Director of Engineering
Resume:
Jeffrey A. Cox
Marion, Ohio 43302
Mobile Phone: 419-***-****
E-mail: *************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE:
To be a member of a management team allowing me to utilize my Six Sigma Black Belt skills, education, and energy to create new ideas, constantly improve quality, and troubleshoot problems to secure safety, environment, quality, cost, and delivery
SUMMARY: Engineer with over 33 years of manufacturing experience in management, plant and regional leadership, managing and leading professional-level engineering associates, manage overall project schedule and budget, building and managing client relationships, development of scope of work, monitor delivery and review of drawings and submittals, quality, operations, supervision, vendor control and negotiations, project management, cost estimation, press, machining, fabrication, stamping processes including manual, progressive, and transfer dies, robotic weld and assembly cells, large capital expenditure projects, aluminum Die Cast, Ferrous Casting, Forging, product development (concept, development and delivery), and Building Expansions
EDUCATION:
Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio, Project Management, June 2009
Ohio State Apprenticeship Council-United States Department of Labor Skilled Trades Program of Tool and Die, May 1999
Marion Technical College, Marion, Ohio, Associate Degree of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering, June 1997
Elgin High School, Marion, Ohio, June 1987
EXPERIENCE:
Director of Engineering, Engineering, Tooling, press, cost estimating, quoting, and process, Product Launch, Project Management, Assembly, R & D, Pentaflex, Inc., Springfield, Ohio, March 2019 - Present
Pentaflex Plant Leadership Team
Plans and directs all aspects of Engineering activities and projects including new dies, tooling, robotic and assembly cells, and cost improvement initiatives. Includes leading our Cost Estimation and quoting teams, directing engineering staff, and working directly with operations and quality teams
Leader of the Engineering department including hiring and training new team members and preparing, planning, and executing assigned budgetary and cost requirements
Coordinate Engineering and Skilled Trade department efforts to meet customer, business unit and enterprise goals including Engineering, Tool and Die Makers, Maintenance Technicians, Electrical Technicians
Leads and supports APQP and continuous improvement programs including IATF maintenance
Interfaces with customer engineering to resolve concerns
Manager for all Safety and Environmental applications including ISO 14001:2015
Manager for all cost savings projects including material reductions, man power, purchasing cost saves, and scrap reduction
Manager all Standardized Work Instructions for all processes
Engineering Manager, Engineering, Product Launch, Project Management, Assembly, R & D, Tooling, press, and process, Treves Inc., Fostoria, Ohio, February 2018 – February 2019
Treves Corporate Leadership Group
Leader for all plant startup activities including building launch, equipment launches – thermoforming / water jet manufacturing lines, mold tooling, fixtures, quality fixtures, assembly robot cells
Coordinate Engineering and Skilled Trade department efforts to meet customer, business unit and enterprise goals including Engineering, Mold Makers, Maintenance Technicians, Electrical Technician
Leads and supports APQP and continuous improvement programs including IATF Integration
Interfaces with customer, corporate engineering to resolve concerns
Lead for all Safety and Environmental applications including ISO 14001:2015
Lead for all cost savings projects including material reductions, man power, purchasing cost saves, and scrap reduction
Coordinate all Standardized Work Instructions for all processes
Engineering Manager, Engineering, Tooling, press, and process, Tower International, Bluffton, Ohio, June 2015-February 2018
Corporate and Plant Leadership Team
Coordinate Engineering and Skilled Trade department efforts to meet customer, business unit and enterprise goals including Engineering, Tool and Die Makers, Maintenance Technicians, Electrical Technician
Coordinate and lead all Launch activities for the plant including new dies, weld and assembly cells, and gages
Leads and supports APQP and continuous improvement programs
Interfaces with customer, corporate engineering to resolve concerns
Lead for all Safety and Environmental applications including ISO 14001:2015
Lead for all cost savings projects including material reductions, man power, purchasing cost saves, and scrap reduction
Coordinate all Standardized Work Instructions for all processes
Engineering Manager, Engineering, Product Launch, Project Management, Assembly, R & D, Tooling, press, and process, Production Products Midway Products Group, Inc., Columbus Grove, Ohio, June 2011-June 2015
Plant Leadership Team
Coordinate Engineering and Skilled Trade department efforts to meet customer, business unit and enterprise goals including 9 Engineers, 19 Toolmakers, and 2 Skilled trade supervisors
Coordinate all Launch activities for the plant including new dies, Manual and robotic weld and assembly cells, and gages
Leads and supports APQP, MOS, TQM, C.F.T. and continuous improvement programs
Interfaces with customer, corporate, and plant engineering to resolve quality or quantity concerns
Lead for all Safety and Environmental applications including ISO 14001:2015
Lead for all cost savings projects including material reductions, man power, purchasing cost saves, and scrap reduction
