Engineer Injection Molding

Steven C Schapel www.linkedin.com/in/steve-schapel

*************@*****.*** 234-***-****: cell 2181 Majesty Ct, Akron, OH 44333 Collaborative, results-oriented Engineering Leader in the Consumer Packaged Goods and Medical Device Industries experienced in New Product Development and Continuous Product, Process and Supply Chain Improvements. Position: Manager - Engineering, Lean, Reliability, Research and Development, Packaging, Program or Project. Skills: Leadership - Innovation - Build Talent - Lean - Six Sigma - Change Management - Manufacturing – Reliability - Sustainability - Product and Process Design - Packaging - Budget - Technical and Asset Strategy - Capital Project Management - Risk Assessment - Feasibility - Prototype - Materials - Design for Manufacturability - Scale Up - Commercialization - Metrics - Quality Assurance - Validation - GMP - Contract Manufacturing - Supplier Sourcing Accomplishments: 15+ Projects, each achieving $500K+ in combined Savings, Productivity increases or Capital deferments - Designer for new, OTC, Class II Medical Device for $20M Sales - 10+ multi-million dollar Capital Projects - Supplier Sourcing achieving $3M+ annual savings - Lowest Consumer Complaints - Win Consistently and Think Customer Recognition - Member of Corporate Technical Strategic Teams - 5 patents - 2 Trade Secrets - Multiple Performance Awards Experience:

Kimberly-Clark Corporation; Neenah, WI and Akron, OH June 1999 - Present Consumer and Customer focused Fortune 200 Consumer Packaged Goods Company with $18B in sales. Major Brands including Kleenex®, Huggies®, Kotex®, Poise®, Cottonelle® and Scott®. Lead Engineer Projects, Staff - Life Cycle Maximization - Akron, OH June 2015 - Present Multi-functional Project Manager for molded Tampon and Pessary Applicator Class II product design, development, launch and supply from concept thru product end of life for the $1B Kotex® and Poise® brands. Teams of 5 to 15+ team members.

Project Leader of multi-functional team for Product Improvement to address MDRs for Class II Medical device. Engineering Design, Appropriation, Risk Assessments, IQ, OQ, PQ Validation and Training Plans following 21 CFR 820.

Engineering Project Lead to transfer 20 injection molding assets and automated assembly equipment in 2 years with no supply interruptions achieving $1.5M annual cost savings, $3.8M in capital deferment and 15% productivity increase.

Saved $150K+ annually and $2M capital equipment deferral as Project Lead implementing multiple Lean Kaizen process, product, packaging, material and sourcing projects internally and at suppliers.

Streamlined $25M capital and $4M expense budgets, 16% and 18%. Completed 360 reviews of team members, developed skill sets and training requirements. Team members recognized as Subject Matter Experts. Lead Engineer Materials, Staff - Development and Commercialization - Akron, OH September 2012 - June 2015 Subject Matter Expert and Team Lead of two responsible for technical business objectives for Injection Molded and Liquid Silicone Rubber materials for Kotex ® Class II product design, launch and sourcing from concept thru product end of life.

Lead Materials Engineer for two new injection molded Tampon Applicator designs (Class II), including new OTC Pessary, Poise Impressa® for $20M in sales. Developed and executed Design Traceability Matrix, FMEA, testing, and packaging using 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485 and ASTM test methods, material sourcing, manufacturing Specifications in a Clean Room.

Delivered new Tampon Tube Applicator design at cGMP contract manufacturer for U by Kotex® Tampon project launch from scale-up thru commercialization following 21 CFR 820 guidelines. Sales outpaced forecast by more than 40%.

Team successfully completed three capital projects to replace $7M in injection molding equipment.

Identified 6 new Product Designs as Member of Intellectual Property review committee for Pessaries and Applicators.

Technical product and material lead for flushable material assessment for Sustainability objective. Packaging Project Engineer, Staff - Development and Commercialization - Neenah, WI August 2011 - September 2012 Subject Matter Expert and Team Lead of two responsible for technical business objectives for Injection Molded Kotex ® Class II and Huggies® Wipes product design, development, launch and sourcing from concept thru product end of life.

Led multi-functional team to develop Injection Molded Product Strategy to provide 5-year line of sight for efficient Class II Molded Product introduction, Sustainability and uninterrupted material supply. Endorsed by senior leadership.

Pioneer in developing Technology Innovation and Supplier requirements to meet 5-year brand and product vision as member of sector Molded Product Supplier and Innovation Committee. Developed management KPI and metrics. Research Scientist, Staff - Life Cycle Maximization - Neenah, WI August 2006 - August 2011 Subject Matter Expert and Team Lead of four. Applied Lean Six Sigma project management to Product and Quality improvements, and cost savings for the $1B Huggies® Wipes Brand. Program Manager for Rigid Packaging development, project execution and post-commercialization for Huggies® Packaging.

Delivered $10M savings over three years in support of a major product reposition affecting over 90% of total product volume with no supply interruptions. Successfully executed four product and productivity capital projects.

Developed and implemented innovative Brand Equity Improvement process. Team executed 4 projects resulting in 17- year low Consumer Complaint levels. Member of corporate Market Perceived Quality Steering Team.

Delivered $400K in annual cost savings, $3.4M in postponed capital spending and improved supplier results thru consecutive multi-functional Lean Six Sigma projects for Productivity, Quality and Supply Chain.

Department expense budget controller for a $10M+ budget ensuring project spending targets were properly forecasted, controlled and communicated to sector management. Finished year within 5% of target. Process Engineer I - III, Manufacturing and Staff - Neenah, WI June 1999 - August 2006 Project and Process Engineer Lead for capital and expense projects for product, quality and productivity improvements, reliability and cost reductions using data-driven Lean, Six-Sigma, Kaizen, CAPA and Statistical Control methods.

Led Lean Six-Sigma productivity project across multiple facilities, US and abroad, utilizing 25+ resources resulting in over $2M annual cost savings, 60% improvement in key quality attribute, and capital avoidance of $10M.

Productivity improvement of 24% and $4M revenue realized as multi-functional Lean Six-Sigma project lead at injection molding vendor with automation to support increased sales demand. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt internal certification.

Process Lead for three successful product line extensions and a major product reposition.

Improved production of hi-speed cGMP Class I manufacturing and packaging processes utilizing 4M, Ford 8D, CAPA, 5-S, time studies and other Problem Solving methods in a union facility resulting in: o Innovative equipment design with 48% step change in productivity contributing to $2.1 M OP increase - Productivity increase of 71% over a nine-month period of new process line - Over 100 process, product, and material trials resulting in over $1.1M in annual cost savings - Developed facility Trial Planning Checklist Best Practice.

Managed quality controls, CAPA (s) and trained operators resulting in improvements of Run to Target and Capability indices of 30% and 40%, respectively, contributing to productivity increase of 15% and reduced waste of 2.5%.

Process Qualification Leader for $20M+ Converting and Packaging Line. Completed 13 days early with savings of $400K. Education:

The University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI - Masters of Engineering in Professional Practice May 2007 The University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh, WI - Certificate of Business Foundations May 2003 The University of Akron - Akron, OH - Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering May 1999 Minors: Chemistry, Mathematics, Economics and Polymer Science Certificate. Patent and Published Paper. Additional Training:

Dale Carnegie - Conflict Resolution - Lean 6 Sigma - Project Management - Quality Design and Validation for Medical Device Software and Systems:

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, OneNote, and Visio) and MS SharePoint, Minitab, JMP, SolidWorks and SAP.

Contact this candidate