STEVEN P. SANDERS
Saint Charles, MO, 63303
636-***-**** or 314-***-**** (Cell)
***********@*********.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
TOOL ENGINEER/PROJECT MANAGER with expertise in planning and design of
molds, dies, jigs and fixtures required for assigned projects of large
private and publicly traded manufacturing corporations.
( Requirements Analysis ( Cost Estimating
( Design of molds, dies, jigs and fixtures ( Tool Change Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Census Bureau Enumerator
4-26-2010 - 5-22-2010
Layoff due to company business declining by 40%.
2008-2010
Siegel-Robert/Guardian Industries; St. Louis, MO 1996-
2008
TOOL ENGINEER/PROJECT MANAGER, St. Louis, MO
Responsible for the design, build, and launch of interior trim and chrome
plated products for automotive OEMs and Fortune 500 Companies.
( Facilitated start up of three manufacturing plants in Missouri,
Kentucky, and China, with on-time delivery of transferred and new
tools.
( Assisted in the development of a corporate tool build guideline which
standardized molds to run in new plants and set guidelines for parts
design.
( Developed Quick Mold Change systems that reduced mold set up time
and effort by 30%.
( Transferred Ford and General Motors tooling to U.S. from Mexico.
( Designed, built, and certified small-part tooling at five Siegel-
Robert manufacturing plants, for 40 to 60 concurrent tools efforts.
( Provided a high first run capability of quality tooling, consistent
with plant requirements for chrome-plated products, while saving 20%
of tooling costs.
( Provided 75% of small-part check fixtures, reducing the work load on
the Corporate Gage Engineer and saving 20% on gage costs.
United Technologies Automotive; Morganfield, KY 1985 - 1996
TOOL ENGINEER/PROJECT MANAGER
Solely responsible for the communication and timing of the design, build,
and certification of center consoles, door panels, and arm rest assemblies.
( Designed, built, and certified injection molds and check fixture
tooling.
( Worked with plant automation personnel to provide the required tooling
for completed assemblies
( Led initiative with manufacturing that reduced time required to change
injection molds by 20% without major cost to the company.
ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
A variety of tooling and technical positions with Sheller Globe Corporation
and United Technology Corporation to include Roto-Cast Molding and Rubber
Extrusion.
EDUCATION
Culver-Stockton College: Canton, MO
Bachelor of Science Degree - Industrial Technology.
12 hours from completing Bachelor of Science Degree in Business.
International Correspondence School; Scranton, PA
Certified Tool & Die Maker with AFL-CIO
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
Certified Fire Firefighter