Plant Manager Mold Maker
Resume:
ROBERT M. TROMBLEY
**** ***** ***** *******, **. 48183 248-***-****
***************@*****.***
Background Summary
Over 35 years’ experience in the Plastics Injection Molding Industry. Strong knowledge in Injection
molds, tooling design and building of molds, I have excellent skills in Tooling Management, Interface
with the customers and plant personal to ensure that all milestones and quality requirements are met,
while maintaining a planned budget.
Proper Tooling
Warren Michigan
2022-2023 Director of Operations
Plant Closure
* Maintained and or developed customer relationship’s ensuring that they were satisfied with the services
they were receiving.
* Pulled together departmental supervisors creating a strong team with common goals.
* Liaising with departmental heads to develop financial plans to ensure company-wide operational
compliance.
* Introduced continuous improvement and rework tracking databases.
* Supervised and or established cost and timing related to engineering changes and new tooling quotes.
* Improved culture and team mindset.
WORK HISTORY
Delta Technologies Group
Auburn Hills, Michigan
2013- 2022 Program Manager
* Coordinate, managed and support multiple-programs for plastic injection molds from concept-to launch.
* Attended product design, feasibility reviews providing feedback and or options related to issues identified.
* Worked with customer Engineers and internal Engineers to ensure design intent is met.
* Tracked quoted to actual costs keeping within planned budgets for both labor and material costs.
Delta Technologies Group
Auburn Hills, Michigan
2009-2013 Vice President of Tooling Operations
* Managed all related Injection mold build activities with 100 tool makers.
* Forecast / Scheduled new business for the operations.
* Managed day to day shop needs.
* Built prototype and production injection molds - from start to finish.
Delta Technologies Group
Auburn Hills, Michigan
2006-2009 - Program Manager
* Managed (Cadence / Venture) transfer tool builds and assigned customers.
* Extensive knowledge and confidence in quoting engineering changes, maximizing returns and at the same
time maintaining customer satisfaction.
* Sourcing and tracking of new tools, existing tools, engineering changes and tool repairs.
* Supported tool design and mold flow reviews internally, with customers and plants.
* Managed outsourced Tool shops to ensure tools were built to plant standards, meeting timeline Millstones.
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Venture Mold & Engineering
1992- 2006 Mold Maker / Plant Manager
* Mold maker
* Plant Manager (1995 to 2006) 150 tool makers assigned to 3 mold shops.
* Forecast / Schedule new business for the operations, Supervised all Mold build activities.
Becker Group - Perfect Mold
1985-1992 Mold Maker
* Mold making apprentice.
* Supported various mold build activities.
* Attended Oakland and Macomb colleges - 2 years each.
SKILLS
Excel, Outlook, Micro soft Project, Spin Fire, Work Explore and Cimatron viewers.
EDUCATION
2 years at Oakland and Macomb Community College – General curriculum.
KEY SUPPORT TASKS
* Reviewed and approved New tool quotes - Confirmed all Customer standards were
assumed and estimates were correct to supplied RFQ's.
* Attended Part Design reviews related to Product Development and provided feedback
resolution to tooling and or molding issues.
* Tracked tool build timing and related profit margins throughout the build process.
* Attended Mold Flow / Cooling reviews - provide feedback.
* Followed / Tracked Mold builds from TKO to plant launch.
* Supported Mold Trials, troubleshooting issues and documenting / correcting as required.
* Quoted engineering changes throughout the mold build process, including level up
costs from RFQ levels to actual TKO's.
* Secured new customer awards and expanded on existing customer base opportunities.
* Managed upwards of 170 employees introducing strong team building tactics along with
interjecting a continuous improvement mind set operationally.
* Strong at building and maintaining customer relationships.
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