Michael T. Gromko

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Greensboro, NC 27406

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acx2zr@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Engineering Management, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts

June 2002. Quality Control and Reliability Analysis concentration

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

December 1991. Material Science, Solid Mechanics and Finite Modeling background \

TRAINING

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification, Alamance Community College, Graham, NC, August 2016.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, North Carolina State University Program @ Alamance Community College, Graham, NC, matriculation Jan 2017.

PATENTS

U.S. patent #8,546,693 - Cable with Twisted Pairs of Insulated Conductors and Filler Element

U.S. patent #7,834,271 - Cabling Having Shielding Separators

U.S. patent #7,534,963 - Low Profile Cable

U.S. patent application #201******** – Cable with Twisted Pairs of Insulated Conductors

LEAN SIGMA EXPERIENCE

Lean Projects – Telefex, Judd Wire and Howar Equipment

Six Sigma Tools utilized: FMEA, Control Charts, Run Charts, Pareto Charts, Process Flow Maps, SIPOCs and DOE

Continuous Improvement Focused on all LSS and Product Development Projects

As a process engineer, I have incorporated lean six sigma into all my processes to optimize efficiency and reduce waste

ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

Process Engineer, Precision Concepts Group

Winston-Salem, NC August 2015 to Current

Key contributor involved in Johnson and Johnson line transfer from Menlo Park, CA to PCG facility

Responsible for ISO class 8 clean room services validation

Responsible for equipment Installation Qualifications (EIQ) for clean room equipment

Train production employees on validation protocols for line qualification

Responsible for writing and executing Operational Qualifications (OQ) and Performance Qualifications (PQ)

Assist estimating group with MSA and Validation costs on new project quotes

Sr. Process Engineer, Teleflex Incorporated

Asheboro, NC. May 2012 to June 2013

Engineering liaison between Corporate Packaging R&D and Asheboro facility for new tray/packaging projects

Write, review, and execute validation (IQ, OQ, PQ) documents (protocols, reports, risk assessments, etc.) for tray sealing and tray thermoforming process.

Conducted and/or coordinated performance testing and perform or oversee the validation of equipment and processes.

Performed root cause analysis of identified issues and issued appropriate corrective and preventive action.

Review and analyze in-process and finished product testing and inspection results to provide direction for corrective and preventive actions and/or process improvement activities.

Designed experiments to understand sources of variation affecting products and processes.

Attended week long internal Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma process improvement training.

Assisted in FDA regulatory audits.

Senior Product Development Engineer, Tyco Electronics

Greensboro, NC. 2004 to January 2010

Developed next generation riser and plenum Category 6A shielded data communication cable.

Assisted in the implementation and evolution of a foamed FEP insulation process.

Coordinated evaluation trials of next generation engineered materials used in plenum cable designs.

Support Manufacturing Engineering by evaluating equipment technology for capital expenditures.

Designed tooling fixtures for cabling and jacketing lines to eliminate process variation.

Mentored new employees involved in the Engineering rotational program in the areas of cable design.

Conduct product/process development trials for solid & foamed fluoropolymer resins.

Coordinated foamed polyolefin process development trials.

Participated in RL and NEXT headroom (process) improvement team.

Mentored new employees involved in the Engineering rotational program in the areas of cable process engineering.

Evaluated extrusion crosshead/tooling designs for process optimization

Design & Applications Engineering Manager, Judd Wire Inc.

Turners Falls, Massachusetts. 2001 to 2004

Managed D&A group, consisting of three design engineers, two associates and an engineering librarian.

Prepared and update departmental short-term and long-term plans using SWOT analysis.

Involved in the product qualification activities for automotive and aerospace products for key customers such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Delphi and Lear.

Develop, implement and maintain procedures to meet ISO 9002 (4.4 Design Control) requirements.

Team leader of cross-functional color standards team that accomplished the following: color matching protocols, reduction of hazardous concentrates and improved concentrate management.

Supervisee design activities for electronic, aerospace, automotive and rail transit product lines.

Trained engineering staff on plant processes including taping, cabling, extrusion, braid & spiral shielding and e-beam irradiation.

Created Intranet based engineering product tracking and library systems resulting in significant savings to the company with improved customer service and reduced engineering lead times.

Design Engineer, Hitachi Cable Manchester, Inc.

Manchester, New Hampshire. 1998 to 2000

Developed design validation procedures to meet ISO 9001 quality system requirements.

Developed new products, produced prototypes and ultimately submitted viable product samples to UL for verification working in conjunction with sales/marketing.

Assisted sales/marketing in the development of a miniature coaxial product line.

Analyzed customer RFQ (Request for Quotations) for round, flat and composite electronic products for manufacturing capabilities, UL compliance and product cost.

Created and released customer and manufacturing specifications.

Interfaced with the UL field inspectors and Melville and Northbrook engineering group regarding wire and cable products

SALES EXPERIENCE

Extrusion Product Manager, Howar Equipment

Concord, ON. June 2013 to July 2015

Responsible for UNITEK crosshead sales & technical service for US & Canada

Facilitated customer extrusion trials on various single and multi layer crossheads

Educated customers on various tip and die tooling designs

Grew North American market shares through strategic customer & market assistance

Created technical white paper publications for various trade journals

Trained new and existing customer base on latest extrusion technology

Developed sales budget and goals

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

Principal Engineer/Owner, CT&E Cable Consulting, LLC

Greensboro, NC. September 2010 to May 2012

Offered consulting services to copper/fiber optic wire & cable industry which include: product development & testing; process development & control; equipment & software evaluation and installation; as well as product/process/quality systems documentation.

Provided consultative advice on market strategies for copper cabling market

Field service and sales agent for MetriLogic data management software company

Assisted start up cable company in Northeast with equipment purchases and product development

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