Manager Engineer
Resume:
THOMAS HUELSMAN
Springboro, Ohio, 45066
Cell Phone: 937-***-**** E-mail - ************@*****.***
SUMMARY
Senior mechanical/manufacturing engineer and skilled trade’s manager for high volume automotive manufacturer experienced in the following:
CNC Machining
Tooling Design
Trouble Shooting Machines
Cutter Grinding Tooling
Progressive/Transfer Metal Stamping
Preventive Maintenance
Machine and Die Design
Production Supervision
WORK EXPERIENCE
Tenneco, Kettering, Ohio Operations
Automotive Shock & Strut Manufacturing
Shock & Strut Rod Senior Manufacturing Engineering Nov, 2013 to Present
Coordinate projects to provide and maintain manufacturing equipment from concept through specification, purchase, design, build, validation, installation, run-at-rate, and production support.
Provide cost estimates on new programs.
Identify and implement Cost Improvement Programs.
Maintain QS9000 documentation for equipment of responsibility.
Provide technical support to maintenance department. Support (5) 1-1/4”RB8 National Acme screw machines, (2) 1-1/4”RA6 National Acme screw machines, (3) 32 mm Euroturn screw machines, (1) servo enhanced 1-1/4”RB8 National Acme screw machine, (3) ATI rod friction welding lines, and (1) Bliss peen press.
Identify and initiate procurement of critical spares.
Support suggestion program.
ERNST METAL Technologies, Dayton, Ohio
Build dies and stamp steel and aluminum parts for the automotive industry.
Project Launch and Maintenance Manager 2011 to Nov., 2013
Work with production, tooling, and Project Managers to launch new products into production. Troubleshoot and repair presses and machines to keep them running.
Launched 12 + new parts into production including running PPAP parts and run at rates for the customer.
Worked with Project Manager and Gosiger on installation and startup of three new Okuma twin spindle CNC lathes with auto gauging.
Trained by Gosiger on electrical repair and troubleshooting of Okuma P200 lathe controls.
Assist in solving daily press and machine problems both electrical and mechanical.
Coordinate and document PM on all presses and machines.
Production Manager 2009 to 2011
Plan and direct activities of tool room and production area by monitoring daily manufacturing requirements to assure production requirements and shipping schedules are met.
Provide leadership to become a profitable company in 2010 and 2011
Assist in solving daily press and machine problems both electrical and mechanical.
Work with engineering and tool room on design, build and debug of new tooling.
Ingersoll Rand, Steelcraft, Cincinnati, Ohio
Manufactured and assembled steel doors and steel frames for nonresidential use.
Maintenance Manager 2008 to 2009
Managed three supervisors and 30 technicians to support production and perform preventive maintenance on equipment.
Implemented TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) throughout the plant, increasing uptime from 60% to 80%.
Delphi Automotive, Brake Components Div., Dayton, Ohio 1989 to 2008
Machined, stamped, and assembled brake drums, calipers, boosters, ABS, and master cylinders for G.M. and Chrysler.
Tool Room General Supervisor 2005 to 2008
Managed five supervisors and 100 toolmakers and 10 cutter grinders to support production, build details, regrind tools, and perform preventive maintenance of dies for stamping area.
Managed start up of 10 new transfer dies for two new booster systems on time and within budget.
Implemented die tracking/preventive maintenance system, increasing uptime by 20%, saving $200,000/yr.
Managed budget to reduce by 10% from previous year, saving $150,000.
Senior Stamping Engineer (Power Booster metal fabricating) 2001 to 2005
Maintained and trouble shot 150 dies and 15 presses which produced stampings.
Converted from cold rolled steel to hot rolled steel on two products, for a savings of $400,000/yr.
Saved $250,000 per year by changing from oil lube to more environmentally friendly water soluble lube.
Solved daily die problems (burrs, cracks, wrinkles, and dim.), reducing downtime substantially.
Senior Tooling Engineer (Brake caliper-machining) 1998 to 2001
Developed tooling, CNC programs, and troubleshoot CNC machines producing calipers.
Successfully implemented engineering changes for parts.
Saved $200,000/yr by making a tooling and programming change.
Designed and built fixture for CNC to increase output, for a savings of $350,000/yr.
Worked with cutter grinders to solve tooling problems in production.
Tool Room Supervisor 1989 to 1998
Supervised 40 toolmakers to support production, build details, and perform preventive maintenance of dies for stamping area.
EDUCATION
BS Mechanical Engineering Technology
University of Dayton
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Attended seminars on Deep Draw Technology and Progressive Dies
Attended training on Toyoda, Kitamura, and Mori Seki C N Cs
Trained by Gosiger on electrical repair and troubleshooting of Okuma P200 lathe controls.
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