Continuous Improvement Manager

• Dec 2021 - Present

Engineering Manager

• Jun 2018 - Nov 2021

Support and manage daily tasks within the Engineering Department including modeling, drafting, process establishment, manufacturing methods, inspection requirements, proposal designs, and quotations. Offer support to sales, business operations, and product management team on all projects regarding product releases, contract pricing, design proposals as well as existing design enhancements. Work closely with production unit management team to support all Engineering needs ranging from simple design processing to advanced manufacturing method optimizations.

Engineering Manager

• Apr 2015 - Jun 2018

●Develop processes and procedures for new tool carbide manufacturing including; quotations, designs, layouts, machine requirements, machine setups, material development, local support networking●Quality support for manufacturing including Carbide and PCD inspections●Training new employees on Anca, Rollomatic, and Centerless grinders as well as in Engineering Design.●Anca programming (iGrind)●Rollomatic programming (Nanosmart)●Global Quotation Support●Concept prints for production and test orders●Production packets for manufacturing including detail design prints, geometry measurements, and inspection requirements●Carbide Production Management ●Customer Support●Research and Development ●Optmize Grinding programs to reduce re-work percentage. Currently achieved 75% reduction on rework requirements by reprogramming.

Lead Tool Designer

• May 2014 - Mar 2015

● Managed a team of 5 Engineers● Scheduled daily tasks for Tool Design including approval prints, production packets, and material inspection.● Reverse Engineering● Tool inspection● Packet review to ensure accuracy of designs● Reviewed approval concept prints for accuracy● Reviewed all preform designs to ensure the design was accurate according to the tool geometry, coolant requirements, and manufacturing requirements● Customer Support for establishing designs based on application● Reported daily and weekly statistics for my team● My team improved on-time designs to 99%

Plant Manager

• May 2013 - May 2014

● Managed a team of 70+ employees● Scheduled work flow of departments including; Engineering, Materials, O.D. Prep, Finish Geometry, Braze, and Shipping● Delivery management● Customer Service● Reported daily, weekly, and monthly production financials to my upper management.● Set production expectations on a daily basis with all shifts● Performed expectation follow-ups twice a day with each department● Promoted a positive and friendly work environment● Worked closely with General management and quality management to ensure all expectations and goals were being achieved. In the case a goal was not going to be met, I worked closely with my team to devise a "Recovery Plan".● Our team achieved a 62% rate of tools delivered within 4 weeks versus standard market deliveries of 8 - 12 weeks.

Tool Designer

• Jul 2011 - May 2013

●Packet development including detailed manufacturing drawing, process layouts, and inspection requirements to ensure a quality tool●Designed custom tooling based on application specifications including finish size, surface finish, hole form, and machine type.●Customer service including design recommendations, contact point for design questions, and general inquiries regarding any issues with tooling●Extensive special raw preform designs for tooling outside of standard raw stock guidelines including special coolant hole locations for coolant required tooling as well as preforms to ease stock removal during manufacturing.

Accounts Manager

• Jul 2010 - Jul 2011

●Quotations for custom and standard tooling for requested qty as well as qty suggestions to provide the best price for the customer●Concept prints for approval prior to manufacturing or production●Delivery management to ensure on time deliveries or updates for unexpected delays●Design recommendations including tool geometry based on application as well as coating suggestions●Customer Support

Tool Designer

• Jul 2009 - Jul 2010

●Basic tool design for hand tooling●Repeat packet productions●Raw stock and preform ordering