Manufacturing Engineer

Robert J. Marx

***** ******* **. ******* *******, Michigan 48071

Home: 289-***-****, Cell: 815-***-****, e-mail: *****@******.**

PROFILE

. Passionately pursuing stable employment with a company that has the

potential for future advancement based on my performance and skills.

. Over 5 years of experience in a managerial/supervisory role with the

responsibility for cost, quality, and delivery of our product as well

as the safety and productivity of our employees.

. Over 20 years of experience in a manufacturing environment with the

responsibility of process development and improvements, as well as

quoting/ job costing and tool design

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. Excellent people skills

o Able to communicate very well both verbally and in written form.

o Built strong trustworthy relationships with customers,

suppliers, and peers.

. Project management, process development, and productivity improvements

o Launched production of a new product at a "green field site"

(Niagara Machine Products) to supply a major automotive OEM

(General Motors).

o Developed the process and launched a $2.5MM project for the

manufacturing of IMRC shafts.

o Developed processes for new products (solenoid bodies, throttle

shafts, detent shafts, and transmission park lock guides).

o Championed APQP for new products which included process flow,

PFMEA, floor plan, control plans, in-process sheets, operating

instructions, and error proofing.

. Cost control

o Monitored productivity, consumables, labour, and scrap.

Identified high cost elements and implemented cost reducing

solutions.

o Reduced costs by as much as 66% by modifying equipment and/or

changing tooling to increase productivity.

. Quoting/job costing

o Quoted on multiple jobs that required purchasing of additional

equipment for production requirements. This involved finding

sources for production materials, equipment, and developing the

production process. An ROI was developed to ensure that

corporate targets were met.

o Quoted products that current capacity could handle using

material costs, machine hour rates, overhead, and profit to

develop a selling price.

. Computer skills

o Strong practical knowledge of software including: MS Office

(Excel, Word, Powerpoint), MS Project, MS Outlook, Lotus Notes,

AutoCAD, and CadKey.

. Dual Citizenship - I am an American citizen and Canadian citizen. I

can legally work in both countries.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Caterpillar Inc. - Contract Work Pontiac, Illinois

03/2011 - Present

. Worked as a manufacturing engineer in the new product introduction

group for the fuel systems division.

Self Employed - Contract Work Fonthill, Ontario

03/2009 - 03/2011

. Worked as a consultant to improve a customer's performance as a

production oriented "advanced manufacturing" company.

Court Holdings Group of Companies Beamsville, Ontario

06/1984 - 02/2009

Court Holdings is a private company that includes seven Tier 1 metal

cutting plants which supplied automotive OEMs. I worked at the following

facilities:

Court Valve Company Inc. Beamsville, Ontario

02/1991 - 02/2009

St Catharines' Machine Products Inc. St. Catharines, Ontario

02/1988 - 02/1991

Niagara Machine Products St. Catharines, Ontario

02/1987 - 02/1988

St Catharines' Machine Products Inc. St. Catharines, Ontario

06/1984 - 02/1987

During my tenure at the Court Holding Group, I performed the following:

. Implemented programs to reduce costs in each machining cell.

o Achieved 15% Hydromat tooling cost reduction.

o Reduced CNC cycle time by replacing standard insert with semi-

standard insert. This eliminated multiple passes during

machining cycle. This reduced the cycle time by 8%.

o Designed and implemented a loader for centerless grinders that

allowed automatic grinding of a short part which was previously

hand loaded. This reduced labour content by 66%.

. Coordinated all continuous improvement activity at Court Valve Company

Inc.

. Developed and implemented a process for the manufacturing of:

o Fuel injector solenoid bodies

o Intake manifold shafts (IMRC)

o Throttle shafts

o Automatic transmission park lock guides

. Supervised a shift of hourly employees on a three shift rotation.

o Responsibilities included employee relations, manpower balancing

to meet production and shipment requirements.

. Implemented changes to the preventative maintenance system.

. Implemented the cell concept to the manufacturing process.

. Brought form tool manufacturing in-house. This reduced cost by 40% and

lead-time to hours from days/weeks.

. Computerized the quoting system.

. Evaluated and purchased machines that were best suited for low and

high volume production.

. Coordinated training of operating personnel for new

equipment/processes.

. Established procedures and standards for the new equipment/processes.

. Frequent visits to OEMs to discuss product design and impact it has on

manufacturing.

. Managed start-up of the green field manufacturing site which included

budgets, quality of product, production, and personnel.

. Implemented changes to quality system which earned the Spear 1 quality

rating from GM in September, 1987.

. Developed in-house tool design capability.

. Helped develop corporate job costing system

Weatherhead Division, Dana Holding Corporation St. Thomas, Ontario

08/1978 - 06/1984

. Responsibilities included all manufacturing engineering and estimating

functions.

EDUCATION

Associate Degree in Tool Engineering ITT Technical Institute,

Indianapolis, Indiana

. Graduated with highest honors

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Certified Dana Supervisor Computer Fundamentals

Cost Control Development of Machine Hour Rates

Asset Management Professional Sales Techniques

Managerial Styles Cost of Quality

Time Management High Performance Leadership Skills

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