Manager Engineering
Resume:
Terry Crock
Massillon, Ohio 44647
acuo8c@r.postjobfree.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrycrock
Career Summary:
For most of my career, I was the Automation/Technology Shop Manager of HydroChem in Canal Fulton, Ohio. I built their engineering services from nothing, as there was no one doing any design or engineering at that location when I began at HydroChem. I was also the direct supervisor of those in engineering, the machine shop, and the fabrication/garage/welding shop. For nearly all of those 20+ years I was the only designer at what is now known as HydroChem's "Advanced Technology Center." In building the departments I supervised, I wrote job descriptions and advertisements, did recruiting, reference checks, interviewing, and made job offers to prospective machinists, mechanics, engineers and repairmen while keeping higher management aware of the process.
When I began working at HydroChem, they had not even one engineering drawing; they had only a few scribbles on scraps of paper. I worked until HydroChem was the leader in the environmental services industry in Automation & Technology where they enjoyed equipment and parts costs multiple times lower than competing companies who have to purchase equipment. I traveled a great deal in order to meet with customers in order to solve their problems. When HydroChem expanded beyond our own shop's capacities, I also located and worked with outside machine shops, fabrication shops, engineering firms, and others in order to help design and manufacture needed equipment. I maintained quality control for outside and inside shop work.
While working full-time jobs, I also taught AutoCAD (a computer based engineering drafting program) part-time at Stark State College in Canton, Ohio. My student approval rating at Stark State was 94%, while the average for all teachers at that time was only 83%. The number of classes and number of students for these classes increased dramatically while I was there. In fact, for the first time ever, the program was increasing from just AutoCAD I and AutoCAD II to include AutoCAD III and a summer class. I also taught in Stark State's "Teen College" for middle school and high school students. Also, I set up the first ever AutoCAD program with a local high school’s adult education program (Perry Local Schools: Massillon, Ohio) where I taught AutoCAD I and AutoCAD II. I developed all the instructional materials for all of these courses.
After moving on from HydroChem, I moved up to PSC Industrial Outsourcing where I was part of a team that worked with equipment manufacturers to implement automation into the work process to keep employees safe. This job involved communicating with PSC branch personel all over the United States in order to determine what problems needed to be solved, working with outside engineering, manufacturing, and other personnel to create needed equipment, and then coordinating everyone involved in order to test, evaluate, and improve the new equipment.
After PSC, I worked for Global Machining Inc., which includes two other companies. For Under Pressure Systems Inc., I designed equipment for the environmental services industry. I worked with Gulf Systems streamlining the process of rebuilding vacuum trucks. I also traveled to customer sites to determine needed equipment, and then I wrote up sales contracts for that equipment. Also, I worked with vendors to manufactuer equipment at lower costs for resale.
Experience:
Automation/Technology Shop Manager, Engineer: January 1992-May 2014
HydroChem, Canal Fulton, Ohio
Responsibilities:
• Designed machinery that moved HydroChem ahead of competitors, especially in “hands-off” technology.
• Managed the engineering department, machine shop, and repair garage; and guided personnel including engineers, machinists, welders, draftsman, fabricators, repairman, and mechanics.
• Increased customer satifaction by working with customers to solve problems.
• Reduced costs and increased productivity by locating, negotiating with, and directing quality vendors to insure that parts and equipment were completed on time and of acceptable quality.
• Collaborated with outside engineering firms on special projects which resulted in the projects being finished sooner than could have been accomplished otherwise.
• Initiated contact with customers and field personnel to insure equipment was satisfactory.
• Created training manuals and machinery handbooks which increased the knowledge of our technicians.
• Recruited, interviewed, and hired machinists, engineers, mechanics, and repairmen in order to maintain production standards.
• Maintained quality control of parts and machinery which decreased down time.
• Acquired equipment needed to update shops to increase production.
Project Manager: June 2014-January 2015
PSC Industrial Outsourcing, Massillon, Ohio
Responsibilities:
• Managed projects to adapt hands-free technology to existing equipment or to create new equipment in order to increase the safety of those using the equipment.
• Traveled to job sites to meet with all concerned in order to determine problems needing solved.
• Located and worked with vendors, manufacturers, machine shops, and fabrication shops in order to create custom solutions to problems.
• Coordinated PSC branch personnel and equipment manufacturer personnel in setting up tests of all new equipment, and then evaluating equipment and determining any needed adjustments.
