B R U C E A. M O H R M A N N
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PROFILE
Seasoned professional with a t rack record of successful performance in packaging, mold and
tool design for the personal care, liquor and health care industries. Repeated success in
mentoring team members in product and mold design. Proficient in forging relationships with
strategic partners and vendors to ensure quality controlled products and services.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BLOW MOLD DESIGN SERVICES LLC, Waterville, Ohio
2012 - Present
Owner
• Business development shown by:
o Providing packaging and tooling designs for domestic and international
manufacturing clients
o Building a cliental base, both domestic and international, that includes
companies such as Kolva Custom Gauge, Sterling Industries, Blow Mold Tooling
and Frazier Machine and Production, Inc.
o Ability to streamline designs by utilizing state of the art CAD system,
ProEngineer, to create appropriate 3D designs, at my location or t he customers
location, i f needed
• Actively engaged with customers as demonstrated by:
o Evaluating issues and implementing solutions to reduce cycle t ime
o Solving container defects by redesign of the preform
o Evaluating manufacturability of packages within specific molding processes
• Technical knowledge as shown by:
o Designing custom gauges for packaging and manufacturing companies
o Developing product and mold designs for injection blow molding
REXAM PLASTIC PACKAGING, Perrysburg, OH
2007 - 2012
Global consumer packaging company
Sr. Design Engineer ( Function moved to Chicago)
• Solid technical skills as evidenced by:
o Created a ll bottle design within health care team
o Developed preform designs for challenging shapes and materials such as long
neck multi-layer packaging required for blood diagnostics
o Implemented new preform designs resulting in lighter weight containers
• Strong team development skills illustrated by:
o Mentored team members on container and mold design
o Provided technical support to sales and marketing to identify and resolve
technical issues
o Partnered with purchasing and quality departments to source new suppliers
and vendors
• Dedication to quality assurance shown by:
o Controlled product and mold design standards by maintaining current
documentation.
o Held mold vendors accountable for following provided standards
o Reviewed and approved mold designs before proceeding to production
BRUCE A.MOHRMANN
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OWENS-ILLINOIS, Perrysburg, OH 2002 -
2007
Global Glass and Plastics Company
R&D and Innovation Engineer
• Proven innovation development as evidenced by:
o Invented RFID chip placement within IBM bottles to control drug counterfeiting
and container traceability (patent 8,097,199)
o Selected by management to bring preform design back in-house to improve
quality
o Developed dual blow cores to reduce cycle time
o Designed preforms for proprietary multi-layer technology
CONTINENTAL PET TECHNOLOGIES, Bedford, NH
2000 - 2002
Mold and Product Design Engineer
• Created and developed injection molded Preforms for the reheat and blow process
• Designed alcohol and beverage containers
• Collaborated with customers on container development
• Worked closely with process team to develop preform and process capabilities
• Interfaced with project managers and customers to clarify requirements and ensure
product met design standards
EDUCATION
Associate of Science in Electro- Mechanical Design
New Hampshire Technical College – Nashua, N H
Daniel Webster College – Nashua, N H
Member – Society of Plastic Engineers