Robert D. Lehring
Louisville, KY 40299
Cell 812-***-****
Email: ************@*****.***
Career Objective: Seeking a challenging and responsible position in cost estimation where 30 plus years of experience and expertise will be utilized.
Background includes extensive hands on experience within the production and engineering environment that has produced detailed working knowledge of the following:
Summary of Qualifications
Project Coordination & Implementation … Acute Organizational Skills … Multi-task Management … Interpersonal Skills … Solid People Skills … Problem Solving … Trouble Shooting … Team Building …Excellent Oral and Written Skills … Employee Motivation … Customer Relations … Leadership Skills …Goal Oriented … Quality Control … Program Management … Project Engineering … Account Management …Cost Analysis and Quoting …Cost Reduction Activities… Toyota Production System... Development and solicitation of suppliers for value add components
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Beach Mold and Tool
June 2015-2016
Cost Estimator for Ford Business Unit Team as it pertained to pc price and tooling
Negotiated and solicited pricing as it pertains to value add components.
Maintained pricing history with description of changes for each RFQ for both customer and supplier.
Communicated with both customer and supplier in regards to Request for Quotes.
USPS, Corydon, IN
2014-2015
Rural Route Carrier
DA Inc., Charlestown, IN
April 2007 –2014
Assistant Engineering Manager
Responsible for launch of new products to production
Have 12 people reporting to me that are involved with pre-production activities
Responsible for tool room activities and the supporting of production tooling from a Maintenance activity.
DJ INC, Louisville, KY August 1983- March 2007
Tool Maker
Built Plastic Injection production molds and performed engineering changes when required.
Repaired damaged production molds as necessary.
Quality Control
Performed first article inspection and submission to customers in the Automotive and Consumer Industrial market segments
Prepared material documents for shipments
Set up and wrote procedures for the Material Testing Dept.
Taught Statistical Process control to production employees.
Project Engineering
Responsible for the building production molds meeting customer and plant operation’s CP and CPK criteria.
Responsible for all aspects of engineering changes; coordinating production banks, scheduling tool work, qualification and implementation into production while managing inventory.
Responsible for quoting and cost of all projects.
Responsible for setting up or changes to the bill of materials for all projects.
Program Manager
Performed all aspects of Program Management / Logistics. Worked closely with Production and Engineering to ensure total satisfaction of customers. Acted as liaison between project engineers and customers to ensure the SOP expectations.
Established work plan for project phases and review with team to outline assign responsibilities and duties.
Directly involved with all projects from conception to end of program life.
Developed both tooling and PC price as it pertains to Engineering changes
Responsible for costs, pricing, deliveries and customer satisfaction.
Market Segment Manager
Responsible for all commercial issues within the Consumer Industrial & Telecommunication market segments.
Prepared and presented sales presentation to Board of Directors Meetings on a quarterly basis.
Negotiated cost reduction programs and new opportunities with customer.
Responsible for forecasting customer’s sales and required molding press/equipment necessary for the next fiscal year and beyond.
Developed and submitted new tool, deliveries and PC price for all rfq's for new programs and product launches.
Account Manager
Developed cost models used to report contributed and gross margins.
Pursue sales growth of existing accounts.
Initiate and track quotes. Following through until awarded.
PROGRESS PLASTICS, Louisville, KY 1978-1983
Tool Maker
Built Plastic Injection production molds and performed engineering changes when required.
Repaired damaged production molds as necessary.
EDUCATION
TENNESSEE WESLEYAN COLLEGE, Athens, TN
General Course Study
UNIVERSITY of LOUISVILLE
General Course Study
Speed Scientific School of Engineering
School of Business
JEFFERSON STATE VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Tool and die apprentice training
TRAINING / SEMINARS
Dale Carnegie – How To Win Friends & Influence People
Dale Carnegie – Sales Course
Dale Carnegie – General Course & Public Speaking
Leading Concepts
General Electric – Problem Solving Course
Toyota Production Systems