Engineer Project

Gary Zilberstein, M.S., EE/ME

**** ****** ****, ***** *****, MO 63130

**********@*****.*** ? Mobile: 314-***-**** ? Home: 314-***-****

CAREER PROFILE

Established seasoned professional specializing in solving technical

production issues related to plastic molding manufacturing. Proven

strengths with a "hands-on" approach in successful resolution of most

processing problems associated with combination materials/machines/tools

production factors. Selected areas of expertise include:

. Work in the plant environment managing technical personnel and budgets

to insure the projects are completed.

. Sound molding processes experience through personal expertise and a

"hands on" supervisory approach

. Hands on in new molds, hot runners and materials validation

. Experience in part design optimization and assisting with mold

flow/warpage/cooling analysis, and other computer aided engineering

processes

. Experience with Injection, Blow molding press installation, start up

production running.

. Write Design of Experiment and validation protocols for new and

modified processes.

. Evaluation and optimization of injection, blow, and extrusion molding,

production processes

. Optimization of Molds and Tools "break-in" process

. Assessment of Plastic Materials processing parameters for injection

molding, blow molding and extrusion.

. Hands-on experience in developing and managing specific projects and

applications and debugging of internally new project/process

. Broad knowledge of various thermoplastics materials, including

engineering resins

. Combination of injection molding processing experience with project

management experience.

. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and experience in

managing a team.

. Travel up to 75% of the time

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Currently employed (would like to keep the name of the company

confidential at this time) as Senior Process/Project Engineer

2009

- current

. Working on improving process, cycle times, production numbers.

. Start up new and existing tools and transferring them to production.

. Work close with QC department to satisfy customer requirements.

A. SCHULMAN Inc., Akron, OH

1994 - 2008

A. Schulman is a worldwide major supplier of

high-performance plastic compounds and resins used as raw materials in a

variety of markets for injection, extrusion, blown-film extrusion,

rotational, and blow molding industries.

Technical Support Engineer

. Specialized in solving various production problems at multiple

customer sites (hands on)

. Determine root cause and resolution to molding quality and capacity

issues

. Transfer, startup and qualify new tools and tools that are

transferring to another customer.

. Audit tool maintenance procedures & approve tool maintenance requests

from outside

. Comprehend the customer's needs and communicate the needs to

marketing and technical team

. Technical assessment of customer production/materials issues.

. Recommend to customer optimized processing parameters,

materials(compounds) and process ability evaluation

. Support customers to optimize processing (injection, blow molding,

extrusion), maximize throughput, and reduce scrap.

. Introduced new plastic materials and compounds.

. Work closely with production personnel on the floor to solve day by

day problems.

. Identify capability issues by using data collection and process

management.

. Enhance the capabilities of the processing molding team members

through my own processing and thermoplastic material expertise and

mentoring ability.

. Analyze process audit data and lead driving back to target

. Worked close with molded parts designers and toolmakers from project

stage to production

. Work with other departments to develop, strengthen, and maintain

Troubleshooting Guides

. Work with FDA approved materials.

. Provided technical support to various customers in US, Canada, Mexico,

and overseas

. Training technical personnel within various areas of the injection,

blow, and extrusion molding plant at customer sites.

CONTICO Corp, Saint Louis, MO

1992 - 1994

Contico Corporation is one of the largest plastic processing

companies in the Midwest that supplies plastic molded consumer products

to major global retailers such as, Wall Mart, Target and Home Depot

Senior Process Engineer

( Corrected and optimized manufacturing processes on production

floor with more than 50 injection structural foam and extrusion

machines (400 - 1200 ton).

( Supported shift supervisors and process technicians in solving

daily production problems.

( Started up new molds and materials evaluated and confirmed new

production processes in all areas of the manufacturing facility.

. Responsible for new mold, materials and tooling validation process.

. Experience in managing a shift of operators, shift supervisors,

process technicians and set up personnel.

CROWN - ELKAMET Company, Saint Louis, MO 1990 - 1992

Crown-Elkamet is a German transplant factory that specializes in

making OEM products for outdoor lighting.

Plant Manager

. Introduced new technology and materials of injection-blow molding

based on European professional expertise.

. Managing a project in excess of 2 million dollars from concept to

production.

. Assist plant personnel for the commission and validation of new or

modified production lines

. Installing new equipment, like injection presses, material line

supplies, auxiliary equipment, compressors, water towers, chillers.

. Set-up new equipment and started new production lines.

. Train extensively technical personnel.

EDUCATION

M.S. Degree in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering: Polytechnic

Institute, Chisinau, USSR.

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