Russell A. Delperdang

**** *. ******* ***.

Sioux Falls, S.D. 57104

240-***-**** (Cell)

Occupational Operations Manager, Industrial I Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Global Manager of

Objectives Manufacturing Technology with responsibility of multiple domestic and international operations.

Education 1974 - 1978 University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska

Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering

1985-1987 Western Iowa College Sioux City, Iowa

A.A.S. - Electronic Engineering

1979 -1985 Barrington Technical College Barrington, Illinois

Certificate(s) of Completion - Manufacturing Eng.

February, 1999 University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin

Certificate of Completion - Industrial Engineering

Professional Global Manufacturing Solutions (GMS) Sioux Falls, S.D. 2006 to Present

Experience President / Consulting Engineer

GMS is a privately owned South Dakota based manufacturing consulting company with over 25 years of domestic and international expertise working with organizations to improve the efficiency of plant operations through technological or process improvements. GMS is able to provide companies with innovative and cutting edge solutions to even the most complex of manufacturing issues by drawing from a vast wealth of manufacturing knowledge. GMS has extensive project management experience in working with companies to develop, implement and maintain strategic low cost country initiatives, including, supplier base development or a new manufacturing green field project.

Current GMS Client: Texas Hydraulics Inc.

3410 Range Road

Temple, Tx 76504

Contact: Larry Allis - V.P. of Operations

254-***-****

GMS (Russ Delperdang) has provided consulting services for Texas Hydraulics on a full time basis for the last 10 years. Consulting services started in September of 2006. Below is a sample of the types of service provided during that time frame:

1.Provide Technical Engineering leadership to THI’s industrial engineering staff with emphasis on developing and implementing strategic initiatives in technological advancements. Provide comprehensive project management. Develop, implement and improve process(s) with best manufacturing methods, drive continuous improvements and cost reductions, provide technical support to manufacturing, product design, quality and service.

2.Manage all weld engineering activities, develop weld and metallurgical qualifications, and perform Level II NDE for visual, penetrant, magnetic particle and radiographic testing. Develop process controls, manage weld wire utilization and pricing, develop welder training curriculum, provide weld quality training to all personnel as required.

3.Assist THI with the development of offshore sources and support future cylinder manufacturing operations in China and India. Continue to serve as the THI Supplier Quality Engineer.

4.Assist THI manufacturing engineering with new capital equipment acquisitions, installation and start-up (i.e. robots, machine centers, etc.) provide new facility layouts as required.

5.Appointed and successfully held multiple high level manufacturing and international strategic sourcing positions with concurrent projects and responsibilities across departmental lines

6.Developed, implemented and completed a welder training program / training facility. Performed continuous oversight of the welder and machinist training

7.Completed Weld Program ISO procedures and develop (WSPI) work instructions.

8.Assisted with facility layout of weld/assembly lines in North Plant.

9.Developed the training curriculum and materials for a machinist training program.

10.Developed and championed new tooling concepts to improve the repeatability and quality of welded cylinders.

11.Provided strategic sourcing support with emphasis on supplier development, quote cost analysis, on-site qualification, process troubleshooting, FA approval and quality engineering. Travel to existing domestic and international suppliers.

12.Provided total Project Management of new $1.2M direct drive friction welding equipment.

13.Provided weld engineering and metallurgical technical support to all THI operations, departments or field campaigns. Assist with the technical weld development of key THI industrial engineers.

14.Provided value-added engineering improvements to THI design engineering staff

15.Assisted THI ISO Steering Committee with the implementation of ISO Q9001-2000. Shadowed THI internal audits to help auditors in the development of additional auditing skills and techniques.

16.Assisted THI manufacturing engineering with new robotic tooling concepts and offline programming software to improve the repeatability and quality of welded cylinders, and to reduce non-value added set-up time.

17.Developed internal NDT procedures and oversight of THI personnel qualification in VT, PT, and MT processes.

18.Provided Technical Engineering leadership to THI’s industrial engineering staff with emphasis on developing and implementing strategic initiatives in technological advancements. Provided comprehensive project management. Developed, implemented and improved process and tooling controls.

19.Developed manufacturing best practices, drove continuous process improvements, implemented value engineering changes for product manufacturability and provided daily shop floor support.

20.Assisted THI with the product and equipment transition from TN. Developed new TX facility layouts to incorporate TN product for best possible flow.

21.Assisted THI with the evaluating possible offshore cylinder manufacturing operations and/or new suppliers in China or India.

22.Created and produced Port weld and Lathe weld training videos.

23.Traveled to China to visit numerous foundry's and machine shops to explore possible direct LCC sourcing instead of using current 3rd party suppliers

Positions Performed at Texas Hydraulics Inc.

Global Weld Engineer Global Supplier Development Engineer

International Strategic Sourcing Engineer ISO Auditor and Procedural Development Advisor

Supplier Quality Engineer Field Campaign Manager (1500 truck/cylinder inspections)

GMS Consulting Cost Savings at Texas Hydraulics Inc.

