Plastics process & Projects, R&D, "jack of all trades"
Resume:
JOHN EDWARD HOCH
Pascagoula, MS 39567
228-***-**** / 570-***-**** cell
*********@*****.***
BSME, Penn State University
INTP, Myers-Briggs personality profile
US Navy – ABF E-6 -1970 - 1976
Skills / Knowledge Base:
• Microsoft Office Suite • Technical Writing
• AutoCAD -2D
• Collaborative
• Preventive Maintenance
• Capital Projects / Budgets
• Focused on Customer Service
• Creative problem solving
• Mentoring / Training
• Process Development • Leadership & Management
• Compounding
• Cast & Blown Film
• Coatings & Laminations
• Plastics Recycling
• Automotive Textiles
• Thermoforming / Compression molding
• SPC / Analysis
Work History
Materials Development Manager - Automotive Textiles, Floor Mats
Racemark International, LLC, Calhoun, GA – 2007 to 2010
Responsible for specifying and creating material constructions that meet customer requirements, product testing, process development and process improvements.
• Review of quotation request packages from OEM customers.
• Met with customers to review process, quotes, and quality issues.
• Oversee the development of product drawings & cut files.
• Develop or modify processes to meet customer requirements
• Analyze process data to identify improvements opportunities for cost & quality
• Developed product samples & alternate design options and presented them to customers (Honda, BMW, Toyota, Mazda, Mercedes).
• Meet with suppliers to identify new materials & technologies.
• Developed compression molded mats for the Hyundai Genesis (new to Racemark), including tooling, compound, and process.
• Established an in house R&D work cell for sample production.
Materials Development Manager, R&D – Automotive Textiles, Floor Products
Rieter Automotive Systems, Bloomsburg, PA - 2000 to 2007
Creating novel constructions, product testing, extrusion coatings, lamination, tufting, range dyeing, molding of floors & mats, foam backings, in-house recycling. Responsible for process improvement & development.
• Met with customers to solicit product ideas and present product samples (Big 3).
• Develop or modify the process to meet customer requirements
• Analyze process data to identify improvement opportunities for cost & quality.
• Developed a cost effective TPO compound for GM trucks & convinced Rieter to thermoform in house rather than source molded floors off shore.
• When the price of oil caused our backing compound prices to spike, I developed alternative recipes and established a local toll compounder as our new source. A net savings rather than a cost increase.
• Developed a vacuum formed TPO concept mat and introduced it to Chrysler for the Jeep platform.
• Added basic plastics testing equipment to the lab (moisture, MI, tensile).
• Reformulated the backing compounds & put together a carpet trim scrap recycling program, increasing recycle content and eliminating land fill costs. $700,000 annual savings.
Manufacturing Engineering Manager – Commercial Vehicle Lighting Products
Truck-Lite Co., Inc, McElhattan, PA, 1992 - 1999
Injection molding components, product assembly, warehousing, and automated distribution.
Directed the activities of Engineering and Maintenance for 2 facilities. Responsible for budgets, staffing, capital projects, and process. Parallel duties included process training, quality, and plant operations.
• Developed a preventive maintenance program resulting in less than % unscheduled downtime.
• Established an in-house mold maintenance program.
• Hired & trained a Process Technician to focus on DOE and process optimization.
• Key member on the ISO/QS9000 certification team.
• Established a materials library for the use of molding personnel.
• Working with the Molding & Quality Managers, developed an operator training program.
• Standardized molding process documentation
• Hired and trained a Tooling Engineer from the local college plastics program.
Corporate Project Engineer – cast and blown film extrusion
CT Films, Inc based in Harrington, DE, 1991 – 1992
Capital Project Management; specs, budgets, contracting, installation, start-up, and training.
• Installation and startup of 2 new high speed cast film lines ($7.5 million project).
• Dismantle and relocation of capital equipment from California to Utah & Wisconsin.
• Limited activity for agricultural film development and testing.
Plant Engineer – Plastic Bag Extrusion & Converting
SONOCO Products Co, Inc, Milesburg, PA, 1989 - 1990
Responsible for Plant Engineering and maintenance. Blown film production, printing, converting, and recycling.
• Installation and startup of 24 extruders.
• Installation and startup of 11 printing and converting lines.
• Facilities remodeling, including rail siding & resin silos.
Project Engineer – Plastics Compounding & Development
The DuPont Company, Inc, Wilmington, DE, 1984 - 1989
Business development, product development, capital project management.
• Xerox / DuPont joint venture coatings & process development.
• Nylon fiber & PET flake recycling.
• Process and business case analysis for capital projects.
• Presentation of business proposals to potential customers.
• Part of a team that designed and established an R&D facility for compound development.
• Responsible for the installation & startup of 3 twin screw extrusion lines for Engineering resin production.
• Converted a facility to primary electrical service (3 year pay back on $650k investment).
• Suggested & established a resin drying service using used equipment on a small budget.
• Provided process support for customer trials.
Contact this candidate