Engineer Project

Todd S. Ventrola

**** ********** **. ******* ********, OH 45011 / 513-***-****

/ abm9td@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

1. Experienced Engineering Manager with extensive project management,

design engineering experience in the consumer products industry.

2. Proven track record in strong leadership and highly successful stage

gate management of engineering programs varying in design, cost and

schedule complexity from concept through innovation, design, prototyping,

testing and production.

3. Strategic leader collaborating daily with product development support

groups involved such as marketing, supply chain, procurement, quality

assurance, manufacturing, industrial design and senior management.

4. Extensive experience working with Asian manufacturing suppliers

traveling as necessary to convey proper design intent.

5. Results oriented with strong track record for meeting goals and

objectives through collaborative cross functional team work.

6. Highly motivated and creative manager, promoting feedback and innovation

from direct reports.

7. Trained in ISO13485 DHR & DMR.

8. Extensive experience (20+ years) using Pro/E Wildfire / Pro/Mechanica /

Unigraphics / MS Office

CORE COMPETENCIES

? Project Management ? Product Design & Innovation ? Program

Management

? Far East product development ? 3D Cad ? Team

Leadership and Mentoring

? Injection / blow / molding ? Effective team player

? Risk Analysis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Evenflo Inc. - a $300 million manufacturer of consumer infant products

2001-2009

Engineering Manager / CAD Administrator, Miamisburg, Ohio

2004-2009

9. Managed a team of 4 to 7 professionals consisting of Mechanical

Engineers, Industrial Designer, and Engineering co-ops in the innovation,

development and launch of new infant care products.

10. Collaborate with Asian office and manufacturers in product execution

and delivery.

11. Responsible for development and sustainability of $100MM+ product lines

in Home Safety, Feeding and Playtime categories including Class II

medical devices.

12. Authored ISO13485 medical device DMR / DHR for Class II medical

devices.

13. Set departmental budgets, project resourcing and schedule management

for category initiatives.

14. Shared responsibility for Playtime / Feeding / Home Safety category

strategic planning and P&L.

15. Mentor junior engineers and engineering co-ops in design, innovation

and project management.

16. Chair product design reviews and DFMEA's ensuring product initiatives

capture efficient manufacturing and design practices that meet ASTM and

corporate abuse and safety standards.

17. Collaborated with outside industrial design firms capturing design

intent from consumer research.

18. Administration responsibilities including team status, interviewing,

hiring, performance reviews and continuous education.

19. Managed engineering co-operative program responsible for hiring,

training and mentoring six candidates annually.

20. Member of API team (advanced product integrity) utilizing six-sigma

methodologies improving design and manufacturing processes that enhance

product successes.

21. Lead continuous improvement, RCQ (right-cost-quality), initiatives to

reduce product cost without compromising quality.

Senior Project Engineer / CAD System Admin, Vandalia, Ohio

2001-2003

22. Project engineer in concurrently managing and designing multiple

injection-molded projects, varying in complexity, from concept to

production.

23. Project leader on $33MM high chair initiative

24. Apply extensive experience in exploring new ways to reduce time to

market execution of current development process and incorporate efficient

methods in product development.

25. Received W.O.M (Well Oiled Machine) award for cost reduction and

execution on high profile project while maintaining scheduled timelines.

26. One design patent and four utility patents in progress.

27. Perform various forms of design analysis using Pro/FEA, DFMEA

28. Maintained iso9001 documentation processes.

29. Assigned System Administrator responsibilities for the engineering CAD

system configuring and networking 22 workstations to engineering and

corporate servers.

30. Responsibilities for install and upgrades of o/s, Pro/Engineer 3D

CAD/CAM and Pro/Intralink PDM database management software for server and

workstations.

31. Wrote capital expenditures for purchasing hardware, software and yearly

budgeting.

Hasbro Inc. - a $4 billion manufacturer of consumer toys and gaming

products 1987-2000

Senior Project Engineer, Cincinnati, Ohio

1997-2000

32. Project engineer managing multiple projects, varying in complexity,

from concept to production.

33. Concurrently engineered multiple injection-molded products from

Industrial Designed concepts incorporating cost efficient methods of

molding, manufacturing, tooling and assembly of component parts using

Unigraphics or Pro-E 3D modeling software.

34. Developed and approved costing and schedules to provide highest

profitable returns with "fastest to market" results.

35. Communicate daily with "core product development team" consisting of

Marketing, Industrial Design, Packaging and Quality Assurance to make

sure project goals and targets were met.

36. Coordinated logistics in project milestones and was the project leader

on assigned projects with engineers in Hong Kong and China.

Mechanical Design Engineer / CAD System Admin, Cincinnati, Ohio

1987-1996

37. Assigned to Special Projects Team responsible for the management and

development, from concept to production, of high profile projects having

critical scheduling and design challenges.

38. Designed aesthetic cues and mechanical systems of injection molded

products, in 3D, using Unigraphics or Pro-E modeling software.

39. Worked closely with model shop employees using rapid-prototype and

protomolding methods to have prototypes created for analysis on form,

function and reliability.

EDUCATION

Indiana Wesleyan University -

40. Masters in Business Administration - 2008 - Management / Operations

focus.

University of Cincinnati -

41. Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering Technology - 1999

AWARDS

42. Received W.O.M (Well Oiled Machine) award for cost reduction and

execution on high profile project while maintaining scheduled timelines

in my first month of employment at Evenflo.

43. Received CEO "Best for Baby" award in the Feeding category for revenue

growth exceeding fiscal plan.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

44. SAY (Soccer Association for Youth) / Lakota boy's soccer head coach.

45. Member of the Knights of Columbus.

46. Member of the Fraternal Order of Elks.

47. Drummer in church band.

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