Engineer Mechanical
Resume:
Rick Law
Plant Tool Engineer
Warren, OH *****
******@***.***
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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