Project Engineer / Project Manager/ Operations Manager

Richard Rozwadowski gusj94@r.postjobfree.com

**** ********* ***** *****, ****, NC 27539 214-***-****

Professional Summary

Proven industrial operations leader specializing in project and plant management. Extensive capital project portfolio including; new machinery, high-speed automation and packaging, new manufacturing operations design and build, tooling design and procurement and international sourcing. Twelve years of manufacturing operations experience with six years in operations management.

Professional Experience

Home Products International, Inc. Chicago, IL 2002 – Present

A leader in plastic storage containers and housewares with international and domestic manufacturing.

Manager, Engineering Operations, 2004 - Present

Responsible for all manufacturing operations, department P/L and capital expenditures for a 24/7 injection molding operation. Currently manage a staff of 30 including engineering, maintenance and tooling departments.

Key Projects:

- Expanded operational capacity of our Chicago facility from 32 to 58 injection molding machines up to 2200 UST through new construction, utilities and equipment purchase.

- Tooling design and procurement of injection molds in North America, Europe and Asia.

- Extensive international travel seeking and validating low cost, quality providers of molding equipment.

- Product development and design with emphasis in design for manufacturing.

- Managed purchase and installation of over $20MM of capital equipment and auxiliary systems.

- Led closure and asset relocation of four nationwide facilities.

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives through DFM, PFMEA, Kaizen events and value stream mapping.

Packaging and Industrial Engineer 2002 - 2004

Responsible for product specification and build, cost savings and reduction of direct labor requirements.

Key Projects:

- Championed company wide commercialization process for new item development.

- Lowered average development cost for new products by 20% and increased speed to market by 30% through better communication and stage gate implementation.

- Provide packaging and industrial engineering support for five nationwide manufacturing facilities.

- Capital improvements in the areas of packaging automation, process water, pneumatic conveyance and compressed air equipment.

Z Automation Company Elk Grove Village, IL 2001-2002

OEM of high speed automation and customized packaging machinery.

Project Engineer (Contract)

Responsible for quotation preparation, project specification and purchased parts procurement.

Key Projects:

- Expedited quotation process through template creation with Access database; lead-time improved from seven to two days.

- Managed small office staff including Accounting, Information Technology and Reception

Richard Rozwadowski, continued

Wellmark International Dallas, TX 1999 – 2001

Agrichemical manufacturing company focused on commercial and residential pest control. EPA and FDA regulated chemical manufacturing and distribution.

Packaging Engineer

Responsible for all packaging specifications, document management and new packaging development in an ISO 9001:2000 and GMP chemical manufacturing operation.

Key projects:

- Co-lead capital acquisition of unit dose thermoform-fill-seal and cartoning machines; with primary responsibility of mold design and qualification, format changes, tooling and engineering. Project reduced product cost by 70% and lead-times by 18 weeks.

- Manufacturing support of extrusion and injection molding machinery, liquid bottling filling and blister packaging equipment. By leading continuous improvement efforts achieved a 5% gain in OEE.

- Conducted packaging materials studies to justify suitable packaging for pesticide products for EPA and FDA regulated chemicals.

- Extensive CAD design for tooling and primary packaging utilizing SolidWorks and AutoCAD.

Education

Michigan State University

Bachelors of Science, Packaging 1999

Institute of Packaging Professionals

Certified Packaging Professional 2003

Languages

English

Spanish

Engineering and Business Experience

Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System

Full P/L Responsibility and Budgeting

Capital Equipment Procurement

Union and Temporary Labor Management

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization and Turnaround Environment

Industrial Contractor Management and Contract Negotiation

Asset Liquidation (Auction)

EPA Documentation and Clean Air Filings

OSHA Requirements, Documentation and Training

SolidWorks Advanced Modeling

Pro E / Wildfire 3.0 Modeling

AutoCAD

References and Portfolio

Available upon request

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