Injection Molding Manager
Resume:
Stephen E. Prater
Zionsville, Indiana 46077
*************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
To continue my career utilizing Business Administration degree and
management skills acquired during my employment with Delphi Interiors and
Lighting division of General Motors, Bestfoods Specialty Products and King
Systems Corporation.
EDUCATION and TRAINING
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL
Quality control processes and record keeping
QS9000 operations and systems control
ISO 13485 compliance experience
LEAN MANUFACTURING TOOLS
Green Belt Certification - Six Sigma
PLANNED MAINTENANCE PLANNING AND SCHEDULING
Capacity assurance coordinator certification
COMPUTER TRAINING
Microsoft office suite
MAPICS and SAP - Production and inventory control systems
Made 2 Manage - Production Systems
Lean manufacturing tools, statistics, six sigma, 5S
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Total Technical Services - Waltham, Ma. 4/12-Current
Molding Engineer assigned to Valeo Sylvania Purchasing group.
Primary duties is supplier contact for outsourcing activities.
Metro Plastics Corporation - Noblesville, Indiana 9/10-11/10
Senior Technology Manager - Custom Injection Molding
Perfect Pallets Corporation - Indianapolis, Indiana 10/08-07/10
Plant Manager Perfect Manufacturing group.
Coordinated all facets of manufacturing for compression
molding ops
Including process improvements for consistent product
quality
King Systems Corporation - Noblesville, Indiana 9/01-6/08
Manufacturing Manager - extrusion and injection molding
Coordinated three shift molding and profile extrusion
activities
Participated in all cost reduction initiatives using lean
tools
Interfaced with tooling department for routine tool care
Developed planned maintenance tracking for tooling
Maintained and upgraded job order system to comply with
all
Regulatory bodies both internal and external (FDA and TUV)
Maintained all process control documentation with emphasis
placed
On process validation and Design of Experiments studies to
maintain
Required quality metrics
Developed staffing to produce high quality Medical
components
Researched and tested alternate resins for continuous
improvement
Developed processes for new tools to meet CPK goals
Bestfoods Specialty Products - Indianapolis Indiana 9/99-9/01
Plant Supervisor mixing and packaging departments for Rit Dye
Division
Utilizing SAP maintained inventory control over product
ingredients
Maintained both liquid and powder mixing for consistent
production Managed production and maintenance on high
speed powder packaging
And liquid bottling systems
Management duties included coordinating safety programs
for
Building fire inspections, equipment safety and
personnel training
Delphi Interiors and Lighting Division General Motors - Anderson IN
8/67-6/98
Production supervisor plastics molding
Managed injection molding for automotive production
Capacity assurance coordinator - planned maintenance scheduling
Duties included developing and maintaining all maintenance
Activities for a department with 120 plastics machines
which
ranged in size from 60 Ton to 1500 ton as well as
maintaining all
documentation for cost savings goals
Developed and presented local initiatives at National
planned
maintenance seminars for best practices programs
Injection molding - plastics and die cast molding
troubleshooting and set up
In addition to maintaining processes and equipment,
developed a
training program for new employees as well as a
refresher for
operators to improve overall plastics molding awareness
Vacuum metalizing operations - press side and batch coating
equipment
Participated in establishing molding and assembly cells to
injection
mold, vacuum metalize parts, set up adhesive delivery
systems and
assembly equipment for automotive lighting units.
Attended FANUC training for programming and set up of six
axis
robotics equipment
The United States Navy 11/68-10/72
My Navy classification was radioman, trained in teletype
repair.
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