John Lyda

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North Lima, Ohio 44452

330-***-**** (Home)

330-***-**** (Cell)

acxdju@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE To obtain a Cad Drafter/Designer/Mechanical Engineer position where I can use my design and manufacturing experience to advance company goals and competitive edge.

EMPLOYMENT

June, 2013- Project Engineer/Drafter – Ventra Salem, LLC – Salem, Ohio

Present Responsible for continuous improvement of capital equipment and

processes. Design process layouts and equipment for new automotive

programs. Update current plant drawing.

February, 2012- Engineer/Drafter/Estimator – Precision of Ohio-Austintown, Ohio

June, 2013

Autocad drafter for shop drawings on architectural and structural

steel fabrications. Design checker. Estimator for welded and

machined fabrications for aluminum smelting, mining, steel mill and

communication tower industries.

September, 2010- Mechanical Designer/Detailer – SAM Mfg-Girard, Ohio

January, 2012

Design and detail parts/assemblies for automation machines for the

commercial/retail markets using Autodesk Inventor and Autocad.

Duties include modeling, calculations for component sizing and

power requirements, detailing with tolerances, GD&T, material

selection, exploded views, and assist in construction and evaluation

of prototypes. Develop manufacturing, assembly and quality

processes for commercial production. Work with vendors and

in-house personnel to resolve issues, continuous improvement and

cost reduction. Received 5 patents for automation machines and

mechanisms.

August, 2010 Contract Detailer – Deibel Mfg, Leetonia, Ohio.

Provide detail and fabrication drawings for steel plate and structural

steel projects using Autocad. Services provided through Mancan.

June, 2010 Contract Designer – Commercial ice machines, Pittsburgh, PA.

Update manufacturing drawings and reverse engineer components

for commercial ice machines using Solidworks.

2006-2008 Product Development Manager/Engineering Manager – Gasser

Chair Co., Youngstown, Ohio (premier designer and manufacturer of

casino and hospitality furniture)

Responsible for the design, development and testing of custom seating for the gaming and hospitality industries. Directed a team of four product engineers, three draftsmen and a model builder to provide innovative, durable and comfortable seating designs and prototypes for customer approval and production builds. Also oversaw tooling engineering (molds, dies and fixtures), manufacturing engineering, maintenance and implemented a quality assurance department. Reduced design time by 45% through training and product innovation, improved design for manufacture and first

time through quality by 60%. Improved welding through-put by 25% and reduced scrap by 37% through robotics and automation. Implemented preventative maintenance program and provided

training to improve the effectiveness of in-house maintenance personnel thereby eliminating outside contractor maintenance.

1999-2006 Engineer & Engineering Manager - Blackhawk Automotive

Plastics, Ohio (a Tier I, Tier II automotive injection molded plastic

part/assembly supplier)

Hired as an engineer to design and implement processes and tooling

for a 60% growth in business, as plastics was the “new thing” in

automotive.

As Engineering Manager grew the engineering department to meet the company needs, eventually getting to 10 engineers.Directed10 Project and Tooling Engineers responsible for design, tooling, equipment and processes for new injection molded automotive trim and assemblies in an ISO registered plant. Also managed Estimating, Tooling and Maintenance Departments and worked with and developed outside vendors. Developed innovative product designs and processes, many of which were first in the industry. Key player in increasing sales to $100M + making Blackhawk a premier automotive supplier. Implemented preventative and predictive maintenance for over 200 machines and fixtures increasing uptime 30% and reducing maintenance costs by 15%.

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Also have experience in injection mold design, procurement, troubleshooting and repair. I am experienced with single and multi cavity (up to 36 cavity) molds, various types of mold actions, insert molding, large and small clamp tonnages (1500 ton to 50 ton), various mold materials (P20, stainless steel, H13, S7,D2 and aluminum), cold sprue, hot sprue, hot runners, stack molds, horizontal molds and vertical shuttle molds. Capable of assisting molding techs in troubleshooting mold start ups and part quality issues. Implemented many robotic and part picker press side applications for demolding, degating, partial assembly and insert loading.

EDUCATION B. E. Mechanical Engineering, Minor: Math. Youngstown State

University, Youngstown, Ohio.

Additional Professional Development Courses and Skills

Advanced Metallurgy – Ohio State University

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing –Blackhawk in-house

Lean Manufacturing – Blackhawk and Gasser in-house

TQM – Blackhawk and Gasser in-house

Manufacturing and Assembly Cell Design – Blackhawk and Gasser in-house

Design For Manufacture/Assembly – Blackhawk/Delphi in-house

ISO/TS Training – Blackhawk in-house

Autocad (2D & 3D) - YSU

Autodesk Inventor – YSU

Solidworks – YSU

Construction Design and Plan Reading-YSU

Microsoft Word, Excel and Project

Hydraulic Design -YSU

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