PATRICK A THIEL

BRYAN, OHIO

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937-***-****

acgymk@r.postjobfree.com

Plastic Injection Molding . Supervision . Manufacturing . Process Technician

Molding Technician . Engineering . Hot Runner Systems . Molding Supervisor

Management . Process Engineer . Engineering Grade Resins . Automotive

Professional Experience

Travis Engineering . New Haven, Indiana. 5/13-Current

Company Description: Contracting house that provides Mech./Elect./Hyd.

trouble shooting and repair, process and automation services, PLC

programming and installations, system upgrades, mechanical and hydraulic

rebuilds.

Consulting Technician (Contractor)

Upgrading control panel (hydraulics & electrical) for rolling mill at Steel

Mill.

Encon, Inc. . Dayton, Ohio. 12/12-5/13

Company Description: Manufacture of PET preforms for beverage industry.

ECO-Pod Manager (Contractor)

Installed plastic injection production lines (2 machines and auxiliary

equipment) to produce plastic bottles for the beverage industry as a show

place to bring customers to demonstrate capabilities that could be

replicated & set up anywhere. Tested products to ensure FDA compliance.

Some production and testing done in clean-room environment.

B&B Tool & Molding . Muncie, Indiana. 6/12-8/12

Company Description: Plastic injection molding for the medical, automotive,

electronics, military, aerospace, and plumbing industries.

Plant Manager

Direct and coordinate plant operations including, but not limited to

purchasing, production, quality control, shipping and human resources.

Plant ran 2-12hr shifts with 75 employees.

Federal-Mogul . Avilla, Indiana. 2/12-5/12

Company Description: Tier 1 supplier of automotive wire harnesses, highly

automated over-molding of female and spade terminals, assembly of complete

multiple socket units.

Mold Tech A (Contractor)

Set tools, processing, and troubleshooting of hydraulic injection machines

and auxiliary equipment, material handling, maintenance, establish process

efficiencies to maximize machine utilization. Worked with high-tolerance,

low volume lines with strong focus on quick change overs and startups.

Travis Engineering . New Haven, Indiana. 11/11-2/12

Company Description: Contracting house that provides Mech./Elect./Hyd.

trouble shooting and repair, process and automation services, PLC

programming and installations, system upgrades, mechanical and hydraulic

rebuilds.

Consulting Technician (Contractor)

Assist with installation upgrades or additions to molding machines or

secondary equipment. Provide technical support and start-ups to prove out

machine capabilities and repeatability. Establish new processing parameters

for jobs typically scheduled to run in said machine.

1. Increased Productivity

2. Increased Utilization

( Scrap Reduction

Coastal Container . Holland, Michigan ( 2/11-11/11

Company Description: Manufacturer of large corrugated cartons for the

packaging market.

Printer/Slotter Operator (Contractor)

Set-up and operate 72"x 160" Hooper Swift Machine. Schedule shop floor

orders for optimum utilization of machine, verify incoming stock to insure

adherences to print specs and inspect print plates. Responsible for first

piece dimensional and print quality specifications.

3. Increased machine utilization 31% within six months

4. Averaged 2 pieces of scrap per change-over

5. 43% decrease in change-over time

One Way Plastics . Reading Michigan . 6/07-12/10

Company Description: Manufacturer of Injection Molded Parts for the

Automotive and RV Market. ISO Certified and a Tier 2 Supplier to Ford,

Honda, and Toyota. Its primary RV Customer was Thetford.

Production Manager (Employee & Contractor)

Supervised 25 to 40 people over two shifts. Performed all sampling and new

equipment start-ups. Managed Maintenance and Toolroom Departments and

assured that Preventative Maintenance Procedures were adhered to. Scheduled

machines for optimum utilization while ensuring on time delivery for

Customers. Orchestrated daily Production/Quality meetings to improve plant

communications.

6. Eliminated one shift of production by optimizing Personnel and

Equipment

7. Reduced department scrap rate from 4.6% to under 2% in first 6

months

8. Installed new water cooling tower system and several presses with

no additional labor cost to company.

PTC Enterprises . Edon, Ohio . Established 9/93-12/06 Sold my personal

shares

Company Description: Several partners and I founded this plastic injection

molding company that reached $12M in sales, as well as stared up PTC

Trucking and a separate assembly facility located nearby in Edgerton, OH.

We quickly became a Tier Two supplier for GM, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Mazda

and Toyota. Our total customer base included 70% automotive, 20% boat and

RV, and 10% miscellaneous (including medical - defibulator cases).

President & Plant Manager

Managed plant of over 100 employees who contributed to and shared in our

success. Lead all technical and operational decisions related to our insert

molding, vertical shuttles and rotary shuttles production along with

providing specialty sampling shop for our customers. Coordinated

engineering changes and multiple tool shop affiliations. Obtained QS9000

status in six months.

Bryan Custom Plastics (now Johnson Controls) . Bryan, Ohio. 7/82-8/93

Company Description: Tier 1 supplier producing custom molded interior

automotive parts.

Molding Manager (1992-1993)

Directed 135 operators across 3 shifts. Had 18 direct reports (9

supervisors & 9 die-setters). Set up daily schedule and ensured that all

production & safety requirements were met and shipments were made to

customers.

Process Engineer (1988-1992)

Sampled all new tooling, troubleshoot all process to ensure quality,

efficiency and equipment utilization was met.

Supervisor (1984-1988)

Directly supervised 45 operators, 3 job setters and 3 utilities to ensure

production, quality and safety goals were met.

Job Setter (1982-1984)

Changed troubleshoot dies for start-ups and shut-downs.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Diploma, Edon High School - Edon, Ohio

T.O.P.S. - Team Oriented Problem Solving (8D) - Educational Marketing

Services Inc.

Employee Involvement Training-Bryan Custom Plastics (BCP)

Team Leader Training-BCP

SPC Training-BCP

Injection Molding Courses- Terra Technical College

How to Supervise People- National Seminars Group

Assertiveness Skills for Managers and Supervisors- National Seminars Group

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