Senior Mechanical Engineer, Project Manager

• 2004 - Present

• Oversee floor operations for a team, including Machinists, Mechanics, a Shipping Manager and Personnel, General Laborers, and a Quality Manager. • Manage 1/3 of the company’s largest customer accounts, including sales, design, project management, and delivery across manufacturing, construction, agricultural, and municipal facilities verticals with projects ranging in scope from $1,000 up to $250,000. • Lead the design for the largest client; build and maintain a partnership that provides innovative solutions, including the design and build of conveyor cooling line upgrades for tire manufacturing, emergency brake systems for rubber processing equipment, tire component guiding system to improve accuracy, fixtures and tooling to robotically pick and place tire components, and more. • Reverse engineer custom design parts per customer requirements by producing drawings/solid models, using SolidWorks and Portable Coordinate Measuring Machine experience, create work instructions, and specify materials and machining operations required to produce products on the shop floor. • Distribute daily tasks, set priorities, and provide technical assistance to employees to ensure jobs are completed on time. • Design mechanical systems, custom sheet metal and structural design, and electrical circuits and routed systems.• Provide engineering support to the shop floor for production, testing, and operation. Key Accomplishments • Brought the shop operations from 2D drawings and manually written G code 3 axis machining to full 3D modeling and 5 axis machining.• Implemented JobBOSS software and helped develop new business procedures around the implementation. • Successfully implemented new business software and administration procedures.• Redesigned cooling tower conveyor and installed within 24 hours of removing previous cooling tower conveyor. • Modified the metering unit of a tea packaging line to improve reliability; smoother operation doubled line speed.

Mold Engineer

• 1994 - 2004

• Oversaw the daily operations and $42 Million inventory of tire mold parts inventory.• Managed a team of 3 Mold Repair Technicians, assigned daily tasks, and provided technical training. • Directed a cross-functional team of 30 to actively drive mechanical and process improvements in support of the global manufacturing strategy. • Ensured molds were ready to produce the scheduled product line to meet tight deadlines • Developed and managed an annual repair budget of $5 Million; reported results to Senior Domestic/Global Leadership. • Created detailed work instructions for each repair or modification project, ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and all required company policies/procedures. • Specified and coordinated outside mold repair services and negotiated vendor contracts and rates. • Provided engineering machine design input and assistance within business and cross-functional groups on a global basis with European and Japanese counterparts on best practices program. Key Accomplishments• Created a Microsoft Access database to track mold locations, statuses, progress, and cost of repair programs; database is still utilized today. • Recognized by Senior Leadership for designing a safer system to secure tire molds in the press and for zero delays due to tire mold problems. • Developed more reliable method to ensure correct set-ups of molds.

Tire Engineering Group Leader

• 1988 - 1994

• Oversaw and managed all engineering functions to provide the highest quality tire in the marketplace; supervised and mentored teams of Tire Engineers and Technicians. • Developed tire building specifications for plant floor, according to government standards. • Determined causes of anomalies and adjusted designs to improve manufacturing process through root cause investigations. • Assisted with the training and development of plant production workers in best production practices and process control standards. • Recognized by Leadership for being the youngest Engineering Group Leader in company history.

Tire Engineer

• 1984 - 1988