Managing Director

Jeff Ziolkowski

E: ********@*****.*** • M: +49-178-***-**** • Germany 72172

www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-ziolkowski

Director of Manufacturing Architect

An over achieving professional Director of Manufacturing whose hands-on work increases production rates and quality while lowering overhead cost. Having worked in multiple industries and departments in my 20+ years, I have helped companies expand, integrate new equipment, and create teamwork with open communication so everyone can be more efficient.

I am willing to relocate.

Managing Director New Product Introduction Cross-Functional Team Experience Engineering Manager Budgeting & Forecasting DFM, DFMEA Mentoring & Training Project Manager Company Reorganization Lean MFG & 5S Automation & Machine design Continuous Improvement Solidworks & Acad Production efficiency Cost Estimation MS Project/Office Molding & MFG Experience Cost Reductions and much more MAG-Eubama GmbH, https://www.mag-eubama.de/

Managing Director (Geschaftsfuhrer) (Nov. 2019 – Current) Rottweil, Germany

Managing a group of 25 highly skilled individuals creating Flexible Rotary Transfer Machines for the world. Key Achievements:

With my leadership and the teamwork of the employees, we have taken a company that has not made money in 9 years, to a company with positive cash flow. The company survived the years of corona without layoffs, without short time work, without bank loans, or government assistance.

2024 will be the best sales year the company has had in 19 years.

Directing day to day activities of the company related to machine building, engineering, sales, accounting, scheduling, budgets, payroll, human resources, shipping/receiving, new and existing customer relations, driving future machine design, increasing sales, efficiency and productivity.

Opening up the company to new customer sales to more countries.

Developed a new machine that is innovative, and will drive sales and company expansion into the future.

Creating trust, camaraderie, open communication and a sense of belonging to a team, to all the employees.

Incorporated engineering changes to the existing machines to reduce costs, MFG and assembly time. MAG Instrument, Inc., http://maglite.com/

Engineering Manager, Manager of Production Efficiency, Machine Automation

(February 2007 – October 2019)

Ontario, CA

Managed a group of 15 engineers creating tooling and automation projects, costing $2K to $8M. Lead new product launches using DFMEA and interdepartmental focused groups to produce efficient, high volume, low scrap assembly machines and tooling. Perform estimated project cost, equipment concepts, schedules, reports, labor allocation. Key Achievements:

Increase communication between Engineering, Molding, Production, Packaging, Stamping, 1st2ndOps, Sales and MFG by involving them in new product launches and involving them in multiple stages or the projects.

Reduced engineering cost by 43%. By implementing standard practices, training and mentoring.

Reduced assembly/production overhead cost by 17.2% by creating cost effective, low maintenance, operator-friendly assembly machines using DFM, LEAN principles and creative designs.

Made improvements to existing equipment by continuous improvement, lean practices, 5s and implementing standard maintenance schedules.

Jeff Ziolkowski

E: ********@*****.*** • M: +49-178-***-**** • Germany 72172 www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-ziolkowski

Robert Bosch GMBH, (ATMO4 Group) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bosch_GmbH Project Manager/Engineer II/Design Engineer, Applications and Sales (January 2003 – January 2007) Charleston, SC, Stuttgart, Germany

Managed, sold and engineered, tooling and automation projects, from $5K to $6M. I collaborated with a variety of engineers and directors in multiple facilities/departments, which included Assembly/Production, Brake Systems, Fuel Systems, Manifold Systems, Transmission Systems, Hydraulic Systems, Hand Tools, MFG, and New Products in Michigan and Germany.

Key Achievements:

Helped to grow the ATMO4 department from 18 people with sales of $3.5M, to 52 people with sales of $21M.

Training classes in the Bosch Production System (BPS), LEAN, continuous improvement, 5s and Kizan.

Implemented BPS, and conducted DFM’s for new automation equipment to ensure the best possible equipment for the department and their employees.

Reduced the cost of a new Throttle Body assembly by 13.7% by working with multiple departments on a weeklong DFMEA in Farmington Hills, MI.

Colborne Automation

Design Engineer (Contractor) (August 2002 - December 2002) Illinois

Design Engineer (Solidworks), Colborne was a manufacture of assembly machines for the food service industry. I designed a cutting machine that would cut sheets of Rice Krispy treats without backing up the processing line like conventional cutters. Linear motors, were utilized for the horizontal and vertical motions, and ultrasonic cutting horn was utilized to prevent the product from sticking to the cutter. Illinois Tool Works (ITW)

Design Engineer (Contractor) (June 2002 – August 2002) Illinois

Design Engineer, The group I worked with was producing automatic strapping machine for resale. My responsibility was to upgrade the existing tooling to reduce assembly time. Haumiller Engineering

Design Engineer (June 1999 - May 2002)

Elgin, Illinois

Haumiller is a privately held automation company (OEM) that produces custom continuous motion machines for the Food, Cosmetic, Computer, and Medical industry.

Responsibilities; work with engineering and assembly to design tooling/equipment as an OEM

Tools that I used regularly: Excel, Word, Solidworks, AutoCAD

Tooling and automation projects range from $150K to $3M

I worked with many departments and groups include the Machine Assembly, Tool Room, Engineering, Sales.

Projects/equipment I have worked on include; machines that were capable of producing 40ppm up to 750ppm. Cam actuated machines, dispensing systems, electronic testing, marking systems and vision systems

We made equipment for the following industries: cosmetic industry (perfume, hair spray pumps and valves), medical industry (syringes, y-sites), computer industry (inkjet cartridges), and the food industry (cap closures, no drip sport drink caps, no drip mustard caps).

Jeff Ziolkowski

E: ********@*****.*** • M: +49-178-***-**** • Germany 72172 Tri-Star Automation,

Project Manager, Concept/Design Engineer ( July 1997 - June 1999) Schaumburg, Illinois

Tri-Star was a privately held company (OEM) that produces custom automated assembly machines. They served the electronics industry (electrical connectors, cell phone assembly) and the commercial industry (Highlighter markers, multi-bit screwdrivers) My responsibilities included procuring new work as a sales person, machine concepting, writing proposals, cost estimating, project management, designer and detailer. Anatol Automation,

Project Manager Concept Engineer, Design Engineer (Dec. 1992 - June 1997) Mundelein, Illinois

Anatol Automation was a privately held company (OEM) that produces custom automated assembly machines. They served the automotive industry (fuel filters, fuse boxes), electronics industry (electrical connectors), and the medical industry (contact lens). My responsibilities included concepting, writing proposals, pricing, project management, designer and detailer. The quote prices and projects ranged from $50,000 to $19,000,000. I was provided the opportunity to work in many different areas of the company. These included; engineering, machine build/debug, concepting and manufacturing.

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