Experience

Minth North America, Inc.

• United States
• Automotive
• 1 - 100 Employee

• POP / Plastics Product Engineer

  • Jul 2021 - Present



Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Plating on Plastics Consultant

  • Jan 2021 - Present



EG TranSpire (a division of EG Industries)

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Product Engineer (Chrome)

  • May 2017 - Jun 2020

  - Oversaw all Chrome Plating part design- Monitored all current production, and new launch Chrome Plated parts- Worked with 4 different Injection Molding facilities in building molding setups for properly molded parts, for chrome plating- Performed quarterly audits of Injection Molding facilities, as well as the Chrome Plating Facility- Worked with multi-functional teams in VA/VE opportunities within the Molding/Chrome plating part section- Worked with Rack Tooling manufactures on rack tooling design for Chrome Plated parts- Worked with Injection Tooling manufactures on all Chrome plated parts



MVC USA

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Launch Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2017

  - I worked out of the corporate office reporting directly to the President- Directed 3 Program Managers, 6 Program engineers, and 2 Program Coordinators from 2 different locations- Was responsible for ensuring all validation testing, tooling development, process development, and program deliverables were met according to the customer timeline.

• Program Manager

  • Apr 2015 - Jan 2016

  - worked as a Program Manager for Chrome Components- worked with 2 OEM's and 8 Tier 1 suppliers- also worked as the Corporate Chrome plating plastics Expert

• Injection Molding Operations Manager

  • Mar 2014 - Apr 2015

  - Ran daily operations in the Injection Molding Departement- Managed the Tooling Manager, Process Manager, Quality section, and program launches- Ran PC-ABS, ABS, TPO, Lexan, GTX, and a variety of Re-grind materials- Kept up with all dept. purchases ensuring compliance with the dept budget- Scheduled all parts and presses ran, ensuring to meet the customer releases- Lowered dept. scrap by 2.4% over a years time

• Plant Launch Manager

  • Jan 2012 - Mar 2014

  - Led all Chrome Plated Part launches for new programs, through the successful completion of safe launch- Worked with the Injection Molding department in the processing of all molded parts- Designed all Chrome Plated part tooling- Participated in all Injection Mold Tooling, and secondary tooling reviews- Led several multi functional teams in scrap reduction as well as lean processes- Supervised a team of 5 Engineers in launch activities, and quality issues

• Plating on Plastics and Plating on Stainless Process Engineer

  • Apr 2010 - Jan 2012

• Plating on Plastics line supervisor

  • Feb 2004 - Apr 2010

• Plating on Plastics Technician

  • Feb 2002 - Feb 2004

• Machine Operator

  • Apr 2001 - Feb 2002



US Army

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Platoon Sergeant

  • Sep 2001 - Feb 2012

  - Left the ARMY as an E-6 Platoon Sergeant of a platoon or Military Police- I attained 3 Military Occupational Specialties while in the ARMY and ARMY National Guard; Military police, Corrections Specialist, and Combat Engineer- I went on 3 overseas combat deployments totaling over 43 months overseas - Left the ARMY as an E-6 Platoon Sergeant of a platoon or Military Police- I attained 3 Military Occupational Specialties while in the ARMY and ARMY National Guard; Military police, Corrections Specialist, and Combat Engineer- I went on 3 overseas combat deployments totaling over 43 months overseas