Engineer Manager

NEVILLE A. WITHERS

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Simpsonville, SC 29681

Tel: 864 990 - 4918

Email: abmf46@r.postjobfree.com

Skilled tooling/design engineer with over 20 years

experience in tooling design and manufacture.

Owned and ran mold making shops both in the USA and S Africa.

Skills Summary

. Extensive management experience in a manufacturing environment including

tooling, molding, processing, and maintenance.

. Creative mold and tool designer.

. Ability to manufacture and trouble-shoot plastic and rubber injection

molds, metal stamping dies, jigs and fixtures.

. Experienced in the use of polymers in a variety of manufacturing

applications.

. Experienced at working on projects from conception to production.

. Able to coordinate all aspects of a project including the monitoring of

outside vendors, in the USA, Canada, Germany and Japan.

. Ability to analyze customer requirements and to design accordingly.

. Ability to quote competitively.

. Proficient with Auto Cad and MS Word. Experienced with Excel, and some

experience with Cad Key.

Experience

Oct 2006 - Feb 2009

Tooling Engineer - Draxlmaier (Custom molder automotive)

. Managed new tooling projects, worked with outside vendors.

. Worked on existing tooling with vendors and material suppliers

to improve appearance of molded in color parts saving $4

million per annum in painting costs.

Worked with BMW engineers to improve parts in both fit-form and

appearance.

Mar 2005 - Sep 2006

Tooling engineer ACCRO. (Contract to Draxlmaier )

April 2003 - Mar 2005

Project / Tooling Engineer - ITI (Custom molder automotive)

. Managed new tooling projects, worked with outside vendors.

. Managed all tooling reviews, created a tooling specification to

ensure all new tooling was built to IKKA specifications.

. Trouble - shoot and improved all existing low cavitation molds.

Worked in a team to take company from a $3 million per annum loss to

profitable within six months.

April 2001 - October 2002

Manufacturing / Tooling Manager - Precision Valve Corp. (Custom molder)

. Managed a 25-man tool room and 12 process technicians in a high-speed

high cavitation facility.

. Worked on existing molds and hot runner systems to improve cavitation.

. Reduced staff turnover and material waste.

. Created a PM tracking program to monitor cycle count.

May 2000 - February 2001

Tooling Manager Unimark Plastics (Custom molder, medical)

. Managed all existing and new tooling for the Greenville facility working

extensively with customers and outside tooling vendors.

. Attended mold trials at vendor sites to ensure mold capability.

. Managed tool-room, monitored spare part inventory and PM program.

June '99 - May 2000

Tooling Engineer with SAI Automotive (Tier 1 BMW supplier)

. Managed all new tooling projects.

. Acted as liaison between mold makers and automotive part designers both

in the USA and Germany.

. Managed all internal tooling, repairs, PM .and engineering changes.

. Managed all SAI molds run in outside vendor sites.

Aug '96 - May'99

NW Mold & Design Inc. (Mold design & manufacturer)

. Researched, developed and built both prototype molds and production

tooling for the aerospace, sporting, and construction industries.

. Worked extensively with customers to improve part design

. Designed plastic injection molds using Auto Cad.

Sept '93 - July '96

Toolmaker with McCawley Precision. (Custom molder)

. Worked extensively with customers to ensure integrity and

manufacturability of components

. Manufactured plastic injection molds.

. Trained apprentices

. Some operation of CNC machines.

Jan '88 - Sept. '93

Self - Employed Toolmaker/Designer/Consultant

. Consultant/troubleshooter to various tool making and manufacturing

companies including vendors for BMW, Toyota, and Robert Bosch.

. Tooling design and manufacture of plastic and rubber injection molds, die-

cast tooling, and metal stamping dies.

Education

Graduated Winston Churchill High School (Zimbabwe)

Served a 5-year apprenticeship inclusive of 4 years college.

Graduated through the City & Guilds of London Institute.

Certification as a registered Journeyman in the trade of machinist

toolmaker

Letters of recommendation and references available on request.

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