CONFIDENTIAL RESUME

James Ritzenthaler

**** ********* ****

Whitehouse, Ohio 43571

Ph 419-***-**** Cell 419-***-****

abl99s@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Obtain a Manufacturing Management position to challenge my professional

and manufacturing skills while continuing professional growth in a team

environment which strives for complete customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

January 2008 - Current Die-Namic, Inc. Belleville,

Michigan

Sales Manager

Continuation of the Sales Manager responsibilities at Hammill Precision

Tooling. Hammill sold the division to Die-Namic, Inc. in January 2008.

2003 - January 2008 Hammill Precision Tooling Toledo,

Ohio

Sales and Engineering Manager

Manage Sales and Customer Account functions for the division. Manage

Process Engineering activities and requirements. Primary objectives are

to increase sales in existing and new business markets. Responsibilities

included management of Engineering, Sales and Purchasing but not limited

to the following:

. Design, Implementation and Management of Commodity Inventory

Programs.

. Review quotations for pricing and delivery.

. Schedule and Direct Engineering, Order Entry and process

functions.

. Contract negotiation and review for raw material and subcontracted

services.

. Work with customers on tooling design and material identification

to reduce tooling through increased tool life and reduced downtime

related to tooling related issues.

. Determine tooling manufacturing schedules and coordinate to meet

customer production requirements.

. Developed strategies to reduce inventory, increase turns based

upon cost effective production quantities coordinated to customer

usage requirements.

. Develop partnerships with suppliers for subcontracted and

outsourced value added services to best meet company requirements.

. Negotiate Blanket Orders for tooling to reduce inventory, improve

profitability and reduce expedited manufacturing orders.

. Review Gross Margin Profitability for product type and customer

accounts.

. Accounts Receivable review.

2002. Hammill Precision Tooling / CO-OP Tool Divisions

Division Manager

. Managed Engineering and Sales functions for the Divisions.

Coordinated with Manufacturing Manager for production requirements.

. Established manpower requirements and work schedule for the

Engineering staff.

. Directed Sales efforts to maximize territory and efforts for

increased divisional growth. Established goals and objectives for

the sales staff.

. Coordinated customer delivery requirements with Manufacturing

Manager to meet customer delivery and project requirements.

. Responsible for profitability review and goals for the division.

2001. Hammill Precision Tooling

Manager of Engineering

. Responsible for overseeing Process Engineering, Quotation Dept.,

Order Entry, Purchasing, Vendor Rejections and Customer Service.

. Maintained regular customer contact regarding account management

and requirements through both direct communication and sales

visits.

. Participated in divisional planning pertaining to growth direction,

machinery, manpower and continuous improvement in reduction of lead

times and cost reductions. Review job manufacturing costs for value

added return for profitability compared to estimated return at the

time of order.

. Developed, reviewed and participated in the implementation of the

ISO 9001 program.

. Develop production schedules, coordinate steel deliveries and

tooling requirements to support a production forming operation

producing over 4 million parts a year.

. Disposition internal manufacturing and outside vendor discrepancies

identified for the Material Review Board.

. Increased market share within existing customer base by expanding

manufacturing capabilities to encompass new product areas.

. Achieved sole supplier status for tooling requirements within the

customers plant location. This was achieved through negotiation and

commitment to the customer delivery requirements.

1986-1997 Hammill Manufacturing Toledo, Ohio

Sales / Process Engineer

. Maintained and established inventory levels for raw material and

finished goods to meet production and delivery requirements.

. Processed orders to manufacturing. Ordered all raw materials and

outsourced requirements.

. Designed fixtures and tooling for manufacturing, developed new

manufacturing processes and improvements for cost reductions.

. Tracked vendor quality, delivery performance and processed

rejections.

1980/1986 Hammill Manufacturing Toledo, Ohio

Journeyman Tool & Die Maker

. Operated various manual and CNC grinding equipment to finish grind

and polish steel and carbide tooling for the metal forming

industry.

. Obtained State of Ohio Journeyman's card as a Precision Tool & Die

Grinder.

Education University of Toledo

. Associates Degree, Industrial Engineering Technology

. Attended seminars on cold forming, hot forging and cost estimating.

. Karrass Effective Negotiating Seminar

Salary To be discussed during interview

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