Robert l. Crandall

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Rock Hill, SC 29732

ab6abr@r.postjobfree.com

803-***-****

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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