Rick Law

Plant Tool Engineer

Warren, OH *****

ac9pvm@r.postjobfree.com

330-***-****

Over 37 years of experience in Managing Injection Mold Design and program management ~ Highly motivated and advocate team work ~ Managed many tooling groups and departments and have a vast background with computer software such as Pro-E, Auto-Cad, Master Cam and Cad key ~ Offer Management tooling experience and commitment to become an asset to your organization

Living in Warren, Ohio

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience:

Plant Tool Engineer

Wilbert Plastics - Bellevue, OH

2016 to present Corp Tooling Engineer

Cost Estimate ~ Review new Design ~ Achieved cost reductions on mold building molds with vendors ~ Try-out Reports ~ Quote engineering changes ~ Review new mold designs Tooling Engineer is responsible for the launch, improvement, and optimization of the tooling. The support the Program Management, Purchasing, Maintenance, Manufacturing, and Quality with technical support/expertise regarding tooling. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create, document, develop and deliver procedures to ensure the tooling meets all targets relating to Quality, Cost and Delivery. Travel to tooling suppliers to monitor process.

• Support Sales, Purchasing and Program Management in evaluation of tooling for new programs.

• Program tracking and follow up of new program tooling scheduled for facility.

• Support Manufacturing, Maintenance and Quality to assure consistent tooling operations for existing programs.

• Evaluate all existing tooling and develop a plan for managing the tooling processes.

• Support all tooling launch activities.

• Support Sales, Purchasing and Program Management by facilitating all tooling related engineering changes.

• Improve tooling processes and related issues by taking a pro-active lead in the Continuous Improvement Activities

• Lead individuals and team meetings when implementing engineering changes, improvements, and major repairs.

• Provide Tool and Die support, troubleshooting and engineering changes and corrective actions.

• Support Tool and Die departments with root cause analysis and repair plans.

• Communicate with contractors and shops for outside repairs.

• Develop and maintain mold drawing library.

• Maintain current knowledge of tool and die industry technology and advances.

Accomplishments

Reviewed and maintained customer supplied part drawings and specifications ~ Identified any problems with the implementation or available resources that may affect the schedule or budget and communicated such problems accordingly ~ Worked with others in the organization as well as customers to jointly determine customer needs and solutions ~ Reduced out going tooling cost to new in-house capabilities. Skills Used Review and follow all new molding tooling cradle to grave

Plant Tool Engineer

Autoplas - WMG-Automotive Corp - Bellevue, OH

2012 to 2016

Tooling Engineer Management ~ Structure PM's ~ Design "EOAT" ~ Achieved cost reductions on assigned projects Reduced scrap levels ~ New vendor selection and oversaw new tooling construction ~ Review new mold designs, jigs, fixtures and managed secondary fixtures ~ Manage tool room daily work ~ Restructured tool room 5S and worked with Lean Team projects ~ Reviewed customer specifications, blueprints, shop data and interfaced with shop personnel to resolve design problems related to dimensional tolerance, manufacturing procedures and production efficiencies

Accomplishments

Reviewed and maintained customer supplied part drawings and specifications ~ Identified any problems with the implementation or available resources that may affect the schedule or budget and communicated such problems accordingly ~ Worked with others in the organization as well as customers to jointly determine customer needs and solutions ~ Reduced out going tooling cost to one forth due to new in-house capabilities I managed

Skills Used

Reorganizing tool room to support production molding needs and reduce out sourced cost of tooling annually ~ Review and follow all new molding tooling cradle to grave

Plant Tool Engineer

International Automotive Components – ICA - Huron, OH

2008 to 2012 Duties:

Managed tooling for all projects ~ Structure PM's schedules and manage robotic secondary fixture process ~ Cost control of assigned projects ~ Determine vendor sources for tool construction ~ Design of molds, jigs and fixtures in-house

Corporate Tooling Engineer Manager

Mar-Bal Inc - Chardon, OH

2006 to 2008

Corporate Tooling Management and follow all new molding tooling cradle to grave ~ Mold and part design ~ Secondary duties: Purchasing, Tool Quoting and Fixture Production Design

Corporate Sr. Manager of Tooling Engineer and Part Design

Andover Industries Corporation – Andover, OH

1999 to 2006

Duties: Managed all Injection Mold designs for the Corporation's automotive line ~ Development of production procedures and engineering standards for tooling and presses in house

Senior Mold Designer & Production Tool Design

Courtesy Corporation - Buffalo Grove, IL

1997 to 1999

In Medical Field

Design 3-D prototype and 3-D Production Medical Parts for Injection mold ~ Design all types of molds and Stack unscrewing molds, high volume production and Unscrewing molds ~ Design medical devises for the major Medical Forture-500 Companies in USA Mold Designer / Tool Engineer Industrial Molds - Rockford, IL 1990 to 1997 Duties: Managed all Injection Mold designs and design 3-D plastics parts for high production molds for the company ~ worked with customer and design prototyping plastics parts for automotive lines Design &Tool Engineer Manager

Mold Design - Loves Park, IL

1987 to 1990

Duties: Management of the 3-D plastic part design and mold designs

Butcher Boy

Refrigerator Door Division Hussmann - Harvard, IL

1986 to 1987

Tool Design Engineer

Duties: Design and installation of Commercial Refrigeration Units

Plant Engineer

Mc Cleary's Industries - Beloit, WI

1984 to 1986 Duties:

Plant layout development, design and installation of in-house automation system and water treatment facility

Tooling Engineer

Bourn and Koch - Rockford, IL

1983 to 1984

Designer and Detailer for assembly lay-outs on machine designs for aviation tooling ~ Design and detail government assembly drawings of gears, shafts and hubs ~ Re-tooling for the OM3 - OM4 Mils, Five-Axis Mill's, & on #8A, #10A, #12A and #14 lathes for military government

Design Gages for Production and Gage inspector

Borg Warner - Rockford, IL

1982 to 1983

Gage Inspector / Manager Duties: Gage setting and measuring, operated shadow machine, final inspections and Quality Control

Apprentice Die Maker

Ford Tool & Die Company - Loves Park, IL

1981 to 1982

Duties: Interpret blueprints ~ Operation of CNC-NC-Lathes, Mills, Surface grinders and Honing machines

Education:

A.S. in Mechanical Engineer

Rock Valley College - Rockford, IL 2009

Links

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Military Service

Branch: USMC

Service Country: United States

Rank: E-3 September 1978 to September 1984

Honorable discharge

Commendations: I worked in communications in the USMC

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