Experience

Robinson Rubber Products Company

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • Jul 2021 - Present



ProMed Molded Products

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Applications and Tooling Manager

  • Apr 2020 - Jul 2021

  -Manage and implement new technologies, capital equipment purchases and processes-Generate company policies for new technologies and business units-Supervise direct reporting staff within the Mold Crib-Set employee goals and objectives-All duties of the Applications Engineer

• Application Engineer

  • Oct 2019 - Apr 2020

  -Maintain expert level of product knowledge and application-Maintain customer relationship and satisfaction following a sale-Primary technical resource for Sales, Estimating and New Product Development-Assist to resolve customer issues or difficulties in a manner that is consistent with the company mission, values and financial objectives-Identify customer needs and new manufacturing capabilities to help future growth-Coordinate with molding machine manufactures for purchase of proper molding equipment-Assist with strategic planning initiatives and deployment (Hoshin Kanri, X-matrix, SWOT)-Assist in the design and development of new molds and tooling-Provide component design and customer specification development support to NPD-Review customer specifications and component design; provide evidence of part specific molding challenges pre mold build-Provide filling/curing/shrink simulations to mold designers; provide mold design considerations-Provide process optimization simulations to NPD Engineers during process development

• New Product Development Engineer

  • Oct 2014 - Oct 2019

  -Develop and troubleshoot new processes for silicone, plastic and value added products -Write validation and qualification plans/reports for new products (IQ, OQ, PQ) -Perform investigation of root cause analysis (RCA) -Implement corrective action as it pertains to customer complaints and non-conformances -Generate standard operating procedures and manufacturing instructions (SOP, WIG) -Generate project plan and ensure execution as scheduled (Gantt) -Communicate with customers to ensure all quality requirements are met-Provide regular project status to customers and management throughout the entire project-Identify and document process failure modes and effects (pFMEA)-Provide design for manufacturability considerations at the beginning of each project (DFM)-Aid the design of new molds and molding equipment for each product -Design tooling for automated processes – coordinate manufacture with vendors (EOAT)-Monitor, train, assist with new product releases in production for the 1st year -Provide support for all manufacturing processes in New Product Development

• New Product Development Quality Technician and CMM Programmer

  • Aug 2009 - Oct 2014

  -Program multi-sensor CMM on all new products -Perform measurement system analysis (MSA, GRR, ANOVA) -Complete first article inspection and evaluate process capability (Cpk, Ppk, tolerance intervals) -Draft measurement methodologies for all new products -Provide production training for all new measurement procedures -Design inspection fixtures -Qualify all new measurement fixtures and equipment

• Quality Assurance Inspector

  • Nov 2008 - Aug 2009

  -Perform final dimensional and visual inspection on manufactured parts-Maintain QA records-Process non-conformances



Phillips & Temro Industries (Formerly Arctic Fox)

• Receiving Inspector

  • Aug 2005 - Nov 2008

  -Inspect and inventory all incoming components-Perform first article inspection-Calibrate inspection equipment -Inspect and inventory all incoming components-Perform first article inspection-Calibrate inspection equipment