Coordinate all Standardized Work Instructions for all processes
Engineering Manager, Engineering, Product Launch, Project Management, Assembly, R & D, Tooling, and maintenance, Formed Fiber Technologies, Sidney, Ohio June 2010-June 2011
FFT Leadership Group
Coordinate Engineering and Skilled Trade department efforts to meet customer, business unit and enterprise goals including 6 Engineers, 21 Toolmakers, 24 Maintenance Team Members, and 6 Skilled trade supervisors
Coordinated all launch activities including new dies, assembly tooling, assembly lines, and welding including lead for design, build, and install of each
Maintained and meet targets for budgets in each area
Managed the FFT crib and suppliers including crib team members
Manager-Stamping, Product Launch, R & D, Tooling, assembly, and press, American Showa, Sunbury, Ohio
December 2007-June 2010
Showa Leadership Team
Coordinated American Showa Stamping start-up including: 300-ton servo progression press and feeder system, 200-ton manual press, bolt force fit/welder, nut welder, scrap removal conveyor system, part quality check gages, die design and installation for all 08 Accord stamped parts
Coordinated with ASI Quality Department to develop all PQCT’s, inspection criteria, Honda event/trial requirements, and FMEA’s for all 08 Accord, 09 Acura, and 2010 Accord Crossover vehicles
Developed, established, and maintain all Operation Standards for all stamping department equipment
Established Stamping suppliers for all ASI tooling and welder requirements
Coordinate all ASI in-house stamping projects including: Automation transfer system for the 200-ton manual press and in-die tapping system for Knuckle Stoppers
Created Engineering die build standard procedures for ASI
Tooling Manager, Product Launch, Project Management, Tooling and Engineering, Tower Automotive, Upper Sandusky, Ohio
April 2004-December 2007
Tower Plant Leadership team
Coordinate Engineering and Skilled Trade department efforts to meet customer, business unit and enterprise goals including direct supervision of all skilled trades associates
Design and develop major project scopes for process equipment and tooling
Prepare process bid packages and equipment specifications and conduct the bid
analysis
Coordinate, supervise, review and approve process and controls work done by
outside suppliers and internal customers
Conduct major process engineering analysis and studies, prepare results, reports,
and recommendations
Develop process and equipment engineering procedures and standards
Problem solving complex tooling issues for process/operational issues that affect
daily production
Prepare and coordinate all electronic data for new model or engineering changes
Plan, schedule, and coordinate all engineering functions for Tower Automotive
Upper Sandusky including PPAP, Scope of Activity, and Design for Manufacturability
Engineering Coordinator, Die Cast Die Manager (North America), Honda Engineering, N.A., Anna, Ohio
December 1999-March 2004
Honda Engineering Tool Block Leadership Team
Plan, design, schedule, quote, and track Requests for Engineering Assistance to suppliers including: Emergency repairs, engineering design changes, and die/spare part coordination for all Honda North American Plants
Work with Tool Block Manufacturing to ensure quality, cost, & delivery of die builds & repairs by planning part arrival appropriately to meet schedules for New Model Die Builds
Established new supplier base in North America to provide North American Die Cast Plants (AEP, HMA, HTM, HPE, HSC) to supply parts below target costs, decrease lead-time to customers, improve quality, and provide Tool Block with multiple sources for securing parts
Provide purchasing technical support with blue print, BOM, and electronic data
Provide technical support to Tool Block machining cells for process improvements
Project leader to source parts for all Tool Block die builds by utilizing global resources (EG, HTA, HTW, EG-AS) to provide parts in an accurate and timely manor
Plan, organize, and manage all Tool Block specialty tooling including: Forging, chamfer bits, and hone shoes
Complete final shipping quality evaluation for all new and repaired outsourced work including: New holder blocks, die shoes, and 3d shaped cavities
Customer service for all Honda North American Die Cast Plants
Tooling/Process Project Engineer, Process/Project Engineering, Whirlpool Corporation, Marion, Ohio
August 1988-November 1999
Quality, Capital, and Cost Improvement Projects
Lead projects to improve part quality by building prototypes
Worked with outside suppliers to source new tooling including: Construction of new stamping dies, automation, fixtures, and jigs to help improve quality and processes
Engineered daily stamping operations for pressroom activities
Vending Supervisor, Ogden Allied Services, Marion, Ohio
June 1987- July 1988
Supervision of three employees in the vending service
Account for money collection, shipment receipt, and fulfillment of customer service
Vending machine repair and preventative maintenance
COMPUTER SKILLS:
AutoCAD, Microsoft Office-Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio, CMM, CATIA, Product View, Solid Edge, CMMS, Maximo, SAP, Plex
Other Courses:
Six Sigma Black Belt, Toyota Production System, APQP, PPAP, Project Management, Total Preventative Manufacturing, Team Leader Training, Metrology Quality Control, Total Quality Manufacturing, Ergonomic Guidelines for Engineers, MatrixOne, SAP, Plex
REFERENCES:
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