Injection Molding Engineer

Devin Petzoldt

P.O. Box ****

Hutchinson, KS ****4

email: ***************@*****.***

Cell #: 615-***-****

Work Experience

Business Owner

Clipper Record Company 2004 to present

Basic Job Function: Manage all aspects of a small business.

Lead Forward Model Engineer/Program Manager at Plant Level

Visteon Corporation, DTC-Allen Park/Utica Mfg., Detroit, MI 2000 to 2004

*OEM tier one supplier in the automotive interior industry. Manufacture instrument panels, injection molded and foam in place.

Basic Job Functions: Responsible for feasibility support. Also responsible for the initiation of all requests for tool design and construction, break in of tools for production use, sample and prototype work, and tool improvement programs after production start up. Responsible for cost control and budgets for projects assigned.

Current Responsibilities: New program launch engineering support.

Project Engineer (New Product Engineering)/Tooling Engineer

Lear Corporation/United Technologies Automotive, Iowa City, IA 1996 to 2000

*OEM tier one supplier in the automotive interior industry. Manufacture instrument panels, injection molded and foam in place. (RIM) Also manufactured other interior hard and soft trim components. Processes inside plant include injection molding, rotocast, slush, soft foam polyurethane, soft-touch painting, nickel electoforming. Also PVC, plastisol and slush compounding along with welding operations.

Basic Job Functions: Responsible for the initiation of all requests for tool design and construction, break in of tools for production use, sample and prototype work, and tool improvement programs after production start up. Responsible for cost control and budgets for projects assigned.

Other Accomplishments: included acting as Program Manager for transfers of programs under launch to the Iowa City Plant from our sister plants. Transfers completed successfully. Launched new program for 1999, 2000 and 2001 model years. With the current program having a multi-million capital and tooling budget. This program was successfully launched on schedule and within budget while maintaining all cost and quality targets.

Manufacturing Engineer

Toyota Gossei (U.S.A.) Corporation, Perryville, MO 1994-1996

*OEM supplier to the automotive industry. Manufacturing processes included RIM(Reaction Injection Molding), injection molding, extrusion, aluminum and magnesium die casting, air bag assembly and testing, hand and robot painting, blow molding and rotary, sandwich and co-injection molding.

Main Responsibilities: included managing the launching of new injection tooling during pre-production stages of new programs. Responsible for launching over 50 injection tools during launch mode.

Other Responsibilities: involvement in plantwide continuous improvement activities.

TPS(Toyota Production System) focused activities (team leader for improvement activities.)

TPM(Total Productive Maintenance) focused activities (served as engineering advisor)

Quality Engineer, United Engineering, Imperial, MO 1993-1994

*Supplied key components to major aerospace companies. Products produced included wing and engine assemblies for large commercial airliners (Boeing 727, 737 and 777).

Main Responsibilities: included insuring that the customer specifications and requirements were satisfied.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering

Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR

G.P.A. 3.2/4.0

Masters in Business Administration

St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa

G.P.A 3.7/4.0

SKILLS/TRAINING:

International Business Experience

Ferris State University, Injection Molding Training

Toyota Production System Advanced Training Class

Total Productive Maintenance Training (Introduction, Copper and Silver Level)

Microsoft Excel Training(Basic, Advanced and Macros)

ISO/QS9000 Training

Shingijutsu Continuous Improvement Workshop

Speaking and Listening Skills Training

7 Habits of Highly Effective People Training

Robot Programming Experience

CAD Skills

GD&T Training

On Line Color Training on computer with eye one instructor and class

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lean Manufacturing Training

Poke Yoke Mistake Proofing Training Course Developed for Manufacturing Operation

HONORS:

EIT Certified

Recognized as Distinguished Student by School of Engineering

Athletic Director’s Honor Roll

Awarded Full Scholarship for Football

3-Year Varsity Letterman in 1-A College Football

Football Team Captain

CTM/ATM-B Toastmasters International

ACTIVITIES:

Vice-President of Membership for River City Chapter of Toastmasters International

Treasurer, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Arkansas State University Football Squad

Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity

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