M. W. ROBERT J. BOETTLER, III
North Canton, Ohio 44720
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CAREER SUMMARY
Senior Process Technician with demonstrated success using innovative thinking to reduce costs
and improve productivity using project management and process development skills on $6M of
projects over past 6 years. Experiences include:
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Project Management Machine capability testing
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Process Development Gage R & R
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New tool development Automatic data collection
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Hard turning & hard threading CNC programming
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Presentations of valued solutions Cutting tool package development
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Writing equipment specifications Purchase negotiations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE TIMKEN COMPANY, Timken Research, North Canton, Ohio 1988 – 2009
Process Development Technician 2000 – 2009
Identified equipment to manufacture new products designed by Product Development group.
Wrote machinery purchase specifications and negotiated price with suppliers. Conducted on-site
testing, debugging, and process optimization of machinery. Ensured machine quality standards
specified in purchase specification. Tested the machinery using statistical software, installed the
equipment in plant, and supported that equipment during life cycle of program. Managed program
and suppliers including deliverables in purchase specification, price and timing.
• Developed and tested a tooling package to machine a control cooled steel resulting in a
cost savings of $550K per year.
•Reduced overall costs 20% and reduced direct labor costs 25% by proposing a new
process for a new bearing cup line.
•Developed a process to hard turn threads in case carburized bearing cup, which has never
been successfully achieved before. This process increased profit for this program by $250K
a year.
•Developed a process for green machining integral hubs, which was $700K less than the
process proposed.
•Worked with plant on existing product line improving machine cycle time and insert tool life
which reduced cycle time by 20% and tool life was improved which saved $35K annually.
•Developed and tested a process to finish machine integral hubs which would reduce the
cost of the line by $800K and direct labor by 30%.
•Designed an in process blow off tool to clean off hub face which reduced false gauging
rejects by 75%.
• Awarded 6 Continuous Improvement Awards.
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THE TIMKEN COMPANY – Canton Bearing Plant
Journeyman Machinist 1995 – 2000
Machinist Apprenticeship Program.
• Lathe and mill operation.
• Tool grinding.
• Die repair and set-up.
• Machine repair.
Die Setter / Operator 1992 – 1995
Set-up and ran progressive die stamping machines.
Steel Making Tender 1988 – 1992
EDUCATION
B.S., Electronic Engineering Technology University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
A.A.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stark Technical College, North Canton, Ohio
A.A.S., Electronic Engineering, Stark Technical College, North Canton, Ohio
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Certified Metal Cutting Professional Training for the Kennametal Knowledge Center
Lean6Sigme Core Training
Project Management Principles and Techniques
Project Cost Management
Project Time Management
Unigraphics 3-D Cad training
Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist
Apples & Oranges Finance for the Nonfinance professional
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Office