Manager Engineer
Resume:
PATRICK A THIEL
BRYAN, OHIO
**************@*****.***
Plastic Injection Molding . Supervision . Manufacturing . Process Technician
Molding Technician . Engineering . Hot Runner Systems . Molding Supervisor
Management . Process Engineer . Engineering Grade Resins . Automotive
Professional Experience
Travis Engineering . New Haven, Indiana. 5/13-Current
Company Description: Contracting house that provides Mech./Elect./Hyd.
trouble shooting and repair, process and automation services, PLC
programming and installations, system upgrades, mechanical and hydraulic
rebuilds.
Consulting Technician (Contractor)
Upgrading control panel (hydraulics & electrical) for rolling mill at Steel
Mill.
Encon, Inc. . Dayton, Ohio. 12/12-5/13
Company Description: Manufacture of PET preforms for beverage industry.
ECO-Pod Manager (Contractor)
Installed plastic injection production lines (2 machines and auxiliary
equipment) to produce plastic bottles for the beverage industry as a show
place to bring customers to demonstrate capabilities that could be
replicated & set up anywhere. Tested products to ensure FDA compliance.
Some production and testing done in clean-room environment.
B&B Tool & Molding . Muncie, Indiana. 6/12-8/12
Company Description: Plastic injection molding for the medical, automotive,
electronics, military, aerospace, and plumbing industries.
Plant Manager
Direct and coordinate plant operations including, but not limited to
purchasing, production, quality control, shipping and human resources.
Plant ran 2-12hr shifts with 75 employees.
Federal-Mogul . Avilla, Indiana. 2/12-5/12
Company Description: Tier 1 supplier of automotive wire harnesses, highly
automated over-molding of female and spade terminals, assembly of complete
multiple socket units.
Mold Tech A (Contractor)
Set tools, processing, and troubleshooting of hydraulic injection machines
and auxiliary equipment, material handling, maintenance, establish process
efficiencies to maximize machine utilization. Worked with high-tolerance,
low volume lines with strong focus on quick change overs and startups.
Travis Engineering . New Haven, Indiana. 11/11-2/12
Company Description: Contracting house that provides Mech./Elect./Hyd.
trouble shooting and repair, process and automation services, PLC
programming and installations, system upgrades, mechanical and hydraulic
rebuilds.
Consulting Technician (Contractor)
Assist with installation upgrades or additions to molding machines or
secondary equipment. Provide technical support and start-ups to prove out
machine capabilities and repeatability. Establish new processing parameters
for jobs typically scheduled to run in said machine.
1. Increased Productivity
2. Increased Utilization
( Scrap Reduction
Coastal Container . Holland, Michigan ( 2/11-11/11
Company Description: Manufacturer of large corrugated cartons for the
packaging market.
Printer/Slotter Operator (Contractor)
Set-up and operate 72"x 160" Hooper Swift Machine. Schedule shop floor
orders for optimum utilization of machine, verify incoming stock to insure
adherences to print specs and inspect print plates. Responsible for first
piece dimensional and print quality specifications.
3. Increased machine utilization 31% within six months
4. Averaged 2 pieces of scrap per change-over
5. 43% decrease in change-over time
One Way Plastics . Reading Michigan . 6/07-12/10
Company Description: Manufacturer of Injection Molded Parts for the
Automotive and RV Market. ISO Certified and a Tier 2 Supplier to Ford,
Honda, and Toyota. Its primary RV Customer was Thetford.
Production Manager (Employee & Contractor)
Supervised 25 to 40 people over two shifts. Performed all sampling and new
equipment start-ups. Managed Maintenance and Toolroom Departments and
assured that Preventative Maintenance Procedures were adhered to. Scheduled
machines for optimum utilization while ensuring on time delivery for
Customers. Orchestrated daily Production/Quality meetings to improve plant
communications.
6. Eliminated one shift of production by optimizing Personnel and
Equipment
7. Reduced department scrap rate from 4.6% to under 2% in first 6
months
8. Installed new water cooling tower system and several presses with
no additional labor cost to company.
PTC Enterprises . Edon, Ohio . Established 9/93-12/06 Sold my personal
shares
Company Description: Several partners and I founded this plastic injection
molding company that reached $12M in sales, as well as stared up PTC
Trucking and a separate assembly facility located nearby in Edgerton, OH.
We quickly became a Tier Two supplier for GM, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Mazda
and Toyota. Our total customer base included 70% automotive, 20% boat and
RV, and 10% miscellaneous (including medical - defibulator cases).
President & Plant Manager
Managed plant of over 100 employees who contributed to and shared in our
success. Lead all technical and operational decisions related to our insert
molding, vertical shuttles and rotary shuttles production along with
providing specialty sampling shop for our customers. Coordinated
engineering changes and multiple tool shop affiliations. Obtained QS9000
status in six months.
Bryan Custom Plastics (now Johnson Controls) . Bryan, Ohio. 7/82-8/93
Company Description: Tier 1 supplier producing custom molded interior
automotive parts.
Molding Manager (1992-1993)
Directed 135 operators across 3 shifts. Had 18 direct reports (9
supervisors & 9 die-setters). Set up daily schedule and ensured that all
production & safety requirements were met and shipments were made to
customers.
Process Engineer (1988-1992)
Sampled all new tooling, troubleshoot all process to ensure quality,
efficiency and equipment utilization was met.
Supervisor (1984-1988)
Directly supervised 45 operators, 3 job setters and 3 utilities to ensure
production, quality and safety goals were met.
Job Setter (1982-1984)
Changed troubleshoot dies for start-ups and shut-downs.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Diploma, Edon High School - Edon, Ohio
T.O.P.S. - Team Oriented Problem Solving (8D) - Educational Marketing
Services Inc.
Employee Involvement Training-Bryan Custom Plastics (BCP)
Team Leader Training-BCP
SPC Training-BCP
Injection Molding Courses- Terra Technical College
How to Supervise People- National Seminars Group
Assertiveness Skills for Managers and Supervisors- National Seminars Group
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