9/18/06 – 8/31/10 Total Cost Avoidance / Improvement Savings $1,766,114

Avg. Annual Savings $441,528

9/01/10 – 8/31/14 Total Cost Avoidance / Improvement Savings $1,989,914

Avg. Annual Savings $497,478

9/01/14 – Present Total Cost Avoidance / Improvement Savings $1,523,045

Avg. Annual Savings $507,681

Ingersoll-Rand (Road Development Division) Shippensburg, Pa. 1996 to 10/2005

Global Manager of Manufacturing Technology, Sr. Welding Engineer

My primary function and responsibilities as the Global Manager of Manufacturing Technology was to set divisional manufacturing technology direction, while leveraging plant synergies, and to coordinate the implementation of a global network centered on IR manufacturing process controls for both internal and external suppliers. My global focus for implementing Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence and Dramatic Growth centered on the evolution of our global manufacturing processes. Ingersoll Rand Road Development faced increasing competition in its core market, thus performance improvements of its' global manufacturing network was essential. As the founder and manager of the Global Weld Technology Council, I developed 5 key manufacturing engineers, weld engineers

and a metallurgist at each of the China, India, Germany and the U.S. facilities to serve as the local lead personnel for accomplishing the council’s strategic initiatives. The council’s primary focus was to implement and coordinate continuous improvement’s in each manufacturing facility by standardizing processes / procedures, implementing new technology’s, enhancing facility flow and efficiency, while utilizing shared services and leveraging key resources.

During the course of my employment at Ingersoll Rand, I worked diligently to reduce cycle times, produce reductions in non-conforming materials (scrap), eliminate non-valued added process time and implement some initial Demand Flow (Cellular) techniques to help lean out each of the Road Development facilities. As the Director of the Global Weld Technology Council, my mission was to improve manufacturing operations in a strategic and coordinated way by executing, with great precision, worldwide manufacturing enhancements.

Weld Engineering Manager

As Weld Engineering Manager at Ingersoll-Rand, my core responsibility was for the design, development, implementation and management of the Ingersoll-Rand Weld Program. This involved the establishment of uniform weld process specifications and procedures, weld quality standards, standardization of process equipment and advancement of manufacturing methodologies for all components fabricated in-house and by suppliers to Road Development Divisions located in the continental U.S., Germany, China, India, and Thailand. The main objective of my role at IR was to, first and foremost, to insure that world class quality products were always delivered to IR customers, that manufacturing processes were implemented to improve IR's operating efficiencies, and finally, provide technical weld engineering support through the development of supplier globalization, standardization of manufacturing processes and implementation of a uniform quality system.

My Weld Engineering Manager position responsibilities included overseeing the weld training and qualification program for 80 to 100 in-house welding personnel, in addition to, all IR domestic suppliers and international supplier locations for Ingersoll Rand's China, India, and Germany facilities. Daily activities include providing comprehensive Weld I Manufacturing Engineering support to Sustaining and NPD (New Product Development) Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quality Assurance, Warranty and Service.

Occasional responsibilities included direct on-site customer interaction for analyzing field failures modes, such as, fatigue, stress fractures, misuse, or inadequate structural design. In several instances, I actually performed critical on-site field repairs on customer equipment. My weld engineering capabilities included the ability to perform metallurgical analysis of failed welds and determine a root cause. In many cases, I have recommended alternative material and/or design changes to eliminate the failure mode. This discipline requires analytical decision making, often in conjunction with independent analysis performed by outsourced metallurgical labs. Domestic and International travel ranged from 25 to 40 percent of the time.

Principal

Accountabilities

•Provided concurrent engineering support and training to the product design group as to proper material usage, Value Engineering, new design concepts and principles for robotic automated applications.

• Developed universal weld fixture concepts to insure they will be able to produce parts as designed with a goal of zero set-up time.

• Generated CER justifications, purchased, coordinated the installation and start up all equipment associated with weld manufacturing. Monitored this equipment to insure it’s repeatability to produce quality welds. Applied automation as appropriate. Ensured manufacturing time standards accuracy through process prove out and time studies.

• Initiated cost reduction projects in both material and labor. Contributed to all divisional efforts to reduce quality costs. Assured the establishment of quality oriented efficient flow processes in weld manufacturing operations.

• Directed production supervision to maximize utilization of manpower to meet established productivity goals in manufacturing.

• Implemented weld capital asset improvements for the Road Development Division. Ensured asset utilization and optimization.

• Provided professional individual development of all direct reports and the molding of these individuals into an effective RMD team. Served as team leader on Employee Involvement teams.

• Established facility layout designs of plant equipment and processes to ensure maximum utilization of space in the facility. Developed new facility layouts and flow plans for IR China.

• Established standards of good housekeeping and safety precautions to assure compliance to EPA and OSHA

regulations.

