for reduce material drying time by 20%

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  Sigwart GmbH

  • Pfaffenweiler, Germany

  • Plastic Injection Molder - Foreman

    • May 2002 - Dec 2004
    • Pfaffenweiler, Germany

    Produces components for cars, computer, electronic and toys• Set up plastic injection molding machines according to production plan with mold and material change overs• Lead production & quality control inspections under initial release conditions • Managed all new plastic injection molds before release to mass production • Lead testing of new plastic materials for production together with the technical person in charged

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  Weißer + Grießhaber GmbH

  • Moenchweiler, Germany

  • Plastic Injection Molder - Assistant Shift Leader

    • Aug 1994 - Apr 2002
    • Moenchweiler, Germany

    Produces components for cars, computer, electronic and sanitary (Hans Grohe, Sick, Audi, BMW, Messerschmidt)• Set up plastic injection molding machines inline with production plan including mold and material changing• Quality control according control plan for running mass production• Eliminated machine alarms • Skill development for hot print, pad print equipment • Follow up mold maintenance cleaning plans • Partook various training courses in ARBURG for new plastic injection molding machines