Experience

Macro Engineering & Technology Inc.

• Canada
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Extrusion process manager (R&D and Technical service)

  • Jun 2002 - Present

  Responsibilities include: process data analysis and technical report writing; process design; laboratory testing of raw and finished materials; providing technical support to project managers, sales team and company customers; start-up and commissioning of equipment and process lines at company customers’ sites, including international customers in Europe, Latin America, Asia• As a part of process development team, designed a biaxial-oriented film process and double bubble equipment line for the food packaging industry and EVA sheet lines (for solar panel encapsulation). Commissioned equipment and trained operators• Commissioned double-bubble, blown film and cast lines, tested and started up equipment, operated new lines to ensure product quality. Trained groups of 10-15 operators. • Provided liaison with Russian customers and translated operating manuals in Russian.



Ha-Ogenplast (Israel)

• Process Engineer, R&D Department

  • 1997 - 2002

  Responsibilities included: Process development, raw and finished material testing, development and testing of PVC compound formulations. Provided technical support to sales and product development teams. Liaison between R&D and production department. Advised customers about modification of their operating procedures for thermoforming and laminating process; provided quality control. Coordinated with R&D department the implementation of an innovative process and technology for development of new product. Provided technical support to process improvement in the calendaring, extrusion, printing and laminating processes. Assisted the manufacturing team in quality control and cost improvements•Provided process improvement, troubleshooting and optimized production process in the calendaring, printing and laminating processes.•Improved thickness range of the PVC sheets. Optimized process conditions, which resulted in 20% reduction of material waste and thus improved quality of the sheets.•Reduced cycle time of high and low speed mixers, increasing output of calendaring line by 15%.•Increased output of lamination machine by 20%, improved embossing retention and flatness of rigid films, which increased firm competitiveness and volume of customer orders•Improved test laboratory conditions for PVC formulations that reduced set-up time for new products on the production line