• Evaluated, reviewed processes and authorized approval of potential casting suppliers. (T.B. Woods -

Chambersburg, Pa., North Star -Seattle, Wash., Komatsu, China)

Career Capital

Improvements

Project Manager - Capital Improvements & Manufacturing Accomplishments

100 Ton Friction Welder = $1.3M

Paver Mainframe Welding Robot = $1.6M

Medium Sized Weldment Robots (10) = $4.5M

Soil Asphalt Drum Welding Robot = $750,000

Soil Asphalt Mainframe Robot = $650,000

Semi-automatic Beam Welder = $100,000

Semi-automatic Boom Welder = $375,000

Sub-arc Manipulators / Positioners = $400,000

Various Positioners / Turning Rolls, etc. = $100,000

Weld Power Supply / Feeder Upgrades = $50,000 yr.

• All of the above accomplishments reduced manufacturing lead times and cycle times, improved yields, maximize productivity, lowered production costs, advanced quality performance uniformity, and increased available manufacturing foot print.

• Accomplished the successful integration of production welding robots

• Designed flexible vs. fixed tooling / automation (Patent Pending)

• Developed quick attach tooling innovations (Goal of zero set up time) (Patent Pending)

• Participated in Demand Flow, J.I.T., & Kan Ban process implementation

Extracurricular Activities

• Member of Ingersoll-Rand Group Technologies Committee

Consortium of design / Manufacturing engineers Objective: Cutting edge technology conferences

Goal: Accelerate the pace of internal technological advancements

• Member Of Ingersoll-Rand Fabrication Users Group

Multi-divisional, cross-functional engineering groups

Career Accomplishments

• Generated annual Weld Engineering cost reductions of approximately $400,000 per year.

• Played a decisive role in Ingersoll-Rand landing a $1.2 million sale of road compactor machines to customers in

China.

• Created Ingersoll-Rand's weld school designed training curriculum, operator testing & requalification procedures. School was also made available to IR suppliers.

• Formed an annual Chinese supplier welder competition to promote and enhance welder competencies, with emphasis on fostering the collective skills of IR's supplier base.

Dual Citizenship Accomplishments

Served in the following Dual Citizenship roles:

1) IR Security & Safety Division, Cincinnati,Ohio

Provided weld engineering expertise for robotic application for welded

fire-proof doors.

2) IR Portable Compressor Division, Mocksville, Tenn.

Provided strategic sourcing department with quality audit reports of Chinese

supplier base

3) IR Southern Pines Division, S. Carolina

Provided weld specification analysis of failed Drive shaft

4) IR Bobcat Division, Fargo ND

Interfaced with Weld Eng. Mgr. regarding robotic application process

improvements

Previous Employers

Cedarapids Incorporated (Raytheon) Cedar Rapids, Ia. Welding Engineering Manager - 1992 to 1996

Dellab Industries Inc. Sioux City, Ia. President / Owner - 1987 to 1992

Terra Chemical International Inc. Port Neal, Ia. Welding Engineer-1978 to 1985

Professional Qualifications / Memberships

American Welding Society

QC5-91 Welding Educator Certification QC1-96 Welding Inspector Certification

American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME)

Section IX Weld Certification- Power piping and Pressure vessels.

American Society for Quality Control (ASQC 09001)

ISO 9000 Registered Internal Quality Lead Auditor Certification# T-30-7592 (Stat-A-Matrix Institute)

American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT-TC-1A

Level II Certification - Visual Inspection, Liquid Penetrant, and Magnetic Particle Evaluation

Awards

Military Standard 248C & 1595A Certification

Weld Qualifications for Department of Defense weapons systems. (VLS, Mark IV, Hawk & Patriot missile systems)

Category winner "Cost Management", Ingersoll-Rand, 1999

Employee Involvement Team Leader, Ingersoll-Rand, 1Qtr. 2001

Employee Involvement Team Leader, Ingersoll-Rand, 2Qtr. 2002

Employee Involvement Team Leader, Ingersoll-Rand, 2Qtr. 2003

Category winner "Cost Management", Ingersoll-Rand, 2004

Category winner "Product Quality", Ingersoll-Rand, 2004

Employee Involvement Team Leader, Ingersoll-Rand, 2Qtr. 2005

Career Highlights

Designed and manufactured the SOOT-1 and 800D-l000 portable broad-band "Inverted V" antenna systems for strategic use by United Peacekeeping Forces. Dellab Industries, 1988

Developed unique weld process I procedures for the MK41 Vertical launch system hatch covers for

FMC Corporation, Naval Sea Systems Division in Fridley, Minn.

Volunteer Experience

State of Iowa - State Welding Competition Judge, 1994 / 1995

State Welding Competition Judge, 2001 / 2002

Cedar Rapids, Ia. Community High School Welding Competition Judge, 1994

Franklin County, Pa. Career Technology Center Weld Program Advisory Committee, 1998 to Present

Languages Chinese (Basic)

German (Basic)

References Available upon request

Contact this candidate