Manager Project
Resume:
Larry Perkins
Lake Villa, IL **046
dv27im@r.postjobfree.com
Tooling Manager with over twenty five years development experience in all aspects of tooling, including manufacturing, distribution, and quality control. Extensive background includes hot manifolds, CNC, EDM, and general tool room machinery. Knowledge of multiple quality and distribution methodologies. Proven proficiency in troubleshooting, team leadership, and problem resolution, with the ability to succeed under pressure. A strong leader, with a high degree of responsibility in training and supervising union and non-union employees in product and operations.
CORE COMPETENCIES
•Program Management •Maintenance and Repair
•Job Costing •Strategic Planning
•Production Scheduling •Workflow Planning
•Prototyping •Market Research
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Fabrik Molded Plastics, McHenry, IL 2005-Present TS quality certified company specializing in the molding of automotive lenses, insert molded parts, and medical parts.
Tooling Manager
Oversaw new tool builds and engineering changes to production tools, tooling repairs, and maintenance for a 70 molding press facility with class 100,000 clean room molding. Managed tool rooms, as well as new tooling quotes, engineering changes, and tool repairs.
• Supervised 10 employees on the tool room staff.
• Communicated with customers on automotive and medical tooling designs to ensure accurate development and improvement on over all cycle.
• Oversaw preventive maintenance and cleaning by using IQ Preventive Maintenance software.
• Managed machining area and improved out put by 20%.
Solar Corporation, Libertyville, IL 2000-2005
TS Certified plastics company with 250 employees and $35M in annual revenue. Serves as Tier one supplier to Chrysler and Tier two supplier to GM. Molding presses ranging in size from 28 to 2200 tons.
Senior Tooling Engineer
Quoted and placed new tooling, repaired tools, and approved tool design on automotive and home entertainment programs. Worked directly with design engineers at General Motors, Mitsubishi, and Sony.
• Managed three to five programs at a time, ranging from small engineering changes, to large 29 tool programs worth $2.5M in tooling.
• Oversaw tool design and building process by following tools from inception though production; managed builds throughout the United States and abroad.
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Ruem Corporation, Lake Bluff, IL 1999-2000
Start-up injection molding company with 800 employees in the United States and Germany. Annual revenue of $200M.
Production Manager
Oversaw day to day plant operations, managing both production and personnel.
• Approved all tool designs and confirmed that all parts met customer requirements.
• Oversaw entire process, including tool layout and placement of slides and gates.
• Responsible for maintaining plant and machinery.
• Supervised production and molding staff.
Craft House, Kalkaska, MI 1990-1999
Hobby company with 200 employees and $35M in Sales.
Tooling Engineer
Served as Project Manager for tooling in the craft area. Coordinated marketing materials with outside vendors for the box art of model car kits. Supervised toolmakers, engineers and model makers to ensure specifications were met.
• Oversaw new product design and introduction processes of mold designs, while staying within budget.
• Supervised tool builds at shops in the US and abroad.
• Assisted with company relocation by coordinating, documenting, and integrating tooling.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Lindberg Hobbies, Lake Bluff, IL
Supervisor, Tool Repair and Maintenance
Forman, Molding
Apprentice-Tool Maker
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• Gas assists injection-molding training, 2004
• RJG training, 2004
• Rapid Prototyping/Tooling and Tool Layout training, 2004
• Ferromatik Maintenance and Processing training, 2000
• Six Sigma Training
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
• Microsoft Office
• Pro E
• Unigraphics
• AutoCad
• ERP Software
References
Sam Kutros
Program Manager
Concours Mold Inc.
519-***-**** Cell
Mike Donlin
Vice President
Comet Tool and die
Ken Glassen
Engineering Manager
Kaysun Corporation
Dave Long
President - Sales
ProMold
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