William E Harrington
Jacksonville, FL 32225
QUALIFICATIONS
Thirty years experience in sales / tooling / engineering / and mold
making in the plastics industry. Several years of management
including foreman of twenty-five moldmakers in a high quality, high
production atmosphere. Experienced in scheduling of all production
and design needs meeting and/or beating quoted delivery dates to the
customer. Four years of intense sales including travel. Vice
President of Sales and Manufacturing in the start-up of a new business
with 20 people in the injection press area and 13 moldmakers. I served
as the tooling engineer / manager in a fast paced environment with all
related responsibilities including client interfacing. I am skilled
in developing business relationships with vendors and customers in
addition to working in an over-seas environment to establish a supply
chain.
I possess the ability to operate all machines in the tool/mold making
field, including programming experience with CNC machinery. Proven
ability to manage staff, multiple projects and priorities. Knowledge
and experience of development processes of plastics, prototype
machining, tool development, quoting, design, constructing and
repairing of complex molds, dies, jigs, and fixtures.
WORK EXPERIENCE
First Coast Plastics, Stenner Pump Co., Jacksonville FL
Jan. 2001 to present to Aug 2010
Sales / Tooling Engineer / Manager/ Salary 101K- for a custom
injection and mold building facility. Responsible for all sales,
tooling, plastic part quoting, mold building, quoting, design
reviews, product development, placement of outside tooling,
purchasing, employees, day to day operations, sales and client
meetings with product development in Medical Devices and
Consumer Products. Implemented the ISO 9001 certification
process and calibration programs. Created and implemented a
premium mold maintenance and repair program. Brought the
tooling department to state of the art capabilities with minimal
costs.
Core Dynamics Inc, Jacksonville FL
Nov. 1998 to Dec.2000
Serving as lead moldmaker / Tooling engineer/ Salary 75K - All
phases of moldmaking in the Medical Field including research,
design and prototype and production tooling. Involved with all
engineering design reviews and new product development / patents
of medical devices.
Cavallero Plastics Inc., Pittsfield, MA
May 1994 to Nov. 1998
Serving as top moldmaker/ Salary 70K- All phases of mold making
in the medical, electrical, textile, and consumer fields.
Involved with engineering and design reviews of all new molds.
Involved with the purchase of new machinery to bring facility to
state of art tooling.
William E Harrington
Lakewood Mold Co., Pittsfield, MA
January 1989 to May 1994
Acting as Tooling Foreman of a twenty-five man tool room -
Salary 90K- All areas of Profile,
Assembly, EDM, CNC, and Lathe. Responsible for all Design
Reviews, quoting and expediting tooling deliveries; also
responsible for the purchasing of new equipment.
June 1988 to January 1989
Serving as top moldmaker in repair and assembly departments.
January 1979 to January 1981
Worked as moldmaker in complex injection molds.
Wahconah Mold & Tool, Dalton, MA
January 1985 to June 1988
Vice President of Sales / Manufacturing. Salary 70k
Top moldmaker working every phase of moldmaking including
quoting,
mold design, trouble shooting, repair, and design changes of old
and new molds to facilitate the correct running cycle.
January 1981 to March 1984
Top Moldmaker. Worked all phases of moldmaking
Appalachian Engineering, Pittsfield, MA
March 1984 to January 1985
Moldmaker in all phases of new injection molds and complex EDM
operations.
C.P. Clare Co., Division of General Instruments, Post Falls, Idaho
March 1978 to July 1978
Worked as Moldmaker of injection molds.
General Electric Co., Pittsfield, MA
August 1970 to March 1978
Class B (journeyman) tool and die maker (October 1975 to March
1978)
Class C (journeyman) tool and die maker (June 1975 to October
1975)
Apprentice tool and die maker (September 1972 to June 1975)
Instructor of new toolmaker apprentices (June 1973 to August
1973)
Maintenance person while on layoff from apprentice course
(April to
September 1972)
Apprentice tool and die maker (August 1970 to April 1972)
EDUCATION
Apprentice Tool and Die Making Course - GE
Graduated with Honors, Course consisted of four and one half years of
related studies with intense math, physics and design.
Course sponsored by General Electric / Navy Ordinance Systems
Wahconah Regional High School - College Prep with pre-engineering
courses
Solidworks - Solidworks Training Course 1
Florida Community College -AUTO-CAD 1
Berkshire Community College- CAD 1