GARY HINTERMEYER

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Gainesville FL 32608

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BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Hands on Manufacturing Engineering Manager with over 25 years experience in the medical device and heavy

manufacturing industries with over 15 years in a management role. Solid background in Kaizen, Kanban and Value

Stream Mapping, ISO, DFM, SPC, World Class Manufacturing, Process Flow, plant layout, paint process,

cable/harness assy, laser marking, hydraulics, machining, sheet metal fab, electro-mechanical assy, welding, clean

room, failure and root cause analysis. Familiarity with plastic injection molding processes. Excellent communication,

project management and new product introduction skills. Skilled in the use of Excel, Power Point, Visio and

Microsoft Word.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Wal-Mart February 2009

Working part time as a sales associate in electronics until I acquire another position.

Invivo (Philips Medical Systems) Gainesville FL July 2006 – January 2009

Manufacturer of MRI coils

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Responsible for NPI’s, Manufacturing processes and all other manufacturing engineering support for the manufacture

of MRI coils.

• Responsible for introducing the lean culture and training into manufacturing and NPI introductions

• Responsible for the outsourcing of the PCB and Cable assembly processes to outside suppliers

• Responsible for transfer of several product lines from the facility in Wisconsin to Gainesville FL.

• Responsible for the management of (6) manufacturing engineers and on facility manager and 2 facilities

John Deere (Volt Forces) Waterloo IA October 2005 to July 2006

Tractor Assembly Plant

Contract manufacturing engineer. Worked on the new product launch for John Deere’s new 8030 series

tractor. Responsible for the processing, quality, tooling and daily line output.

Diamond Mowers Sioux Falls SD June 2004 to Dec. 2004

Manufacturer of roadside brush tractor mowers

Reason for Leaving: The position of manufacturing manager was eliminated due to cash flow issues within the

company.

Manufacturing Manager

Responsible for all production processes, scheduling, purchasing, receiving, warehousing and production manpower

with 15 direct hourly reports and one salary report.

• Championed the implementation of a kanban material acquisition process for internal and supplier, using a two bin

replenishment system.

• Developed a visual scheduling system in the welding and assembly departments.

• Developed a performance review process for the hourly employees.

• Developed an OSHA compliance program.

Decrane Aircraft Seating Peshtigo WI. March 2003 to May 2004

Fabricator of luxury aircraft seating

Reason for Leaving: The position of Manufacturing Engineering Manager was eliminated due to economic

organizational changes.

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Responsible for the manufacturing processes of all aircraft seating which includes final assembly and test, Sheet metal

fabrication, cable/ harness, painting, fiberglass composites, welding, upholstery and machining.

• Championed the implementation of a kanban material acquisition process for internal and supplier, using a two bin

system. Component parts were moved directly from shipping to the work cell. This led to the elimination of a stock

room.

• Implementation of a Kaizen program and required training

• Responsible for new product development of new products to meet DFM requirements

ACMI Racine WI. May 2002 to Feb. 2003

Medical device manufacturer of plastic urology disposables and electronic urology equipment.

Reason for Leaving: Economic downsizing.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Responsible for the electronic urology manufacturing processes in a clean room environment, continuous improvement

and new products. Responsible for the FDA compliance requirements and the final testing to meet all quality

requirements. Responsible for all new product development to meet DFM requirements.

ENERPAC, Division of Actuant Columbus, WI. March 1998 to July 2001

Manufacturer of hydraulic pumps and valves with sales of $130 million.

Reason for Leaving: The position of Manufacturing Engineering Manager was eliminated due to economic

organizational changes. 911 hit in September 2001. Unemployed 10 months.

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Responsible for engineering of all manufacturing processes, plant maintenance, new product introduction, DFM

requirements, training and leadership of all Kaizen and Value Stream Mapping events. Assisted in implementation of

kanban.

• Implemented World Class Manufacturing throughout the company. This reduced direct labor costs by $320,000,

delivery days late by 80% and defective parts by 75%.

• Introduced Kaizen and Value Stream Mapping concepts to the organization, trained over 180 people and presented

two training programs per month. Worked with many teams facilitating their activities.

• Responsible for failure analysis and assisting manufacturing engineers to determine the root cause on all

manufacturing field quality issues and implement corrective actions.

• Developed and implemented the Calmate Preventive Maintenance program which reduced production downtime by

20%.

