Manager Engineer

Robert G. Pohl

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Dayton, OH *5459-1352

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JOB OBJECTIVE:

A management position that will allow me to utilize my engineering,

quality, purchasing and manufacturing management experience in a

progressive, continuous improvement and rewarding environment.

WORK HISTORY:

ACRO Service Corp. (Livonia MI)-Contract position at Delphi

Automotive (2005 - 2008)

Dayton, OH

- Product Engineering responsibilities for cost savings

initiatives, supplier quality issues, and transfer of both

troubled supplier and Delphi business.

Delphi Automotive - Energy and Chassis Systems

(1974 - 2002)

Dayton, OH

- Manager of Mount Manufacturing Engineering (New Programs)

(2 years)

- Product Team Manager of Mounts and Liteflex Springs (1.5

years)

- Manager of International Projects (2.5 years)

- Manager of Quality Engineering (7.5 years)

- Assistant Purchasing Manager (2.5 years)

- Product Team Chairman (1 year)

- Supervisor of Manufacturing Engineering (Multiple products)

(4 years)

- Manufacturing Planning Administration (2 years)

- Manufacturing Engineer (3 years)

Chrysler Airtemp Division (1973 -

1974)

Dayton, OH

- Product Engineer responsible for Designers, Layout

Personnel and Checkers for design of Room Air Conditioners.

McCauley Division of Cessna Aircraft

(1972 - 1973)

Dayton, OH

- Mechanical Design Engineer responsible for design of

aircraft components and research and publication of

comprehensive sales/service catalog.

Dayton Board of Education (1970 -

1972)

Dayton, OH

- Instructor for Mechanical Drawing, Architectural Drafting,

and Basic Woodshop.

NCR Corporation (1965 - 1969)

Dayton, OH

- College Co-op and Summer Intern in Mechanical

Drafting/Design of Cash Registers.

Robert G. Pohl (Continued)

WORK EXPERIENCES:

- Member of the Plant Manager's Staff for 11 years

- Training in Lean Manufacturing Principles, Kaizen, Root-Cause

and Corrective Action, Shainin Techniques, and various other

quality and process improvement tools.

- Responsible for review and implementation of Lean Manufacturing

initiatives and Quality improvement as a member of the

leadership staff.

- Member of Plant Quality Council

- Interact with Union Executive Board on strategic issues

- Product Team Manager and member responsible for strategic

business planning

- International product growth strategies

- Assessment of domestic, Mexican, European and Japanese

competitors

- Multiple product experience

- Multiple equipment/process experience to include extrusion,

injection molding, vacuum-forming, machining and assembly

operations

- Global travel, experience and responsibilities.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

- Responsible for implementation of $2.3 million product program

in 46 weeks vs. 24 months.

- Championed the development and implementation of QS9000 system

and achieved certification on first audit. Retained

certification in all subsequent audits for two plants with $350

million in revenue.

- Reorganized Quality Engineering Department into reactive

(current customer issue resolution) and proactive (advanced

product quality programs segments).

- Developed daily on-floor supervisor quality audit program

recognized as divisional best practice.

- Developed quality system goal and tracking program to include

PPM, response time, first time quality, problem reporting, audit

compliance, warranty, etc., for continuous improvement focus.

- Developed and implemented new program containment process that

accomplished (3) PPM start-up performance recognized as a

divisional best practice.

- Responsible for transfer of manufacturing operations from North

America to Portugal and Mexico for multi-million dollar savings.

- Developed purchasing process for make vs. buy decisions as GM

designated "center of resource" supplier for powertrain mount

systems.

- Responsible for the design, development, specification, quoting,

procuring, installation and continuous improvement of

manufacturing equipment, tools and processes on many projects

with multi-million dollar scope.

- Coordinated plant efforts to transfer business from troubled to

new suppliers while maintaining quality and delivery.

- Supported engineering effort to transfer Delphi business to new

customer suppliers during exit of business and plant closure.

Robert G. Pohl (Continued)

LEADERSHIP STRENGTHS:

- Results-oriented: very adept at holding employees accountable

by tracking critical path tasks and associated target completion

dates.

- Teacher: recognizes the importance of an employee feeling good

about his/her work accomplishments. Concentrates on being an

"enabler" who removes roadblocks or provides the necessary

information for an employee to succeed.

- Decision-maker: a good listener who can assimilate available

information; assess the associated risks; and is not afraid to

make difficult decisions with available data.

- Visionary Change Agent: focuses on the types of waste and

emphasizes the need for continuous improvement. Very forthright

in dealing with people who resist change. Understands the

importance of staying on the leading edge and never becoming

complacent by today's success. Challenges the organization with

thought provoking "what if" questions that promote "outside the

box" innovation.

EDUCATION:

- A.S. Mechanical Engineering Technology, 1968, Sinclair Community

College, Dayton, OH

- B.S. Applied Science* (Mechanical Engineering/Manufacturing

Management), 1970, Miami University, Oxford, OH (*Note:

Program has since been certified as B.S. in Manufacturing

Engineering.)

- Post graduate courses in Education - Miami University

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