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Christopher S. Carruthers

Objective Engineering / Plant Management (Operations Staff) offering a unique combination of project management and manufacturing experience within the tooling industry. Fourteen years experience, 5 years as Project Manager/Tooling Engineering Manager. Skillful problem solver and decision maker with a strong foundation in project management, mechanical engineering, tool procurement and tool manufacturing for the appliance and automotive industries. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with internal departments, overseas and domestic sourcing, as well as motivate team members. Experienced in Lean Manufacturing practices.

Experience

2009 - Present

Senior Project Engineer

Barnes Aerospace, West Chester, Ohio

Program management. Review new product designs, liaison between tooling vendors and customer requirements, understand and communicate customer specifications with regards to specific tolerance, communicate weekly with customer on disruptions/delays/status. Generate process operation sheets, routers, and verify with procedures prior to SOP.

2007 – 2009

Tooling Engineering Manager

Electrolux Home Products, Springfield, TN

Introduced the first stainless steel production tooling to EHP. Brought in 23 stainless steel tools and trained all tooling/fabrication associates in proper maintenance and handling of material. Coordinated all PM scheduling and tooling revisions for current production through internal and external entities. Responsible for managing tool room and PM programs. Scheduled all tooling time lines and review with design engineers tool design, builds, FPI’s, engineering changes, and final acceptance of new tooling in house. Brought in new capital for tool room necessities (i.e. copper EDM (hole-popper), larger Blanchard grinder, wet grinders, and other misc. capital).

2003 - 2007

Project Manager/Tooling Engineer

BSH Appliance Group, New Bern, NC

Traveled internationally as well as domestically in the development and coordination of new product tooling. Responsible for obtaining RFQ’s and writing tool/special machinery specifications. Successfully managed $12 million in domestic and international tooling programs by working with new and existing vendors during entire process of new product launch; including product design, tool design reviews, and off/on-site tool tryouts.

2001 - 2003

Tooling Supervisor/Coordinator

Tower Automotive, Upper Sandusky, OH

Oversaw operations of daily tool room activities. Directed troubleshooting of press line tooling. Provided solutions for tooling problems that minimized production downtime, while maintaining emphasis on functionality and quality. PPAP’s, FMEA’s

2000 - 2001

Journeyman Tool and Die Maker

Worthington Industries, Columbus, OH

Programmer for CNC Vertical and Horizontal Machining Centers. Reviewed tool designs and routings for tool builds. Built tooling for Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors.

1993 - 2000

Journeyman Tool and Die Maker Whirlpool Corporation, Marion, OH

Programmer for CNC Vertical and Horizontal Machining Centers. Maintained and troubleshot tooling issues.

Education

1998 – 2002

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

B.S. Technical Administration

Graduated Summa Cum Laude

GPA 3.96/4.0

Certifications & Relevant Experience

Welding (TIG, MIG, Stick, & wire welding), May 1995

Machine Trades, November 1995

Shop Math Trig, March 1996

Die Maintenance, June 1996

Advanced TIG Welding, November 1996

CMM Training, March 1997

Blue Print Reading, May 1997

Basic Die Making, November 1997

CNC Training (Fanuc, Heidenheim), March 1998

Advanced CNC, March 1998

Advanced Die Making, June 1998

EZ Track Programming, November 1998

Mold Making, April 1999

Metallurgy, June 1999

Programmable Machines I & II, June 1999

Registered Tooling Journeyman with the US Dept of Labor, May 1999

Application Engineering Seminar (Coordinated by Carboloy), March 2000

*Principles of Turning

*Principles of Threading

*Principles of Milling

*Analyzing Tool Life and Insert Failure

CAD

Unigraphics

Solid Works

Mechanical 2007

SpinFire Professional

PH/EK Training, November 2003

*Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

*Supplier Visits/Plant Tours

*Request for Quotation (RFQ)

*Supplier Workshop

*Cost Breakdown

*Tools for Analysis

*Set Up Time (MGM Time Studies)

*Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

*Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

Design of Experiments Training, NC State University, December 2003

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified, May 2005

Summary of Profile Ability to direct complex projects from concept to fully operational status. Goal-oriented individual with strong leadership capabilities. Organized, highly motivated, and detail-directed problem solver. Proven ability to work in unison with staff, vendors, and board of directors. Managed $7 million tooling project with $5 million cost avoidance. Scheduled and tracked multiple tooling time lines for new product line SOP. Implemented engineering changes with reduced lead time. Formulated, wrote, and implemented new tooling/special machinery specifications. Served as liaison between Design and Manufacturing for implementing BOM changes.

Tooling:

Progressive Dies

Transfer Dies utilizing HMS and Stopa/Copren Automation.

Single Hit manual tooling.

Deep Draw up to 5 inches in depth.

Press size; including 50 - 3,000 ton mechanical and 315 – 500 metric ton hydraulic.

Stamping Material:

Stainless Steel (430, 304, 301, brushed, and polished 20ga to 24ga)

Enameling Steel (.022” to .035”)

Aluminized Steel (.018” to .035”)

Galvanized Steel (.018” to .065”)

Cold Rolled (.015” - .440”)

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