Experience

TH Plastics, Inc

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Mold Technician

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  Responsible for maintaining all mold at the Finlay, OH molding facility - PM's, minor mold repairs, maintaining mold repair inventory, sourcing mold repairs and EC's, daily productivity duties as assigned, and manufacturing details as needed. Most molds have lifters or hydraulic core pulls and class 'A' surface finishes and weigh up to 18000 lbs. that run in presses ranging up to 1100 ton. Responsible for maintaining all mold at the Finlay, OH molding facility - PM's, minor mold repairs, maintaining mold repair inventory, sourcing mold repairs and EC's, daily productivity duties as assigned, and manufacturing details as needed. Most molds have lifters or hydraulic core pulls and class 'A' surface finishes and weigh up to 18000 lbs. that run in presses ranging up to 1100 ton.



The Mold Shop

• Sylvania, OH

• mold designer

  • 2010 - Aug 2014

  My duties include using Mastercam for mold design and engineering changes, and I use mold making skills to work in the shop when engineering projects are slow. My duties include using Mastercam for mold design and engineering changes, and I use mold making skills to work in the shop when engineering projects are slow.



Rexam closures

• Bowling Green, OH

• Tooling Liaison / Mold Shop Manager / Mold Maker

  • 2006 - 2009

  I managed an eight man 24/7 shop to maintain injection molds for the manufacturing plant from 2007 to 2008. Prior to that I was working as a mold maker to maintain those same molds. When the plant was closed at the end of 2008, I returned to tooling liaison until downsized due to faltering economy. I managed an eight man 24/7 shop to maintain injection molds for the manufacturing plant from 2007 to 2008. Prior to that I was working as a mold maker to maintain those same molds. When the plant was closed at the end of 2008, I returned to tooling liaison until downsized due to faltering economy.



Data Mold & Tool, Inc.

• Walbridge, OH

• President

  • 1989 - 2006

  I founded the company - including writing the business plan, securing financing, purchasing equipment, hiring personnel, new customer sales, managing the business, and after 15 years, deciding to close the business. Our sales grew to about 1MM at our peak with eight employees. I founded the company - including writing the business plan, securing financing, purchasing equipment, hiring personnel, new customer sales, managing the business, and after 15 years, deciding to close the business. Our sales grew to about 1MM at our peak with eight employees.



Owens-Illinois Closure

• Perrysburg, OH

• Tooling Engineer

  • 1987 - 1988

  I was responsible for placing and qualifying new precision multi-cavity injection molds into the Hamlet, NC plant, as well as managing new tooling for engineering changes and replacement details for the plant. I was responsible for placing and qualifying new precision multi-cavity injection molds into the Hamlet, NC plant, as well as managing new tooling for engineering changes and replacement details for the plant.