Experience

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  Electrical & Fastening Solutions, Pentair

  • Senior Lab Supervisor

    • Mar 2016 - Aug 2017

    Supervise mechanical testing and prototyping labs with four technicians, to provide support to Product Development and Application Engineering.Operate and provide technical support for a 500,000 pound capacity Tensile Test Machine, to perform qualification testing of mechanical steel bar connecto...

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  Ashland Operations, Pentair Water

  • Manufacturing Engineer/Tool Room Supervisor

    • Oct 2010 - Feb 2016

    Replaced manual drill and tap equipment with a Brother CNC machine, and designed a window frame trunnion fixture with 360 degree part access, for a 75% cycle time reduction.Supervise tool room with skilled journeyman machinists, to provide tooling modifications, component repairs, and production machining to support delivery requirements.Design fixtures, work holding devices, chuck jaws, and special machines using SolidWorks.

  • Contract Manufacturing Engineer

    • Mar 2010 - Oct 2010

    Program and provide setup instructions and tooling specifications for machining cast iron pump components on Mazak QT28 and QT300 CNC lathes with T32 and Fusion 640T controls.

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  Heritage Tool Div., Plastech Engineered Products

  • Design Engineer

    • Feb 2001 - Jun 2008

    Designed a 3d prototype wire frame paint rack from customer math data, that replaced an aluminum casting, reducing costs and lead time.Provided all design, cost estimating, production planning, and supervision, of a fabrication facility, to build tooling and equipment, to support automotive plast...

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  Cleveland Stamping Div., Plastech Engineered Pr...

  • Process Engineering Manager

    • Jan 1998 - Feb 2001

    Directed the relocation, startup, and customer interface for a $10 million medium duty truck cross member program, including die and press modifications, and first piece approval process.Developed capital plans, for the purchase and installation of coil feed lines to run progressive dies on 1000 ...

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  Cleveland Stamping Div., United Screw & Bol...

  • Process Engineering Manager

    • Dec 1987 - Jan 1998

    Provided all CNC programming, operator training, new part planning and setup, on lathes and machining centers.Developed loudspeaker components as a product line, that increased from zero volume to $1.5 million annual sales in three years, while establishing a reputation as an expert in the design...

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  Narrow Strip Div., Chase Copper & Brass Co.

  • Senior Mechanical Engineer

    • 1982 - Mar 1987

    Responsible for design and implementation of major equipment modifications to the hot rolling mill line, while a member of the project team starting up a new $70 million brass strip manufacturing facility.Set up a roll grinding shop to support a rolling mill output of 60 million pounds per year, ...

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  Ohio Cutter Grinding Inc.

  • General Manager

    • Mar 1987 - 1987

    Responsible for daily operations of a 15 man specialty tool and cutter grinding shop, including shop floor supervision, design, and cost estimating.

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  S. K. Wellman Corp.

  • Prrocess Engineer

    • 1980 - 1982

    Complete engineering responsibility for the core manufacturing operation, including gear shaping, broaching, blanking, productivity and quality improvements for those processes. Wrote the economic justification for three $200,000 high-speed gear shapers, which reduced costs and increased quality...

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  747 Div., Boeing Commercial Airplane Co.

  • Tool Engineer

    • 1978 - 1980

    Lead tool engineer with three technicians in aircraft subassembly area.Tool engineer on 747 AOG (Airplane on Ground) emergency repair team, responsible for tooling support to affect repair of damaged aircraft, including several field assignments.

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  Standard Oil Company (SOHIO)

  • Construction Engineer

    • 1974 - 1978

    Design and plan petroleum distribution terminal improvement projects from scope of work to startup. Provided diversified maintenance support to field operations, including re-roofing a large warehouse, repair of large gasoline storage tanks, and field supervision of gasoline distribution line rep...