Experience

Durex Industries

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  Job Summary: Facilitate and drive revenue growth for flex products through ownership of the customer acquisition process. Complete accountability for application engineering, product identification and development, and closed-loop opportunity management. Identify and drive penetration of application and market opportunities through product development offerings. Job Duties:The Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Flex/Foam products at Durex Industries.Drive revenue opportunities from concept to completion acting as single point of contact for internal and external sales channels.Act as point person for timely lead fulfillment of all direct flex product leads.Assume ownership for the timely development and approval of estimates for all flex heater products.Lead the PQA process for all new opportunities as required, acting as interface for design engineering and manufacturing engineering.Generate new opportunities for product offerings from market intelligence and customer demand.Participate in the development of marketing support materials for new and existing products as required.Provide adequate education and training to all sales channels as it relates to the product line and target markets.Assist in the development of product enhancements to achieve cost reduction in material acquisitions or manufacturing methodologies.Participate in the job cost analysis process with the intent of taking corrective actions as necessary at the customer level. Show less

• Application Engineering Manager

  • Dec 2018 - Feb 2021

  Job Summary: Assume responsibility for design specifications and manufacturing engineering interface required to secure and maintain strategic new business aligned with corporate objectives for the flex group. The AEM will provide leadership for the sales channels regarding technical solutions and estimates, as well as be responsible for the technical interface of new and existing product into the manufacturing environment.Job Duties:• Assess all new sales opportunities and evaluate the merit of pursuit based on corporate objectives and known technical expertise of the flex manufacturing group.• Be the focal point for all sales channel requirements related to the acquisition of strategic customer opportunities. Provide technical solutions to conclusion for the existing customer base, traveling as necessary to support department objectives.• Provide costing and estimates to the sales channels for approved applications using corporate costing tools and approval methodologies.• Participate in the RCCA process for all customer application issues or defect claims, providing solutions to the customer in a prompt and personal manner.• Guide manufacturing engineering requirements for all new customer applications through the PQA process and insure solutions are enacted on the manufacturing floor.• Identify technology or tooling upgrades that are required in the flex group to increase profitability and participate in the acquisition and deployment these processes.• Guide all strategic customer opportunities to acquisition and realization through sales channel and manufacturing floor support.• Identify job costing deficiencies and work with the PGM to provide real and measurable solutions through cost revaluations, methodology improvements, or updated estimates.• Recommend capital expenditures necessary to increase capacity or advance technology within the product group. Show less

• Product Group Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Feb 2021

  Description: The Product Group Manager is responsible for the management, leadership, and development of the production team and all design inputs. Optimize production assets and flow for maximum productivity with on-time delivery and successful attainment of revenue and quality targets. Provide for increased capacity as directed by the General Manager. Duties: • Manage the manufacturing scheduling process to meet 100% on-time delivery to committed ship dates.• Direct and support departmental production activities to insure revenue targets are attained on a monthly basis.• Manage labor utilization to insure proper use of labor resources versus projected requirements of the schedule.• Insure accurate metric reporting for all relevant production goals.• Staff and train department supervisors to maintain company standards and policies.• Manage scrap rates by department and implement corrective actions as required to maintain product quality targets.• Identify opportunities for efficiency gains and direct project management activities to successful completion.• Monitor and coordinate all required maintenance issues related to the production departments.• Maintain compliance with all safety, regulatory, and company policies as related to span of control.• Provide interface for major customers as required.• Be a force for positive change and continuous improvement within the manufacturing environment. Show less

• Lead Product Design Engineer

  • Mar 2016 - Jul 2017

  • Engineering department management: o Responsible for maintaining an accurate engineering schedule o Establish engineering standards and process o Improving design accuracy and efficiency o Ensure a strong communication channel between engineering and manufacturing• Existing Product maintenance: evaluate design and manufacturing improvements to increase product quality, improve yield and increase production efficiency• New Product: development, innovation, qualification• Manufacturing and Design: efficiency, quality, flow, improvements• Customer Relations: new projects, design details, technical support• Tooling: establishing mold and product design standards, developing new tooling to improve manufacturing efforts• Estimating: product cost, tooling cost, forecasted profit• Project management/ R&D Show less

• Manufacturing engineer

  • Feb 2006 - Mar 2016

  -Existing Product and New Product: development, innovation, qualification-Manufacturing and Design: efficiency, quality, flow, improvements-Customer Relations: new projects, design details, technical support-Department Structure: layout, tooling control, employee responsibility, communication avenue between manufacturing and engineering-Estimating: product cost, tooling cost, forecasted profit-General project management