Gary Jones

Email: abqp7o@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ******** *****

City: Macedonia

State: OH

Zip: 44056

Country: USA

Phone: 937-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $80,000

Willing to Relocate

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CONFIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

CANDIDATE: Gary Jones

TITLE: Account Manager

COMPANY: Empire Die Casting Company

LOCATION: Macedonia, Ohio 44056

CELL PHONE 937-***-****

EMAIL: abqp7o@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION: BS Industrial Management Marshall University

INTRODUCTION:

Experienced Project Engineer / Manager with over thirty years of direct related experience. Prior to accepting this position at Empire Die Cast I was an Assistant Engineering Manager with Alpha Japan, Inc. a Japanese Tier I supplier to Nissan and Subaru. I have a detailed understanding of the products manufactured by Cat, Ingersoll-Rand, Volvo, and John Deere. I worked on both large and small vehicles for almost fifteen years. My skills have also been applied to products such as: OEM railroad covered hopper cars, OEM medical eye implants, and printing collating OEM.

My expertise is in all aspects of manufacturing, including DFMA, welding, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma combined with a unique combination of manufacturing and fixture design engineering skills.

I have proven management skills honed by years of leading high performance new product introduction teams in the automotive and trucking industries.

My skills and expertise will provide you with a very strong member of your team.

Gary L. Jones

8599 Buckston Court Macedonia, OH 44056

937-***-**** (C) abqp7o@r.postjobfree.com

Employment History:

Empire Die Cast Company

Macedonia, OH. (A manufacturer of aluminum and zinc die casting components for automotive, aerospace, medical, etc. 7/2011 Account Manager / Project Engineer

1) Responsible for New Prod. and current products of 40 different companies.

2) Lead Quality efforts in PPAP, APQP, and QS9000 etc.

3) Negotiated manufacturing costs with customers, established quotes, set schedules, etc.

4) Solved engineering and quality opportunities to improve and deliver products for customers.

5) Developed modular systems concepts; mapped value stream in manufacturing operations.

Still employed by Company.

Alpha Technology

Howell, MI (Zinc die cast, and plastic manuf. handles, door locks Auto) 7/2000 - 12/2010 Assistant Engineering Manager

1) Lead (hands on) engineering group of 5 to support new launch and manufacture of auto parts (lock assemblies).

2) Lead teams using lean manufacturing, DFMA, DFMEA techniques in a TSO16949 environment

3) Worked with QA to address and resolve customer issues through root cause analysis and 8D process.

4) Established APQP processes and Project schedules for all customers and chaired event review meetings.

5) Worked with engineers at Nissan, Subaru, tech centers and plants etc. on manufacturing concerns.

6) Performed packaging analysis, made make or buy decisions on components, etc.

7) Cost saving conceived at an average of $1 million per year through

Company closed operations in engineering.

Navistar International (International Truck)

Fort Wayne, IN (Class 8 and Class 5 /Semi-truck OEM) 04/1998 - 06/2000 Senior Product Development Industrial Engineer Liaison to 5 plants in the platform launch of new International Class 5 and Class 8 trucks.

1) Worked on c -frame fabrication, 50-100 gallon fuel tanks, battery boxes, exhaust stacks, & air tanks

2) Assisted design engineering in Fort Wayne and plants to insure all fixtures, etc. met design intent.

3) Established team of experts and launched dimensional management in the use of GD&T.

4) Created over 100 standard design templates around form, fit function and design for manufacturing and assembly principals to reduce design time, improve quality, eliminate rework and ensure common manufacturing and assembly processes.

Left company for a better opportunity.

Heidelberg Finishing

Dayton, OH (Assembler of large collating equipment and installer-OEM) 02/1994 to 04/1998 Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

1) Lead technicians in the effective installation of flat back magazine assembly equipment.

2) Performed initial site customer surveys for installation of equipment.

3) Presented quotations to customers at their facilities.

4) Solved customer issues without compromising the company's position.

5) Established and lead cost cutting efforts VA analysis. Used DFMA principles-over $300k saved.

Company relocated to New Hampshire-decided to leave company.

Thomas Residential Lighting

Hopkinsville, KY (Brass, Sheet metal, and Plating of Ornamental Lights--OEM) 1991 to 1994 Senior Finishing Project / Industrial Engineer

1) Established methods, standards, and equipment for clear coat paint and automatic plating.

2) Lead 5 technicians. Saved company $1 million per year through consolidation ideas of painting brass with clear

coat finishing.

Company closed .

PMI Food Equipment Group (Hobart, Vulcan-Hart, Wolf Range)

Troy, OH (Stainless Steel, Sheet Metal, Fabricator, Machining, etc.) 1987 to 1991 Division-Advanced Mfg. / Industrial Engineer

1) Project leader of various new products launches at four cooking appliance plants.

2) Justified and implement numerous work cells resulting in $500k savings per year.

Company Corp. Engineering group lay off.

California Intraocular Lens Company (Div. of Allergan)

Sanford, NC (Plastic Polymer Machining under Microscope) ---OEM1981 to 1986 Engineering / Purchasing Manager

1) Managed persons in new equipment designs, facilities projects, and manufacturing upgrades.

2) Hands on manager implementing projects in Medical Device Facility CGMP knowledge of facilities.

3) Developed Project Budgets and approved all project expenditures.

4) Guided purchasing and scheduling functions of plant operations.

Company closed.

ACF Industries (American Railcar & Foundry)

Huntington, WV (Heavy Metal Manufacturer) ---OEM 1970 to 1981 Industrial Engineering Fabrication, Machine Shop & Mine Car Section Leader

1) Responsible for methods and standards implementation, time studies, etc.

2) Performed all basic Industrial Engineering Functions to establish material and direct labor costs.

3) Established budgets and worked with senior management in cost savings and labor negotiations.

Left company for a better opportunity.

Education:

BS Industrial Management

Major: Industrial Management, Marshall University, WV

Skills and Abilities: Proficient in computer applications: Most All MS software, and AutoCAD proficient

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