Engineer Engineering

H.R. EDDENS

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St. Charles, MO 63301

314-***-**** ********@*********.***

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

. Highly accomplished manufacturing executive with broad based business

acumen in operations, engineering, new product development, and

customer service.

. Leader with proven results of team building, strategic thinking, and

cross-functional communications.

. Performance, process and results driven in commitment to quality and

continuous improvement.

. Lean Manufacturing Bronze Certificate

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BECKWOOD PRESS COMPANY 889 Horan Dr. Fenton, MO 63026 (2008-2010)

Beckwood is a leading manufacturer of custom hydraulic presses and

hydraulic machinery.

Engineering Manager responsible for the custom machinery design and

development processes. Provide technical direction of the engineering team

and manufacturing engineering support in operations.

Responsible for management of custom machinery projects from proposal

creation to field installation.

Select Accomplishments...

. Organized Engineering department; established standard design

processes; strengthened design resources through hiring and training;

developed automated data transfer from CAD to ERP system;

FORMTEK METAL PROCESSING 182 Northwest Industrial Ct., Bridgeton, MO

63044 (2003-2008)

FMP is an $85 million group of leading manufacturers of capital equipment

in the coil processing, roll forming and metal forming industries. FMP

consists of Engel Industries, Lockformer, Lion Machinery (St Louis

facility), Iowa Precision Industries (Cedar Rapids IA) and Cooper-Weymouth

Peterson (Clinton, ME), which are all part of the Mestek family of

companies.

Director of Engineering (2004-2008) for the FMP group of companies,

accountable for Engineering, global new product development, custom

machinery design, engineering standardization, and design for CE compliance

for the European market for all FMP companies.

Select Accomplishments...

. Managed teams in diverse worldwide sites in China, North America and

Europe on new product development and product standardization.

. Created global engineering design and documentation standards to

insure compliance with European standards.

. Led team in the implementation of the ERP system across three sites.

. Managed the transfer of technology as older facilities were

consolidated to the St.Louis location. Coordinated with the FMP

facility in Beijing in the transfer of technology, production startup

and after sales service as manufacturing came on line in China.

. The consolidation of companies into one location provided the

opportunity to design the new facility with Lean Manufacturing and

process flow in mind.

o Operations moved from 40,000 square foot plant to 100,000 square

foot facility. The plant layout, designed with Lean principles,

allows the product and processes to flow without backtracking or

wasted motion.

o Assembly workcells designed with point of use inventory using

kanban control. These feeder cells provide subassemblies to the

final assembly area where the product is completed, tested and

quality checked.

o Established value stream mapping and cell design kaizen events.

Lead time reduced from 4 weeks to 5 days.

o Led office kaizen to improve the customer order process by developing

tools to automate and streamline the quotation of special machinery.

Lead time reduced from 2 weeks to same day.

. The merging of these companies and brands with long histories of

independent operation into a single organization provided a unique

opportunity to bring a new perspective and facilitate cooperation between

groups.

o The engineering groups of the respective brands each brought their own

design philosophy and preconceptions. By looking into these

organizations from the outside these once fierce rivals were molded into

members of the same team by recognizing and supporting innovative

thinking while redirecting the "not invented here" syndrome.

. Established New Product Development schedules and testing to insure

compliance with performance and cost goals.

o New Product Development managed through stage gate process.

o On time delivery increased to 95%.

As Chief Engineer-Engel Industries (2003-2004), key accomplishments include

the following:

o Managed Design Engineering and Field Technical Service.

o Provided technical direction as well as developing and maintaining

project due dates.

o Coordinated with the Sales teams in developing cost estimates,

proposals, and technical specifications for the products.

o Reorganized and improved the Engineering staff, the Field Service

staff and the Sales proposal and quotation process.

MAGNETIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC. 1626 Manufacturers Dr, Fenton, MO 63026

1990 - 2003

Magpowr is a leading manufacturer of web tension control systems, including

magnetic clutches and brakes, strain gage tension sensors and digital and

analog control systems. These products are sold domestically and

internationally through direct salesmen and distributors.

Assistant Chief Engineer (1998 - 2003) managed the Engineering department,

with direct supervision of the Electrical, Software, and Mechanical

Engineers, Draftpersons, Printed Circuit Board layout, and the Lab

Technicians.

Select Accomplishments...

o Hiring and development of new employees, and their annual performance

and salary reviews.

o Insuring standards compliance, both UL and CE - Low Voltage Directive,

Machinery Safety Directive, and EMC Directive, OSHA rotating machinery

guarding, providing product availability in both US and Metric

dimensions.

o Coordinated with Manufacturing to facilitate design for

manufacturability.

o Instrumental in the development of Lean Manufacturing initiatives,

process improvements, and leader of the machine setup reduction team.

o Performed FEA analysis and design of strain gage tension sensors.

WATLOW ELECTRIC MFG CO. 12001 Lackland Rd, St. Louis, MO 63146

1987-1990

Watlow is a leading manufacturer of industrial electric heating elements,

controls, and sensors used in the plastics, semiconductor, and process

industries.

Manufacturing/Product Engineer

Designed electrical resistance heating elements, and the machinery for

producing the elements and components, including; metal forming machines,

hydraulic and pneumatic presses, conveyor oven, and coil winders.

EDUCATION

University of Missouri - Rolla

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering BS Mechanical Engineering 1987

Master of Science, Engineering Management MS Engineering Management 2001

Lean Manufacturing Bronze Certificate, 2008, Society of Manufacturing

Engineers

Accomplished in the following computer applications: Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, MSProject, Access Database, Mapics, Autocad Inventor,

Solidworks, Matlab, Magnetic/Structural FEA, Made to Manage ERP, SQL Query,

Visual Basic (VBA), Tractivity ERP.

AFFILIATIONS

ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers; SME - Society of

Manufacturing Engineers

ASM International - American Society of Metals; ICC - International Code

Council

AWS - American Welding Society

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