Manager Engineering
Resume:
ROGER J. MORRISSETTE
Nashua, NH 03063
Phone: 603-***-****
Email: ******@*****.***
ENGINEERING - DIRECTOR / MANAGER
OUTSTANDING HANDS-ON DESIGN LEADERSHIP FOR CROSS-FUNCTIONAL ENGINEERING
ORGANIZATIONS.
DIRECTS ELECTRO-MECHANICAL PRODUCT, CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, INDUSTRIAL
AUTOMATION AND MACHINERY DEVELOPMENT.
FROM CONCEPT TO FULL PRODUCTION
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SKILLS / ABILITIES / ACHIEVEMENTS PROFILE
o Skills: Experienced in reducing cost, eliminating waste, increasing
profit, engineering management, design engineering, budgets, technical
sales, collaborative leadership, multiple department and multiple
project management, management by objectives, manufacturing engineering,
program and project management, Core competency evaluation &
development, inventions, product design, product manufacturing, electro-
mechanical systems, component testing, automated assembly, robotics,
machine shop & fabrication management, precision machining, metal
forming, flexible web handling, packaging & labeling machinery, imaging,
printing, fixture design, stamping die design, polymer casting,
machinery and tooling, industrial design, automation, DFM, DFA, design
review coordination, prototyping, continuous improvement and low cost
production.
o Creative: As part of LEAN initiatives, conceived and patented unique
technological innovations including patents: # 5,758,874, # 5,716,048, #
5,405,482, # 7,021,827 plus
o Characterized as a conceptualizer, resourceful and inventive, developing
cost-conscious designs resulting in decreased manufacturing costs,
increased efficiency and improved sales.
o Team player & high performer; strong hands-on work ethic; competent
trainer and cross-functional team developer; innovative; high energy
level; possibility thinker.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FUNCTIONAL MANAGER - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Company located in Massachusetts 2008 -
. Accountable for recruitment, training and assignments for Mechanical
Engineers and CAD designers in support of multiple & diverse product
line development.
. Coordinated people, process, tools & technology for teams involved in
current and new product development. New products introductions
increased from (2) to over (7) per year.
. Performed individual quarterly performance evaluations with emphasis
on goals and accomplishments.
. Developed offshore engineering support for periods of peak engineering
demand.
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MANAGER OF CAD, MACHINE SHOP & FABRICATION
Wells' Corporation, Iowa 2005 - 2008
. Team developed new and / or modified existing processing equipment to
increase reliability and maximize corporate profitability. Team was
responsible for equipment modifications and installations for five
major processing facilities.
. Supplied technical & trade resources for over (30) kaizen and
continuous improvement workshops / year resulting in over $5 Million /
year in documented savings.
. Championed monthly "results vs. plan" team reviews. Increased
departmental efficiency by 30%
. Accountable for a team of (32) and a $ 2.8 Million / yearly
departmental budget.
Wells' Corporation is a Billion dollar, five plant, automated novelty Ice
Cream producer.
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DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
Shanklin Shrink Packaging Equipment Co., MA 1999 - 2005
. Propelled the company from (1) new product every five years to (6) new
products per year.
. Introduced the" EDGE" series, medium priced, high throughput shrink
wrapping machine.
. Introduced systems engineering & management by objectives into the
development process.
. Modernized and standardized the corporate image for (25) existing and
(12) new products.
Shanklin Corporation was a family owned, global manufacturer of Shrink Wrap
Packaging Equipment until its purchase by Sealed Air Corporation in 2001
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MANAGER
Optronics Corporation, MA 1994 - 1999
. Mentored and challenged the Advanced Electro-Mechanical Engineering
team - resulting in the development of the "Aurora" high resolution
(4000dpi) imaging system. A benchmark in the industry.
. Coordinated the development of a revolutionary automated printing
plate loading and imaging system that eliminated the need for dark
room and manual process handling, increasing unit sales by 50%
. Conceived and patented "Universal Vacuum Drum" technology, resulting
in over $4,000,000 in annualized component cost reduction and
inventory savings.
Optronics Corp. was a manufacturer of laser imaging equipment that produced
large format printing plates.
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DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
New Jersey Labeling Machinery Company, NH 1989 - 1994
. Led the team in the development of the "Pegasus" high speed, labeling
systems for pharmaceutical and high volume products 1000/
bottles per minute.
. Championed initiatives to develop lean, more cost effective products.
Some advancement included the use of value engineered polymer
castings, in addition to modular, interchangeable construction
technology, reducing component, system and inventory costs by as much
as 60%.
. Coordinated the technical integration of custom offshore vendor
technology into the NJM line of high speed labeling systems.
New Jersey Labeling Machinery Company engineered & fabricated labeling
machines that were sold to pharmaceutical and commercial companies.
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EDUCATION
Chicopee Vocational Technical
Chicopee, MA
Mechanical Design Major
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Western New England College, Springfield, MA
Analytical Trouble Shooting
Kepner-Tregoe, Princeton, NJ
EIT certification toward PE - Massachusetts
Awarded Fifteen - United States Patents
OUTSTANDING REFERENCES AVAILABLE
Keywords: Medical products, Aerospace, Military, Defense, Firearms, Dairy,
Food & Beverage, Tool & Die, validation, FDA, TPM, Kaizen, Kanban, capital
equipment, CAD, Microsoft Office, VSM, manufacturing engineering, project
management, project engineer, plastics
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