ENGINEERING - DIRECTOR / MANAGER
- Skills: Engineering
management, collaborative leadership, budgets, technical sales, contract
engineering and manufacturing, domestic & offshore vendor liaison,
electro-mechanical & tool engineering, automated assembly development,
robotics, machining & fabrication, shop management, precision
machining, metal forming, metal stamping, welding, forging, ferrous &
polymer casting, extrusions, flexible web handling, packaging machinery
development, imaging, printing, industrial design, DFM, DFA, design review
management, stage gate development process, prototyping, lean cost reductions,
continuous improvement.
- Creative: As part
of LEAN cost
reduction initiatives, conceived and patented unique
technological innovations including patents
- Characterized as a
conceptualizer, resourceful and inventive, developing cost-conscious
designs resulting in decreased manufacturing costs, increased efficiency
and improved sales.
- Team
player & high performer; strong hands-on work ethic; competent trainer
and cross-functional team developer; innovative; high energy level; possibility
thinker.
- Coordinated people, process, tools
& technology for teams involved in current and new product
development. New products introductions increased from (2) to over (7)
per year.
- Responsible for individual quarterly performance evaluations for a team of (30),
with emphasis on goals and accomplishments.
- Developed offshore engineering
support for periods of peak engineering demand.
- Supported technology required for a new line of “Personalized” ice
cream products.
- Supplied technical & trade resources for kaizen and improvement
workshops resulting in over $3 Million in documented annual savings.
- Championed monthly “results vs. plan” team reviews. Increased
departmental efficiency by 40%
- Developed & implemented individualized departmental skills
training programs.
- Propelled the company from (1)
new product every five years to (6) new products per year.
- Introduced the” EDGE” series,
medium priced, high throughput shrink wrapping machine.
- Introduced systems engineering
& management by objectives into the development process.
- Modernized brand image for (25)
existing products and introduced (12) new products.
- Mentored
and challenged the Advanced Electro-Mechanical Engineering team – results
included the development of the “Aurora” high resolution (4000dpi)
imaging system. A benchmark in the industry.
- Coordinated
the development of a revolutionary automated printing plate loading and
imaging system that eliminated the need for dark room and manual process
handling, increasing unit sales by 50%
- Conceived
and patented “Universal Vacuum Drum” technology, resulting in
significant annualized component cost reduction and inventory savings.
- Developed
universal aluminum extrusion mounting for multiple high resolution optical
lens array. Reduced manufacturing cost by 60%.
- Responsible
for development of over 15 new OEM labeling machines in five years.
- Led teams
in the development of the “Pegasus” high speed, labeling machine for
pharmaceutical and high volume products ….. 1000/ bottles per minute.
- Championed
initiatives to develop lean, more cost effective products. Some
advancement included the use of value engineered polymer castings,
in addition to modular, interchangeable construction technology, reducing
component, system and inventory costs by as much as 60%.
- Coordinated
the technical integration of custom offshore vendor technology into the
NJM line of high speed labeling systems.
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