Engineer Manager

DALE ZEVOTEK

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Diamond, Ohio 44412 abmjmq@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Technical professional with personnel management and business

development/management skills. Technical skills include resin, compound &

color concentrate processing/troubleshooting, project & product management,

as well as process & product development. Commercial skills include

technical service & sales (resins, compounds & color concentrate), new

business development and account management. Earned an MBA to compliment

technical expertise. Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Access &

Project), SAP, ACT and other commonly used software.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JJI TECHNOLOGIES, Mandeville, LA

2007-2009

A leading edge specialty chemical company that specializes in

environmentally friendly products for the Adhesives, Wire & Cable,

Automotive and Consumer industries.

Technical Service Manager, Operations/Site Manager, Sales Account Manager,

Painesville, OH

Responsible for Technical Service, Applications Development, managing all

site personnel and operations, as well as Sales Account Manager.

. Provided technical/process support for all customer trials and

developments (domestic and international).

. Developed new accounts for compounds and specialty chemicals.

. Lead teams to identify new applications, markets and develop new

products.

. Active member of Strategic Planning Team.

. Manage all plant functions, responsible to the President for production,

engineering & development.

. Instilled Kaizen principles (5S, Kan-Bans, Lean Manufacturing) as we

started up the manufacturing facility.

. Formulated and commercialized four flame retardant compounds.

Multibase (A Dow Corning Company), Midland, MI 2004-2007

A quality manufacturer of Thermoplastic Elastomers and custom compounds. A

major supplier to the Automotive, Appliance, Communication and other

industries.

Senior Engineer, Applications Development &Technical Service/Technical

Sales Account Manager, Copley, OH

Technical support to customers with respect to polymer processing

(injection molding and extrusion), product design, and process equipment.

Project leader for Commercialization Excellence projects. Responsible for

several major accounts as well as developing new extrusion business.

. Provided technical/process support for customer molding & extrusion

trials and developments.

. Provided customers with product design and tooling recommendations for

both injection molded products and

extruded profiles/products.

. Project Manager for team that developed a custom thermoplastic material

to replace

aluminum window spacers (resulted in a $20 million contract - 3-4

MM lb of new business annually).

. Developed and managed multiple major accounts resulting in over $1

million in annual sales.

ALPHAGARY, Leominster, MA 2003-2004

A global market leader in specialty compounds, offering products

predominantly used in the Medical, Wire & Cable, Regulated Packaging,

Automotive and Footwear industries.

Technical Service/Process Engineer, Pineville, NC

Responsible for the entire compounding process as well as providing

technical support to customers with respect to process, equipment, and

product issues. Lead cost/scrap reduction initiatives as well as

continuous process improvement.

. Conducted technical visits to key molding/extrusion customers.

. Specified, justified and purchased equipment to reduce process scrap by

15%.

. Supervised 2 process engineer technicians.

PolyOne, Avon Lake, OH 2000 - 2003

Global polymer services company with 50+ plants in 21 countries. Formed

from the merger of The GEON Company and M.A. Hanna Corporation in 2000.

Wire & Cable Technical Service Engineer, Macedonia, OH

Responsible for supporting PolyOne's entire W&C product line.

. Quickly and efficiently resolved customer processing issues to maintain

more than 6 major/strategic accounts.

. Major contributor on customer new product design teams.

. Worked with OEM's to develop equipment and process parameters to

optimize CPE processing.

. Traveled internationally to train counterparts in order to bring non-

halogen technology to the U.S. market.

. Managed small development laboratory (one technician) for Engineered

Materials.

General Cable (formerly BICC Brand-Rex), Jackson, TN 1997 - 2000

Major producer of products for the Wire & Cable industry.

Lead Process Engineer, Fiber

Responsible for all aspects related to the manufacture of fiber optic

cables at Brand-Rex. Products ranged from loose tube to tight buffered

space station products.

. Designed and installed new bulk gel filling system for loose tube

buffered cables.

. Set up manufacturing cell for indoor LAN cables.

. Developed and implemented detailed fiber tracking and storage system to

ensure traceability.

Alcatel, Claremont, NC 1991 - 1997

Fiber optic cable plant.

Process Engineer (1994-1997)

Responsible for entire manufacturing process from raw material to finished

product.

. Generated layout, specifications and purchased Fiber Optic Cable Jacket

Line and Stranding Line.

. Submitted patent for improved tooling design for Loose Tube Buffering

Extrusion.

. Provided technical support for troubleshooting and repairing process

equipment.

Team Developer (1991-1993)

Responsible for the growth of 4 production teams. Coached them to make

good business decisions without losing sight of teams' objectives.

. Identified and implemented methods of increasing trust, morale,

motivation, productivity and common goals.

. Restructured Team Developers in order to promote continuity and increase

production.

. Implemented Kaizen principles (5S, Kan-Bans, Lean Manufacturing).

. Managed cross-training to increase overall team training and

flexibility.

United States Navy 1984 - 1991

Experience in the Navy included three different duty stations and several

military schools. Responsibilities included the following:

. Responsible for a processing station located 140 miles from command

headquarters.

. Awarded Navy Achievement Medal for implementing new procedures and

streamlining existing ones to maximize departments' productivity.

. Responsible for a Boat Group of 4 Landing Craft Utility boats, 2 Landing

Craft Mechanized boats and 50 personnel and $150,000 budget.

. Awarded Navy Achievement Medal for in-depth planning and coordination.

MATERIALS PROCESSED

High Performance Resins (Nylon/ Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM)

Polyamide & Hytrel)Thermoplastic

Polyolefins

Cross-linked Polyethylene (XLPE) Polyvinylchloride (PVC)

Flame Retardant and Non-Halogen Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE)

Products Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU)

Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE)

EDUCATION

MBA, Pfeiffer University at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

BS, Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Member, Wire Association International & Society of Plastic Engineers

Dale Zevotek; Material and Technology Trends in Fiber Optic Cable Design

Wire & Cable Technology International, November 2001

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