Engineer Manager

Profile

Professional Engineer with **+ years in Automotive & Consumer Goods Manufacturing Industry

18+ years as a key executive leader.

Bilingual English / Spanish (70%)

Strong logical, experienced decision maker and problem solver

Led for 250+ employees (200 USA, 50 Mexico)

Expert knowledge of Lean Manufacturing (5S) procedures and processes

Qualified Quality Management Systems Auditor (IATF 16949 / ISO 9001-2015)

Certified Tool and Die Maker with 20+ years of Tool Design (AutoCAD and SolidWorks)

Career Highlights

Championed start-up and management of manufacturing facility in Mexico, from concept to execution (30K ft2, $4Million annual revenue, 50+ employees)

Supportive, well respected manager with excellent employee satisfaction, < 2% employee turnover and many longstanding employees of 15+ years service.

Designed and implemented custom CNC wire forming equipment that drove productivity up 200%

Worked with customer’s engineering departments to develop unique part designs, tolerances specifications, i.e. authored Mattel/Fisher Price Power Wheels metallic part specifications.

Reduced operations labour costs 60% by designing custom manufacturing systems using CNC/PLC/Robotic and Pick and Place components.

Employment Experience

Vice President of Manufacturing (August 2011 – March 2019)

Heckethorn Manufacturing – Dyersburg, TN USA

Manufacturers automotive muffler hangers

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Erisco Industries SA de CV, Monterrey, N.L., México

Manufactures of formed wire components for the consumer goods and toy markets

Managed all aspects of Erisco Industries SA de CV facility, Monterrey, Mexico [(IMMEX (Maquiladora)]

Responsible for design and Implementation of all new processes and equipment at all facilities.

Drove process change improvements by applying lean principles and Kaizen resulting in increased productivity and employee satisfaction.

Responsible for Quality Assurance, and lead organization to over 15 years of Customer Service Awards

Successfully implemented Quality Management Systems i.e. (IATF 16949; ISO 9001:2015)

Championed training and implementation of 5S Lean Manufacturing principles resulting in $150K savings

Negotiated multiple year sales agreements with customers, i.e. Mattel/Fisher Price, Newell- Rubbermaid

Authored and delivered engineering design seminars for customers.

Responsible for customer centric troubleshooting, onsite process analysis to ensure complete satisfaction. (Mattel, Tenneco, Electrolux, Amloid Toys, Elster Gas Meters, Browning Fire Arms)

Vice President of Engineering / Quality / Manufacturing (November 1990 – August 2011)

Erisco Industries, Erie, PA USA and Monterrey, N.L., México

Manufactures of formed wire components for the consumer goods and toy markets

Managed entire Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing teams organization wide

Successfully maintained high quality practices which resulted in flawless ISO recertification 2004-2015.

Partnered with supply chain sources and developed customer focused solutions for the wire forming industry, i.e. designed Mang Systems CNC wire feeder revolutionized wire and strip feeding systems.

Education

APEO, Toronto, ON

Professional Engineer (1989-1990)

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Toronto, ON

Bachelor of Applied Science (Engineering) Degree (1985-1989)

Metallurgy and Material Science

GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE, Toronto, ON

Tool and Die Maker Apprenticeship (1981-1983)

Software

Microsoft Office 365 Suite

Microsoft SharePoint

Microsoft Exchange Admin

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Cyber Query (Report writer)

Caelus (ERP)

References

Zoran Janjanin – Director of Compliance

Gateway Casinos and Entertainment

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Matthew Bevins - Director of Operations

Heckethorn Manufacturing / Erisco Industries

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Gladis Araujo - Global Quality VP

Mattel Inc.

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Walter Kullick - NPI Manager

Mattel, Inc.

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Marco Garcia - Corporate Sr. SDE

Tenneco Inc.

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