Engineer: March 2015-January 2016
Global Machining Inc., Under Pressure Systems Inc., Gulf Systems Inc., Philadelphia, Ohio
Responsibilities:
• Designed equipment for the water-blasting industry.
• Streamlined the building of vacuum truck tanks.
• Traveled to customer sites to determine equipment customer may need, and prepared quotes and sales contracts.
• Worked with current suppliers to obtain prices and fix problems and located new suppliers to obtain current equipment at lower costs and to manufacture new equipment.
Instructor: 2004-2006 (part-time job)
Stark State College, Canton, Ohio
Responsibilities:
• Taught "AutoCAD-Beginning" and "AutoCAD-Intermediate".
• Taught an AutoCAD class in Stark State's "Teen College" during the summer months.
• Created all the necessary instructional materials for these classes.
• My student approval rating at Stark State was 94%, average for all teachers was only 83%.
• Increased the number of classes which increased profits for the college.
Instructor: 2006-2008 (part-time job)
Perry Local Schools, Massillon, Ohio
Responsibilities:
• Set-up and taught Perry’s first AutoCAD community education program.
• Created all necessary instructional materials.
Mechanical Engineering Technician
The Genie Company, Alliance, Ohio
Responsibilities: In charge of test garage, test shop and other areas. Design and build test equipment. Build prototype products. Functional testing and failure analysis of mechanical parts and assemblies. Chemical testing. Write reports concerning test results. Have several patents.
Progressive Die Press Repairman and Operator
Eaton Company, Massillon, Ohio
Responsibilities: Set-up, operated, repaired, adjusted progressive die press machines.
Auto Mechanic
Doyle’s Automotive, Massillon, Ohio
Responsibilities: Automobile care and repair from oil changes to engine rebuilds.
Engineering Technician
Washtronics Inc., North Canton, Ohio
Responsibilities: Draftsman, machinist, serviceman, buyer, assembler, and equipment installer.
Machinist
The Timken Company, Canton, Ohio
General machinist duties using shapers, slotters, milling machines and lathes of
all types, drill presses, key-seaters, etc. Completed 4-year machinist apprenticeship.
Construction Worker
National Engineering and Construction Company, Strongsville, Ohio
Manual labor in road and bridge construction.
Free-lance writer
I have written for national publications as diverse as "Super Cycle" (a "biker" magazine), "Living History News" (a history magazine), "Horizons" (a retired persons' newspaper), “Urban Velo” (a bicycling magazine), and others.
Education:
Stark Technical College; Canton, Ohio
A.A.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology
GPA: 3.9+
The University of Akron; Akron, Ohio
Teaching and Training Technical Professionals
Currently close to finishing BS Degree
GPA: 3.9+
References:
Bradley Coble
Program Director of Mechanical Integrity at PSC Industrial Outsourcing
Houston, Texas
Bradley was my supervisor when I worked for PSC. He formerly worked at HydroChem.
James Colwell
Quality Manager of Cook Manufacturing, retired
Kent, Ohio
James Colwell worked under my supervision at HydroChem after he left Cook.
Terry Gromes
Owner of Terydon Incorporated
Navarre, Ohio
Terry and I worked together when we both worked at Valley Systems many years ago. I also worked with him when I was employed with PSC in order to design and build custom equipment.
Kavin Ogg
Intensifier Fleet Manager/Mechanic/Fabricator/Welder/Designer/Machinist at Hydrochem, now with PSC
New Philadelphia, Ohio
Kavin Ogg worked under my supervision before we both left HydroChem. When we both worked for PSC, I worked with him in getting parts and equipment he needed, and designing special equipment.
Harry Richmond
Technology and Safety Specialist at StoneAge Automated Solutions
Durango, Colorado
I worked with Harry when we both worked for HydroChem. Harry then worked for StoneAge when I was employed with PSC and working with StoneAge on special projects.
Chris Valentine
Global Machining Inc./Gulf Systems Inc./Under Pressure Systems Inc.
Massillon, Ohio
I worked with Chris at both HydroChem and Global Machining. Christ was in sales at HydroChem when I worked there, and is a jack-of-all-trades at Global Machining.
Gene Valentine
Global Machining Inc./Gulf Systems Inc./Under Pressure Systems Inc.
New Philadelphia, Ohio
Gene is the president of the businesses listed. I worked for him at those businesses. I also worked for him when he owned Valley Systems in Canal Fulton, Ohio. Valley Systems later became part of HydroChem.
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