• Team Member in developing a new product introduction process. Developed a 5 stage process. 1. concept stage. 2.

design stage. 3. Pre-production stage. 4. release to production stage. 5. follow-up stage.

• Introduced DFM software package from Boothroyd and Dewhurst and made it part of the new product introduction

process.

• Manufacturing engineering management representative for the new product introduction teams.

• Managed the maintenance/facilities department and responsibilities for the EPA requirements.

• Safety Director

• Painting process

HEWLETT PACKARD, Medical Division, Andover MAS. Jan. 1997 to March 1998

Contract Manufacturing Engineer. Wrote manufacturing procedures for the new global quality manual which was

mandated by the FDA to meet GMP requirements. Managed cleanroom.

Reason for Leaving: Contract term had expired.

THERMAL DYNAMICS West Lebanon, NH Dec.1995 to Jan. 1997

Manufacturer of Plasma metal/steel cutting equipment and electric welders.

Reason for Leaving: The position of Manufacturing Engineering Manager was eliminated due to loss of the customer

base. Company eventually closed.

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Responsible for new product introduction sheet metal fabrication, machining, powder paint, transformer fabrication,

in-house thermoplastic molding processes, torch and hose assembly, hose and harness fabrication, electro-mechanical

assembly and test, and printed circuit board assembly and test, and safety programs..

• Upgraded the final unit assembly areas from traditional processes to world class flexible assembly lines, increasing

output by 30%.

• Team member in development of a 6 stage new product introduction process. Stage 1 concept, stage 2 design, stage 3

pre-production, stage 4 production, stage 5 release, stage 6 follow up.

• Introduced 6 new products on schedule and at budgeted cost, with time to market lowered by 40%, and I was a team

project leader for two new products.

• Responsible for failure analysis to determine the root cause of quality field failures and to determine corrective

actions.

• Involved in the new product design and vendor follow-up on all injection molded plastic enclosures for injection

molding and in house thermoform parts.

MEDRAD INC. Pittsburgh, PA Aug. 1989 to Dec. 1995

Manufacturer of electronic/microprocessor-based medical equipment

Reason for Leaving: Opportunity change to implement lean manufacturing.

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Responsible for developing, staffing and directing the manufacturing engineering department and clean room.

Development of all GMP procedures.

• Improved the quality of an outside supplier’s sheet metal fabrication components from 60% to 99% by developing

improvements to their painting processes and production flow.

• Assisted in developing new product introduction procedures and involvement with the new product teams. New

product development time was cut from 2 years to 1 year.

• Involved in the implementation of Boothroyd and Dewhurst software to improve the DFM of the new products.

• Reduced printed circuit board assembly errors by 75% with the introduction of lean manufacturing processes

• Lowered wave top solder rejections on printed circuit boards from 21,372 per year to less than 1,000 per year.

• Team leader on the outsourcing of all harness and cable fabrication projects that saved $200,000 per year.

• Decreased manpower requirements in printed circuit board assembly by 40% through introduction of automation and

robotics.

• Cut manpower requirements in electro-mechanical assembly by over 50% through the introduction of cellular and JIT

processes.

• Involved in the new product design of enclosures involving injection molding and validation of vendor injection mold

tooling...

BURDICK INC. Milton, WI 1983 to Aug.

1989

Manufacturer of heart defibrillators, heart monitors, electrocardiographs and treadmills.

Reason for Leaving: Opportunity change for a larger company with better advancement and career options.

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Created the manufacturing engineering department and responsible for the engineering of all manufacturing processes

and GMP documentation.

• Implemented cellular manufacturing for sheet metal, cable harness and switch assembly.

• JIT leader for corporate introduction of process improving productivity by 50%.

• Involved in the new product design and vendor follow-up for injection and thermoform plastic molding for product

enclosures.

• Managed tool room for (3) journeyman toolmakers.

• Responsible for the in-house injection molding process for plastic blood analyzer cuvettes

• Safety Director.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science, Manufacturing Systems, Milwaukee School of Engineering, 1995

Associate of Science, Industrial Management, Milwaukee School of Engineering, 1975

Program Certificates – Industrial Engineering, Industrial Supervision, Safety Management

Kaizen – Trained by the Kaizen Institute as a trainer for Kaizen and Value Stream Mapping and have facilitated over

80 Kaizen events.

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