Fredrick Miller
West Milton, Ohio 45383
******@*****.***
Objective
Professional position in engineering management, which offers the
opportunity to be a self-motivated team player in a hands on, goal oriented
environment.
Work Experience
Senior Process Engineer
5/2002 - 1/2009
Freudenberg-NOK,
1275 Archer Drive,
Troy, Ohio
Senior Process Engineer
-Implemented new processes and improved existing processes with less than
.5% scrap.
-Reduce oven cycles using Six Sigma tools as Green Belt participant.
-Six Sigma and Lean Systems Green Belt Certified.
-Six Sigma Black Belt training (Project to improve capability of a machined
ring.)
-Supervise internal tool room and external tooling vendors.
Project Manager
2/1999 - 9/2001
Master Industries, Inc.,
Piqua, Ohio
-Managed new projects from quote to production, meeting or exceeding
customer time requirements and specifications.
-Established processes for heat staking and ultrasonic welding,
coordinating manufacturing, customer and vendor concerns to meet all
expectations.
-Successfully served as QS9000 Audit contact for all Engineering
disciplines.
-Drew 3D part models using CADKEY.
-Analyzed 3D part models with Moldflow to establish process parameters.
-Established stable injection molding processes, using problem solving
techniques.
Engineering Manager
7/1995 - 2/1999
Goshen Rubber Thermoplastics Division,
Englewood, Ohio
-Established and organized a formal engineering department.
-Implemented processes resulting in QS9000 certification of APQP and Design
disciplines.
-Established an engineering prototype and development lab having injection,
liquid injection, and blow molding capabilities.
-Reorganized tool room, cost justified and implemented additional tooling
capacity to build 75% of prototype and 50% of production tooling in house.
-Implemented Technical Records Department supporting six plants.
-Implemented Central Measurement Unit supporting PPAP submissions for six
plants.
-Tracked new product implementation to assure on time PPAP submissions to
customer.
-Advised and approved design of injection molded plastic parts.
-Supervised tool room for tooling repair and tool builds.
-Direct reports: Project Managers, Designer, Engineering Technician and
Tool Makers.
-Other Responsibilities: Assisted in new tooling development and
processing; recommended new equipment acquisition; implemented and tracked
engineering changes; material recommendation and testing; customer
engineering support; seal design; ISO 9000 team member; AQP team member.
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
11/1994 - 7/1995
Goshen Rubber Thermoplastics Division,
Englewood, Ohio
-Implemented process control.
-Implemented cellular manufacturing and optimized process to reduce scrap
by 30%.
-Implemented process control improvements, which were identified as most
effective by performing Design of Experiments.
-Successfully trained process technicians in decoupled molding.
-Acquired secondary equipment, which reduced material cost by 20%.
-Wrote process documentation.
-Refined processes and tooling, using Shainin statistical techniques to
reduce scrap and improve output.
Senior Engineer
5/1987 - 11/1994
The Duriron Company,
Dayton, Ohio
Modern Industrial Plastics Division
-Started up an injection molding production department for a molded
transmission seal made of high performance engineered polymer, which
resulted in $2 million/year in new product sales.
-Performed material evaluation and testing.
-Specified and approved equipment and tooling.
-Designed secondary processing equipment.
-Trained operators on equipment and gauging systems.
Applications Engineer
8/1985 - 5/1987
The Duriron Company,
Dayton, Ohio
-Selected appropriate pumping systems to meet customer specifications.
-Selected metal alloys to meet customer corrosion resistance requirements.
-Analyzed customer pump/valve problems and provided replacement parts and
repair information.
Education
The Ohio State University,
Columbus, Ohio
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design, Product Design
Skills
AutoCAD, CADKEY, Moldflow, MINITAB & Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and
Project