Engineer Manager

RYAN J. TRZYBINSKI

**** ****** ***** *****, *********, NC 28269

Office: 704-***-**** Cell: 704-***-****

abnnjt@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER PROFILE

Accomplished manager, six sigma green belt and engineer with broad expertise in the automotive and truck

industries. Skilled communicator, leader and contributor in a team environment. Dedicated employee with

over 15 years in working for a Fortune 500 diversified industrial manufacturer in multiple locations and

disciplines. Currently pursuing MBA from Wake Forest University with completion in 2009. Areas of

experience include:

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Experienced Manager Product Line Launch

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Capital Purchasing Project Management

• • Strategic Decision Maker

International Operations

EATON CORPORATION (1991 to Current) – Consistent high performer with diverse background in

operations and divisional headquarters for three Eaton divisions at four Eaton locations.

Eaton Corporation – Truck Components Division - Clutch 2006 to Current

Increasing responsibilities consisting of positions at two Eaton divisional headquarters to go with operations

experience at manufacturing plants for two divisions. Entered the Clutch Division in operations at a

manufacturing facility for Tier 1 Clutch Assemblies.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer / Maintenance Supervisor – Charlotte, NC

• Responsible for integration and facilities preparation for relocation of $33M peak annual revenue

strategic production line including 25 unique design capital assets.

• Interface with county and regulatory board for permit application and occupancy certification in

Charlotte, Mecklenburg including building, HVAC and electrical review.

• Championed the move of three driven disc assembly cells to a new facility within one week,

coordinating customer approval while maintaining a build rate each day during the move.

• Manage maintenance department for facility and equipment in a $80M annual revenue facility to

exceed goal of 10% year over year plant downtime reduction for each of the past two years.

• Successfully managed the installations of over $500K of capital projects providing consistent on time

completion. Utilized Pro-Launch to install and validate capital projects.

• Initiated cost out activities resulting in $130K annual savings from productivity improvements, waste

reduction and statistical analysis of inspection requirements.

• Managed department and capital budgets to within 5% of profit plan goals.

Eaton Corporation – Engine Air Management Operations Division 1996 to 2006

Entered this division in operations at a Lash Adjuster manufacturing plant and later promoted to division

headquarters and research center for Tier 1 engine valves, lash adjusters, rocker arms, and superchargers.

Materials Engineer / Lab Supervisor – Division Headquarters, Marshall MI (2000 to 2006)

• Managed laboratory to reduce outstanding requests from over 250 down to 25 within one year.

Implemented further process improvements to become the only 1 of 5 laboratory services to exceed the

80% on time Balanced Score Card goal for 3 straight years.

• Rescued strategic product launch in crisis mode for missing shipment deadlines and failing

specification requirements. After three months of intense work, the carbonitriding line in Bielsko

Biala, Poland achieved on time customer approval for Toyota lash adjuster and roller rocker arm

assemblies. Negotiated equipment modification based on purchase order requirements that were being

insufficiently met.

• Led global lash adjuster team to resolve heat treatment issues that arose between the United

States, Italy and Poland plants. Identified raw material change to improve throughput by 33% at the

cost of 0.0045-euro cents. Developing a technology shift from continuous belt to vacuum

carbonitriding to improve uniformity and productivity.

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Supplier Quality Engineer – Division Headquarters, Marshall MI (1998 to 2000)

• As part of the global supplier resource management team, determined global strategic sourcing

decisions resulting in annual 5% cost savings selected material grades including nickel based alloy and

atomized powder.

• Worked with supplier resource management to identify and evaluate potential sources resulting in long

term partnerships with steel technologies that emerged as superior choices. Examples:

o Selected Villares over Inco as global supplier of specialty steel. Result: the Villares single

strand technology is thriving while Inco Alloys was acquired by Specialty Metals.

o Partnered with mini-mill technology at Charter Steel as the single source of N. American cold

forming steel while rejecting large strand continuous caster at Birmingham Steel and bloom

products at Kobe Steel and Republic Steel. Earned certification as a high quality supplier.

• Established the first global SQA manual, approved supplier list, work instructions and divisional

supplier issues list.

Plant Metallurgist - Lash Adjuster Manufacturing Plant, Roxboro, NC (1996 to 1998)

• Supervised heat treatment operation to reduce the frequency of next in line part shortages by revamping

furnace scheduling to reduce change over frequency by 10% and lost furnace time during change over

by 15%.

• Led a $1.4M capital purchase of a continuous belt carbonitriding furnace, tracking the four stages of

building and installation that resulted in achieving on time launch required for start-up on new Chrysler

product line.

• Integrated control system utilizing oxygen probes, shim ports and supervisory software resulting in

30% reduction in natural gas consumption (approximate annual savings of $100K) and improved

product quality by reducing process variation.

• Instituted fluid control system to monitor concentrations and make additions based on fluid parameters

rather than defined arbitrary intervals. The modification improved performance, decreased machine

down time and reduced costly fluid change interval from weekly to every six months.

Eaton Corporation – Truck Components Division – Transmission and Axle & Brake 1991 to 1996

Metallurgist – Division Headquarters, Galesburg MI (1994 to 1996)

Truck Components Division, Galesburg, MI - Division headquarters and research center for tier one

transmission, axle and break assemblies. Approved supplier submissions according to metallurgical product

specifications. Created product vendor specifications for castings, fasteners, gaskets, springs, heat-treated

components and gears.

Metallurgist Co-Op – Division Headquarters, Galesburg MI (1991 to 1994)

Truck Components Division, Galesburg, MI. Performed SEM/EDX analysis, magnetic particle inspection,

general sample preparation, microhardness, microstructure evaluation.

Western Michigan University – Engineering Department, Kalamazoo, MI (1991 to 1992)

Research Assistant - Assisted with titanium research project.

Education and Professional Development

Masters in Business Administration (MBA) – Wake Forest University (Graduation: 2009)

Bachelors of Science (BS) Degree in Engineering Metallurgy – Western Michigan University

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Failure Analysis I and II – ASM

ASNT Magnetic Particle Certification

Aluminum Castings – ASM

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