Engineer Sales

LAMAR LEGRONE

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Engineering professional with experience in technical sales, project management, business process improvement, and cost reduction strategies. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams, planning projects, and identifying/monitoring key deliverables and metrics to achieve successful implementation on time and within budget. Team player with a unique ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and cultivate productive relationships. Thorough understanding of project management and Lean manufacturing methodologies as well as change management strategies. Core competencies and areas of technology expertise include:

Manufacturing Engineering Product Engineering Injection Molding Training Process Improvements

Project Planning Operations Leadership Sales and Marketing

Lean Manufacturing MS Office Tools SAP SPC 3D-CAD

EDUCATION

Central State University, Wilberforce, OH

Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering 2013

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

October 2019 to April 2020

Applications Engineer

8tree LLC- Dallas, TX

Maintained advanced technical communication between customers and R&D team

Reviewed technical deliverables and initiated appropriate action plans

Lead customer demonstrations and training on tooling implementation

Managed $150,000 in aviation accounts through administering and resolving application issues, providing updates and performing root cause analyses

August 2018 to October 2019

Technical Sales Engineer

ENGINEERED PLASTIC PRODUCTS INC. – Stirling, NJ

Generated 25% growth of incoming sales within first 8 months. Utilizes CRM to develop customer-based sales plan including sales, won/lost business, plans to maximize pricing, new business attainment, and opportunity pipeline.

Provided customer service to the account base through detailed communication and coordination between the customers’ needs and management team and manufacturing sites.

Organized and implemented budgetary costs for production and tooling operations for new and existing products.

Evaluated and interpret drawings, product/performance specifications, equipment efficiency from continuous improvement activities and systems integration technical data.

Developed extensive knowledge of company products, applications, and strategic focus/objectives

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November 2017 to July 2018

Product Engineer

NEWELL BRANDS – Atlanta, GA

Managed new and existing product budget of $17.4 million.

Analyzed supplier-provided engineering proposals, process requirements, and related technical data regarding product design.

Developed new designs, materials, and processes to support product development plans and meet market requirements, including designing to unit cost.

Documented critical product performance parameters for engineering specifications. produced installation and application documents.

Drafted technical writing reports and presentations for product manufacturing and testing deliverables for product launches.

October 2015 to November 2017

Operations Engineer

NEWELL BRANDS – Mogadore, OH

Conducted labor estimates and manage bill of material (BOM) validations for products.

Managed Manufacturing Process Verification, resolve production issues, minimize costs, and supply optimum output levels to satisfy customer demands; created operator instructions to use production equipment in addition to performing annual labor audits on jobs with low direct labor efficiency, achieving $220K total plant labor savings.

Resolved manufacturing issues by performing root cause corrective actions to improve quality, reduce rework costs, and minimize build time.

Monitored and managed all corporate audits.

Cross functional team lead to ensure safety across entire 900,000 sq. ft. facility.

September 2013 to October 2015

Manufacture Engineer

MVP PLASTIC PRODUCTS INC. – Middlefield, OH

Managed and documented all continuous improvements related to labor reduction, capital investments, packaging changes, and utilization of competitive pricing for raw materials, resulting in $150,000 total savings.

Evaluated product and injection molding processes using knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, & tooling, implement scientific molding processes to maximize machine efficiencies, leading to creation of new standard for setting up new tool run and reducing raw material scrap rates.

Provided cross-functional team leadership for new process start-ups, new process technology integration, cost reductions, and supply chain improvements.

Coached & developed entire plant and created a working environment that promoted a safety and open communication between employees & management.

Incorporated Lean manufacturing concepts to poka-yoke the assembly process.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Society of Manufacturing Engineers

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