Professional Project Manager in Design Technology and Manufacturing
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RICHARD I. ZIMMERMAN
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STRENGTHS through EXPERIENCE:
Years
- 11 Project management
- 13 SAP Budget controls
- 7 Gate Review Process
- 7 PVAP / ONE project controls
- 3 Manufacturing Quality Assurance
- 23 Manufacturing Waste Control
- 26 Team Building
- 2 Six Sigma (Green Belt)
- 28 CAD / CATIA
- 14 Lotus Notes
- 18 ISO / QS
- 13 MS Project, Word, Excel, Power Point
- 25 Extensive industrial plant manufacturing
- 15 Domestic and international travel with customer relations and interfacing
- 18 Managerial, supervisory capabilities and skills
- 34 Preparing and delivering presentations
- 34 R&D Engineering & Management
- 14 Managing professional Engineers
- 14 Manage Performance Review Process
- 5 Managing technicians/laborers
OBJECTIVE: Project Management, Design Technology Process Control, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Design Technical Service, Design Engineering, Quality Assurance or Production Control.
CURRENT ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT:
Grantsville, Md
Pillar Innovation
Retired 12/8/2023
Active service date = 6/19/2023
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Goodyear Technical Center
June 2023 to Dec 2023 (Process Improvement) - Grantsville, Md
- Evaluate current Design and Development for process opportunities
Akron, Ohio
Retired 8/31/2022
Active service date = July 5, 1977
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Goodyear Technical Center
Akron, Ohio
May 2007 to Aug 2022 (Project Manager) - Akron, Ohio
- Deliver projects on time, on budget, on performance
- Project Manager of Consumer tires (Radial Passenger) for North America and Latin America to coordinate:
- All corporate Tire Design Engineering activities relating to Start Of Production of China third party suppliers import to North America and Latin America
- All corporate Tire Design Engineering activities related to manufacturing production transfers, plant to plant, both domestic and inter-regional (globally)
- New product development
- Product line extensions
- Manager for direct report Design Engineers & Technicians
- $2.4MM annual budget responsibilities
- Engineering technical interface with internal & external manufacturing facilities
- Coordinate manufacturing requirements with engineering design activities
- Build global technical engineering teams to manage global engineering projects
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October 2002 to May 2007 (Project Manager) - Akron, Ohio
- Deliver projects on time, on budget, on performance
- Responsible for all corporate Tire Design Engineering project activities for North America, Asia and Latin America regions Bias product lines:
- Scooter, Motorcycle, Passenger, Light Truck and Medium Truck
- Front and Rear Farm tires
- Off the Road (Earth Mover)
- New product development
- Implement Engineering Outsource projects with TATA Technologies in Mumbai, India
- Responsible for all Bias Engineering Offtake projects for China third party suppliers to North America, Latin America and Asia
- Manager for direct report Design Engineers & Technicians
- $1.4MM annual budget responsibilities
- Responsible to (19) different manufacturing facilities in North America, Latin America and Asia regions for Tire Engineering Design activities.
- Coordinate manufacturing requirements with engineering design activities
- Initiated significant cost down projects in cooperation with Global manufacturing plants
- (December 2006) Worked as QA Auditor in Danville, Va. plant during labor negotiations
- (January 2007) Returned to regular duties after labor negotiations completed
December 1999 to October 2002 (Principal Engineer) - Akron, Ohio
- Transfer to Akron, Ohio Technical Center after closure of the Cumberland, Md Technical Center. Continue Global Bias activities and responsibilities.
- Additional to previous responsibilities and activities:
- Added tire cavity and tire tread GTAMS (CAD/CATIA) modeling responsibilities
- Implement global material specification standardization for Asia region
June 1996 to December 1999 (Senior Design Engineer) - Cumberland, Md
- Act as liaison between Corporate Engineering Technical Community and Asia manufacturing facilities to negotiate and create customer contracts for internal activities
- Act as Project Engineer to structure, implement and follow all phases of required project design activities to assure design contracts are completed for proper manufacturing
- Organize QS/ISO requirements for corporate activities through documentation and implementation. Global Bias Latin America QS certification achieved 12/97. Global Bias Asia ISO certification achieved 2/99
- Act as DMR for QS/ISO activities since 9/97
May 1993 to June 1996 (Manager Tech Service) Freeport Plant, Freeport, Illinois
- Manager of Design Tech Service at Freeport, Ill. plant for Farm Tire manufacturing. Pioneered corporate tire harmonic uniformity for Radial Rear Farm tires
- Manager for direct report Engineers, Technicians
- Major responsibilities:
- Quality control
- Quality Assurance
- Product Uniformity
- Production cost reduction
- Factory waste control
- Manufacturing ergonomics
- Technology Corp Engineering transfer for plant process improvements
October 1985 to May 1993 (Design Engineer Staff) - Cumberland, Md
- Structure, implement and follow all phases of developing, evaluating and testing of new product designs and programs for bias/radial Farm and Medium Truck tires
- Formulate and present relevant data, information, assessments and recommendations to management personnel.
July 1985 to October 1985 (Draft - Designer) - Cumberland, Md
- Evaluate template and related drawings to prepare purchase orders and negotiate purchase contracts for molds and related equipment for plant production.
October 1982 to July 1985 (Drafter Senior) - Cumberland, Md
- Convert Engineering requirements into a format compatible with manufacturing processes using CAD/CAE graphics software.
July 1977 to October 1982 (Processor / Technician / Operator) - Cumberland, Md
- Manager for development test tire warehouse.
- Quality Assurance, Quality Control and testing of raw materials for Cumberland plant.
- Operate Holography unit and interpret results.
- Materials stress analysis
- Major responsibilities:
- Quality control - Quality Assurance
- Factory waste control - Product Uniformity
- Manufacturing ergonomics - Production cost reduction
- Technology Corp Engineering transfer for plant process improvements
EXTERNAL ACHIEVEMENT
Since 1980
- Authored and presented "Torus Geometry" paper at Frostburg State University
- Built family home from foundation up (not sub-contracted)
- Member Kappa Mu Epsilon, Honorary math society
- Member Tire Society
- Kwuanmukan Karate studies, reached Blue Belt level
- Boy Scouts, Troop 49, Grantsville, Md. (Assistant Scout Master)
- President of the Consistory United Church of Christ, Grantsville, Md.
- Assembly of God, Boynton, Pa.
- Sunday School Superintendent
- Ranger Leader
- Worship Team Member
EDUCATION:
FORMAL: Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Md.
Degree: Bachelor of Science, June 30, 1985
Major: Applied Mathematics
Honors: National Honorary Math Society
(Kappa Mu Epsilon)
Graduated 3.400 gpa
Potomac State College, Keyser, WV
Degree: Associate of Science, May 30, 1977
Major: Mechanical Engineering Technology
Honors: Dean's list
Graduated 3.800 gpa
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