Manager Engineer
Resume:
Resume for
Craig M. Simon, P.E.
*** *. **** ******, ******, IN 46701
Objective: Leadership position with a dynamic engineering/manufacturing
organization that believes in the principles of Lean Operations at all
levels of the enterprise.
Summary: Degreed/Licensed Engineer with MBA with significant management
experience in Aerospace, Automotive, and Tooling industries
Experienced with profit and loss, cash flow, HR, projects,
customers, i.e. all aspects of leading a facility.
Lean operations/Just-In-Time expertise with Six Sigma Green Belt
Significant international experience (Europe, Mexico, Asia, South
America)
Background in numerous computer CAD, CAM, and ERP/accounting
systems
Dynamic motivated individual
Experience:
2012 - Present NISCO - Topeka, IN - Contract Launch of robotic line for
automotive window seals, assist with launches of other products,
Design equipment for spooling and despooling off of a continuous
extrusion line. Design new rubber parts processing equipment.
2003 - 2011 Code Red Precision - Albion, IN - Part Owner and Manager of
facility that designed, built and repaired plastic injection molds
and workholding devices for local industry.
Sample achievements: Created the Zero Jaw quick change workholding
system
Designed and built new molds as quickly as 3 days
Implemented live 5-axis machining along with extreme metal removal
rates
Standardized mold repair processes to ensure first time accuracy
using laser welding
Coordinated Asian built and imported tooling and provided local
support
Supported customer launch and tuning of molds and assembly
equipment
Responsibilities: Total operations from human resources, profit and
loss, quoting, project management, design, coordination, and
customer interface.
2002 -2003 Tower Automotive - Lansing, MI - Launch Manager for assembly
of Cadillac CTS, STS, SRX, CTS-V, and STS-V chassis on one assembly
line in order of build with 4 hour order to delivery.
Responsibilities: All suppliers' components and packaging, line
layout and tooling, early build coordination, customer interface.
Achievements: Successfully launched all models on schedule while
maintaining production costs under budget in category, labor,
tooling, etc.
2000 - 2002 Inergy Automotive - Troy, MI - Corporate Cost Reduction team
Co-leader for North American operations.
Achievements: Successfully led team to implement cost reductions of
$7.2M in current fiscal year and $15.4M over the life of existing
programs.
Reduced tooling cost of one new project by >$500k and set in place
a methodology to improve cost efficiency for all new programs.
- Ramos-Arizpe, Mexico - Launch Coordinator of new plant from bare floor
to five full fuel tank production lines in six months.
Achievements: Successfully launched facility and made it the most
cost effective (least scrap and quality issues) of Inergy's North
American plants
- Adrian, MI - Operations Manager for fuel tank blowmolding and assembly
facility.
Responsibilities: All day-to-day operations for a 3 shift facility
Achievements: Implemented self directed work teams so successfully
that my position became obsolete - hence the move the Ramos-Arizpe.
1991 - 2000 Walbro Automotive - Ligonier, IN - Contract Project Manager to
resolve issues on Stainless Steel fuel rail project for Ford -
Cologne, Germany.
Achievements: Resolved major issues and successfully launched 4.0L
fuel rail project that became their largest volume, highest margin
rail.
-Windsor, Ontario, Canada - Design Group Manager - Manage
technologies and priorities of Design Group for all of Walbro
Automotive's fuel tank projects, Co-Manager of Design/Project
facility
Achievements - Upgraded all CAD and analysis software to correctly
model and analyze shape, strength, slosh, and moldability
- Ossian, IN - Manufacturing Project Engineer to resolve Saturn Tank
launch issues
Achievements - Resolved blowmolding, automated welding cell, assembly,
and inspection issues to reduce scrap from 60% to <2%, attained
project PPAP approval
Wrote manual for hot plate welding of plastics for Walbro
Automotive
- Chalons-en-Champagne, France - Mgr of Fuel Pump and Module Project
Engineers
Achievements - Sourced all components for fuel pumps in Europe,
Developed two totally new concepts for fuel modules and a diesel
additive injection system
- Ligonier, IN and Lambertville, MI - Manager of Fuel Rail Design Group
Achievements - Led design of company's first injection molded and
over/under fuel rails, Developed mathematical tolerance stack-up
analysis tool that was nominated for a Henry Ford Technical award,
Upgraded design software from AutoCAD to OEM compatible software
1989 - 1991 General Electric - Cincinnati, OH - Contract Design Engineer
CFM-56 Configuration
Responsibilities - Design external aircraft engine brackets and
ducting and coordinate build and verification of first pieces
Achievements - Helped develop 1st orbital welding process that did not
require 100% radiographic inspection for flight critical tubes,
Received GE Technical Award for Excellence in Design
1987 - 1989 Rohr Aerospace - Chula Vista, CA - Contract Design Engineer -
Engine Mounting
Responsibilities - Coordinate build and test of aircraft engine
mounting hardware
Achievements - Developed methodology and software of using special
formed tube measurement machine to measure a tube shape with
discontinuous points for a special application
1985 - 1987 United Technologies - Adv. Systems Div. - San Diego, CA -
Design Engineer
Responsibilities - Design, build, and test of a submunition dispensing
system for an advanced cruise missile
Achievements - Promoted to Group Leader after being with company only
6 months
1983 - 1985 General Dynamics - Convair Div. - San Diego, CA - Design
Engineer
Responsibilities - Coordinate build and test of submunition dispensing
system for the Tomahawk Cruise Missile
Achievements - Team designed and developed dispensing system that
achieved all of the desired objectives using a variety of materials
including composite lay-ups, foams, lanyards, pre-sprung metal, and
an explosive ejection system to both deploy submuntions and reseal
the missile for continued flight
EDUCATION:
BSME - Mechanical Engineering - University of North Dakota - 1983
MSME - Composite Structural Analysis - San Diego State University -
Incomplete
MBA - Indiana Wesleyan University - 1999
Frontline Leadership - Management Training
Six Sigma Green Belt
Numerous software and Analysis Courses
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