John Olding

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Englewood, OH****2

937-***-****

OBJECTIVE

A Plastic Injection Molding Process Engineering position with a growing plastic manufacturing company

SUMMARY Hands-On Plastic Injection Molding Process Engineer & Tooling Engineer

Trouble-Shoot, Diagnose Molding Problems, Offering solutions to prevent defective plastic parts

Set-Up Proper Parameters for Molding and secondary assembly equiptment

Capital projects,Installation of 5 large molding operations with all ancilairy equiptment

Trouble-shoot molding processes and monitor part quality and make adjustments to ensure

proper molding of plastic parts

Press tonnages from 50 to 7,000 tons on Plastic Injection Molding Machines such as Krauss

Maffei, Ube, Van Dorn, Engel, Husky, Toshiba, Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, Cincinnati Milacron

Make adjustments to molding machines to optimize machine performance

Responsible for the set-up, startup, troubleshoot and monitor of plastic injection molding

machinery and related equipment. Started up and cycled in mold, in accordance with

documented cycles and startup qualification procedures.

Extensive Process Engineering Experience class “A” colored surfaces

Cycle Time Reduction & Diverse Injection Molding Environments, Scrap Reduction

RJG Training

Build tooling and fixtures for molding applications

EXPERIENCE

Olding Consulting (2009 – Present)

Injection molding process/Tooling Engineer Consultant

Diagnose, Repair tooling, or molding problems with Injection molded products,

Build Process to final dimension New products and tooling

Troubleshoot Injection Molding Machinery, tailor machines for the correct materials being used

Vandalia Ohio Engineering Center (2002- 2009)

Plastic Injection Molding Process & Tool Engineer –Molding Development:

Product development of new designs in Urethane and Composite tooling.

My duties were to build the tools to the correct specifications, perform mold run offs at the vendor, bring the

tools in house, setup the process and make any tooling changes needed to form a dimensionally acceptable

part.

Support troubled plants in processing and tooling applications for urethane and Injection molding. Perform

any tooling, process or machine adjustments. Global support to Foaming and Injection molding plants. To

troubleshoot and repair any tooling, process or machine alterations needed.

Delphi Automotive - Vandalia Ohio (1999 –2002)

Plastic Injection Molding Process & Tool Engineer

Planned, Directed Installation of new injection-molding department. Installing the machinery to correct

specifications, installing the tooling and setting up the process to completion. Directed all mold repairs

Supervised Engineering and maintenance in machinery trouble shooting and mold repair. In charge of new

products and tooling builds and runoff.

Lansing Automotive - Lansing, Michigan (1995-1999)

Senior Plastic Injection Molding Process & Tool Engineer

Responsible for installing molding machinery, training Skilled Trades and Process Engineers on Processing

and machinery maintenance. Instruct toolmakers on the correct methods of Gating and maintaining injection

tools. Managed the design and tryout of new molds, materials for cost, quality and processability. Perform

in house tooling/material trials on different grades of processability.

Saturn Division - Springhill TN (1988 - 1995)

Lead Senior Plastic Injection Molding Process & Tool Engineer (1992-1995)

Responsible for all Engineering and processing activities for Vehicle Interior systems in the Injection Molding

department, specifying machinery type and sizes to mold the specified products. Build the tooling and

making the necessary changes before running it off and turning it over to production. Setup and Installed 3

thermoforming units to vacuumform a leather skins onto a door substrate panels, doing the necessary mold

work to make them production worth before turning over to production. Thermoforming the instrument panel

using vacuumforming methods and performing the correct tool modifications to produce an acceptable part.

Responsible for all sourcing of outside contracting, engineering and machinery installation. Established

process of all new molds and materials, Working with tooling vendors on all new tooling programs from

design to production. Perform in-house tool/material trials to gain a cost effective low scrap rate part.

Worked as a troubleshooter for GM’s small car group Advanced Engineering fixing there machinery or molds

as needed. Responsible for budgetary requirements, capitol allocation for new programs and engineering

manpower for Interiors Systems. I did all my own mold/ material changeovers.

Saturn Corporation Troy Michigan Advanced Development Group

Senior Plastic Injection Molding Process Manufacturing Engineer:

Advanced Development Group (1984-1992)

Participated in the formation of the Saturn Corporation

Responsible for building design and layout of the Vehicle Interior systems Facility, housing the injection

molding operations for the Vehicle Interior Systems portion of the business in Tennessee. I did all the IE work

necessary to ensure a smooth efficient flow of materials. Responsible for the capital allocation, sourcing,

layout and installation of 43 Injection Molding machines and supporting machinery. Implementing the molding

process and Machinery utilization for production. Setup and directed R&D facility in Warren Mich. where I

conducted mold and material trials on plastic components for GM’s Small car group. Here is where I did trails

on various processing methods / tool combinations to gain defect free molding.

Established A vibration Analysis program on all machinery.

Hiring of the salaried workforce for ramp up to production.

Buick Motor Division: Flint Michigan. (1979 –

1982)

University of Michigan: - General Motors Cooperative Education Program (1982 - 1986)

Engineering assignments University of Michigan CO-OP schooling:

Installed 5 Injection molding machines for SMC.

Installation of Polyester mix room and assembly equipment.

Installation and setup of 4 Spectra physics 936 laser welders.

Supervision of the rebuild of 36 metal stamping presses.

Assisted in projects involving SRIM, RRIM, SMC, BMC and Co-injection molding.

General Supervisor: Production and Maintenance (1980-1982)

Responsible for the production and maintenance of the plastics operations at Buick.

Tooling Supervisor: Responsible for the mold and die maintenance supporting the injection molding area.

Frigidaire Division: - General Motors, Dayton Ohio, (1977 - 1979)

Production Machining Supervisor: supervising 30 Journeyman machinists.

Machine Repairman / Welder Electric Machine Repair (WEMR)

Responsible for the maintenance and repair of automated resistance welding lines.

Automotive / Diesel Mechanic: (1972-1977)

Proficient in the repair of automotive and diesel vehicles.

Education:

University of Michigan: BBA Degree 1986

GMI - Pursuing MBA

University of Massachusetts Lowell, Molding Technology

Lincoln Technical Institute: Indianapolis Ind. Automotive/Diesel Mechanics:

6-Sigma Green Belt certified

Licenses:

Licensed Mechanic

Computer Proficiency:

Word / Excel / Project / Designer

AutoCAD 11/12 /

Cad Cam Catia

Work Related Training:

Taguchi Methods {Personally trained)

Synchronous Methods

SPC (Trainer)

University Massachusetts Lowell (Injection molding technology)

Injection Molding Processing (Trainer)

3600 hours of work related training

RJG Training Scientific Molding

Journeyman mechanic

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