Resume for

Craig M. Simon, P.E.

*** *. **** ******, ******, IN 46701

260-***-****

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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