Eric Lephart
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Hoosier Feeder Company
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United States
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mechanical Engineer
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Mar 2021 - Present
Serving as an integral member of the engineering team. Designing special automated feeding systems, vibratory, centrifugal, flex, and linear machinery, fixtures for a variety of industries including food and beverage, automotive, medical, and industrial. Serving as an integral member of the engineering team. Designing special automated feeding systems, vibratory, centrifugal, flex, and linear machinery, fixtures for a variety of industries including food and beverage, automotive, medical, and industrial.
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Lowe's
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Muncie, Indiana, United States
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Designer / Cost Estimator
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Feb 2021 - Mar 2021
Met with customers to discuss requirements for bathroom and kitchen projects Provide detailed cost estimates for projects Setup follow up meetings with customers to review cost estimates. Provide detailed designs acquired projects. Launch new projects Program manager to support customer satisfaction and be the liaison between vendors, contractor and customer. Entered projects in Lowe’s computer system. Did $85K in sales first two weeks of being there. Met with customers to discuss requirements for bathroom and kitchen projects Provide detailed cost estimates for projects Setup follow up meetings with customers to review cost estimates. Provide detailed designs acquired projects. Launch new projects Program manager to support customer satisfaction and be the liaison between vendors, contractor and customer. Entered projects in Lowe’s computer system. Did $85K in sales first two weeks of being there.
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Allied Enterprises LLC
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Qatar
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director Of Quality
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Jan 2020 - Sep 2020
Trained to operate all CNC Machining Mills, Lathes and Grinders to better understand business. Operated CMM daily. Maintained and updated existing programs. Manage QC organization activities, process audits, receiving inspections, scrap analysis, gauge calibrations, cleanliness and chemical audits. Trained to operate all CNC Machining Mills, Lathes and Grinders to better understand business. Operated CMM daily. Maintained and updated existing programs. Manage QC organization activities, process audits, receiving inspections, scrap analysis, gauge calibrations, cleanliness and chemical audits.
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Stamping / Tool Engineer
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Aug 2017 - Oct 2019
Responsible for bringing in new innovative concepts for the transfer presses to increase strokes per minute, reduce setup time using Solidworks and AutoCad. Also responsible for implementing new request for quote package to reduce response time from vendors and negotiate price and delivery for all purchased components. Responsible for bringing in new innovative concepts for the transfer presses to increase strokes per minute, reduce setup time using Solidworks and AutoCad. Also responsible for implementing new request for quote package to reduce response time from vendors and negotiate price and delivery for all purchased components.
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Sales Manager
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Aug 2013 - Aug 2017
Responsible for all sales activities company wide, including negotiating piece price, tooling cost to customers. Implementing new quotation package that could track number of quotes per year, win / loss percentage. Also responsible for new business plan and implementing it. Served as technical reference while at customers for their automated work cells they were experiencing issues with. Being a senior designer of automated machines, my experience proved extremely valuable for them. Responsible for all sales activities company wide, including negotiating piece price, tooling cost to customers. Implementing new quotation package that could track number of quotes per year, win / loss percentage. Also responsible for new business plan and implementing it. Served as technical reference while at customers for their automated work cells they were experiencing issues with. Being a senior designer of automated machines, my experience proved extremely valuable for them.
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Magna Machine and Tool
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United States
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Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mechanical Designer
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Jan 2009 - Aug 2013
Responsible for designing automated machines, jigs, fixtures for the foundry, automotive and medical industries using SolidWorks 3d and AutoCad. Also responsible for being program manager and working directly with customers for installation and runoff of all machines. Would asses other equipment at customers while there with issues they were experiencing, recommend corrections, provide costing for Magna to fix, implement corrections and lead debug of machines and get back up and running. Responsible for designing automated machines, jigs, fixtures for the foundry, automotive and medical industries using SolidWorks 3d and AutoCad. Also responsible for being program manager and working directly with customers for installation and runoff of all machines. Would asses other equipment at customers while there with issues they were experiencing, recommend corrections, provide costing for Magna to fix, implement corrections and lead debug of machines and get back up and running.
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Sales Manager
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Jan 1999 - Sep 2008
Responsible for sales activity, cost estimating, establishing burdens, and business strategy of Muncie, IN, Milton, Oh, and Monterrey MX plants. Also responsible for trouble shoot and debug existing tools and new. When one of the divisions was having issues with tooling I would go asses the situation, put into action the fix required, provide customer with quote for fix, work with tool room to setup and debug fix. Responsible for manager of continuous improvement teams, establishing burden rates, implementing new cost estimating program and designing stamping dies and equipment. Show less
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