Experience

LISI AEROSPACE NORTH AMERICA

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Product Manager

  • Feb 2018 - Present



LISI AEROSPACE

• France
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineering Project Lead

  • Jul 2016 - Jan 2018

• Plastics Project Engineer, R&D

  • Mar 2013 - Jul 2016



Mission Plastics Inc.

• Production Manager

  • Sep 2010 - Mar 2013

  Manage the day to day operations of the facility meeting performance standards and productivity matrix and continuous improvement of the production department.Manage and mentor the process engineering department to improve project progress.Schedule job priorities and efficient execution of production and process engineering department.Responsible for improving machine yield and minimizing production scrap.Managed workflow, staffing levels, monitor equipment operation and maintenance for a 7/24 manufacturing floor of 150+ employees for all 3 shifts.Coordinate mold repairs and preventative maintenance with tool room.Established in press mold maintenance program and schedule.Coordinate and prioritized machine repairs with maintenance department.Minimized overtime and improved labor utilization, reducing direct and indirect overhead costs.Improved production operations and processes and identified areas for continuous improvement and successfully implemented changes.Managed special projects and other management duties as assigned.Review part designs and mold builds for manufacturability to expedite part delivery and validation.Ensured the staff strictly adhered to all housekeeping and safety rules, guidelines, and procedures. Member of the training committee responsible for the overall training needs of the production staff.

• Sales and Project Engineer

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2010

  Perform as the primary technical liaison between customers, sales team, tooling sources, manufacturing, and quality department.Process mold quotes from internal and external tooling sources.Estimated part weights from solid model volumes, cycle times, and required machine size relevant to the quoting process along with any secondary operation and special packaging requirements. Formalized project proposals.Assist customers with part designs for manufacturability.Primary team driver for mold design reviews and builds.Manage project development from part design, tool build, and product validation.Provide technical assistance to process engineering and tooling sources to meet customer’s requirements from concept to validation.

• Process Engineer

  • Nov 2002 - Sep 2008

  Qualify tooling for production with documentation by using decoupled molding principles.Optimize molding process by utilizing scientific process development tools, such as short shot progression, rheology study, gate freeze, design of experiments, and process capability studies. Performed IQ, OQ, and PQ medical validations.Interact with internal and external customers to develop new projects and transfer projects.Identify mold function limiting factors and develop improvements with tool room.Identify cycle limitations and initiate mold modifications to improve efficiency.Hand off production capable, intricate, close tolerance tooling with process documentation.Strong mold, machine, and process troubleshooting abilities.



Porex Medical

• Process Engineer

  • Apr 1998 - Nov 2002