Experience

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  PHD, Inc.

  • Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada

  • Mechanical Designer

    • Jan 2024 - Present
    • Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada
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  CMI Heavy Industries

  • Stevensville, Ontario

  • Senior Project Manager

    • Sep 2021 - Aug 2022
    • Stevensville, Ontario
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  Tecvalco Ltd.

  • Niagara Falls, Ontario

  • Project Manager

    • Nov 2019 - May 2021
    • Niagara Falls, Ontario
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  Criveller Company Canada

  • Niagara Falls

  • Engineering/Design/Production Manager

    • Jan 2012 - Sep 2019
    • Niagara Falls

    • Increased productivity by an average of 29.6% annually over 8 years.• Eliminated 100% of ongoing nitrogen gas costs with a return on investment in 13 months.• Reduced the product defect rate by 60%.

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  Propositum Propositi

  • North Bay

  • Engineering Manager

    • Jun 2008 - Dec 2011
    • North Bay

    • Streamlined the design of progressive/transfer and hand tooling.• Established and implemented custom design procedures.

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  BES Tool and Die Ltd.

  • Kitchener, Ontario

  • Sales Representative

    • Oct 2003 - May 2008
    • Kitchener, Ontario

    • Reallocated toolmakers from 100+ employees in the 60,000 square foot plant.• Improved efficiency and quality of service through quoting practice changes.

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  DBG Canada Limited

  • Mississauga, Ontario

  • Tooling Estimator

    • Apr 2000 - Oct 2003
    • Mississauga, Ontario

    • Estimated and won 3 tools over 1 million dollars each.• Reduced prototype tooling material cost by 14.3% and 21% decrease in machining time. • Introduced FTI software through the 5 plants of this multinational, 500+ employee operation.

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  Advance Metal, Tool & Die

  • Kitchener, Ontario

  • Tooling Designer

    • Sep 1998 - Apr 2000
    • Kitchener, Ontario

    • Established a 3D tooling library for 3 designers. • Improved company design consistency and efficiency.• Performed all calculations such as drawing pressure, blanking tonnage.

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  Ventratech

  • Cambridge, Ontario

  • Program Engineer

    • Oct 1994 - Sep 1998
    • Cambridge, Ontario

    • Reduced setup time from 2 hours to 30 minutes.• Reduced the work in process (WIP) by 30% at a minimal cost of a few hundred dollars.• Increased the up time of the die and reduced maintenance costs.

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  Sandco Automotive

  • Waterdown, Ontario

  • Engineering Assistant

    • Sep 1985 - Oct 1994
    • Waterdown, Ontario

    • Assisted with the design and testing of a new finger follower. • Assisted engineering department with design, detail and drawing updates.• Performed and documented daily inspections.