Manager Sales
Resume:
Robert l. Crandall
Rock Hill, SC 29732
************@*****.***
Objective: Seeking Position of Tooling Engineer,Program Management,
Quality, Sales or Technical area to utilize my skills
Work History :
11/1/ 2007 - 4/22/2013 US Leisure, Stanley NC
* Designers and Manufacturers of Outdoor Lawn Furniture, Storage
Building and Plastic Shelving
* Position: Manager of Tooling / Program Manager
* Duties in Brief:
* Directly involved on Introduction of New Product
Development
* Hire Personnel and oversee day to day activities of in
house Tool Room 5 employees
* Negotiate costing and oversee all Engineering Changes and
repairs on existing molds
* Oversee all Mold refurbishments / repairs / continuous
improvement
* Negotiate costs and oversee designs for all new mold
designs and constructions for new products
* Assist Manufacturing floor with issues affecting
efficiency / troubleshooting including Processing
* Assist Production on Continuous Improvement to increase
Quality and Production efficiency
* Assist Manufacturing as needed for Secondary Operations
* Assist Quality Department to set up standards
* Implemented Preventative Maintenance System on Molds, in
press and out
* Traveled to oversee mold trials at Tool shops including
Israel, Italy, Canada and USA
* Directly involved for PPAP qualification of new molds at
US Leisure
* Reason for leaving: Job Elimination: Restructure of
company: job was eliminated during consolidation.
5/2004-/10/25/2007 Hella North America, York, S.C.
* Tier One Supplier of Automotive and Truck Headlight Assemblies
* Position: Senior Tooling Engineer
* Duties in Brief:
* Hire personnel and implementation of In House Tool Room
Facility 12 employees
* Oversee day to day activities of in house Tool Room
* Oversee all activities for all overflow production outside
molders
* Negotiate costing and oversee all Engineering Changes and
repairs on existing molds
* Oversee all mold refurbishments / repairs / continuous
improvement
* Negotiate costs and oversee mold designs and
constructions for new products
* Assist Manufacturing floor with issues affecting efficiency
/ troubleshooting including Processing
* Assist Production on Continuous Improvement to increase
Quality and Production efficiency
* Assist Manufacturing as needed for Secondary Operations
* Assist Quality Department to problem solve structural
failures of products
* Traveled to oversee mold trials at Tool Shops including
Germany, Mexico, Canada and USA
* Traveled to Lippstadt Germany for new products design
reviews
* Directly involved for PPAP qualifications of new molds at
Hella Lighting
* Reason for leaving: Hella announced plans to close York
facility and opportunity at US Leisure
Robert L. Crandall
1602 Huntmoor Drive
2 of 3
Rock Hill, SC 29732
Work History:
1/ 1997 - 5/ 2004 Hayward Industries, Clemmons, North
Carolina
* Manufacturers and Assemblers of Plastic Pumps, Filters,
Chlorinators for Pool and Spa Industry
* Manufacturers and Assemblers for Commercial valve Industry
* Position Tooling Manager
* Duties in Brief:
* Oversee and managed 14 man in house Tool Room
* Managed all ECR's on existing Tooling
* Oversee new mold construction
* Reason to Leave: Recruited for: Opportunity with Hella
Lighting
11 /1994 - 1/1997 Summit Plastic Solutions, Daytona Beach
Florida
Custom Molders and assemblers for
Motorola Cellular Phone Industries
* Position: Engineering Manager
* Duties in Brief: (New Company start up)
* Assisted in hiring Supervisors, Engineers
* Assisted in purchasing molding machines and secondary
equipment
* Set up in house Tool Room and hired personnel
* Directed Project and Tooling Engineers
* Visited Customers when required for new potential business
and issues at hand
* Reason for leaving: company and business was sold to
Massachusetts competitor
1/ 1985 - 11/1994 Precision Southeast, Myrtle Beach, SC
Custom Molders for O.E.M.
Automotive and Power Tools
* Position: Engineering Manager
* Duties in Brief:
* Directed all function of Engineering: Project Engineers,
Tooling Engineers, in
House Tool Room, Assisted in Sales
* Member of Senior Staff reported directly to President
* Directly involved of setting up sister plant in Marion,
South Carolina
10/79-6/85 American Tool & Mold,
Mountain Home, N.C.
Custom Design & Builders Plastic
Injection Molds & Carbide Compaction Dies
* Position: Co-Owner and General Manager
* Duties in Brief: Managed all phases of business
including Sales, Engineering and 14 man shop
Robert L. Crandall
1602 Huntmoor Drive
3 of 3
Rock Hill, SC 29732
Personal
Professional Assets in Brief
* Experience in all phases of Plastic Injection
Mold Making & Molding
* Do What Ever it takes Attitude
* Hand's On Mold Making Abilities via Journey
Mold Maker training
* Hand's On Injection Mold & Product Design Bayer
and GE seminars
* SPC training and e dart training
* Technical Quoting and Sales Oriented
* Kaizen & Lean Manufacturing Continuous
Improvement training
* Processing Knowledge of Engineered Resins Bayer
and GE seminars
* Member Society of Plastics Engineers
* Computer Knowledge: Word, Excel, Power Point,
e-drawings CAD
* Experienced Seasoned Traveler: Germany, Canada,
Middle East, Italy
* Personal Contacts with Mold Making facilities
world- wide.
* Personal and Professional Work Ethics
* PPAP, Capability Studies, QA, QC, SPC, APQP
knowledgeable
* Journeyman Mold Maker Apprenticeship
* 2 Year Technical School Certificate in Machine
Shop / Drafting
* Various college courses thru out career for
updating technology
* Small Business certificate
* Implemented NC Mold Making Apprenticeship at
Hayward Industries
Systems
Implemented and Used
* Tooling Standards / Quote
Standards for New Construction
* Red Tag System
* Preventative Maintenance &
Spare Component Inventory
* Lock out Tag Out
* Work Order System
* Tool File Documentation
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