Thomas F. Jagodzinski

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Fountain Inn, SC 29644 acs0qj@r.postjobfree.com

Design and Manufacturing Engineer with over 30 years of experience spanning across engineering, design, Solidworks, AutoCad, and assembly. Specialties include detailed design of development and assembly drawings for machines, machine sub-assemblies, fixturing, and process equipment. Proven track record of success in creating and delivering customized design and development projects to include all forms of mechanical design.

Design Engineer

Background in Capital Improvements, from justification and spec development through machine installation and production implementation

Demonstrates constant learning and improvement ~ Individual, Team, and Organizational

Purchasing and Bill Of Materials creating and tracking

Create Sales Drawings and ECN’s

Knowledgeable in Solidworks and AutoCad

Hands-on Leader ~ who combines technical knowledge, and people skills to deliver results.

Strong communicator able to connect with people at all levels of the organization.

Ability to build strong relationships based on trust, respect, and mutual interest in creating continuous improvement.

Ability to create open forums of shared learning, where groups learn how to work together cohesively.

Able to effectively serve as conduit between top leadership and other organizational teams to help create a culture of continuous learning.

Innovative Thinker ~ always looking for the ideas that when implemented will make improvements to our bottom line.

Develop ideas for process improvements and implement changes.

Estimating of jobs has always been part of projects. Estimates come very close to actual budget, if not under.

Proven ability to produce projects on time and in budget.

Design and deliver customized solutions for client and in-house projects. Creative Problem Solver ~ with a track record of improving efficiency and enhancing performance.

Developed strategy to run mechanical shop in a “production method” style that allowed for 6 or more similar projects with tight timelines to be built simultaneously and delivered before schedule, and under budget.

Conducted needs analysis to determine training initiatives, learning opportunities and linkage with strategic- planning.

“Out of the box” thinker with ability to get others involved in positive solution seeking. Diploma, Mechanical Drafting, Pleasure Ridge Park Vocational School, Louisville, KY Mechanical Engineering Technology, Greenville Technical College, Greenville, SC (32 hours completed) 4.0 GPA Bridgeport CNC Programming Training

Mini MBA Certificate from Greenville Technical College and Automation Engineering Corporation

(This program was offered by AEC to its selected “Core” leadership group via Greenville Tech.) Thomas Jagodzinski

Professional Resume ~ Page Two

~ Professional Experience ~

Automation Engineering Corporation, Greenville, SC 4 Years Mechanical Engineer, Shop Manager, Project Manager Engineering firm serving the Southeast with all types of mechanical and electrical automation projects.

Received ISO training and was responsible for creating and maintaining procedures for the mechanical department.

Responsible for mechanical estimating on all jobs.

Designed and produced drawings using AutoCad software. These drawings became the blueprint for build as well as originals to client.

Hands on experience allowed me to troubleshoot, install and test all equipment in-house and at client’s facility.

Assisted in purchasing machines and machine components.

Typical project size was $500,000 to $1,000,000 overall.

Typical project load was 1-3 projects on the floor in active build while 1-3 projects were under my care in the designing stages.

Attended weekly project manager meetings to discuss projects overall and then individually. This allowed sharing of knowledge, planning of project stages, bettering current methods and thought processes in development.

Represented all of Mechanical Department in weekly production meetings.

Established from the ground up AEC’s in-house machining capabilities and oversaw day-to-day production.

Detected and implemented cost saving steps to streamline production in both the mechanical and electrical shops. Fisher Barton, Fountain Inn, SC 2 Years

Design/Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturer of metal stampings serving the agricultural industry.

Designed and developed assembly and detail drawings of milling, stamping, welding, inspection, and assembly machines using the CADRA CAD system.

Developed machine specifications and assisted in purchasing machine components.

Assembled, installed, and debugged production machines; integrated machines into production processing.

Developed ideas for process improvements and implemented changes.

Trained setup personnel and machine operators.

Assisted operators in day-to-day operations.

Accomplishment: Designed and implemented an automatic inspection machine for lawnmower blades.

Accomplishment: Designed and implemented low cost machinery to mill lawnmower blade cutting edges. Vermont American Corporation, Louisville, KY & Fountain Inn, SC 22 Years Design/Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturer of power tool accessories with sales in excess of $500 million dollars per year.

Designed and developed assembly and detail drawings of grinding, painting, packaging, and assembly machines using both the IBM CATIA and CADRA CAD systems.

Developed machine specifications and assisted in purchasing machines and machine components.

Assembled, installed, and debugged production machines; integrated machines into production processing.

Developed ideas for process improvements and implemented changes.

Trained setup personnel and machine operators.

Assisted operators in day-to-day operations.

Performed maintenance where needed.

Created all product drawings, ECN’s, sales drawings, brochures, and plant layouts.

Accomplishment: Assisted in move and startup of the Fountain Inn facility from Long Island, NY.

Accomplishment: Assisted in the design and implementation of the entire process for manufacturing Phillips screwdriver blades in-house. Completed project on time and within the $1,000,000 budget. Additional Engineering Experience details available upon request. 5 Years

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