Herbert Nikisch

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Williamsville, New York 14221 mobile: 716-***-****

email: acsor7@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Project Manager: BS in Industrial Technology and Masters in Global Business: documented success working in Product Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality.

Industry Experience:

Manufacturing; Transportation, Automotive, Electronics

Functional Experience:

International Business Development, Strategic Planning, Customer Support, Project Management, Training, License Agreements, Product Development Teams, Quality Management Systems, Logistics, Supplier Development, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, Exporting, Industrial /Manufacturing Engineering, Lean, Process Improvement, Microsoft Office, German

Professional Experience

Whiting Door Manufacturing Corp., Akron, New York 2007-2015

Whiting developed the first practical overhead roll-up door for trucks and trailers. Today, Whiting remains the world’s leading designer and supplier in the transportation industry.

International Sales Manager

As international sales manager my role was to manage, grow and support the 13 global partners in North and South America, Europe, South Africa, Asia and Australia.

Participated in trade missions to South Africa, India and China to help expand the business

Established new manufacturing Licensee partners in Australia and New Zealand and distribution partners in South Africa and Puerto Rico

Contributed to set-up of equipment/tooling for door manufacturing operation in Shanghai, China

Assessed global partner manufacturing processes and made recommendations for process and methods improvements; ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditor

Increased direct export sales to OEM’s in China, Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia by 50%

Achieved projected revenue growth of approximately $1 million in 2014

Prestolite Electric Inc., Arcade, New York 2005-2007

Prestolite Electric Incorporated is a global manufacturer and supplier of alternators, starters, other electrical equipment and services to the transportation, industrial and military industry.

Supplier Development Engineer

As a supplier development engineer, I collaborated with a newly formed Product Development Team to develop, source and purchase components for new starter motor project.

Assessed and selected new global suppliers in China and Taiwan

Traveled to global suppliers in China and Taiwan to assure quality and strength of supply chain

Purchased production tooling and equipment and project materials worth $350K

Par-Foam Products, Buffalo, New York 2003-2005

November, 2008 - Par Foam Products, Inc., manufacturer of engineered foam products, was acquired and was gradually shut down, by the Rogers Foam Corp.

Quality Assurance Engineer

As quality assurance engineer, I worked with the sales team and the customer (Delphi) to determine requirements for engineered foam products, packaging and labeling. Responsible for all aspects of customer quality APQP and delivery including; contract review, product development, quality assurance, packaging and labeling. Conducted production “line-side” quality audits at customer site to assure 100% compliance. Prepared process documentation including: APQP, Process Flow Diagrams, PFMEA, Control Plans, Production Process Sheets, In Process Inspection Sheets, PPAP submissions, NCR– Corrective Actions, Supplier Change Requests and Supplier Scorecard. Participated in customer product launch, quality and cost savings conferences.

Delphi Thermal Systems, Lockport, New York 1996-2003

A leading global supplier of technologies for the automotive and commercial vehicle markets.

Engineer (Contract)

Continuous Improvement Team (Delphi Lean Mfg. System) - Kaizen projects included operational availability and throughput on oil cooler clinch operation resulting in a 10% volume increase of oil cooler clinched product.

Account Manager International Sales - Supported customers in Asian Pacific region, developed quotation strategy, tracked price and cost changes, negotiated prices, and obtained customer purchase orders.

QS 9000 Lead Auditor - involved in all aspects of quality system including procedure writing, training and assessing operations in Lockport, Michigan and Mexico and authored Engineering Hotline news articles, awarded for outstanding contribution with Engineering QS 9000 initiative.

Customer Support Engineer - supported HVAC Product Engineering on cost and quality initiatives including PPAP submissions and HVAC manufacturing on electric actuator quality assurance

Engineering Facilitator– GM Quality Network; Lean Design, Build & Test processes resulted in test validation lead-time by reduction of 9 weeks.

Project Coordinator – on product development of thermal systems for advanced technology vehicles including electric, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles.

Additional Experience:

Industrial Engineer - Responsible for the assembly portion of various SONY CTV models produced both in San Diego and sister plant in Tijuana, Mexico; tasks included line balancing, workstation layouts, bill of material maintenance, and general methods improvements. Worked directly with production for operator training and new model introduction.

Manufacturing Engineer - Assisted in meeting planned Datagraphix product cost through contribution to improvement of production processes and detailed assembly planning related to disassembly, repair and reassembly of complex electro-mechanical products. Implemented product repair cost reductions.

training and development

Advanced Manufacturing Quality Specialist-UB TCIE (2015), Lean Training & Implementation,

ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditor, QS 9000 Lead Auditor, Facilitator Skills, Process Failure Mode Effects & Analysis, Design for Manufacturability, Project Management for Engineers, Competent Toastmaster, Toastmasters International

Education

M.S. Global Business, Daemen College, Amherst, New York

B.S. Industrial Technology, State University of New York College at Buffalo

A.A.S. Business Administration, Erie Community College, Amherst, New York

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