Manager Engineer
Resume:
FREDERICK L. CASSELL
Elyria, OH 44035
Phone: 440-***-****
Email: *********@*****.***
EDUCATION
Graduate studies in Business Administration, Central Michigan University,
Mount Pleasant, MI
Bachelor of Industrial Engineering Degree, General Motors Institute (now
Kettering University), Flint, MI
Graduate of Wellington High School, Wellington, OH
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Talan Products, Inc. Cleveland, OH
Plant Manager
2006-2010
Responsible for management, scheduling and coordination of all
manufacturing and manufacturing support operations and personnel for this
ISO9002 registered metal stamping company, specializing in products for the
commercial building and roofing industries. Led organization through
training and implementation of Lean Manufacturing initiative. During
extreme economic downturn, was able to reduce inventories by 50%, holding
the line on cash flow and maintaining profitability.
MPC Plating, Inc. Cleveland, OH
Production Operations Manager
2003-2006
Total responsibility for production operations for this 150-employee, three-
shift, organization providing nickel-chrome plating of plastic and metal
components for the automotive, plumbing and hardware industries.
Personally responsible for all pre- and post-sales sampling activity,
including development of applicable criteria with customer, providing Sales
Department with production cost estimates.
Multifab Division of Multilink Broadband, Inc. Elyria, OH
General Manager
2000-2002
Total operations responsibilities of the ISO9002 registered metal
fabrication division of Multilink Broadband; a manufacturer of electronic
hardware, termination enclosures and accessories for the telecommunications
industry. Fully responsible for divisional P&L, manufacturing and
associated support operations, and personally responsible for divisional
sales and estimating. Was able to reduce costs by 45% while improving on-
time customer delivery from 65% to 98%.
Par Industries, Inc. Medina, OH
Operations Manager
1998-2000
Full P&L responsibility for all manufacturing and direct support operations
of Par Industries; a privately held metal stamping, plastic injection
molding and assembly contract manufacturer with sales over $30 million
annually, primarily to the automotive industry. Lead member of the
organization's strategic planning committee and principal member of the
company's QS-9000 development team.
Brown Corporation of Waverly, OH; Division of Brown Corp. of America,
Ionia, MI
Plant Manager
1995-1998
Totally responsible and accountable for the management of the Waverly, OH,
manufacturing facility of the Brown Corp. of America, engaged as a supplier
to the automotive industry in the manufacture of metal stampings and welded
assemblies. Provided leadership and direction for all plant operations in
this organization with annual sales of $45 million, operating this business
at a 10% net profit level. Initiated continuous improvement programs in
the areas of health and safety training and error-proofing of production
processes.
York International Corporation, Elyria, OH
Business Unit Manager
Industrial Engineering Manager
Manufacturing Engineer
1983-1995
Responsible for the transition from traditional organizationally-fragmented
manufacturing operation into product-focused cellular manufacturing, in the
residential cooling products business unit of this 1,000-employee unionized
manufacturing plant. Instrumental in implementation of leading-edge
manufacturing practices and team-oriented, cross-trained, small group
manufacturing work force.
Other career experience:
Bendix HVSG, Division of Allied-Signal Corp. Elyria, OH
Production Supervisor
Facilities Engineer
General Motors Corp; Chevrolet Truck Assembly, Flint, MI, and Fisher Body,
Elyria, OH
Production Supervisor
Process Engineer
Industrial Engineer
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