Mechanical Engineer Engineering

RORY T. Krichbaum

*** ******* ** ~ Worthington, OH 43085

864-***-**** *******@*******.***

QUALIFICATIONS

Innovative Mechanical Engineer with proven expertise in 3D CAD design and

mold manufacturing for one of the largest tire manufactures in the world.

Solid competencies in both business and engineering functions. Highly

motivated, quick learner constantly geared towards updating considerable

leadership and communications skills to improve existing processes and

maximize team potential. Technically proficient in Catia (3-D modeling),

Access, Excel, and Word. Learned oral and written French to improve

communications with colleagues in Europe.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Michelin North America Inc.

. Increased productivity and reduced the average time taken to complete

jobs from 42 to 31 hours, by improving work methods and collaborating

with the global support group for model enhancements.

. Reduced tooling costs by approximately $25 thousand per year and reduced

time to select tooling to 50% of original time required. Redesigned and

automated tolerance constraints to allow more flexibility and greater

accuracy in tooling selection.

. Key player in the success of a global material standardization and cost

reduction project estimated to save over $800K on a yearly basis.

Organized material testing collected and analyzed historical mold

durability data.

. Led a project study to determine potential cost-savings of approximately

$1.5 million through the reduction of outsourced tasks. Supervised a 5

member multi-zone team to analyze financials, production capacity

scenarios, and technical challenges to determine feasibility.

. Received inclusion to NABU, a companywide program for promising

employees.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Michelin North America Inc., Greenville, South Carolina 2005 -

Present

MATRICE DESIGN RUL (responsible on location North America) (2007-Present)

. Develops best practices and provides technical assistance to other zones

(France, Poland, and Asia) for mold technologies developed in North

America.

. Serves as Mold Design and Manufacturing Representative for major tire

launches. Estimate costs, provides mold manufacturing capacity and

scenario planning, for mold cost/time to market optimization.

. Tests and validates new and upgraded models and software. Primary Catia

troubleshooter and responsible for notifying Global Design Network and

Support Group.

. Serves as the First Point of Contact (FPOC) for research design groups.

. Use technical expertise to determine root causes and solutions to

manufacturing quality issues for North American molds sourced from North

American and Asian mold plants.

. Implemented the Michelin manufacturing quality system in the design

group. Enabled the group to meet aggressive quality goals in 2008 and

2009.

. Worked with plant and tire engineers to employ creative venting and part

reuse solutions, therefore reducing manufacturing costs for a key

tireline maintenance and improvement project.

. Redesigned MS Access database system for more accurate job tracking and

lead-time predictions while automating calculations of monthly

indicators.

. Wrote and maintained instructions for the mold design process. Led a

local project to update and improve documentation content and storage.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

(Continued)

Michelin North America Inc., 2005 -

Present

MATRICE DESIGN RUL (responsible on location North America)(Continued)

. Represented the North American Team in efforts to globalize and eliminate

duplicated documentation.

. Responsible for technical training and prioritizing tasks for a team of 8

designers.

Matrice Designer (2005-2007)

. Designed and supported the manufacture of tire molds. Worked with

technical teams to identify and solve manufacturing issues.

. Developed and implemented venting strategies for new tire designs.

. Created and maintained Bill of Materials for molds parts, and Engineering

Change Requests. Updated the Bill of Materials to reflect changes in

parts and drawings.

. Developed a training plan and trained new designers from both North

America and Asia offices.

. Utilized a structured plan to reduced certification time from over 1 year

to between 6 and 7 months.

Rockwell Automation Electrocraft, Gallipolis, Ohio Summer

2003

Mechanical Engineering Intern

. Designed and built test fixtures for DC electric motors and motor

components.

. Programmed computers to run automated tests; ran software and automated

testing to perform durability and quality tests.

. Identified product issues and collaborated with company engineers to

generate solutions.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, College of Business and Behavioral Science, Clemson,

South Carolina

Master of Business Administration, 2009

OHIO UNIVERSITY, Russ College of Engineering and Technology, Athens, Ohio

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 2005

Completed the following training at Michelin North America Inc.:

Situational Leadership, 2009

Coaching Clinic, 2009

Cours de Base, French Courses, 2008

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