Experience

ProPulse®—a Schieffer Company

• United States
• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Extrusion Production Manager

  • May 2022 - Present

• Plant Tooling Coordinator

  • Dec 2019 - Aug 2022

  Added responsibility of all production tooling inventory, traceability, availability, design, maintenance, and repair for extrusion, braiding, and assembly department tooling.

• Extrusion Technical Specialist

  • Jul 2017 - Aug 2022

  Technical support for extrusion processes. Improved extrusion capacity by 27.3% (run time average) by changing tooling design and adjusting the process. Create procedures and provide operator training. New product and process development. Tooling design and development. Tooling and equipment management. Use SolidWorks to design new tooling, equipment, and machine parts. Work with material vendors on new product development projects. Work with equipment vendors to spec new equipment. Coordinate equipment upgrades, validation, modifications, installations, and repairs. Assisted with new extrusion building addition design and layout. Directed the move of current extrusion lines into new extrusion addition.



Guardian Industries

• United States
• Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Extrusion Production Support Specialist

  • Nov 2015 - Jul 2017

  Extrusion profile production, R&D, process development, new tooling and equipment validation. Created and maintained a data base for controlled production paperwork and documents and manages raw and finished goods inventory. Relocated extrusion line into a new extrusion room. Assisted with set up, run off, equipment/Tooling development, and process development of new state of the art extrusion equipment. Extrusion profile production, R&D, process development, new tooling and equipment validation. Created and maintained a data base for controlled production paperwork and documents and manages raw and finished goods inventory. Relocated extrusion line into a new extrusion room. Assisted with set up, run off, equipment/Tooling development, and process development of new state of the art extrusion equipment.



ProPulse®—a Schieffer Company

• United States
• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Extrusion Technical Specialist

  • Aug 2015 - Nov 2015

  Technical support, trouble shooting, training, R&D, and process development/improvement. Technical support, trouble shooting, training, R&D, and process development/improvement.



Guardian Industries

• United States
• Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Support Specialist

  • Jul 2014 - Aug 2015

  Start up business. Extrusion profile production and new product development. Assisted with relocation equipment tear down, relocation between 2 states, and set up of extrusion equipment. Start up business. Extrusion profile production and new product development. Assisted with relocation equipment tear down, relocation between 2 states, and set up of extrusion equipment.



Aflac

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • Feb 2014 - Jul 2014



Teel Plastics

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Extrusion Lead Technician

  • Feb 2000 - Feb 2014

  Over see the production processes, efficancy, quality, training, and team building in the Healthcare Cell. Provide coaching as needed to improve employee morale and productivity. Assisted with teardown, relocation, and set up of multiple extrusion lines into new HQ facility. Over see the production processes, efficancy, quality, training, and team building in the Healthcare Cell. Provide coaching as needed to improve employee morale and productivity. Assisted with teardown, relocation, and set up of multiple extrusion lines into new HQ facility.



Pace Industries

• Extrusion Technician

  • 1993 - 1999

  Sheet Extrusion. After a short time packing product I moved to the raw materials department. During the 2 1/2 years in raw materials, I learned how to optimize the bending equipment allowing the lines to increase production with less downtime. Then I moved to extruder operator positions including, trainer, troubleshooting, R&D, and raw material support. Experience with Corona treatment, lamination, co-extrusion. Sheet Extrusion. After a short time packing product I moved to the raw materials department. During the 2 1/2 years in raw materials, I learned how to optimize the bending equipment allowing the lines to increase production with less downtime. Then I moved to extruder operator positions including, trainer, troubleshooting, R&D, and raw material support. Experience with Corona treatment, lamination, co-extrusion.